Immer wieder: Balboni

263) Chassis-Nummer: 3739

Motoren-Nummer: 2502

Auslieferungsdatum: 30.10.1968

Auslieferung an: Grand Garage des Nations

Original-Farbe: Blu Miura

Interieur: skay senape

erster Besitzer: Fraissinet?

weitere Besitzer: tauchte 2005 auf, wurde im Werk restauriert (bis 2008); ab 2014 in Belgien, verschiedene Kennzeichen (1OZE277, 1OBB178); stand 2016 zum Verkauf bei Gipimotor; 2017 in die USA verkauft (Kennzeichen BGU781G).

Auktion: Bonham’s, Spa 2013, verkauft für 575’00 Euro, angeboten mit folgendem Text: «This early P400 has been completely restored at the Sant’Agata factory’s Centro Restauro section of the Customer Service Department under the supervision of Lamborghini’s legendary chief test driver, Valentino Balboni, and comes with his signed letter of confirmation dated October 14th 2008. Coincidentally, Balboni retired that very same month after 40 years with Lamborghini, during which time he reputedly drove around 80% of the cars produced! Despite having a limited edition, two-wheel drive variant of the Gallardo named after him, Balboni has admitted that the Miura is his all-time favourite. Delivered new to Grand Garage des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, chassis number ‚3739‘ has had only three previous owners and was acquired by the current vendor in January 2005. The restoration commenced soon afterwards and took three years, consuming some 4,000 man-hours of labour and costing €160,000, as evidenced by Lamborghini’s invoice on file. A few metal components had to be manufactured but this total represents 99% labour costs as all other parts used were ’new old stock‘ items already purchased by a previous owner and still in their sealed plastic bags as despatched from the factory. The Miura was restored to its original colour scheme and the restoration is fully documented in an excellent file containing over 600 photographs. Factory build sheets for the engine are on file also. Highlights of the rebuild are outlined by Valentino Balboni in his letter: ‚It has been a long and very accurate process but necessary to achieve expected quality standards and maintain originality. To mention only the most significant steps, front and rear bonnets have been rebuilt to original conditions and shape, as well related under frames. The lower section of the central part rebuilt as it was in origin, painted in original colour using original compounds. The electrical wiring harness replaced with a new one. The interior has been totally rebuilt, new leather and carpets, liner as it was in origin. Total engine and transmission overhaul performed, suspension and brakes update.‘ Following the project’s completion in May 2008, ‚3739‘ was displayed at Lamborghini’s request in the factory’s Centro Eccellenza for the appreciation of visitors and enthusiasts. There can be no greater accolade. Offered with its original handbook and Swiss Carte Grise, this superb Miura does enormous credit to the Lamborghini marque as a whole and its condition, quality and performance must be seen and experienced to be adequately appreciated.»

Später: Verkauft über Broad Arrow, Private Sales.

Dann: Gooding & Co., Pebble Beach 2025, Schätzpreis 1,75 bis 2,25 Millionen Dollar. Mit diesen Informationen: «It was completed on October 30, 1968, and delivered to Grand Garage des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, where it was registered for the first time the following day. Copies of the original Lamborghini build sheets on file show that the car was originally finished in Bleu with Senape (Mustard) interior and confirm that it retains its matching-numbers engine today. The build sheets also include the notes by the factory test driver from his pre-delivery road test on the autostrada, as well as lavori speciali (special work) card that describes deviations from standard specification – including wider wheels, a quieter exhaust system, and non-standard horn and lighting. This car remained in Switzerland for decades, and had at least two owners prior to a Geneva owner, who purchased the car in 2005 and commissioned Lamborghini to restore it under the watchful eye of Valentino Balboni. The car comes with correspondence about the restoration between that owner and various parties at Lamborghini, including CEO Stephan Winkelmann and Balboni. The letters and emails outline the scope and progress of this work, which is corroborated by invoices on Lamborghini letterhead and an album containing hundreds of photos of the restoration, many of which depict Mr. Balboni himself with 3739 throughout the process. The restoration reportedly required 4,000 hours of work and encompassed all cosmetic and mechanical aspects of the car, including bodywork, paint, interior, engine, transaxle, driveline, suspension, and brakes. The work was completed in May 2008, a few months before Balboni officially retired from Lamborghini in October 2008. In a letter he wrote that same month, Balboni confirms that 3739 was restored in its entirety by the Centro Restauro (Restoration Center) section of Lamborghini’s Customer Service Department, describes the scope of the work, and thanks the car’s owner as well. Upon its completion, the car was displayed at the Lamborghini factory’s Centro Eccellenza in Sant’Agata Bolognese before returning to Switzerland, where it was enjoyed by its owner for several years before being sold to a Belgian owner in 2013. In 2017, chassis 3739 was acquired by an owner in the UK, who then imported it to the US, where it has remained since».

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