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Lamborghini Celebrated 50 Years of the Countach in Style
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Lamborghini is celebrating the 50th birthday of arguably its most iconic creation, the Miura SV. The last iteration of Lamborghini’s now-legendary P400 project is widely known as the pioneer of the supercar as a concept.
The Lamborghini Miura SV was first unveiled to the world in March, 1971 at the Carrozzeria Bertone stand at the Geneva Motor Show. It sat alongside the Countach LP500, which at the time, was just a concept car of Lamborghini’s vision for the future.
Just 150 examples of the Miura SV – which stands for Super Veloce, Italian for super-fast – ever rolled out of Lamborghini’s Sant’Agata, Bolognese production facility and headquarters. In total, Lamborghini Miura production extended to 741 units, with 474 examples of the Miura P400, 140 Miura S and 150 Miura SVs.
At the 1971 Geneva Motor Show Lamborghini unveiled the Miura SV. The model was supposed to be an evolution of the P400 and accompany the S version, but it actually ended up replacing it.
To the untrained eye, the Miura SV may look just like the rest of the lineup, but it was quite different. For one, the famous “eyelashes” in the headlights were dropped to reduce production time, and the only example to feature them was the one built for Ferruccio Lamborghini.
It also had wider rear fenders, redesigned taillights and a new front bonnet. The rims were also new, and the width of the rear ones was increased from 7 to 9 inches. The car had a 130 mm (5 in) wider track and revised suspension at the rear, as well as a stiffer chassis. It retained the mid-mounted 4.0-liter 12-cylinder engine, albeit with a few upgrades that increased output to 385 horsepower. For the cockpit, Lamborghini decided to go with more leather upholstery and chrome details.