One to Buy: rare right-hand drive 1972 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV
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Five years after the Bertone-bodied Miura was unveiled (at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1966), Lamborghini chose the same event to launch the ultimate series production version of their legendary mid-engined pioneer.
Unfortunately, the Miura SV’s arrival was completely overshadowed by another Lamborghini: the radical Countach LP500 prototype that stole the headlines but was still far from production-ready.
Lamborghini went on to build 150 examples of the SV between 1971 and ‘73. These last-of-the-line iterations were by far the most accomplished Miuras to leave Sant’Agata and featured an array of enhanced equipment to include a more powerful 385bhp engine, reworked suspension and wider rear wheels with flared arches.
During the autumn of 1971, buyers could further upgrade their new car by way of an optional ZF limited-slip differential and dry-sump lubrication system.
Currently on offer at the Classic Throttle Shop in North Sydney is SV chassis number 5002 which was one of two new cars purchased in Italy by the Australian Lamborghini distributor, Peter Mitchell, and then sent back to the factory for conversion to right-hand drive.
Chassis 5002 was sourced from the Righetti dealership in Vicenza.
Presented in its original colour scheme of Rosso Corsa with a Bleu interior plus gold sills and matching wheels, chassis 5002 was also configured with the optional dry-sump lubrication system and has remained in Australia ever since its arrival back in the early 1970s.
Today the car is offered fresh from a major recommissioning and represents a rare opportunity to buy a factory built Miura SV in right-hand drive.
