1970 Lamborghini Miura P400 S
- Colour
- White over black
This Lamborghini Miura P400 S (chassis 4863), finished in Bianco over Nero and built in right-hand-drive configuration with factory air conditioning, was delivered new to rock musician Rod Stewart through Lamborghini Concessionaires in London. It subsequently passed through several British owners before a lengthy period of SV-specification modifications. The current owner commissioned a complete, factory-executed restoration by Lamborghini Polo Storico at a cost exceeding €400,000, returning the car to its original P400 S specification. It was subsequently awarded class honours and voted 'Most Iconic Car' at the 2018 Salon Privé Concours d'Elegance.
Ownership
- —Auction saleEstimate £1,200,000 – £1,400,000
- 1976 →Acquisition unknownClive Hugo Nagelpartial documentation
- 1983-04-01 →Acquisition unknownMichael Bakerpartial documentation
Based in Horley at time of acquisition.
- 1994 → 2014Acquisition unknownUnidentified long-term custodianpartial documentation
During this approximately two-decade tenure, the car received modifications bringing it toward SV specification, though the original bulkhead, engine, and chassis were left undisturbed.
- 2014 →Acquisition unknownCurrent vendorfull documentation
Commissioned a comprehensive factory restoration through Lamborghini Polo Storico to return the car to its original P400 S condition; total expenditure exceeded €400,000 and produced extensive documentary records.
- Date unknownFactory deliveryRod Stewartfull documentation
Took delivery via London dealership Lamborghini Concessionaires; original delivery records and dealership documentation survive. Car was photographed with his then-girlfriend and is linked to a contemporary press road test.
- Date unknownOwner in Wiltshirepartial documentation
One of several intermediate custodians after the original owner parted with the car.
- Date unknownOwner in Kentpartial documentation
Intermediate ownership; no further detail given.
- Date unknownOwner in Cambridgepartial documentation
Intermediate ownership; no further detail given.
Competition
- 20182018 Salon Privé Concours d'EleganceClass winner and Most Iconic Car
Recognition followed completion of the Polo Storico factory restoration, affirming the quality and historical accuracy of the rebuild.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Modification
During a roughly two-decade ownership period the car was altered with various changes intended to replicate SV specification, though the core structural and mechanical components were not replaced.
These modifications were subsequently reversed during the Polo Storico restoration commissioned by the current owner.
- —RestorationLamborghini Polo Storico
Comprehensive factory-level restoration carried out by Lamborghini Polo Storico in Sant'Agata, returning the car entirely to its original P400 S delivery specification. Work encompassed reskinning of the bonnet and boot lid, returning wheel arches to correct form, reversal of all chassis modifications, and complete disassembly and rebuild of every mechanical component. Every element including tools and tyres was addressed, at a total cost exceeding €400,000.
Polo Storico reportedly described this as the finest Miura restoration they had completed to that point, and intended to use it as the authenticity reference for subsequent Miura work. Detailed photographic records and component checklists accompany the car.
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