One to Buy: 7800km ex-Giulio Vignale 1968 Lamborghini Miura P400 S
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Two-and-a-half years after the original Miura was unveiled, Lamborghini introduced a further uprated variant at the 1968 Turin Motor Show. Initially conceived as a new range-topper to sell alongside the original Miura, Lamborghini quickly opted to drop the earlier version and exclusively offer the S instead.
At the heart of this latest machine was a more powerful engine with re-shaped combustion chambers, large diameter inlet ports, high-lift camshafts, an increased compression ratio and new Weber carburettors. The net result was 370bhp at 7700rpm as opposed to 350bhp at 7000rpm.
Other enhancements included improved suspension, the latest Pirelli Cinturato tyres and a higher specification cockpit.
Lamborghini built 338 examples of the Miura S between October 1968 and March 1971, one of the lowest mileage examples of which is currently on offer at the Legendary Motorcar Company showroom in Halton Hills, Ontario.
Configured in Rosso Corsa with a Nero interior and Blue fabric seat inserts, chassis 3832 was signed off on December 2nd 1968 and dispatched to the Eugenio Ferranti dealership in Foligno, Perugia.
Ferranti supplied the new car to Maria Germagnoli of Piacenza who is believed to have been acting as an intermediary for the Autosalone Piacenza dealership her family part owned. The still new and unregistered car was soon sold to Giulio Vignale of Turin (a nephew of renowned coachbuilder Alfredo Vignale) who retained 3832 until 2008 at which point the car had covered just a tiny mileage.
Today, this exceptional Miura S is presented in superb condition with just 7800km on the odometer having undergone a comprehensive restoration by Top Motors and Carrozzeria Cremonini between 2014 and 2016.
