For those who don’t know, Lamborghini Polo Storico is the company’s in-house heritage division. It includes the brand’s historical archives, a vehicle restoration centre, vehicle certification, and guarantees the availability of genuine parts for all historical Lamborghini models. It’s most recent project was the restoration of a very special Lamborghini Miura SVR.

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Only 763 Lamborghini Miuras were produced, between 1966 and 1972, at the company’s plant and HQ in Sant’Agata Bolognese. The Miura SVR is a racecar evolution of the Jota developed by Lamborghini test driver Bob Wallace. After Wallace’s Jota was lost in an accident customer demand led Lamborghini to build a few Miura SVJ models and a single Miura SVR.

After changing hands many times, in 1976 the car was sold to Hiromitsu Ito and made its way to Japan. The car is the Miura SVR chassis number #3781, which has been faithfully restored by the Polo Storico specialists. It made its post-restoration debut during an event organized in its honour at Nakayama Circuit in Japan.

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Difficult rebuild

Paolo Gabrielli, Lamborghini head of after sales and director of Lamborghini Polo Storico, said: “The full restoration took 19 months and required a different approach to the way we normally work. The original production sheet wasn’t of much help, as we relied mostly on the specifications from the 1974 modifications. The challenge for the Polo Storico team was even more daunting as the car arrived in Sant’Agata in pieces, although the parts were all there, and with considerable modifications. The only variations on the original specifications were the addition of 4-point safety belts, more supportive seats and a removable roll bar. These were expressly requested by the customer and are intended to improve safety during the car’s racetrack exhibitions.”