Lamborghini Has Found And Restored The Miura From ‘The Italian Job’

In a fantastic story with which to start the week, Lamborghini secretly discovered the whereabouts of a famous movie Miura and restored it to perfection
Lamborghini Has Found And Restored The Miura From ‘The Italian Job’

One of the greatest things about long-established supercar makers is the love they show their own back-catalogues. Here’s a fresh example courtesy of Lamborghini and an iconic Miura P400 from the opening scene of an equally iconic 1960s film.

Lamborghini Has Found And Restored The Miura From ‘The Italian Job’

After appearing in 1969’s The Italian Job, then being sold off and making its way around several owners, the stunning Arancio (orange) Miura was discovered in a collection in Lichtenstein. It was verified by Lamborghini’s researchers on the ground as the car from the film, and a deal was struck.

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Since then Lamborghini’s Polo Storico department, which specialises in restoring Lamborghinis built before 2001 – so up to and including the Diablo – has spared no expense returning it to perfection just in time for the 50th anniversary of The Italian Job’s release. As car people, we find that pretty heart-warming.

The car was seen in some wonderful shots through the opening sequence of The Italian Job, where actor Rossano Brazzi and stunt driver Enzo Moruzzi pilot the Arancio Miura-painted P400 along the stunning Great St Bernard Pass.

Lamborghini Has Found And Restored The Miura From ‘The Italian Job’

During the scene the elegant V12 supercar disappears into a tunnel where, just around a corner, it hits a deliberately parked earth mover and explodes. Clearly a mafia hit, the suited killers then dump the wrecked Miura off the side of the road, down a cliff and into a river.

That car wasn’t the one that was driven, though. Interestingly, the beautiful Arancio car was only chosen because Paramount, the movie production company, wanted a wrecked one as well and Lamborghini just happened to have an Arancio one with white seats that had already been crashed.

Lamborghini Has Found And Restored The Miura From ‘The Italian Job’

Conveniently there was a virtually identical left-hooker almost at the end of the production line, so Paramount took both, drove the new one and disposed of the crashed one. We’re extremely glad this one has re-emerged; these things were never meant to be hidden away.

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Anonymous

Italian Job <3

05/07/2019 - 07:34 |
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CannedRex24

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

&#x1F3B5;”Self-preservation Soci-ety” &#x1F3B5;

05/07/2019 - 09:18 |
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CannedRex24

We’re extremely glad this one has re-emerged; these things were never meant to be hidden away.

05/07/2019 - 09:22 |
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German Perfectionist

“Hnnng” - Matt Kimberly, 2019

05/07/2019 - 12:47 |
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Anonymous

Quite simply one of the best opening sequences to any film ever. Excuse me whilst I listen to Matt Munro’s Days Like These on repeat.

05/07/2019 - 13:03 |
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Chris D.

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Other than the fact the Miura explodes I have to agree

05/10/2019 - 03:46 |
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Anonymous

Lamborghini rn:

05/07/2019 - 13:24 |
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REAL_sluggo

I’d like to see a resto-mod kitted out properly. THAT would be interesting.
All the lovely outer skin with new tech underneath… sorta like dating an OAP but having a go with a fitness freak

05/07/2019 - 19:52 |
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ShadowHuayra (HemiPower)

Did the example that ended up in the river have the engine and transmission? It didn’t look like it and I’m really hoping it didn’t

05/08/2019 - 03:32 |
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