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1969 Lamborghini Miura S For Sale - The First Lamborghini Road
Tested By Legendary Valentino Balboni LMC is very proud to offer
for sale this 1969 Lamborghini Miura S Since its arrival in 1966,
the Lamborghini Miura has been an icon of automotive design being
regarded as one of the most beautiful cars ever built and the first
ever Supercar. A work of art created by the young Marcello Gandini,
the newly promoted head designer at Bertone. Moving in a different
direction to their competitors, Lamborghini used a V12 3.9-litre
engine that was mid-mounted, providing the car with excellent
weight distribution which layout had only been utilized by race
cars previously. Throughout its life cycle, the Miura was improved
creating variants in the form of the P400, S, SV and SVJ. A name
synonymous with the marque is the legendary Lamborghini test driver
Valentino Balboni who has become the hero of many Lamborghini
enthusiasts. When Valentino first started at Lamborghini, he worked
in the service department mostly cleaning the shop and tools while
the mechanics serviced the vehicles. His dream job was occupied by
his role model Bob Wallace who was the chief test driver and
engineer. Valentino dreamed of the day when he would be able to
take the newest models built in the Sant'Agata factory out on the
local roads. Sometimes when the car was completed from service, he
would sneakily drive the cars around the building a few times.
After getting caught by Paolo Stanzai , Ferrucio offered Valentino
a job as an apprentice test driver underneath his role model Bob
Wallace. This Miura S offered here for sale is believed to be the
first Lamborghini Valentino Balboni ever road tested at the factory
before starting his amazing career as the world's most famous test
driver. In a video of Mr. Balboni driving and talking about this
particular Miura he states "This Miura was my first road test" and
"The car has always been in my control". Ordered new by M.
Penchinat, a successful developer in the Southeast of France, who
ordered his Miura from the marque importer, Voitures Paris Monceau,
after reading in the papers that french singer Johnny Halliday
drove a Lamborghini Miura. Mr. Penchiant ordered his Miura S with
exclusive Cinghiale (wild boar skin) interior of which only few
Miura's were optioned. Popular lore states that this material was
introduced to Lamborghini by Frank Sinatra, but according to
Balboni, it was Nuccio Bertone himself who recommended this
extravagant hide as a unique and fitting option for the Miura. The
car arrived in Paris at the start of November 1969, and was
registered 9259VY75 on 20 November 1969., M. Penchinat was lucky
enough to travel the autoroutes in France regularly going from
N�mes to Paris and back. In the early 1980's, Mr. Penchiant sold
his Miura to Josie Cabrezing of Toulouse, as he wasn't using it
anymore and became nervous of his teenage son's driving it. In the
mid 1990's Mr Caberzing brought his Miura to the Lamborghini
factory for an inspection which established that the car was still
in beautiful original condition, both the paintwork and interior as
well as the mechanical elements - the engine and transmission.
Knowing this, Balboni advised an acquaintance and great marque
enthusiast, Mr Carlo Mauri, who subsequently bought the car. The
deal was done in 1997, and on the advice of the same Mr Balboni, he
entrusted the car's maintenance to the Top Motors garage, owned by
none other than Orazio Salvioli, former technical director at
Lamborghini for decades. Balboni who drove this car for the last
time at the end of 2012 and judged this car to be in exceptionally
good, original condition at this time, corroborated by the matching
numbers of the different mechanical and body parts. To have one's
Lamborghini known and cared for by Valentino Balboni is a goal of
any proud connoisseur of the marque. Due to the incredible standard
of this example's history, Balboni stated clearly that this unit
could be used as the very reference for all Miuras, in questions of
authenticity. Simply put this example has been known and beloved by
the foremost expert on the marque. Mr. Balboni stated that this car
is a "benchmark example which all other Miuras could be compared
for originality". Recently this special Miura underwent a complete
restoration and is ready to be enjoyed by its next caretaker. The
original Chingale interior was preserved during the restoration
with the exception of the carpets. Included in the sale are owner's
manuals, ownership history and a letter from Valentino Balboni/Polo
Storico. This Miura S is a special example of the first ever
supercar and a must for any prominent collection! Additional
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