Today we will be discussing the history of the Lamborghini Miura, however, the car pictured is something completely different (or maybe not?). The vehicle shown is officially the 2008 Giugiaro Concept Gran Turismo (Progetto Per Auto Sportiva) designed by the famous Italian automobile designer, Giorgetto Giugiaro, and brought to life by his son Fabrizio Giugaro over 44 years later. The story behind this project is very technical, and detailed, but we will provide the known facts. During the development of the Miura, Italian car designer Marcello Gandini had succeeded Giorgetto Giugiaro as chief of styling at Bertone. The Miura, which was developed from 1966-1973, was designed by Gandini after just having freshly entered the design scene. There was however a model that came before the Miura, known as the Lamborghini 350 GTV, which was Lamborghini's first ever prototype, and was shown at in 1963 in Turin. This was followed by Lamborghini's first ever production vehicle, the 350 GT, in 1964 at Geneva. During and before the introduction of the 350 GT, Lamborghini, which was a fairly new company at the time, was accepting design proposals, including from Pininfarina, Ghia, Bertone and more. During this time, Giugiaro was serving as Bertone's chief stylist where he worked from 1959-1965. Reportedly, sketches from this particular period of history (Bertone era) were discovered by Giorgetto's son, Fabrizio, where he then began to create a unique idea. After studying & scanning the drawings, Fabrizio secretly had a full-sized styling model, and gifted it to his father as a gift to celebrate his 70th birthday. While the sketches were marked and labeled 'Lamborghini', the mid-engine design was reportedly being considered for use by Bizzarrini. Then CEO of Bertone, Giuseppe'Nuccio' Bertone reportedly offered the sketches to Lamborghini instead, where they were of course shelved.
How many made? 1 of 1
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Debut: Giorgetto's home in Turin, Italy on September 20, 2007
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0-60mph: n/a
Photo Credit: @pablorivasbao
Research: @rarecarsonly