1968 Lamborghini Miura P400
- Engine
- Transversely mounted mid-engine V12, five-speed transaxle
- Colour
- Bleu Miura over Skay Senape interior
Chassis 3645 is a 1968 Lamborghini Miura P400, one of only 37 examples finished in the rare Bleu Miura colour, originally delivered to a Roman customer via the Italian Lamborghini agent SEA. Equipped with its matching-numbers V-12, the car passed through several Italian owners across more than a decade before later export to the Middle East. Between 2018 and 2021 it received a complete bare-metal concours restoration by Italian specialist Scartapatti, returning it to its original factory colour specification.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold £1,298,750 (≈ $1.62M)
- 1968-09-01 →Private saleGian Giacomo Paladinopartial documentation
First private owner, based in Rome; car changed hands shortly after his acquisition.
- 1968-09-05 → 1968-09-01Factory deliverySEA (Italian Lamborghini Agent)full documentation
Factory delivery to the Roman Lamborghini dealership, with the car registered under a Rome number plate and finished in Bleu Miura over Skay Senape interior.
- → 1969-11-01Acquisition unknownLamberto Genesipartial documentation
Second private owner; car was returned to SEA in November 1969 following his period of ownership.
- 1969-11-01 → 1970-05-01Private saleMario Vanolipartial documentation
Based in Como; acquired the car through SEA and sold it within roughly six months.
- 1970-05-01 → 1982-05-01Acquisition unknownMaria Monasteropartial documentation
Retained the car for approximately twelve years; during or after this period the bodywork was repainted in Rosso Miura.
- 1982-05-01 → 2009Acquisition unknownOwner prior to 2009 auctionnone documentation
Car was reportedly upgraded to S-engine specification and repainted in Blu Sera during this period before consignment to auction.
- 2009 → 2018AuctionMiddle Eastern ownerpartial documentation
Acquired at auction in 2009 and subsequently exported to the Middle East; car was in Blu Sera livery at this stage.
- 2018 →Acquisition unknownCurrent consignorfull documentation
Commissioned a full bare-metal concours restoration at Scartapatti in Italy, returning the car to its original Bleu Miura over Skay Senape factory specification; work was completed in 2021 and documented in a restoration photobook.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2018RestorationScartapatti
Complete bare-metal concours restoration commenced, encompassing a full repaint in the factory-correct Bleu Miura, comprehensive overhaul of the running gear and engine, and fitment of a new interior. Period-correct details such as correct Fiam stickers on the airbox were attended to. A photographic record documents each stage of the process.
Restoration completed in 2021; a restoration photobook accompanies the car as supporting documentation.
- —Bodywork
Car was repainted from the original Bleu Miura to Rosso Miura at an undetermined point before 2009.
- —Modification
Engine was reportedly upgraded to Miura S specification at some point before the 2009 auction.
- —Bodywork
Bodywork was repainted in Blu Sera, likely around or after the 2009 auction sale.
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