Tony Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 What a real shame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveyR Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Sad Face Has to be one of the most beautiful car designs of all time for me. Painful to watch, gutting and it's not even mine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMARTLY Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Says "This video is private" to me ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Still there for me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMARTLY Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 I can see it now, or what's left of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorps Posted April 11, 2013 Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 That's a real shame, they are known for it though. The 3 that I have seen at car shows the owners have known about them catching fire and installed extinguishers around the engine bay........beautiful car with a timeless design. anyone know the story how the Muira came to be the first car from Lambourghini? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted April 11, 2013 Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 That's a real shame, they are known for it though. The 3 that I have seen at car shows the owners have known about them catching fire and installed extinguishers around the engine bay........beautiful car with a timeless design. anyone know the story how the Muira came to be the first car from Lambourghini? It's because Lamborghini got into an argument with Ferrari isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorps Posted April 11, 2013 Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 Yeah but a bit more personal......Mr Lambourghini having success selling tractors bought himself a Ferrari and after driving it for a while found improvements Enzo could do to the car to make it better and told him so, Enzo told him "what do you know about making cars" so Mr Lambourghini went away designed and built the Muira. The rest is history but until recently all the world leading motoring journalists voted the Muira as being the most beautifully designed vehicle beating the Merc gullwing only to be eclipsed by the McLaren F1 as an everyday driveable supercar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted April 11, 2013 Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 Yep he thought Ferraris were too track focussed, and he wanted them to be more comfortable like GTs? It's a great story, I think the Miura was the first mid-engined road car as well wasn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorps Posted April 11, 2013 Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 Yep he thought Ferraris were too track focussed, and he wanted them to be more comfortable like GTs? It's a great story, I think the Miura was the first mid-engined road car as well wasn't it? Yeah which gave him license to be more aerodynamic at the front end and everyone jumped on the bandwagon so to speak! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 Yep he thought Ferraris were too track focussed, and he wanted them to be more comfortable like GTs? It's a great story, I think the Miura was the first mid-engined road car as well wasn't it? Actually the first was Lancia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted April 11, 2013 Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 True, makes you wonder how car design would have evolved if Lamborghini hadn't started making cars. Actually the first was Lancia Really, which one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 Can't remember but it was on a Top Gear repeat last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorps Posted April 11, 2013 Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 You sure! for a production car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted April 11, 2013 Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 Can't remember but it was on a Top Gear repeat last night. Must be the stratos? That doesn't really count as it was a race car (I'm sure there were other mid-engined race cars before it as well). I'm pretty sure the Miura was the first mid-engined production road car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 Wasn't the Stratos..... I can see the car in my mind but for the hell of me i can't remember what it was called. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMARTLY Posted April 11, 2013 Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 Lancia Beta Montecarlos I think is what you are thinking of Tony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 Yeah that's it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted April 11, 2013 Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 Isn't the montecarlo more recent than the stratos (and therefore came after the miura also)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 Clarkson said the montecarlo was the first car to be mid engined, but he could be lying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMARTLY Posted April 11, 2013 Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 The Lancia was 1975 onwards the Lamborghini 1966 onwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 He lied then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted April 11, 2013 Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 He lied then I'm pretty sure it was on Top Gear that I first heard that the Miura was the first mid-engined car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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