One of Mr Lamborghini's earliest sports cars untouched for 30 years discovered in a Miami Beach garage
- One of the earliest Lamborghini sports cars was found in a garage
- The 1968 classic had been parked for 30 years
- Its late owner remortgaged his house to pay for it
Published on Dec 07, 2024 at 10:00 PM (UTC+4)
by Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
Last updated on Dec 03, 2024 at 7:04 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
A barn find or garage discovery is always a buzz but finding one of the earliest Lamborghini sports cars takes that excitement to the next level.
The stunning 1968 Lamborghini Miura had been parked in a garage in Miami Beach, Florida, for nearly 30 years.
Not much is known about its backstory prior to its late owner, Ron, however, it’s a rare piece of automotive history.
What we do know is that he had to remortgage his house to pay for his dream car.
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The Lamborghini Miura sports car
Wayne Carini of the MotorTrend Network was invited by Ron’s widow, Marge, to check out her late husband’s Lamborghini Miura.
After the car had been sitting idle for thirty years, she was keen to sell it to the team of car enthusiasts – and it wasn’t their first rodeo with the rare model.
“It feels like Christmas even though it’s ninety degrees out,” he enthused.
“We know nothing and that’s the best part.”
The barn find
The Lamborghini was sitting next to a Corvette covered by a tarp that Carini was itching to uncover.
“We didn’t really have the money,” Marge shared. “We remortgaged the home to pay for this car.”
Carini explained that, while dusty, as Lamborghini’s first attempt at a sports car it captures a real moment in time.
“He did a great job, it’s an unbelievable and beautiful car,” Carini added.
“There were very few of them built and it’s an early model.”
In similar news, Lamborghini managed to find The Italian Job’s missing Miura after it was lost for 50 years.
Marge agreed that there weren’t many of the sports cars on the market back in 1983, either, and, after a long search, Ron traveled all the way to Indiana for the sale before bringing it back on a trailer.
“I was like wow that is beautiful,” she recalled.
“I was really excited myself because I thought I’d never seen a car so pretty.”
We certainly hope that the team paid a fair price, as three ultra-rare Lamborghini Miuras found in a California junkyard could fetch millions.
All Supercar Blondie contributors undergo editorial review and fact-checking to ensure accuracy and authority in automotive journalism. After gaining her BA Hons in French and English at the University of Nottingham, Amelia embarked on a vocational diploma from the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). This led to numerous opportunities, from interning at Vogue to being on the small team that launched Women’s Health magazine in the UK, which was named the PPA Consumer magazine of the year for three years running. As Health, Beauty and Fitness editor, Amelia personally received a Johnson & Johnson Award and was shortlisted for both PPA and BSME titles. Since then, Amelia has created content for numerous titles and brands, including the Telegraph, 111 Skin, Waitrose, Red magazine, Stylist, and Elle, as well as being Head of Content at Vitality and Editor in Chief at INLondon magazine. “My superpower is translating technical jargon about the mechanical workings of a supercar into a relatable story you’ll want to share with your friends after you’ve read it.” After joining the SB Media family as a senior journalist in September of 2023, Amelia’s role has evolved to see her heading up the SEO output of the editorial team. From researching the most ‘Google-able’ key terms to producing evergreen content - it’s been a time of hard work, growth, and success for the editorial team and the Supercar Blondie website. “I like to think of myself as a ‘method journalist’. In other words: I live and breathe whatever I am writing about. When writing about fitness, I trained as a personal trainer, and as a beauty editor, I completed an ‘expert’ in scent diploma with the Fragrance Foundation. “During my tenure at Supercar Blondie, however, I did something I never thought possible: I passed my driving test at the age of 36. One day I’d love to train as a mechanic to better understand what happens under the hood, too. “My sweet spot is providing readers with a ‘takeaway’ (read: something new they didn’t know before) after reading every one of my stories. While I don’t claim to be an expert in the automotive world, I know the experts and bodies in the field to rely on to provide our readers with an informative and thought-provoking story every time they visit the site.”
