Go on, someone must buy this

Go on, someone must buy this

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360stimo

Original Poster:

701 posts

229 months

Sunday 14th May 2006
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and then take me for a ride in my dream car !

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1969-L

Polarbert

17,923 posts

232 months

Monday 15th May 2006
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I'll go halves with you!

My god, how sinister does it look? ing amazing!




Pat H

8,056 posts

257 months

Monday 15th May 2006
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I must be a dreadful killjoy, but I think it looks awful in black.

It also looks a bit scabby underneath and those tyres must be twenty years old.

Still, it remains a delicious thing and you could always paint it lime green or orange....

Polarbert

17,923 posts

232 months

Monday 15th May 2006
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I think it was orange originally. Black looks amazing I think.

Adam B

27,319 posts

255 months

Monday 15th May 2006
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nope, orange would have been much better

Jonny5

3,526 posts

275 months

Monday 15th May 2006
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Mike Pullen has a Miura in his workshop in black - does look stunning in the flesh.

Personally I love them in the Red/Gold guise

murph7355

37,785 posts

257 months

Monday 15th May 2006
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The more I see that car the more I see bits that are soooo wrong.

Shame, because these are just lovely as they left factory.

Polarbert

17,923 posts

232 months

Tuesday 16th May 2006
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murph7355 said:
The more I see that car the more I see bits that are soooo wrong.

Shame, because these are just lovely as they left factory.


Doesn't it have a front splitter that isn't standard? I don't know much about them but that doesn't look standard and it doesn't look very good to me.

Jonny5

3,526 posts

275 months

Tuesday 16th May 2006
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This is my idea of what a Miura should look like


tomtom

4,225 posts

231 months

Tuesday 16th May 2006
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Jonny5 said:

This is my idea of what a Miura should look like

3200gt

2,727 posts

225 months

Tuesday 16th May 2006
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If you pay 200k + for a car, im sure a 5 -10k paint job to get it the colour you want isnt going to hurt too much!

Jonny5

3,526 posts

275 months

Tuesday 16th May 2006
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A car like that would demand a bare metal respray, which nodoubt would throw up all manor of problems as subsequent cost - i'd say you'd need 25k ++++ to respray. You can buy clean original cars for that money anyway

crikeymikey

1,093 posts

218 months

Tuesday 16th May 2006
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I'm with Jonny on this. The black looks cool but ultimately it's the wrong colour for a Muira (if you're not into Lambos you would not believe the aura surrounding the Muira. With respect to Fezza nuts, the 250GTO SWB or LM doesn't even come close, trust me!).

That front valance is wrong. I'm not sure about the headlights either, and those bumper mounted spots don't look right. SO it does look like it's been 'modded'. But a Muira is a Muira, and it can all be put right for a (very high) price.

Let's face it, you'd kill for one, wouldn't you!

murph7355

37,785 posts

257 months

Tuesday 16th May 2006
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The headlights/front are wrong - and to be fair the place selling it does note this (though it intimates it's trying to recreate the Miura Jota - Stevie Wonder obviously did the work. Headlights on that were fared in etc etc). Don't like the wing mirrors either.

And as has been mentioned, the car's not exactly cheap.

The value of classics like this lies in originality. Stray as far away as this one has and forget trying to sell it for the same as a pukka example. In my opinion of course.

I'm also with Jonny on colours. It'd be tough deciding whether to go for orange, red, or my personal favourite lime green.

Fortunately I'm too tall to ever have to worry too much about it

Daniella

44 posts

217 months

Tuesday 16th May 2006
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Polarbert said:
I'll go halves with you!

My god, how sinister does it look? ing amazing!






That's a bit sexy

Jonny5

3,526 posts

275 months

Tuesday 16th May 2006
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Did somebody mention lime green - Verde Chiaro





>> Edited by Jonny5 on Tuesday 16th May 23:33

Pat H

8,056 posts

257 months

Wednesday 17th May 2006
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Jonny5 said:
Did somebody mention lime green - Verde Chiaro




Beautiful.

Much nicer than that scabby black thing

4WD

2,289 posts

232 months

Wednesday 17th May 2006
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If I had murcie money I'd buy a miura

Magic Torch

5,781 posts

223 months

Wednesday 17th May 2006
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Jonny5 said:
Did somebody mention lime green - Verde Chiaro

Thanks Jonny5.

Just going to take the pictures of the kids down, and put those up.

Polarbert

17,923 posts

232 months

Thursday 18th May 2006
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Magic Torch said:
Jonny5 said:
Did somebody mention lime green - Verde Chiaro

Thanks Jonny5.

Just going to take the pictures of the kids down, and put those up.


I salute you!