VIN: the Nuccio Bertone Lamborghini Miura P400 S chassis 4024
History of chassis 4024
Chassis 4024 was a left-hand drive Miura S ordered by Nuccio Bertone who had the car configured in Bleu Metallizzato with a mix of black leatherette, brown leather and beige fabric for the interior. Bertone ordered the car direct from Lamborghini and it was signed off on March 27th 1969.
Bertone’s Turin studio had of course been responsible for the Miura’s sensational styling and it also manufactured Miura bodyshells which were then trucked across to Sant’Agata for completion.
Having taken over Carrozzeria Bertone from his father Giovanni after World War 2, Giuseppe ‘Nuccio’ Bertone quickly transformed the firm into an industrial powerhouse. By the late 1950s, Carrozzeria Berone was churning out tens of thousands of car bodies every year and, thanks to the recruitment of some of the most talented upcoming stylists, Bertone designs remained at the zeitgeist of automotive design language for many years.
In addition to having been a renowned businessman, Nuccio Bertone also liked to race; between 1947 and 1952 he variously drove Stanguellinis, a Siata and a Ferrari. During this time, arguably Bertone’s most notable performance was a fifth place finish at the 1950 Coppa della Toscana behind the wheel of his Ferrari 166 Mille Miglia (chassis 0046M).
As for chassis 4024, the Lamborghini remains in the Bertone family’s possession to this day. In 2006 it was displayed at the Geneva Motor Show to celebrate the Miura’s 40th anniversary, by which time it had been repainted metallic orange.
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