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Lamborghini Miura P400 – #3769

The cheap one

When a Lamborghini Miura is offered at an auction with a lower estimate of 500’000 Euro, you have to wonder. Because even the P400, i.e. the early examples, now fetch seven-figure sums. What could be the problem with this Miura with chassis number #3769, previously listed as “lost” by radical, is not obvious at first glance. It doesn’t have a continuous history, but it was probably with the same owner in the USA for around 20 years, then sold – and spent the last almost 20 years in a collection, probably only being driven just over 1000 kilometres since 2006. This means, as they say at Bonhams auction house: the vehicle needs “re-commissioning”, i.e. a lot of love. And patience. And money.

There is a second problem: the Miura is apparently missing some important papers from customs. This can make the car quite expensive, depending on the country the buyer comes from. And so you probably end up with a seven-digit amount again.

274) Chassis number: 3769

Engine number: 2448

Date of delivery: 10.10.1968

Delivery to: Carpanelli

Original colour: Blu Miura

Interior: skay senape

first owner: –

other owners: –

Auction: Bonhams, Zoute 2022, estimate 500’000 to 800’000 Euro, offered with the following text: «The Miura we offer was completed in October 1968 as a late P400 with reinforced chassis, and was delivered new to Italy. Its original colour scheme was Bleu Miura (blue) with Gobi (beige) interior, the same as it is today. The Miura’s early history is not recorded but at some point it made its way across the Atlantic. By 1985 the car was in the USA in the care of Mr Allen Lawrence Klopp in Pennsylvania. An engineer by training, Mr Klopp carried out a great deal of work on the car during his ownership (1985-2006) and there are copies of extensive invoices for work and servicing carried out during his long custodianship. ‘3769’ remains largely original having undergone only a partial restoration carried out from 1985-1987. While in Mr Klopp’s care the Miura averaged around 1,000 miles per year. In May 2005 Mr Klopp sold the car to the current vendor, in whose major private collection where it has been displayed ever since. Re-commissioning will be required before this gorgeous Miura returns to the road following a lengthy period of static display. Invoices on file suggest that the car has only travelled 843 miles in the last 18 years. Accompanying documentation consists of copies of the 2005 bill of sale and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Certificate of Title in Mr Klopp’s name.»

Special: could be the car seen in Reading (USA) in 2020 (see “lost” P400).

All, really all Lamborghini Miura we have: here.

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