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At the 1971 Geneva Motor Show, the star of the Lamborghini stand was the Countach LP500 prototype. The production-ready Countach LP400 started production in 1973, the year that saw the Miura stop production. I prefer the Miura, but I won’t blame the Countach for stepping in the limelight.
The Lamborghini Countach popularized the wedge-shaped look that still defines the supercar genre. If it were a fashion statement, the Countach would be the equivalent of Rod Stewart in 1971, when Rod debuted his trademark leopard skin suit. By 1971 automotive design standards, the Miura was lowered in status from Mona Lisa to Frida Kahlo’s unibrow.
Still, how much do the Miura and Countach cost in 2016? Forgive me for saying this, but the Countach will forever be bedroom poster material. On the other hand, some suggest the Miura is a safer investment than 24k gold bars. If I may, I would like to turn back to 1971 and highlight that Lamborghini presented a second prototype in Geneva next to the Countach.
As fate would have it, the pre-production Lamborghini Miura SV didn’t make its debut at the Lamborghini stand, but at the Bertone stand. I can’t tell you whether Lamborghini’s stand was too small to take in two cars, but then again, what’s done is done. After the Geneva Motor Show, chassis #4846 became the first Super Veloce to reach a customer. Fast-forward to 2016 and the time has come to pop the champagne.
For the 50th anniversary of the Miura, the supercar company couldn’t let such an event go unnoticed, which is why the Lamborghini PoloStorico division restored chassis #4846 to its original state. I don’t quite understand why Lamborghini chose to restore a one-off SV made in 1971 to celebrate a model that made its debut at the 1966 Geneva Motor Show, but then again, just look at this thing. I’m still drooling and lost for words after looking at the photo above, which is why the press release below will do the talking in my place.
Fun fact: Rod Stewart owned a Lamborghini Miura SV.
Still, how much do the Miura and Countach cost in 2016? Forgive me for saying this, but the Countach will forever be bedroom poster material. On the other hand, some suggest the Miura is a safer investment than 24k gold bars. If I may, I would like to turn back to 1971 and highlight that Lamborghini presented a second prototype in Geneva next to the Countach.
As fate would have it, the pre-production Lamborghini Miura SV didn’t make its debut at the Lamborghini stand, but at the Bertone stand. I can’t tell you whether Lamborghini’s stand was too small to take in two cars, but then again, what’s done is done. After the Geneva Motor Show, chassis #4846 became the first Super Veloce to reach a customer. Fast-forward to 2016 and the time has come to pop the champagne.
For the 50th anniversary of the Miura, the supercar company couldn’t let such an event go unnoticed, which is why the Lamborghini PoloStorico division restored chassis #4846 to its original state. I don’t quite understand why Lamborghini chose to restore a one-off SV made in 1971 to celebrate a model that made its debut at the 1966 Geneva Motor Show, but then again, just look at this thing. I’m still drooling and lost for words after looking at the photo above, which is why the press release below will do the talking in my place.
Fun fact: Rod Stewart owned a Lamborghini Miura SV.
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