Harry's Garage - Lamborghini Miura

Harry's Garage - Lamborghini Miura

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larrylamb11

Original Poster:

625 posts

258 months

Friday 27th April 2018
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A treat for all petrolheads from Harry's Garage - a great little video on the Miura.

What a noise..

Just fabulous.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGNHVYU0Xok

pattyg

1,341 posts

234 months

Sunday 29th April 2018
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£1.3m’s worth eek

RobDickinson

31,343 posts

261 months

Sunday 29th April 2018
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Price doesn't surprise me really.

What a motor. It'd be top of my list of classics to own after lottery win.

thebraketester

14,695 posts

145 months

Sunday 29th April 2018
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Love the gearbox whine. lol

belfry

980 posts

189 months

Sunday 29th April 2018
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I loved the video, but a dream was shattered when I saw just how cramped Harry looked in the Miura (and he's not a large guy). I noticed that he had to drive with the sun visor down the whole time in order to gain a precious 1cm on headroom. A very sad day for me.

Also, 1.3 million !!

roygarth

2,674 posts

255 months

Monday 30th April 2018
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belfry said:
I loved the video, but a dream was shattered when I saw just how cramped Harry looked in the Miura (and he's not a large guy). I noticed that he had to drive with the sun visor down the whole time in order to gain a precious 1cm on headroom. A very sad day for me.

Also, 1.3 million !!
As with all Italian sports cars of that era, it was built for the average, ie long armed short legged, Italian!

456mgt

2,505 posts

273 months

Monday 30th April 2018
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That was a fabulous video, really authentic to the Miura experience. It looked like that car had SV rear suspension; it improves handling considerably. You can also fit the SV sump to get around the shared oil issues as well.

roygarth said:
As with all Italian sports cars of that era, it was built for the average, ie long armed short legged, Italian!
He's 6' 1" he says so even slightly under that and you're fine. You can also get a collar put into the steering column which brings the steering wheel back by about 4cm. It may not sound much but it makes a big difference if you don't have arms like an Orang Utan.

Pothole

34,367 posts

289 months

Monday 30th April 2018
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belfry said:
I loved the video, but a dream was shattered when I saw just how cramped Harry looked in the Miura (and he's not a large guy). I noticed that he had to drive with the sun visor down the whole time in order to gain a precious 1cm on headroom. A very sad day for me.

Also, 1.3 million !!
He's 6'1". I'm 5'8", it was built for me!

cgt2

7,141 posts

195 months

Monday 30th April 2018
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belfry said:
I loved the video, but a dream was shattered when I saw just how cramped Harry looked in the Miura (and he's not a large guy). I noticed that he had to drive with the sun visor down the whole time in order to gain a precious 1cm on headroom. A very sad day for me.

Also, 1.3 million !!
I went to buy a Countach once but was very disappointed to find my head was touching the roof and the footwell was so cramped that my right foot covered both brake and throttle. I was utterly devastated that day and still remember how I felt even 20 years later.

NDA

22,303 posts

232 months

Monday 30th April 2018
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Great video - thanks for posting that.....

The Muira was and is impossibly beautiful. It inspired one of my purchases when the concept Muira didn't happen.

andrew

10,089 posts

199 months

Monday 30th April 2018
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cgt2 said:
I went to buy a Countach once but was very disappointed to find my head was touching the roof and the footwell was so cramped that my right foot covered both brake and throttle. I was utterly devastated that day and still remember how I felt even 20 years later.
i've never sat in a miura or countach, as that's one dream i don't want broken

Pothole

34,367 posts

289 months

Tuesday 1st May 2018
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andrew said:
cgt2 said:
I went to buy a Countach once but was very disappointed to find my head was touching the roof and the footwell was so cramped that my right foot covered both brake and throttle. I was utterly devastated that day and still remember how I felt even 20 years later.
i've never sat in a miura or countach, as that's one dream i don't want broken
Larger lads need an Espada for Bertone Lambo kicks!

Murph7355

38,893 posts

263 months

Monday 4th June 2018
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roygarth said:
belfry said:
I loved the video, but a dream was shattered when I saw just how cramped Harry looked in the Miura (and he's not a large guy). I noticed that he had to drive with the sun visor down the whole time in order to gain a precious 1cm on headroom. A very sad day for me.

Also, 1.3 million !!
As with all Italian sports cars of that era, it was built for the average, ie long armed short legged, Italian!
I had a half opportunity at a Miura when I bought the Daytona I used to have. I'm 6'4" and a larger athlete...no chance.

Daytona had plenty of room in it though (Italian sports car of the same era smile).

dinkel

27,167 posts

265 months

Monday 29th October 2018
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Concours Het Loo 2018:


A Miura is from another planet. It is so beautiful it will make your eyes water. Last friday I sat in this one.


Did I fit in? Well, only just. Is it magic? Hell yes.