1971 Lamborghini Miura P400S

1971 Lamborghini Miura P400S Description

1971 Lamborghini Miura P400S

Matching numbers, rust and accident free, known history from new, recent cosmetic and mechanical restoration, ready for all manner of immediate, enthusiastic use!

Type 2-door, 2-seat Berlinetta
Production Sequence No. 592
Chassis No. 4782
Bertone Body/Job No. 692
Engine Internal No. MZ.579
Engine Block Date Code April 2nd, 1970
Left Cylinder Head No. S.480
Left Cylinder Head Date Code January 7th, 1970
Right Cylinder Head No. D.486
Right Cylinder Date Code January 7th, 1970
Exterior Color Bianco Met. (White)
Interior Color Bleu. (Blue)
Completed December 9th, 1970

The Miura P400S

This particular Miura S, chassis No. 4782 is recorded by Lamborghini Factory Production records as having been completed on December 9th, 1970 as a normal Miura P400S with the exterior color in "Bianco Met." (white) and a standard interior in the color of blue cloth vinyl. It is a fairly late production example, one of only 388 completed from 1968 to 1971. Being a standard production Miura S, it uses the normal larger and more reinforced "1.0mm" chassis and was officially recorded in Lamborghini's Factory Records as Production Sequence No. 592 with Bertone Body No. 692 and engine No. 30578, all of which remain so today 46 years after it was completed.

The original order for this Miura S was placed by the official Lamborghini Agent; Concessionara Automobili Lamborghini "AutoElite" of Milan, Italy. This well known official agent remains in business to this day. The order was submitted in October of 1970 and specified few details and listed no options other than the requested exterior and interior color combination. Delivery took place in the final week of December 1970 but no record of the original sale or registration has been found so far. In 1973 Peter Coltrin noted that the car was back at the Lamborghini Factory in the Client Services Department for services and repairs after a testing accident. He further recorded that the color had been changed to red but still had the blue cloth and vinyl interior.

Few other details are known until the car was offered for sale in 1982 while still being stored at the Lamborghini Factory with repairs still not having been completed now nearly ten years later. It was purchased on November 5th, 1983 by Japan's most famous Lamorghini collector and enthusiast, Mr. Isao Noritake of Aichi, Japan. Noritake San is the world-wide renown and respected chairman of the Japan Lamborghini Owner's Club for which he was instrumental in founding in 1988. He is also the team president of the JLOC race team, a privately run professional racing team that with direct Factory support has been successfully racing various Lamborghinis for the past two decades.

Noritake San selected this particular Miura to join his growing collection most likely due to the fact that despite the damage, it had covered only 3,700 kilometers and retained all of its original "born with" components such as engine, transaxle, body etc... Noritake San had the car fully restored by the Lamborghini Factory and repainted back to white. At the same time he had the original blue cloth and vinyl interior replaced by one that was two-tone blue and white. After the completion of the cosmetic repairs, painting, interior work and servicing, Noritake had the car shipped from the Lamborghini Factory and imported into Japan. It was never road-registered and remained with him stored and largely un-driven on display in his private museum where it remained this way throughout his 32 years of ownership. The only mileage added was during services and maintenance procedures in order to ensure all was in good order at all times.

Our company was most fortunate earlier this year to be introduced to Noritake San and after formalities were dealt with accordingly, he allowed us to purchase his most prized early LP400 Countach, s/n 1120182. And last month, Noritake San agreed to the sale of this Miura and his early 350GT, s/n 0343. We are of course most honored to have been able to purchase and export all three of these vehicles to the States and offer them for public sale.

With the exception of the cosmetic repairs made many years ago, Miura S, chassis No. 4782 today remains largely as delivered new being of course all matching numbers, completely rust free and having covered a total of only 3,792 kilometers (2,356 miles) since completion 46 years ago.

This is essentially a two-owner from new vehicle and probably the lowest mileage documented Miura known to exist. It is sold with all services completely current and up to date, complete tools and jack kit as well as five brand new tires with no running time. Engine compression is perfect on all cylinders and noted as follows:

Cylinder...... Lbs/sq. inch:
1... 195
2... 180
3... 210
4... 205
5... 185
6... 205
7... 210
8... 215
9... 215
10.. 210
11.. 215
12.. 205

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