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Original 1965 Turin Salon Miura Chassis Surfaces
By source: Joe Sackey Classics
Dec 27, 2008, 12:37
The one-and-only 1965 Turin Salon Lamborghini Miura chassis, designed by chassis genius Gian Paolo Dallara, and its first-ever transverse mid-mounted V12 engine (0293) has been acquired by Los Angeles based collectors.
The iconic show chassis had been stored for the past 30 years in Cyprus by that country's original Lamborghini concessionaire, Marios Kritikos. While visiting the Lamborghini factory in 1977, Mr. Kritikos took fancy to the historic show unit. After successfully negotiating a future home for it, he arrived at the factory with his Range Rover and trailer, loaded it and drove away. That was in April of 1978. The original invoice for the chassis survives, together with unpublished period photographs of the unit being built in 1965, on display at the December, 1965 Turin Salon, and at the Lamborghini factory in July, 1966. Mr. Kritikos documented his collection of the car on April 7th, 1978.
The 1965 Turin Salon Miura represents the very first mid-engined supercar theme for all marques, and is rightly considered to be the Holy Grail from which all road going supercars descend. Its reemergence represents the most important Lamborghini discovery to date.
Thirty years later, in December of 2008 representing both parties and facilitating the transaction were Miura specialists Joe Sackey of Joe Sackey Classics and Gary Bobileff of Bobileff Motorcar Company. Only one month from its discovery to its successful importation into the US, it now rests in the restoration facility of world-renowned Gary Bobileff, where it will undergo a complete restoration to bring it to its former show glory.
The last time the general public saw this automotive icon was 43 years ago on display at the Turin Salon. It will make its USA debut in the summer of 2009. Details to be announced.
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