Ferruccio Lamborghini's very first car, the 350 GT, already rivalled the best his competitors had to offer. When he debuted the chassis of his second car two years later, at the 1965 Turin Show, the world was stunned by its ground-breaking design configuration.
It was presented as a bare chassis only and at that time no coach-builder was commissioned yet to design and construct a body. For the time being, the new Lamborghini was known as the P 400, the P was for posteriore, Italian for mid-mounted and 400 represented the 4 litre displacement of its engine.
Feruccio Lamborghini was born under the astrological sign of Taurus and always had a fondness for bulls. He decided to name his new car 'Miura' after a Spanish fighting bull. The Miura started the tradition upheld to this day of naming Lamborghinis after bulls.
Now with the body and name in place, the Lamborghini Miura P400 was ready to make its debut. Few visitors of the Geneva Motorshow expected the exotic Miura to ever roll off Lamborghini's production, but Lamborghini was being approached by many potential buyers.
In 1974 the Miura was replaced by the Countach, which featured a more conventional longitudinally mounted mid-engine layout. Although outwardly similar to the earlier Miuras, the SV model was much more refined. Changes were made to the engine and chassis, which removed most of the original car's vices. It was further helped by the standard vented discs, which replaced the solids used previously.
On the outside it can be disinguished by the wider rear wheel arches and lack of 'whiskers' on the headlights.
Technical Data:
Engine 60º V 12
Displacement 3.929 liter / 239.8 cu in
Gearbox 5 speed Manual
Power 385 bhp / 287 KW @ 7850 rpm
Top Speed 290 km/h / 180 mph
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