Lamborghini is no stranger to setting records when it comes to its blisteringly quick and impeccably styled sports cars and supercars. And the 1968 Lamborghini Miura is no exception to this rule.

Ferruccio Lamborghini wasn’t too thrilled at the production of the Miura. This supercar was originally dreamed up by the engineering team at Lamborghini, who set their sights on something different from what Lamborghini produced at the time. Built to stand up against Ferrari, the Miura did not disappoint. If you call yourself a car aficionado and don’t immediately consider the Lamborghini Miura to be the world’s first supercar, it’s time for a rethink.

The Lamborghini Miura saw production years from 1966 until 1973, with the 1968 Miura P400 landing right in the middle. The Miura effortlessly earns the title of one of the most iconic cars – and it’s easy to see why.

Owning a Lamborghini of any caliber is a status symbol in its own right. Owning a rare 1968 Lamborghini Miura is even more impressive. The Miura is uniquely designed and touts performance that can rival plenty of cars in the modern day.

Let’s take a detailed look back at what makes the 1968 Lamborghini Miura so legendary, and what it takes to potentially own what was the fastest production car in the world at the time.

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The Lamborghini Miura: The First Modern Supercar

Green Lamborghini Miura P400 on the road
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The Lamborghini Miura was something exceedingly special, for a number of reasons. The Miura separated itself from the supercar pack by being one of the first production vehicles with a mid-mounted engine. Another hallmark feature of a supercar is the bold (and sometimes outlandish) styling, which the Miura began to push the envelope for. Key features, like the mid-mounted engine that is visible from outside the car like a collectible in a glass box, became a staple of many supercars going forward.

The high-performance and in-your-face attitude of the Miura, and Lamborghini's intention of making a race car for the road, is what supercars became all about.

How Many Miura P400s Got Produced?

Lamborgini Miura - Front
Via: Mecum Auctions

Rare cars pique the interest of gearheads. Lamborghini only made about 764 cars with the Miura badge, and the P400 was even rarer. For the P400, Lamborghini produced exactly 275 cars from 1966 until 1969. Given its price tag of $20,000, or over $150,000 by today’s buying power, it was a luxury item.

The P400S accounted for 338 cars, while the P400SV accounted for another 150. Smaller runs were the P400 Jota with a single car made, the P400 SVJ with six vehicles, the Roadster with just one, and the P400 SVJ Spider with another single entry. Owning a car that was a part of only a select few means being a member of an exclusive club that not everyone gets to join. But what is the price tag for such exclusivity?

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How Much Is A Lamborghini Miura P400 Worth?

1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 S Dark Studio Shot
via RM Sotheby's

If you’re in the market for a Lamborghini Miura, you will need patience, some digging, and at least $1.5 million. These supercar gems don’t find their way onto the market very frequently at all. After all, if you owned one of these beauties, how much would someone have to pay you in order to pry it from your grasp?

In the last 5 years, about 28 Miura P400 have sold at auction. Prices for these supercars range from $1 million to $2 million, depending on the model and condition. The majority of the higher price range supercars that have sold belong to the P400S.

Lamborghini Set The Bar High, Thanks To The Miura

Lamborghini Miura - Nose
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Lamborghini showed the world what the Miura was, and what other cars who wanted to enter this new supercar category would need to be. The trend for large, high-performance engines was the new standard for a supercar. The perfect supercar needed to be fast, with a high top speed, and a race car mindset. With the Lamborghini Miura, this had now become possible.

Under Lamborghini's watchful eye and thorough car-making abilities, their new supercar concept under the "Miura" name had a lot to take on. It needed to push the technological boundaries to impress, as well as wrangle the raw and blunt power of the car. All the while, the Lamborghini Miura P400 needed to look like it would be in the style of what the next generation of cars would give us.

Even though Ferruccio Lamborghini himself didn't endorse the Miura at first, we cannot overstate what the engineers at Lamborghini accomplished with the Miura. The Lamborghini Miura paved the way for supercars to come, and looks incredible doing it.

Sources: Classic, Sportscar Market, The Collector's Circuit