Lamborghini Jota -- The Short Bright Life of the Ultimate Miura

Lamborghini Miura, the world's first truly mass-produced, mid-engine super car was introduced in 1966. It offers style and striking out to discover the mechanical configuration of the tough times, both out Endurance Machine 10.000.000.000.000.000 weeks, was rolled in the package reasonably comfortable street.

However, all of Miura's obvious race for the foundation, Lamborghini has never had a version of the car competitive. Sure, the tracks on the groundbreaking ideas of an exotic escape responsibility not fallen some did not. Many people in the company, and eventually to prepare a Miura for such use would rather call.

The competition between supporters of the best Lamborghini's chief development driver, "said Bob Wallace. From the start, he had been challenged to think. However, resources within Lamborghini Initially limited to chronic - former tractor manufacturers produced its first car that I made three years before the introduction of the Miura.

Through Miura production run, race version of Wallace plays with the idea. In 1970, the Jota, Lamborghini shop he built the business investment, one-off "toy" up. The most obvious vehicle Miura makes a big wheel, a prominent front spoiler ducts behind the front wheel wells, and styling modifications, including a fixed instead of pop-up headlights are different.

Miura design beneath the surface of the foot was much more extensive changes. Interior completely stripped and the floor is made of aluminum instead of steel. The suspension changed to accommodate larger wheels and tires on the threshold of the front-mounted fuel tanks, each tank was replaced with 1:48 HP from the engine, Miura S, 418 extensive modifications to increase engine power.

Add it all up, Jota car was definitely an exciting, there was a possible primary component, and Miura invented the imagination. But Wallace is a waste of time, all the money tied up by the manufacturer to claim that racing will go straight on.

Only after Jota, Lamborghini has sold cars to construction. floundering car just what assets tied up in the rain was considered experimental and can not afford. According to Wallace, the Jota Brescia purchased by wealthy businessmen.

After a while, destroying the wealthy owner's mechanic of the burning wreckage. Therefore, a quick flash of the Ultimate Miura and short, bright life ended.

Fortunately, the super - car modifications fans Miura Jota legend was perpetuated based on a number of cloning - which, according to Lamborghini itself was built by a number of requests from customers can be obtained some consolation.