Miura, the original supercar

That's good, as it should be.

Meanwhile another Miura observer tells me that this is not really an end-of-year-story as the post suggests in it's save-the-best-for-last declaration, the car was sold some time ago and already dismantled last August as shown below.

Accuracy is important, even on social media.

Meanwhile Happy New Year and a healthy & prosperous 2021 to all.

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Robert,

Happy New Year to you and yours!

Thank you for the opportunity to clarify why my posts are necessary.

The context you are missing is that the protests regarding SK's posts do not originate from me at all, I am too busy doing other things to track everything that is said publicly about Miuras, rest assured. The erroneous posts are drawn to my attention by a number of well-placed European and USA Miura owners, who also supply the images I post. It's as if people in the community come to me as some sort of a referee with whom they wish to check the validity of certain posts (which they already seem to know to be inaccurate), and, as you know, I'm happy to oblige as a necessary resource. Consider my posts here to be polite and diplomatic, relative to the sentiments I receive from the aforementioned Miura owners.

Bear in mind too, that inaccuracy and/or exaggerated storytelling seems to be a recurring theme with SK, and perhaps this is the central issue that causes the reporting in the first place. It is unnecessary on his part, and the simple solution to all this is for accurate information to be posted in the first place. Given that he holds himself out to be an expert in the subject, a published one at that, expectations that he should be accurate are fair.

The false claim that 4826 was the last SV owned by an original owner (a monumental gaffe IMO) shows that bold claims are publicly made without bothering to fact-check. The owner of a Miura he has owned from 1972 has every right to complain! It appears to me that where Miuras are concerned, the assignation of "the last one" is loosely used ... As you yourself know, in a world where specific historical information makes all the difference to standing, provenance and value, it is absolutely necessary to publicly correct misinformation publicly posted, for the sake of the history of the cars.

Meanwhile, the story of a Miura SV reported as the last one with an original owner, and reported as an end of year sale, is about as solid as a rust-corroded Miura chassis, rectification is both necessary and appropriate.

Here's to a healthy, positive & productive 2021 for all!

 

Simpen, you are right, this is a discussion forum wherein I started this thread 14 years ago, the mainstay of which is clarifying things as a necessary resource to the community, and my straightforward post above is no different, it makes an indisputable clarification, nothing holier than thou about it at all.

Come now though, talk about unnecessary: your post is a little late to the game and simply attempts to make excuses for SK's mistake, using a later version of SK's original post, the wording of which has been altered from a definite claim of the last SV owned by anyone, to probably the last SV owned by someone who collected it at the factory. Did you see the original post? The owner of 5024 did, a monumental gaffe in his opinion, and he thought it necessary that a correction should be made, so I did. Of course, SK now says he is "happy to be corrected" which is good, but note that this was was added only after he was called out and supplemented by a change in story, which underscores that my post was both relevant and necessary.

Here's an important question:

How would you personally feel about SK's original IG post if you owned Miura SV 5024 since 1972 (a full 1.5 years before 4826 was purchased) and you still owned it today? Would you feel it necessary to correct a mistake posted publicly stating that some other car was the last one owned by an original owner thereby diminishing the standing of your own car? I think the answer is clear, as confirmed by the son of the current owner of 5024, and it should be easy for anyone to understand why I've made the posts on this.

IMO there is no difference in long-term ownership standing between an owner who collected a new SV at the factory versus one who purchased a new SV off the New York Auto show stand, an original owner is an original owner, collecting the car at the factory was not an option everyone desired or could take advantage of, so changing the wording is simply splitting hairs with the 'last' theme, one might as well mention it was the last blue Miura delivered, the fact remains that the original intent of suggesting that 4826 had the last original owner has been disproven and people feel it's necessary that this information is out there.

Meanwhile, if anyone has discredited SK, it is SK himself by his original post made publicly without fact checking.

This.

The central issue which some apparently seem to be having difficulty understanding.

Happy New year to you guys by the way, 2021 will be epic, let's get it!

 

Miura SV 5024, owned by a USA gentleman since 1972.

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Simpen, no pissing contest whatsoever, my posts are factual & informative as always, the same regardless of who or what I'm discussing.

Meanwhile my thoughts on this topic are already made in my posts above, and I'm happy to leave it at that as you suggest.

Very true, in fact I'm happy for the success of anyone who can sell any Miura anywhere.

Olivier heres a Miura you'll appreciate.

It belongs to my auto designer neighbor who occasionally swings by with it to tease me, this is 3598, utterly original and beautiful, first paint, original interior, well-serviced, all the components on the car are the same ones the artisans put on it at Sant Agata in 1968.

And yes, it only has just over 4,000 miles!

New to the USA via Jake Kaplan's Lamborghini East (before Ferruccio terminated him) at 464 Broad Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02907, it arrived by ocean via Boston, Massachusetts. The sticker price was $19,700 plus state taxes. Sent to R.B. Harmon in North canton, Ohio.

This Miura did not have a special first owner.

It has no special history.

It has never needed to be rescued from a barn.

It's never needed to be restored.

It is not a first or last of anything.

It is not claimed as best of anything.

That said, it is a special Miura simply because of how well it's been looked after.

BTW - in case anyone is curious, it's not for sale.

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A couple more of 3598, Campagnolo wheel weights still affixed.

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Apologies, yes I evidently meant to say just over 6,000 miles as the speedo shows, sorry I've got a certain SV on my mind!

As a USA supplied car it has the miles speedo, very low miles for a 52-year old car, although he does take it for short runs regularly.

Two owners.

Here below is another P400 with similarly low miles, this Eu delivered Miura has the speedo in kilometers, this is 3150.

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Repainted once many years ago, then fully restored once, mileage is true as corroborated by incremental increases on record over the years.