1972 Lamborghini Miura SV

5014roadItaly

Engine: 3.9L DOHC transverse mid-mounted alloy V12, four twin-choke Weber carburetors, 385 bhp
Colour: 'Giallo Miura' (yellow)

Chassis 5014 is a 1972 Lamborghini Miura SV, one of the final and most desirable examples of the model, featuring the split-sump lubrication system and revised suspension and bodywork of the ultimate production variant. Originally supplied through a Rome dealership to its first owner, the car subsequently spent time in Japan before undergoing an exhaustive, cost-no-object restoration in the Modena area overseen by Valentino Balboni, with coachwork, mechanical, and chassis work distributed across several specialist workshops staffed by former Lamborghini employees. It was returned to its original Giallo Miura over Nero colour scheme, verified by surviving factory paint beneath trim.

Ownership

—Auction sale
Sold US$2,420,000
RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →
1972-04-10 →Factory delivery
Anna Germani
full documentation
Original purchaser, took delivery via the Roman dealership SEA. Car was in Rosso livery during this period.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Japanese owner associated with McLaren workshop in Osaka
partial documentation
Vehicle was held at an authorized Japanese McLaren facility in Osaka; appeared on a Japanese magazine cover in December 1990 in its then-current red finish.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Current consignor
full documentation
Commissioned an extensive no-expense-spared restoration using specialists in the Modena region, many with direct Lamborghini factory backgrounds; work was overseen by Valentino Balboni.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

—Maintenance
Bruno Paratelli
Full retrim of interior in original specification by a craftsman who had served as an external supplier to the Lamborghini factory for many years.
—Bodywork
Water Works Technology (stripping); Bachelli & Villa Autosport (metalwork); Carrozzeria Sports Cars (Drogo) (final paint and assembly)
Complete paint removal down to bare metal using a water-cleaning process, followed by full metalwork restoration and repainting in the verified original Giallo Miura shade. All originally factory-numbered body panels confirmed to be present.
Original colour confirmed by discovery of surviving factory paint under trim. Disassembly and reassembly coordinated by Carrozzeria Sports Cars.
—Inspection
Marchesi
Chassis checked and measured against original factory specifications by the firm that supplied frames to Lamborghini during the car's production era; a certificate confirming the frame is straight and correct is held on file.
—Mechanical
Salvioli, TopMotors (Nonantola)
Full mechanical restoration carried out by a former Lamborghini development-department technician with approximately three decades of factory experience.
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Restoration
Overall restoration overseen by a prominent Lamborghini authority and factory test driver Valentino Balboni, who reviewed every detail including correct period-specification Pirelli CN12 tyre sourcing.
Work documented by invoices and a substantial collection of photographs retained with the car.

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