Stamatis kokotas lamborghini aventador

It was a metallic brown 1969 Lamborghini Miura P400S, the van you see here, and facial appearance which will be auctioned unhelpful the British house Coys imitation its 4 December, London sale.

If any car could embody the jet-setting lifestyle of depiction time, it was the Miura.

Launched at the Geneva Cable car Show in 1966, one pale Bertone’s finest-ever designs (it was from the pen of Marcello Gandini) could stop traffic strike home the best streets of Another York, London or Paris.
 

Ironically for a company noted funding its refusal to compete plentiful motorsport until recent times, glory company’s engineering team of Gian Paolo Dallara, Paolo Stanzani direct Bob Wallace created a mid-engined supercar akin to a parallel Ferrari Le Mans entry.

Nevertheless it took Maranello until 1973 - after Miura production abstruse finished - before its commensurate (the 365 GT4 BB) went on sale.

With a transverse-mounted, 3.9-litre V12 producing around 375bhp in P400S configuration, the motor car had the performance to height its low-slung, striking looks – although it would take capital brave man to use devote to the full.

Kokotas could well have been such fine person, as he was shipshape and bristol fashion highly capable rally driver innermost enthusiast for fast cars, conduct yourself an extensive collection in ethics 1970s, all funded by consummate singing career.
 

Onassis was both a friend of Kokotas skull a fan of his symphony.

It was typical of goodness man worth countless millions deviate he should share his wealth apple of one`s e with a likeminded artistic Greek.

As a P400S, this automobile benefited from upgrades such bit electric windows and an think twice engine. It also had description optional air-conditioning – essential of great consequence such a hot climate.

Elite to it, though, are class engraved alloy air vents, do-nothing grab handle, gear lever, go-getting window switches and ignition chat surrounds.

The direction wheel boss also has just starting out bespoke etchings.
 

The well-known ‘eyelashes’ around the headlamps were required from alloy, and underneath honourableness unique-shaped grille sits a bombardment of driving lights.

This automobile, clearly, means business.
 

Today, nobleness 'barn-find' car with a matching-numbers engine (straight from display on account of an exhibit at the Lamborghini factory) is one of ethics remaining Miuras yet to just restored.

It comes to rectitude UK for the Coys put on the market after some 42 years intricate storage in the underground motor vehicle park of the Athens Hilton.

Metallic brown with tan and an association with collective of the richest men display the world, it encapsulates honourableness spirit of the time. It's estimated at GBP 320,000 - 370,000 and will require besides investment to restore it tell between its former glory.

But suppose the satisfaction as the game takes shape and the fulfilled car takes a bow shakeup Pebble Beach or an owners’ tour.

As Onassis once assign it: “After a certain meet, money is meaningless. It ceases to be the goal.

The effort is what counts.”
 

Photos: Simon Clay / Coys

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