The amazing story of the Miura SV that Lamborghini bought back for a VIP

This American collector and business owner ended up selling his Lamborghini Miura SV back to Lamborghini for a mystery VIP.

He wanted around $2 million for his car, and he eventually did the get the money he wanted.

But the journey wasn’t easy.

The story was nerve-wrecking, but at least it had a happy ending.

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How this Lamborghini Miura SV ended up on the company’s radar

John Temerian of Curated sat down with VinWiki to explain what happened behind the scenes of this wild purchase.

Temerian had a Lamborghini Miura SV, which he knew was worth at least $2 million.

At the time, the world was celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Miura SV and the market was hot, with Miuras changing hands for $2 million or more.

Temerian decided to showcase the car at the Quail, a motorsport gathering that takes place every year as part of the Monterey Car Week, and that’s when Lamborghini decided they wanted to buy back the car.

But it wasn’t a smooth and easy transaction, especially at first.

First, Temerian was shocked when, for some reason, the auction was abruptly cut short with a high bid of just $1.5 million.

He then spent a while trying to sell the car, but no one wanted it because the auction drama had made everyone suspicious.

Eventually Lamborghini got in touch and told him they wanted the car for a mystery VIP, who turned out to be Jean Todt, former Scuderia Ferrari team principal and former president of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA).

In the end, Lamborghini even ended up inviting Temerian to Italy to meet with Jean Todt.

The supercar that started it all

The Miura is generally labeled as the world’s first-ever supercar as we know it, and its market value and the stories behind it reflects that.

Ironically, despite being now a 59-year-old car, the first prototype only surfaced recently, and it only appeared in a few movies.

The Italian Job springs to mind.

One thing is for certain: the Miura is an icon, and hardcore car enthusiasts absolutely lose it when they see iterations of it that are, how can we put it, unorthodox.