1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV - $4.4m

Arancio Miura orange over Gobi beige. One of only about 150 “SV” specification Miuras built. European specification model with extensive history. Nut-and-bolt restoration by award-winning Modenese Lamborghini experts. Retains its matching-numbers engine. After 30 years the car showed about 60,000 original kilometers. The car was subsequently given a nut-and-bolt restoration, with total expenses approaching €300k. The car was sold after restoration to a European client and driven very sparingly, before its acquisition by the current seller.

Offerred at the Amelia Auction 2025 Saturday, 08 March 2025 the icon carried an estimate of $4.5m to $5m. It made $4.4m. Here.

The last and most famous Miura, the P400SV or Miura SV, was presented in 1971. It featured 380 hp at 7,850 rpm with the last 96 SV engines endowed with a split sump. This prevented metal shavings from the transmission causing expensive engine damage. Lamborghini's flagship, the Miura received periodic updates and remained in production until 1973. A year later the Countach entered the company's lineup.

1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV - $2.2m

Lamborghini started out building tractors. Ferruccio Lamborghini decided to build his own car in 1963, but it was the Miura that really put the Italian brand on the map. The Miura was the result of an unofficial effort by engineers to create a car to take on the best of Ferrari. One of the most sought after variants is the P400 SV.

A rolling chassis was displayed at the 1965 Turin Salon where it received a stellar reception. People were placing orders before even seeing a finished car. Bertone rushed together the styling project for the 1966 Geneva motor show.

Lamborghini's flagship, the Miura received periodic updates and remained in production until 1973. The Lamborghini P400 SV was the final incarnation of the Miura and featured a revised 380hp V12 engine. Just 150 SV models were produced when production ended in 1973.

Fully restored this example is a multiple award winner. It made $ 2.2m.