From the same presentation at the 1966 Geneva Motor Show, the Lamborghini Miura became one of the most coveted object of desire of the automotive world. Movie stars, big business and wealthy playboys elected him as a symbol to display their status in the most glamorous in the world. Nevertheless, despite its aura of divinity, the Miura was far from a perfect car, that is why throughout his career, quite short compared with other models of the brand of St. Agatha, was the subject of improvements and modifications . Miura In 1971 comes standard with ventilated brake discs that were included in the latest models of Miura S, a new variant introduced in 1969 with the modified engine to deliver 370 hp and 350 of the original. Also worked in the chassis, but perhaps the biggest technical innovation was that both the engine and gearbox and did not share the same oil reservoir in the interest of better and efficient lubrication of its components, one of the weaknesses of Miura far . Similarly, for the small price of 275,000 lire could incorporate a new limited slip differential manufactured by ZF. All these changes accounted for the birth of the latest and most radical variant of the Miura, the SV.
Aesthetically, we can differentiate the Miura SV of their predecessors, the P400 and P400 Miura S to mount a new set of rear tires wider than forced to widen the wheel arches, thus gaining some ways even more sensual. The rear suspension scheme went from triangles to quadrilaterals. Similarly, a modified carburetor engine, so the 4.0-liter V12 now yielding 385 hp, 15 hp more than the Miura S and 35 more than the original Miura 1966. Despite the increased power, the performance of the SV did not differ much with those of S in terms of speed precisely because of the new Pirelli tires wider than gave more grip.
However, the Miura SV is for many experts the first supercar engine of history. With its 385 hp was the fastest and most powerful car of its time, outperforms the superclass as the Ferrari 365 GTB / 4 Daytona, Aston Martin V8, De Tomaso Pantera, the Iso Grifo 7 Litres and even Monteverdi Hai. In fact, the Miura SV only built to order and in just over two years he spent in production were not made more than 150 copies.
Today the Lamborghini Miura SV is the most sought after by collectors of vintage and the price of a copy in perfect condition is superior to that of a bat dealer. All fans of the Miura will always remember very well the first scenes of the comedy of the 70 'The Italian Job "starring Michael Caine, where a red Miura flows through the winding roads of the Italian Alps until he suffers a serious accident. Possibly
blog readers to see that in this post I used a graphic presentation more extensive than normal intuit that this is a really special miniature. And they are wrong. I have spoken many times on this blog how little Auto Art is lavished with the scale 1 / 43, and lately it is true that very few have appeared thumbnails of this scale, let alone my interest as collectors, in fact I think that Auto Art last I've shown here is the BMW M3 Sport Evo and Porsche 928. But recently before the summer in several specialized forums to reflect that we did Auto Art was preparing a new product line 1 / 43, whose main characteristic was that it incorporated a number of operable parts. For European collectors really was something almost new, because we had only seen something similar on the thumbnails of the Australian brand in its series Trax Opal, models with a very limited distribution in Europe and in Kyosho, precisely with a Lamborghini Countach LP 400 made in collaboration with Italian craftsmanship MR manufacturer that manufactures miniature itself with all operable parts, but does it in resin and in very limited runs. Therefore, the anticipation of these new Auto Art was maximum. A few weeks before the opening of the Exhibition of Art and Auto Nuremberg 2011 we announced on its website the first model of its new product range called 'Signature Series'. Era un Lamborghini Miura SV, disponible en dos de los colores más comunes para este coche, amarillo y naranja.
Hoy aquí muestro el Miura SV amarillo de la 'Signature Series' de Auto Art. Como coleccionistas, ni estoy a favor ni en contra de las miniaturas 1/43 con aperturas. Simplemente me fijo en cómo las resuelven. tengo experiencias positivas con Kyosho, Minichamps y la propia Auto Art (sólo abren capó), pero no tanto con otras marcas como Franklin Mint o Detail Cars, cuyos rudimentarios sistemas de aperturas creo que desvirtúan sus miniaturas, aunque claro, hablamos de modelos con unos años encima. Así pues, el poseer en mi colección el nuevo Miura SV de Auto Art obedece más que nada a incorporar a new type of miniature. With the model in hand, I think the price I paid for it is reasonable, because in my point of view is a work of jewelry. One of my concerns was precisely how to solve the opening mechanisms and whether this would affect the shapes of the car, but no, the mechanisms are very similar to the real car and the parts fit very well thanks to strategically placed magnets . The level of detail is overwhelming, we, more like a miniature metal resin and do not highlight anything in particular, since the set is incredible. The logos, wipers and many elements are etched inside. The carpet is real. The wheels are here. In my view, Auto Art has done an extremely attractive and brave bet, given the terrain that ultimately are eating the new diecast many manufacturers have opted for the resin and lower prices, as in the case of people like Neo or Spark, and that brands like Minichamps, former leaders of diecast in 1 / 43, seems to have rested on its laurels. Of course, the price of Auto Art 'Signature Series' is three times the normal series, so we will see that response and achieve long term if it is true that we have a new way of making miniatures. For now, we have already known that the 'Signature Series' Auto Art will be followed and there is already announced a Lamborghini Countach QV 5000 S, a McLaren F1 and several Porsche. Remain vigilant.
