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Wedges may have replaced curves when it comes to supercar design, but seriously, will the Miura ever look not awesome? Never. I love the Japanese-style fender-mounted rearview mirrors on this particular example. More »
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There's nothing like firing up a naked V12, unencumbered by sheetmetal. Here are 12 ear-stroking specimens, starting with a tiny, hand-built V12; 87cc's worth of air-cooled miraculousness. German hobbyist Ralf Drendel created this tiny masterwork just because he could. More »
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Namesake for not only the eponymous 1966 supercar but most Lamborghinis, noted by Hemingway and countless dead matadors, these are the cunning, ferocious Miura bulls of Andalusia. More »
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It's been a long, arduous three years since V8 Archie kicked off his Pontiac Fiero-based Lamborghini Miura replica project, and hell if he's not all done with it. Risking cries of vehicular blasphemy, we say this thing looks damn good. More »
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This is where body-on-frame construction and a transversely mounted V12 pay off: a pod racer prototype built in 1970 from half a Miura and lots of magic mushrooms by the German ekranoplan designer with the Italian name. Only $74,999! More »
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Well, not a real E Type, but how about a Jaguar E Type Oxford 1:76 scale model? We'll randomly select a winner from the commenters on the "E Type Model" thread on our official Jalopnik Facebook fan page. Details below. More »
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Well, not a real Miura, but how about a Lamborghini Miura Mondo Motors 1/43 scale model? We'll randomly select a winner from the commenters on the "Miura Model" thread on our official Jalopnik Facebook fan page. Details below. More »
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A line of Lamborghini Miuras await the transverse-mounted 3.9-liter V12 hearts that turned these Marcello Gandini-penned masterpieces into supercars. [via GoodOldValves] More »
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It's possible all these booth professionals happened to show up dressed like this and the guys at Lamborghini just said Perfetto!. At least I hope that's how it happened. [via BZRong] More »
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Thirty-one years after Reza Pahlavi was ousted in the Iranian Revolution, most of his epic car collection still gathers dust in a warehouse-like museum 30 miles from Tehran. Here’s a very recent sneak peek at the madness. More »
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If this were 1970 instead of 2010, every movie that calls for a balls-out fabulous sports car would feature a Lamborghini Miura. Thank the lord — 40 years ago, that’s exactly what happened. More »
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We love our supercars to death. We obsess over their top speeds and great power. But what is it like to actually use one? Over 500 miles of European motorway, we discover an inconvenient truth. More »
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The Miura’s signature eyelashes around its headlights draw many comparisons. But what exactly is their function? More »
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What’s even more magnificent than a Lamborghini Miura? Why, a Miura Jota racing replica with rear wheels straight off a Le Mans prototype, of course. [Flickr/ANITA.trans - My way of life] More »
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To share with you the fruits of a collaboration between Jalopnik and Vanity Fair’s gay car blog Stick Shift, here’s a mega-gallery of a gorgeous red 1967 Miura P400. More »
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Joining the Bugatti EB110 destroyed earlier this week is this Lamborghini Miura, which went up in flames yesterday. The horror! More »
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In 1969, barely six years after its founding, a young Hungarian engineering student found himself at the Lamborghini factory. Presented here for the first time are his photographs of Miuras, Espadas and huge V12’s. More »
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Home to a disputed election, 70 million people and twice as many barrels of cheap oil, Iran has cars aplenty. Meet Paykans, Miniators and Italian exotica—plus the gutsy female drivers of the Islamic Republic. More »
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Front-engined cars have been absent from the highest echelons of racing since the early 1960s. But in 1997, Don Panoz took a car to Le Mans ready to rattle the mid-engined establishment. It was called the Batmobile. More »
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Presented here is the Everest of car ASCII art, the Miura, with all its surreal curves. It was created by Péter Fűri from Brno, Czech Republic. We salute. Now up him and do the Daytona. More »
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When Jason Castriota left Pininfarina for Bertone, it was like switching to Coke after a lifetime of Pepsi. Let’s examine a design element he’s started using that’s alien to Pininfarina but essential to Bertone. More »
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Stile Bertone's Mantide now has a price and production run size: $2,000,000 and ten. Let's see if it's worth the 20× premium over its donor car: the Corvette ZR1. More »
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Powerboats, well-dressed people and lots of red cars: here's our 35 best photos from this year’s Concorso d’Eleganza. More »
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Old guys in polo shirts nurturing vintage Ferraris? Industry people showing off concepts which will never get built? What's the point? Not much: but it's a great way to spend a weekend in Italy. More »
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French filmmaker Richard Fabrice's short film "lamborghini" is three minutes of utter magnificence and no, it's not because of the scantily-clad young lady writhing on a Miura SV's trunk in a thoroughly European wedding dress. More »
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This is it. The final round of the Gone In 60 Seconds Star Car Shootout tournament. Where's Eleanor? She didn't make the cut. The remaining contenders? In one corner, we have the gorgeous and yet completely motionless Lamborghini Miura. In the other corner, a powerful combination of Italian style and American muscle, the Intermeccanica Italia. Now it's your job to figure out which car is the coolest star of H.B. Halicki's Gone In 60 Seconds. Place your bets, and hit the polls. More »
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Portugal probably isn't the first country that comes to mind when you think of exotic sports cars. Engineering concern CEIIA and designer Ernestos Frietas are trying to change that. Reminiscent of a Dino 206 GT, the Retroconcept Vinci Sport shares the Dino's diminutive proportions, mid-engine layout and overall profile. Additional references like the hood nostrils, headlights, and air intakes are clearly Dino-inspired but brought up to date with modern materials and forms. The Vinci Sport makes extensive use of carbon fiber in both the chassis and body. [Via Car Body Design] More »
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