ThomasM
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Let's stick to the points you made specifically in this sub-thread
"...these cars are mechanically unreliable and absolute rustbuckets"
Hi Georges,
How are Miuras mechanically unreliable, vis a vis other highly tuned high strung high performance cars pf the period?
Let's start out with baselines, I am neither agreeing nor disagreeing with you at this point.
"...& absolute rust buckets"
Again, not agreeing nor disagreeing, but how are Miuras more rust prone (not in theory, in fact) than other similarly priced similar target market cars of the period?
About trying to convince me about American car handling - I know what i know (owned or driven 60's and 70's Ford, Chevy, and MOPAR products, including many you mentioned) but I certainly am willing to consider other points of view or the possibility that I just didnt like the way they rode or handled but they in fact ie on a technical track or on g-meters are equal to or better than their euro equivalents.
But let's save that for another discussion, please address the mechanically unreliable and absolute rust bucket comments first (especially as you, in an immediate follow up, mention the Ghibli and Merak in a positive context)
Cheers,
TM
The Grand (Porn) Tour!
I take the red one. I suppose you have already chosen the purple one to match your Sarpaneva? 😉 Best wishes Alkiro
HAHAHA!!! I'm glad I enojoyed it Scott!
Some days I am truly inspired, but today should not be one, given the news I got that my (I would you an adjective here, but...) salary won't rise.
Damn Portuguese corrector!
I meant you and... Some days I am truly inspired, but today should not be one, given the news I got that my (I would USE an adjective here, but...) salary won't rise.
Lambo Factory Roadside Assistance
Somebody called for breakdown assistance? You have a problem with your car, sir? she asked, hitching up her drawers. Yes, I am an expert diagnostician. What seems to be the problem? Oh, you are overheating? Ooh, that seat is low! ...
Watch the opening credits of "The Italian Job" from 1969. [nt]
With a song "On Days Like These" from Matt Monro.
It reminds me of Jay Leno's complaint
that "I didn't get any sympathy when I backed my red Miura into my yellow Miura."
I didn't get any sympathy when I backed my Lotus Elan into my Honda Insight
thus we can surmize that the world in general (and a local neighborhood or spouse, specifically) is curiously unsympathetic! Cazalea
Yellow one please, plus.....
.....at least two others for spare parts ;-) Fantastic cars - thanks for the post. Best, Giles.
Lambos, especially early Lambos, definitely had their flaws...
And those of us who appreciate and love them do so despite those flaws. Same with Ferraris, Alfas, MOPAR Ford and Chevy and even (gasp) MB BMW and dont get me started on period Audis... American muscle cars from the 60's and 70's couldn't take curves wort...
Don't get me wrong I do like some italian cars such as the 365 gtb4, the 512BB, the maserati ghibli, the maserati merak and of course the bizzarini 5300 which were some of the finest italian cars of the era
ever made. BMW,I know a friend of my uncle who had a 3.0 CSL for a period of 10 years, he always complained of poor handling of the car in wet and conditions but also the engine needing an extra fine tuning every 6 months due to carburettors but also one ...
ok part II of my reply while I couldn't edit properly and correctly in due time
Road test by Car & track of the 1968 Hurst Olds with 455 Road test by Car & track of the 1971 Oldmosbile Delta 88 with 455 I do like italian cars for some of them and for german cars, I like more the ones from the 80's-early 00s. We will as usual ...
Georges, you dont need to apologize for holding different opinions "from the majority"
Hi, Georges, As you know, all opinions and points of view are welcome here, so long as they are respectfully presented. But we are very alert to crusades, both pro and con, perpetuation of myths, especially if the reality is known here but not so widely k...
the miura is a magnifisicently designed car and the miura sv was the best version of the miura ever made.I suppose that the modifications made by Audi to Lambo made things better
From the late 50's to the early 70's the best handling luxury sedans made in the USA were the imperial crown lebaron sedans for these reasons: -the torsion quiet ride featuring semi elliptic heavy duty leaf springs in the rear with rear torsion bar with s...
Let's stick to the points you made specifically in this sub-thread
"...these cars are mechanically unreliable and absolute rustbuckets" Hi Georges, How are Miuras mechanically unreliable, vis a vis other highly tuned high strung high performance cars pf the period? Let's start out with baselines, I am neither agreeing no...
On Miuras, the multiple carburettors (generally 4 WBER IDL40 3bbl Carburetors) needed regularly fine tuning but also the design of the fuel supply was however imperfect, the car being known for a fire hazard of the engine compartment,
due to combustion (due to the heat of the exhaust manifolds) escaping from the carburetors in the event of blockage of the floaters in the low position. Other thing to consider, Lamborghini formed the engine and gearbox in one casting. Its shared lubricat...
Thank you, Georges, great read; made me nostalgic. You also confirmed my point...
Rushing out for a 630a drive group meet up, will try to revisit this in more detail later, but in brief - 1. Yes, earlier drivetrain (engine and transmission) lubrication sharing was not ideal. Not really a practical problem during most normal driving, bu...
I appreciated your reply, I wish too that I was born earlier that I was so that I could appreciate cheap gasoline and run countless quarter miles on Woodward Avenue during the week end
1) Yes on that we agree. For me what makes something unreliable is the fact that you have to baby it and overtake care of it and because it isn't made to be used in normal or harsh conditions or that it is prone to malfunction after a few months of use. 2...
Stunning...
I sometimes feel that, during an exotic car gathering, too many all together at once is a bit like being forced to eat a 12 course meal with truffles and foie gras in every course - satiety or worse. But with the wild and different colors, there is enough...
