Broad Arrow has announced a 1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV for its Las Vegas auction on 31 October. Chassis 4936 carries a pre-sale estimate of $6 million to $7 million. It is one of only 150 examples of the final production Miura variant, with a documented history spanning three continents and more than four decades away from the road.
The auction catalogue identifies the first owner as lawyer Miguel Faria de Bostos, who took delivery in September 1971. The Miura was initially sent to Luanda, Angola, and moved to Brazil in 1974. Plans to repaint it red were abandoned. The car was left partly dismantled in a garage from the late 1970s until its rediscovery in 2019.
Restored to its original specification
A later owner commissioned a major restoration in Italy. Longtime Lamborghini test driver Valentino Balboni supervised the project, with specialist work carried out by Top Motors Salvioli, Bacchelli & Villa, and Barbieri & Bussolari. Completed in 2022, the restoration retained the original 3.9-litre V12 and matching component numbers.
The car once again wears Argento silver paint over Pelle Nera black leather. Broad Arrow believes just three Miura SVs were originally ordered in this combination. That is an estimate of factory specifications, rather than a verified number of surviving examples.
The lubrication system presents another intriguing detail. Inspectors cited in the catalogue believe the car's split-sump arrangement, separating engine and gearbox oil, was installed at the factory. There is some uncertainty: certain factory records associate the introduction of this design with production number 666, while the car being sold is number 664.
The odometer showed 22,380 kilometres when catalogued. Its unusually complete ownership story and recovery from long-term storage set this SV apart. The $6 million to $7 million range remains an estimate, not the outcome of the upcoming auction.