A super(car) half-century: 50 years of the Lamborghini Miura

The National
  • Our writer puts a Lamborghini Miura SV through its paces in the Italian Alps. The iconic supercar’s fame was cemented by the 1969 movie The Italian Job. Courtesy Automobili Lamborghini
    Our writer puts a Lamborghini Miura SV through its paces in the Italian Alps. The iconic supercar’s fame was cemented by the 1969 movie The Italian Job. Courtesy Automobili Lamborghini
  • Our writer puts a Lamborghini Miura SV through its paces in the Italian Alps. The iconic supercar’s fame was cemented by the 1969 movie The Italian Job. Courtesy Automobili Lamborghini
    Our writer puts a Lamborghini Miura SV through its paces in the Italian Alps. The iconic supercar’s fame was cemented by the 1969 movie The Italian Job. Courtesy Automobili Lamborghini
  • The Miura flipped the front-engined sports-car template by having its V12 engine positioned behind the cockpit, with the gearbox in the same housing. Courtesy of Automobili Lamborghini
    The Miura flipped the front-engined sports-car template by having its V12 engine positioned behind the cockpit, with the gearbox in the same housing. Courtesy of Automobili Lamborghini
  • Our writer puts a Lamborghini Miura SV through its paces in the Italian Alps. The iconic supercar’s fame was cemented by the 1969 movie The Italian Job. Courtesy Automobili Lamborghini
    Our writer puts a Lamborghini Miura SV through its paces in the Italian Alps. The iconic supercar’s fame was cemented by the 1969 movie The Italian Job. Courtesy Automobili Lamborghini
  • The Miura flipped the front-engined sports-car template by having its V12 engine positioned behind the cockpit, with the gearbox in the same housing. Courtesy Automobili Lamborghini
    The Miura flipped the front-engined sports-car template by having its V12 engine positioned behind the cockpit, with the gearbox in the same housing. Courtesy Automobili Lamborghini
  • Our writer puts a Lamborghini Miura SV through its paces in the Italian Alps. The iconic supercar’s fame was cemented by the 1969 movie The Italian Job. Courtesy Automobili Lamborghini
    Our writer puts a Lamborghini Miura SV through its paces in the Italian Alps. The iconic supercar’s fame was cemented by the 1969 movie The Italian Job. Courtesy Automobili Lamborghini