Lamborghini managed to find The Italian Job’s missing Miura after it was lost for 50 years

Over the years, we have seen many original old movie cars being found but none were as special as the original Lamborghini Miura P400 from the film, The Italian Job.

No, we are not talking about the 2003 remake featuring Mark Wahlberg, but the original film from 1969.

While the film featured the original Mini Cooper quite heavily, the orange Lamborghini Miura was the underrated star of the film.

The car can be seen cruising through the Alps in one of cinema’s best opening sequences.

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The Italian Job’s missing Lamborghini Miura

Although the body double of the missing Lamborghini Miura was destroyed in the film’s opening sequence, the original still exists.

However, it was lost for a few decades.

Lamborghini didn’t keep meticulous records at the time and lost track of the car after selling it to its first owner.

We have seen many cases like this, and in one particular instance, a man also offered a six-figure reward for helping him find some rare missing Lambos.

You would think that finding a Lamborghini Miura P400 that only had 275 models would be easy.

However, the car was only recently found in 2015.

How it was found?

A classic car collector had bought the iconic orange Lamborghini Miura from a secret underground Paris garage.

He was able to identify the car thanks to the unique stitching details on the headrests and dash.

Once the car was in the hands of Lamborghini’s in-house restorer, everything seemed to line up with the missing Miura.

However, the key evidence came from from Lamborghini employee Enzo Moruzzi.

“There was a Miura P400 almost ready on the production line, in the right color, left-hand drive, and with white leather interior.

“It was aesthetically identical to the damaged one and we decided to use it for the film.

“The only thing worrying us was the elegant white leather seats.

“Given that car had to get back to Sant’Agata in perfect condition,” he recalled.

“So, I asked for them to be taken out, replacing them with a set of black leather seats that we used for testing.

“The giveaway was the headrests, which on the Miura are attached to the dividing glass between the driver compartment and the engine compartment, which couldn’t be replaced in time.

“In the film, you can see the original white headrests,” added Moruzzi.

With all of this information, Lamborghini was able to certify the vehicle in time for their 50th anniversary.