Chassis number 4840 was dispatched to Italian dealer Righetti on 25 June 1971, having rolled off the production line sporting Rosso Corsa paintwork with a stunning Bleu leather and cloth interior. This Miura was sold the following May to its first owner in Germany and, between 1972 and being acquired by its second owner in 1977, underwent an aesthetic conversion to resemble the one-off 1970 Miura ‘Jota’.
The Jota, or SV-J, was a testbed built at the behest of Lamborghini’s chief test driver Bob Wallace, with the ultimately unfulfilled intention to take the car racing under the FIA’s Appendix J regulations. Despite this, a handful of SV-Js were commissioned for particular clients from the factory, while other Miuras underwent conversion at a later date at their owner’s request. Changes to resemble the Jota included the installation of fixed headlights with plexiglass covers, the cutting of large air exhausts for the radiator into to the bonnet, and a central opening created for a racing-specification fuel filler cap. The front air dam was also changed for an aluminium variant, while the exhaust system was modified to have centralised tailpipes, necessitating an alteration inside the boot to accommodate their new placement.
The car changed hands once again in 1978 and then remained with its third keeper until 1997, whereupon it came into the possession of its fourth owner, by which time it had covered a little over 30,000 kilometres. Under their supervision, from 1997 to 2001, the car underwent an extremely thorough bare-metal restoration. The bodywork, chassis, and interior were returned to “as-new” condition, while the engine and gearbox were completely stripped and rebuilt by Instinsky of Stuttgart, who also converted it to run on unleaded fuel. The car retained its Jota bodywork and exhaust specification and was finished in a beautiful dark green, with gold wheels and details, and trimmed inside with cream and black leather. The Miura because a regular showpiece, including making an appearance at the 2012 Essen Techno Classica, by which time it had become part of the Dr Oetker collection.
Its previous owner acquired the car in 2015 from the Dr Oetker collection and, after careful consideration, decided to embark upon a cosmetic restoration of the car to the June 1971 factory specification. The restoration of the body and paintwork was carried out by Carrosserie Battaglia-Bolognesi in Ferrara, who took the bodywork back to bare metal once again, removing the Jota elements and installing original retractable headlights, before repainting the car in Rosso Corsa. The interior was retrimmed in dark blue by Auto Interni and the mechanical elements, including the fitment of a non-Jota exhaust system, were given a thorough once over by marque specialist Top Motors, run by ex-Lamborghini foreman Orazio Salvioli and his son Luca.
Completed in 2016, chassis 4840 was purchased by the consignor in 2021. Enjoyed since, this Miura SV presents wonderfully and benefits from a major service carried out by Mythic Motors in April 2024. Certified by Lamborghini Polo Storico, it retains its matching-numbers V-12 engine and is accompanied by the certification documents. Furthermore, the car is offered with a Lamborghini leather folio, owner’s manual, tool kit, and the old German Fahrzeugbrief, which details the previous owners back to 1972.
As one of just 150 built, this German-delivered Miura SV ticks all the boxes with its known history from new, factory-correct colour scheme, matching-numbers engine, and sought-after Lamborghini Polo Storico certification.
