How a 1971 Geneva Show Car Won Goodwood and Launched Lamborghini's Heritage Program
PoloStorico's first full restoration took overall honors at the 2016 Cartier Style et Luxe Concours d'Elegance.
A Lamborghini Miura SV, restored by the company's PoloStorico heritage division, was named overall winner at the Cartier Style et Luxe Concours d'Elegance during the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed.
The Miura's foundational role in supercar history
Collector communities have long tracked individual Miura chassis histories in remarkable detail, reflecting the model's foundational role in defining the supercar category.
Gandini's lines, fifty years on
The Miura's low, curved bodywork and famous eyelash headlight surrounds predate the angular Lamborghini language that followed, yet its roofline flowing into the rear haunches over that transverse V12 established a relationship between engine placement and sculptural form that every mid-engine Lamborghini since has inherited.
Factory heritage as competitive strategy
Lamborghini's investment in PoloStorico mirrors Ferrari's Classiche program, and both serve identical strategic purposes: controlling the narrative around the brand's most valuable older models and keeping restoration revenue in-house.
A Miura at Sant'Agata Bolognese
Lamborghini's message at Goodwood was that the line from the Miura to the present is unbroken, and PoloStorico exists to ensure the company owns every chapter of that story.
Chassis #4846 — the 1971 Geneva debut car
The winning car, chassis #4846, is the very Miura SV that debuted at the 1971 Geneva motor show, making it both the public introduction of the SV variant and the proof of concept for PoloStorico's full restoration program.
PoloStorico restoration in progress
PoloStorico operates from Sant'Agata Bolognese with access to original tooling, factory archives, and institutional knowledge that independent restorers simply cannot replicate.
The Gandini class at the Cartier concours
A dedicated Lamborghini class at Goodwood honoring Marcello Gandini's designs assembled an Espada, Countach, Jarama, Silhouette, and Diablo on the lawn together, forming a visual argument about one designer's extraordinary range.
Credibility that money alone cannot purchase
PoloStorico's ability to deliver factory authentication, backed by a concours victory judged in part by Ferrari's vice president of design Flavio Manzoni, gives the program a credibility that money alone cannot purchase.
The Aventador Miura Homage — 50 units for the anniversary
Lamborghini also displayed the Aventador Miura Homage at Goodwood, a limited edition of 50 units carrying the full 6.5-liter naturally aspirated V12 producing 691 horsepower, with distinctive Dione alloy wheels, a Miura badge on the flank, and a numbered interior plate completing the tribute.