11 August, 2016
If you want a car with instant celebrity status, particularly in its home country, then you’re probably going to end up looking at a Lamborghini. The Italian supercar manufacturers are known across the globe for its beautiful sports cars and SUVs - a reputation it has held for many, many years.
Our classic car of the month blog has rolled around once again, and this time we’ve decided to celebrate a model often hailed as one of the prettiest cars ever built. It, of course, comes from Lamborghini, in the form of their iconic sports car - the Lamborghini Miura.
History of the Lamborghini Miura
The Lamborghini Miura was produced by the Italian carmaker from 1966 until 1973. It was originally created by the engineering team at Lamborghini, who decided to begin designing what would become the Miura in their spare time. This was because company founder Ferruccio Lamborghini was not a fan of the idea initially, instead preferring to stick with the grand touring cars they had been creating rather than venturing into the world of racecar-esque sports models - favoured by local Italian rival marque, Ferrari.
The three engineers behind the Miura worked on the model at night, in a bid to create a prototype that would convince Mr. Lamborghini that the car would be a success - without being too expensive to manufacture. Fortunately for car lovers around the world, they succeeded in convincing the legendary marque owner, and the rolling chassis of the Miura was debuted at the Turin Auto Show in 1965. From there, the prototype went on show at the 1966 Geneva Show, with show attendees and motoring journalists instantly enraptured by the beautiful vehicle.
The Lamborghini Miura became one of the marque’s flagship models, and was periodically updated until it was removed from the manufacturing line up in 1973. In 1974 it was replaced by the Countach, during a time of financial difficulty for the luxury Italian brand.
