Lamborghini Miura No. 1 found, set for Cali restoration
The chassis for Lamborghini Miura #1 is such a work of art, it'd be a shame to cover it up with that swoopy, classic bodywork. The Dallara-designed masterpiece first met the world in 1965 at the Turin Auto Salon and was apparently stored after that until Marios Kritkos fell in love with it in 1977. Kritkos, who handled the importation of Lamborghini cars for Cyprus, went to Sant'Agata in 1978 and dragged the chassis back to Cyprus. The chassis has recently been "discovered," not that it was ever really lost, and Los-Angeles based Joe Sackey (author of The Lamborghini Miura Bible) and Gary Bobileff (whose website has a sweet Ferrari-themed interface) now have Miura #1 at Gary's shop, where it will get a restoration to an astounding standard. Give us a pair of Snidely Whiplash goggles, and we'd drive that thing every day.
[Source: Hemmings]
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Rob S 5:41PM (12/24/2008)
gary's site looks awful beyond that first page but that first page, man that's great. i went through the gears a few times before hitting back.
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Benfolio 5:59PM (12/24/2008)
Thank goodness he didn't do a ZR1 themed website. You'd never be able to normally shift to the parts link.
Ken 6:46PM (12/24/2008)
Thats a lot of speed holes...
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KK Hickey 7:07PM (12/24/2008)
I'm usually all for restoration of automobiles as long as it's done right but man, this thing is great as it sits! Just leave it be.
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dustandechoes91 10:00PM (12/24/2008)
looks like a batmobile chassis
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innoc3nt 3:05AM (12/26/2008)
Precisely what I was thinking. I think that's the most beautiful chassis I've ever seen.
Jake B 10:44PM (12/24/2008)
Why not just slap a steering column, steering wheel, and racing bucket and call it good. Maybe a roll bar or two.
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alpayerturkmen 2:38AM (12/25/2008)
Just like the Ariel or the KTM, but badged as a Lamborghini...follow me at http://twitter.com/alpayerturkmen