A 1970 Lamborghini Miura P400S, chassis 4578, sold for €1,725,000 including the buyer's premium at Bonhams' Zoute Sale in Knokke-Heist, Belgium, on 11 October 2026. The car was offered without reserve, an unusually direct test of demand for an example with attractive provenance but some outstanding mechanical work.
Bonhams identifies the car as one of 114 late P400S examples fitted with ventilated brake discs. It retains its matching-numbers engine and body, according to the auction catalogue. Those details are particularly valuable on a Miura: the transverse 4.0-litre V12 behind the cabin and Marcello Gandini's Bertone bodywork helped establish the template for the modern mid-engined supercar.
Chassis 4578 was delivered to Garage Foitek in Zurich on 30 May 1970. Establishing its original colour has required some detective work. One Lamborghini factory record lists white paint, while Bertone records and other historical documents specify Arancio Miura with a black interior. A later Bonhams saleroom notice says additional research supports the orange delivery colour. The car is now yellow, having been repainted years ago.
The history file also includes what is believed to be an original July 1970 invoice addressed to racing driver and car dealer Baron Emmanuel 'Toulo' de Graffenried. Bonhams cautions that the issuer of that document is unclear. Another record covers an inspection by long-serving Lamborghini test driver Valentino Balboni in December 2014. The auction house says the original interior survives.
Originality carries the appeal, but work remains
The Miura had been kept largely on static display for several years. It was started with help from the auction house's mechanic before the sale, but Bonhams advised recommissioning before road use. Its saleroom notice also disclosed a clutch fault, thought to involve the slave cylinder, and a cancelled Swiss registration title.
That makes the transaction more interesting than a straightforward sale of a fully sorted collector car. The buyer acquired a rare late P400S with a documented history, matching components and a set of known tasks to address.
The published €1.725 million is the total including premium, not the hammer price. Bonhams' result offers a concrete market reference for this particular chassis, without implying that another Miura with a different history or condition should command the same amount.