georgeszaslavsky
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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 lubrication continued until the last 96 SVs, when the case was split to allow the correct oils to be used for each element. An unconfirmed claim holds the first 125 Miuras were built of 0.9 mm steel and are therefore lighter than later cars. All cars had steel frames and doors, with aluminum front and rear skinned body sections. Were the doors, subframes and frames treated against corrosion and rust back then? No, not as far as I read or heard of.
The first generation of Ghibli, don't get me wrong, as much as I like them has its drawbacks too, the fine tuning of multiple carburetion again with 4 Weber 40DCNF and the inability to use fuel unleaded 91 octane gasoline back then in 1973 where USA and Canada were the pioneers by introducing this type of gasoline back in 1971. Another problem regarding the Ghibli, is that there was no treatment against corrosion and rust whether it came to sub-frame connectors, frame and doors.Generally you will very rarely if not never found an unrestored pristine and factory original condition example of a Ghibli or even a Miura with low miles on it.The ones you see have been well maintained over the years and restored to bolt and nut concourse condition and the engine (probably modified with strenghtened valves seats) to use today's unleaded fuel. Also body reconstruction is expensive and with small production cars, it can be very complicated.With a corroded and rusted out chassis and frame, it is even worse.
I hope that my explanations are answering your question.
Have a nice sunday
Best regards
Georges
The Grand (Porn) Tour!
HAHAHA!!! I'm glad I enojoyed it Scott!
Damn Portuguese corrector!
Lambo Factory Roadside Assistance
Watch the opening credits of "The Italian Job" from 1969. [nt]
It reminds me of Jay Leno's complaint
I didn't get any sympathy when I backed my Lotus Elan into my Honda Insight
Yellow one please, plus.....
Lambos, especially early Lambos, definitely had their flaws...
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
ok part II of my reply while I couldn't edit properly and correctly in due time
Georges, you dont need to apologize for holding different opinions "from the majority"
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
Let's stick to the points you made specifically in this sub-thread
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,
Thank you, Georges, great read; made me nostalgic. You also confirmed my point...
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
Stunning...
