VIN: Walter Wolf's Lamborghini Miura P400 SV chassis 5092
History of chassis 5092
Chassis 5092 was one of 147 Miura SVs built.
Dispatched on January 20th 1973, it left the factory painted Oro Metallizzato with a Nero interior.
The car’s destination was Voitures Paris Monceau; the Parisian Lamborghini main dealer on 114 Rue Cardinet.
Chassis 5092 was delivered to Harry Lansberg who also resided in Paris. Lansberg was the Lebanese Ambassador to France and drove the SV on diplomatic plates.
Lamborghini supplied 5092 to Lansberg because his original Miura SV (chassis 4956) was reputedly destroyed by a test driver while being serviced at the factory.
Lansberg did not keep 5092 long.
It was soon in the possession of Walter Wolf who had been informed about the car’s availability by Lamborghini’s commercial manager and Ferruccio Lamborghini’s right-hand man, Ubaldo Sgarzi.
The SV was Wolf’s third Miura. He drove it a lot while waiting for his Countach LP400 (chassis 1120006).
As a Lamborghini VIP, Wolf would be getting the first Countach delivered to a customer (which he received on May 31st 1974).
After a minor incident, Wolf sent chassis 5092 back to the factory for a complete overhaul to as new condition. As part of this process, Lamborghini made a couple of custom alterations: a small diameter racing steering wheel was installed and activation of the lights was relocated to a steering column-mounted lever to enable operation with both hands still on the wheel.
Following its rebuild, 5092 was given a second factory dispatch date: April 17th 1975. This made it the last ‘new’ SV to leave Automobili Lamborghini.
Wolf gave the car to his wife, Barbara. At some stage it was repainted yellow.
On one occasion, Barbara Wolf was travelling at high speed along an Autobahn when the rear body section blew clean off. Lamborghini supplied a brand new rear clam at a cost of $5000.
Barbara Wolf retained chassis 5092 when she and Walter divorced later in the 1970s. Soon afterwards, it was sold to one of several private owners.
The car was later purchased by Lamborghini for their factory museum.
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