1970 Lamborghini Miura P400 S
- Engine
- 3.9L DOHC transverse mid-mounted V12, four Weber 40 IDL 3C carburetors, 370 bhp
- Colour
- White ('Bianco')
Chassis 4782 is a late-production Lamborghini Miura P400 S — the 22nd-from-last of 388 examples built between 1968 and 1971 — retaining its matching engine, body, and chassis numbers as confirmed by factory records. Originally delivered in white through the Milan agency AutoElite in December 1970, the car sustained accident damage by 1973 and spent approximately a decade unrepaired at the Lamborghini factory. It was subsequently acquired in 1983 by prominent Japanese Lamborghini collector and JLOC founder Isao Noritake, who had it cosmetically restored by the factory and then preserved in his private museum for over three decades. Recorded mileage at the time of that acquisition was just 3,700 km.
Ownership
- —Auction saleEstimate US$1,300,000 – US$1,500,000
- 1970-10-01 → 1970-12-01Factory deliveryAutoElite Milanpartial documentation
Official Lamborghini agents in Milan who placed the order in October 1970; delivery occurred that December to an unidentified buyer.
- 1970-12-01 → 1972Private saleUnknown first retail ownernone documentation
Identity and location of the original purchaser are not recorded; vehicle was apparently involved in an accident and taken off the road by 1972.
- 1972 → 1983-11-05Acquisition unknownLamborghini factory storagepartial documentation
Car was observed at the factory in 1973 by journalist Peter Coltrin, repainted red and awaiting accident repairs; it reportedly sat unrepaired in factory client-services storage for approximately a decade.
- 1983-11-05 →Private saleIsao Noritakefull documentation
Prominent Japanese Lamborghini collector and founder of the Japan Lamborghini Owner's Club; had the car cosmetically restored to original white with a new two-tone interior by the Lamborghini factory, then kept it in a private museum with minimal use for roughly 32 years before selling to the current consignor.
- Date unknownPrivate saleCurrent consignorpartial documentation
Acquired from Noritake after the car's approximately 32-year tenure in his museum; presents the car largely in its post-factory-repair state with original matching numbers.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1973RepairLamborghini factory
Car was returned to the Lamborghini factory following an accident; it was repainted red at this time while retaining the original blue cloth and vinyl interior. Repairs appear to have remained incomplete.
Observed at the factory by journalist Peter Coltrin in 1973; traces of the red paint layer are still visible in concealed areas.
- 1983BodyworkLamborghini factory
Cosmetic accident damage repaired and exterior refinished in the original Bianco white; interior reupholstered in a two-tone blue and white scheme.
Work was carried out as part of repairs and recommissioning following acquisition by Isao Noritake; all original mechanical components were retained.
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