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Lamborghini Miura P400 SVJ Spider.
This one-off example of the Miura was displayed at the 1981 Geneva Motor Show with other new Lamborghini models (Jalpa and LM002) shortly after new company CEO Patrick Mimran took over the factory. Finished in pearl white, the SVJ Spider was the formerly yellow Miura S presented at the 1971 Geneva Motor Show, reconstructed in 1980 by the Swiss Lamborghini Importer Lambomotor AG with SVJ parts provided by the factory - hence the official Bertone badge and Bertone lettering on the inner door side sills.
Equipped with wide wheels and a rear wing reflecting the marque’s revival, it was considered as a prototype for a possible limited series of Miura Spider.
Subsequently bought by Swiss Lamborghini collector Jean Wicki, the car had its rear wing and chin spoiler removed and was painted silver, bringing the car’s style closer to the Berlinetta SVJ. Lamborghini specialist Autodrome (France) purchased the car from Wicki and restored its bodywork and upholstery in partneship with Carrosserie Lecoq (Paris). Painted traditional Miura lime green, the car was eventually sold to a Parisian collector.
Other than private modifications, there are only two “open” Miuras, officially presented in International Motor shows: the Bertone Miura Roadster, exhibited on Bertone’s own stand at Bruxelles in 1969, and this example, shown on the Lamborghini stand at the Geneva Motor show in 1981.
(Source: gearheadsandmonkeywrenches)
Delta Integrale Evo II ::: The Art of Driving
*#@$% The Delta HF Integrale won 46 WRC Rally victories and a record 6 consecutive Constructors Championships. Imagine, if that it was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro had EVERYTHING to do with this!?!? Design becomes alive. %$@#*
THE “T” TRIO
Bill Buxton describes very nicely, the Super Trio…The combination and kind of people it takes to create innovation. This graphic is a description of part of his slide deck. Are you a “T” shaped designer, technologist, or business person? Who is in your Trio?
