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Lamborghini Miura Jota SVR (1975)
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This boxed set contains:
- 1 x Lamborghini Miura Jota SVR (1975) 1/24 scale sports car [Historic Car Series]
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This boxed set contains:
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1*Lamborghini Miura Jota SVR (1975) 1/24 scale sports car [Historic Car Series]
The Lamborghini Miura was officially unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1966.
Named ‘Miura‘ after Spain's bravest fighting bull, the car stood
just 1,080mm tall, its front and rear cowls opened and closed like a racing car, and
its pop-up headlights with eyelash-like trim became the Miura's defining features.
The development of the Miura was extremely difficult. The transversely mounted mid-engine proved unreliable,
the high load on the rear wheels resulted in insufficient chassis rigidity, and handling flaws were evident.
Gearbox problems and cabin vibration and noise were just some of the numerous issues.
However, after its official announcement, the Miura's reputation soared.
P400: Thus, the P400, still essentially a prototype, was transferred to the mass production program.
In early 1968, the chassis rigidity, which had been lacking, was strengthened, and the improved handling
contributed to a reduction in vibration and noise.
From May of the same year, 70-profile tires were fitted, the suspension alignment was changed, and
part of the front chassis was also redesigned.
P400S: As an evolution of the P400, the main changes include
an increase of 20 PS in maximum engine output and 2 kg-m in maximum torque, with the engine speed at which these are achieved being 400 rpm higher.
The interior, which was unpopular in the P400, was also significantly improved.
From April 1970, ventilated disc brakes were standard on both the front and rear.
J: In the spring of 1970, a special car was built.
While the basic design was the same as the production Miura, it was a complete racing machine.
The body was made entirely of aluminum, the car weighed only 880 kg, and
it was built in accordance with the vehicle regulations for the prototype class of Section J of the FIA Sporting Code, hence the ‘J,‘ and
it was later called the Jota.
However, this one Jota, still in racing specifications, was delivered to a customer and
was totaled in an accident on August 2, 1972, and scrapped.
SVR: This model inherited the development concept of the Jota, which was totaled in an accident, based on the 1968 Miura P400S .
Modifications began in November 1975 and shipments started in April of the following year.
The engine was a dry-sump V12 DOHC tuned to 400ps/8500rpm. Along with the engine strengthening , modifications were made to the chassis,
including the dampers, stabilizers, and disc brakes . Externally, it had unique details such as fixed headlights, air outlets at the rear of the fenders, large flared rear fenders, BBS mesh wheels housed within those fenders, and a rear wing at the rear of the roof, which led to it being specially named SVR.
