The Lamborghini Miura, named in tribute to the family who raided some of the world’s most famous fighting bulls, is widely credited as the world’s first true supercar. Penned by Marcello Gandini and developed by a young team of engineers, including Gian Paolo Dallara and Paolo Stanzani, the Miura broke away from Ferrucio’s inclination for front-engined GT’s and redefined performance cars with its transverse-mounted V12 engine placed behind the seats, a radical concept for a road car at the time. Its debut at the 1966 Geneva Motor Show stunned the automotive world, and cemented Lamborghini’s name as a household name synonymous with the exotic and the flamboyant, in uniquely Italian fashion.
The Miura began with the P400, which produced 350 hp from its 3.9-liter V12 and was built from 1966 to 1969. The P400S, introduced in 1968, brought refinements like power windows, revised cam timing for slightly more power, and improved interior trim. The final evolution, the Miura SV, arrived in 1971 with wider rear track, flared fenders, a reworked chassis, and up to 385 hp, making it the fastest and most developed version. Across its brief production run of 763 cars, the Miura remained an icon of 1960’s exuberance, and is still revered for its influence on every mid-engined supercar that followed, from the Ferrari F40 to the McLaren F1.
Chassis 3637 has a fascinating history. The car was originally delivered to Prince Abdul Elah, ruler of one of the Saudi Provinces, through Lamborghini Concessionaires Ltd. in London. The price? A mere $12,150 —little more than a nice house at the time, after ‘diplomatic discount’. The car stayed in the United Kingdown and was featured at the Earl’s Court show that year, and shown at The Sandie Shaw Supplement TV show, still in 1968. Fast-forwarding to the 1980’s, the car made its way to Lebanon, where it was owned by furniture entrepreneur Carlos Ayoub, and later sold to another collector, William Ayoub (1989). In April of 2005, the car was flown to Kuwait under the new ownership of Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah, and later Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, until his passing in September 2024. Between 2018 and 2020 the car received a comprehensive restoration at Aston Martin of Kuwait, and later, in 2025, it was acquired by us and improved further.
Presented in its original colour combination of Bianco over Rosso leather and still fully matching-numbers, this Miura represents an exciting chapter in Middle Eastern motoring, having belonged to no less than three Royals in its lifetime. Without a doubt, this can be considered as the single most important Lamborghini in our region.
