Kyosho Lamborghini Miura SVR 1:43 Black-Gold KS03203BKG

FEATURES</p> FEATURES FEATURES</p> </p> <p>LAMBORGHINI MIURA SVR – BLACK & GOLD The Lamborghini Miura SVR represents one of the most extreme interpretations of the legendary Miura. Its origins can be traced back to the Lamborghini Miura P400, unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in 1966. The revolutionary Miura was one of the first production cars to combine a mid-mounted engine with genuine road-car usability. Its spectacular body was created by Bertone, with Marcello Gandini responsible for the styling that gave the Miura its unmistakable silhouette. The mechanical concept was developed by Lamborghini engineers including Gian Paolo Dallara and Paolo Stanzani. The Miura featured a 4.0-litre V12 engine mounted transversely behind the passenger compartment. This unusual configuration allowed Lamborghini to create an exceptionally compact and low sports car. The story of the SVR, however, began with Lamborghini test driver Bob Wallace. In 1970 Wallace developed an experimental competition-oriented Miura known as the Jota. The Jota was considerably lighter, more powerful and more aggressive than the production Miura. Wallace modified the chassis, suspension, braking system, engine and bodywork with competition use in mind. Its appearance included widened wheel arches, additional air intakes and a much more purposeful racing character. Although the original Jota was later destroyed in an accident, it became the inspiration for several special Lamborghini-built Miuras. A small number of cars were converted to SVJ specification. The ultimate development of this idea was the Miura SVR, with the letter “R” standing for Racing. Only one genuine Lamborghini Miura SVR was ever created by the factory. The car was chassis number 3781. Interestingly, chassis 3781 had originally been completed in 1968 as a standard Miura P400 S. It was originally finished in Verde Miura and was displayed at the 1968 Turin Motor Show. After passing through several owners, the car was acquired in 1974 by German enthusiast Heinz Steber. He returned the Miura to the Lamborghini factory at Sant’Agata Bolognese for an extensive Jota-inspired transformation. The work took approximately eighteen months. The resulting SVR featured dramatically wider bodywork and an imposing front spoiler. It also received distinctive racing-style aerodynamic modifications. One of its most recognizable elements was the large rear wing mounted above the engine compartment. Mechanical modifications included a more competition-oriented V12 installation and dry-sump lubrication. Wider wheels and tyres provided considerably more grip than on the standard Miura. The braking system was also substantially upgraded. The transformation created a car that looked much closer to a racing prototype than to the elegant original Miura. The Black-and-Gold specification emphasizes this aggressive character particularly well. Black bodywork gives the low Miura silhouette an exceptionally dramatic appearance. Gold wheels provide a strong contrast and recall the visual language of many racing cars of the 1960s and 1970s. However, the Black-Gold SVR should be regarded as a colour interpretation of the unique SVR, rather than a separate factory-built historical chassis. There was never a production series of Miura SVRs in different colours. The authentic SVR remained a unique automobile. Despite its competition-inspired engineering, the SVR did not establish a conventional international racing record. Lamborghini did not enter the Miura SVR in an official factory championship programme. Its significance therefore comes from engineering experimentation rather than race victories. It demonstrated what the Miura could have become if Lamborghini had developed a full factory racing programme. The SVR subsequently became particularly famous in Japan. Its dramatic shape influenced Japanese automotive culture, model-car manufacturers and the famous *Circuit Wolf* manga. Today the Miura SVR is considered one of the rarest and most fascinating Lamborghinis ever created. The Black-Gold interpretation celebrates the extraordinary combination of Gandini's original Miura design and Bob Wallace's competition-inspired Jota philosophy. It remains one of the most spectacular representations of Lamborghini's early supercar era.

• Brand: Kyosho
• Part No: KS03203BKG
• Barcode: 4548565424467
• Scale: 1:43