One to Buy: rare Argento Indianapolis 1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 S
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At the Turin Motor Show in October 1968, Lamborghini introduced the world to its improved second generation Miura: the S.
Offered alongside the sensational four-seat Espada and the more conservatively styled Islero 2+2, the Miura S most notably ushered in a more powerful 370bhp engine (up from 350bhp) along with some suspension and tyre updates and a higher specification cockpit.
The Miura S was then improved yet further when ventilated disc brakes were phased in from April 1970 as the model entered its last twelve months of production.
By the time the Miura S made way for the SV in March 1971, some 338 examples had been completed of which 21 were right-hand drive.
Currently on offer at the Real Art on Wheels showroom in Amsterdam is a particularly fine example of the Miura S theme: chassis 4716.
Unlike the majority of Miuras which were typically finished in bright attention-grabbing colours, chassis 4716 was configured in rarely seen Argento Indianapolis with Nero leatherette and Bleu fabric seat inserts.
Dispatched on November 6th 1970, the silver Miura was subsequently delivered to its first owner, Dr. Carmine Mariangelo in Lausanne, Switzerland, and registered on May 18th 1971.
Doctor Mariangelo retained chassis 4716 for five years, at which point it was sold to industrialist Roger Poinsot in Geneva. The third owner, fellow Swiss Georges Kolb, acquired the car in 1981, had the colour changed to red and kept it for 34 years.
Today, this unusually specified four owner Miura S has covered a little under 68,000km and is presented in superb condition having been returned to its original configuration.
