{"id":75016,"date":"2021-07-15T16:33:56","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T16:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/?p=75016"},"modified":"2021-07-30T05:46:29","modified_gmt":"2021-07-30T05:46:29","slug":"lamborghini-miura-svj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/lamborghini-miura-svj\/","title":{"rendered":"Lamborghini Miura SVJ"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Among the beautiful sports cars of the past decades, there is one that is always mentioned: the Lamborghini Miura. Designed by Marcello Gandini during his time at Bertone, this two-seater is considered one of the first mid-engined sports cars. The V12 engine, originally developed for the 350 GT, sat transverse behind the passengers. In the course of around ten years of production, only just over 750 examples were built. In addition to the more advanced S and SV variants, these also included one-offs such as the Roadster or the Jota developed by chief test driver Bob Wallace. The latter was a particularly sporty prototype with riveted aluminium bodywork and Plexiglas windows as well as an engine developing around 440 hp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the Miura to the Jota to the SVJ<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Some Lamborghini customers heard about the existence of this wild Miura. They asked at the factory whether a similar vehicle was available for purchase. In doing so, however, they contradicted the views of company boss Ferruccio Lamborghini, who didn’t think much of motorsports. However, Bob Wallace’s one-off was intended to demonstrate the possibilities that existed with a near-production car in the FIA Annex J sports car championship (hence the name Jota). Eventually, they sold the Miura Jota and agreed to convert existing Miura SVs to SVJs for four good customers. However, in the years that followed, there were a number of external coachbuilders who offered appropriate conversions, and Lamborghini also offered parts. Bob Wallace refined the factory Miura SVJs with knowledge gained during test drives with the Jota.<\/p>\n\n\n

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