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Buying a Lamborghini Miura in the Sixties wasn't any different from purchasing a Lamborghini these days, it took a healthy bank account to be able to afford such an exotic car, let's not forget the Miura is considered to be the first supercar ever, and in the late Sixties the MSRP for a Miura S was around US$19,250, which converts into nearly $160,000 at the time of writing which made a Lamborghini Miura an amazing investment if you had the cash around back then considering their multi-million dollar value these days.

But there are a few exceptions to the rule, as usual, if you consider a Concours-quality Lamborghini Miura SV being worth nearly $5,000,000 in 2025, think about how much an even rarer model would be worth, like the one-off Miura Roadster for instance, that would easily be worth triple that amount if it would ever be available for sale, and then we have the Miura Jota recreation that will be another very high-value car is sold, which brings us to yet another very special and rare Miura, another one-off in fact.

Chassis #3781 was built into a 1968 Lamborghini Miura S, finished in Verde Miura over a black interior and put on display during the 50th Turin Motor Show before being delivered to Lamborauto in Turin on November 30, 1968. In 1974 the car was sold to Heinz Straber in Germany, who was so impressed by the Lamborghini Miura Jota Bob Wallace created in 1970, that he sent his Miura S to the factory for a complete makeover, the one-of-a-kind Miura SVR would be made.

The Lamborghini Miura S chassis #3781  came with engine #2511 and body number #383), and would be made into a more race-oriented version of what we already knew as a Miura SVJ, a kind of Jota-inspired factory custom-made for a few wealthy individuals, but the Miura SVR would take things considerably further, lower, and wider.

Over two years, Automobili Lamborghini SpA transformed the sensual bodyline of the original Miura S into an aggressive, wide Miura SVR, massively wide rear wheel arches were needed to cover center-lock BBS wheels with 345/35ZR15 Pirelli P7R tires, these also required a modified suspension, so an adjustable Koni system was fitted together with Porsche 917 derived Girling disk brakes for additional stopping power.

Opening the engine cover revealed a highly modified transverse V12 engine, now fitted with a dry sump conversion, modified cams, and a quadruple set of triple, open funnel, Weber carburetors, extremely impressive to look at.

To complete the racecar look, a deep chin spoiler was fitted at the front, together with a roof-mounted wing for more downforce, naturally the Jota-inspired fixed headlights behind covers just had to be fitted, together with air vents cut into the front hood, and a fast fuel filler cap protruding from below made its appearance too.

Strangely enough, soon after the car was finished in 1976, it was sold to Hiromitsu Ito and made its way to Japan (for a rumored amount of $550,000) where the car would remain for decades, during that ownership the car went through a 3-year restoration when the owner decided to change the all-black interior, complete with stunning Recaro seats into gold ... let that sink in for a moment.

In late 2015 the Miura SVR was listed for sale in Japan, and when the new owner acquired this unique supercar from the Sixties, it was sent back to Sant'Agata for another restoration in 2018, this time by Polo Storico, who were requested to bring the car back to the original 1974 condition, something that turned out not to be so straight-forward as initially thought.

Paolo Gabrielli, Lamborghini Head of After Sales and Director of the Polo Storico, said: "The full restoration took 19 months and required a different approach to the way we normally work. The original production sheet wasn’t of much help, as we relied mostly on the specifications from the 1974 modifications. The challenge for the Polo Storico team was even more daunting as the car arrived in Sant’Agata in pieces, although the parts were all there, and with considerable modifications. The only variations on the original specifications were the addition of 4-point safety belts, more supportive seats, and a removable roll bar. These were expressly requested by the customer and are intended to improve safety during the car’s racetrack exhibitions."

It is this final version of the Lamborghini Miura SVR that AUTOart recreated on a 1/18 scale for us collectors to enjoy, and right from the start, I must admit it is a masterpiece once again the details are all there when you compare the model to the real car, the interior is just amazing, with the four-point safety belts complete with Sabelt writing, the steering wheel is nicely detailed, all the dials are present, it's just a beauty.

And when you open the engine cover, the attention to detail on the engine is amazing, the chrome funnels on top of the triple Weber stacks are just magnificent, you'll find braided lines, orange plug leads, white ceramic coated exhaust pipes ... it's just all there, nearly identical to the real car.

And that attention to detail continues underneath the front hood too, again with the braided lines, the fuel tank, the emergency stop buttons, the fans ... it's all there, and it is very finely recreated, right down to the pattern on the AVON tires fitted during the restoration, even the rivets on the body look beautiful.

I'm sure many of my fellow collectors are wondering if they should add this AUTOart Lamborghini Miura SVR to their collection, in doubt because most of them already own the Kyosho version of this exact model ... and I can answer that very firmly ... yes, this AUTOart is on another level, and it deserves a spot in your collection, even if you already own the Kyosho model.

Let me explain myself on this, the AUTOart release is exactly how this Miura SVR presents herself today, with the black interior, the AVON tires, and the seat belts ... this is how the real car looks in 2025, so why bother with the older Kyosho models then? Easy, the red Kyosho item 08319R is how the car looked more or less back in the late Seventies, Kyosho also released item 08311RG which is how this Miura SVR looked about a decade ago in Japan, with the gold interior, also note that the antenna on the roof has been removed during the Polo Storico restoration in 2018.

Also, keep in mind this is a one-of-a-kind car, the Miura SVR was only built once by Lamborghini, and it has always been finished in red, Kyosho released their model in multiple colors, and they do look nice, but there is only one single Lamborghini Miura SVR, and it's red. There have been a number of third-party conversions done over the years, so you can encounter a Miura SVR lookalike in black, yellow, and purple ... but the real deal is red.

Originally released in February 2025.

our RATING

Exterior		9/10
Interior		8/10
Engine		9/10
Accuracy		9/10
Overall rating		9/10

Original price : € 299