Aristotle Onassis 1969 Lamborghini Miura P400S

Let's take a trip by memories and check out Greeks successes in the 1960s, early 1970s... Stamatis Kokotas was a famous singer in those days, and one of his fans was nothing less than the billionaire Aristotle Onassis.
Kokotas was not only a famous singer back then, was also un-piloto rally... and as the money was not a problem for ship tycoon Onassis a small sample of his gratitude gave Stamatis... his own, 1969 Lamborghini Miura P400S in metallic Brown on a Brown interior, full leather... now why not get gifts like that?
The Lamborghini Miura was the epitome of automobile must have items for the rich and famous in the early 1970s, a race car for use on the open road, everyone on the list of who's who in the world had... or wanted to have this toro... Remember that Frank Sinatra (1970 Miura S, chassis #4077) owned by one, as did Rod Stewart (1972 Miura SVchasis #4818), so imagine Stakatis accepts this gift in a heartbeat.
But this Miura P400S (chassis #3829) was not any model Miura S, he received some special options rarely seen on the series S and had installed several custom items... could say this is truly one of a kind of 1969 S. Muira For the air conditioning... that makes perfect sense for a car registered in Greece, as it tends to heat up there, but this Bull also came with a very sumptuous brown leather upholstery, warm... and window Note that first Miura came with a vinyl interior, not leather, many even had cloth seats.
Posted to a totally new upholstery not this Miura could even, take a look at the stitching on the dashboard, which is not original factory... then Onassis received from him, it wouldn't be the first time that it happens to a Lamborghini... Frank Sinatra of Miura had hidden reality of wild boar. And if we look closer to the interior of this brown leather Miura are only the first custom work may notice.
You have a look at the three vent holes in air conditioning... they are units of alloy engraving, not regular fins black plastic that we see in later models of Miura SV, even the plate and control buttons are made from alloy... and received engraved too intricate. Just like the shifter and center console passenger handle... the lever of the hand brake and the surrounding in the controls window... even the cigarette lighter has been customized.
If you want to customize an interior... in any car, the first thing that you do most of the time is to change the steering wheel... so this already unique Miura has a leather steering wheel black impressive with a crest of Raging Bull recorded surrounded by leaves, while a S stylish lies below the crest... probably means Stamatis I guess.
On the outside that this classic Raging Bull has been customized too, brand around the headlights tabs are made of alloy in this car, while a new grille was mounted at the front and four additional light bulbs found a place under the front bumper... I am sure that it was a very impressive show to see this Miura coming down the road in the 1970s.
STAMATIS, being the pilot of rally was, drove this Miura S as fast has he could, covered more than 50,000 miles... until he found some serious problems in the engine in 1972... the car was taken to a specialist who advised Stamatis engine repaired by people who really built it in the first place... Lamborghini in Sant'Agata.
Massive V12 was removed from the car and sent to Italy, meanwhile the shell was stationed at the Athens Hilton Hotel... and Stamatis forgot everything and left it in the same underground parking for 30 odd years... until 2003 when the hotel underwent renovations and the car was moved to a different location... even without motor.
Fast forward to December 2012... car was recovered after being neglected at the age of forty, abroad that looks quite sad to be honest, is clipped the front, scraping the wheel arches, there is a dent on the door, painting is totally ruined and one taillight is cracked... but inside seems quite surprising for his age, and what really makes this interesting Miura S now is the fact that the engine is finally back.
In fact the motor has been completely restored... and I used as an element of exhibition at the Museum of the factory until now... today this 1969 Miura S is a coincidence of numbers Raging Bull with an interior and an engine from a time capsule... pity the outside is let it... a little.
Still was auctioned on December 4. 2012 in Coys in United Kingdom... valued up to nearly $600,000 that the final bid rose to $483.210... but it was not enough to reach the reserve in one of a kind Lamborghini, so it remained unsold.
Will Kokotas it sell new in the future? We don't know, but what we do know is that whoever has the nerves... and funds, to carry this Miura very special back to showroom condition ends with one of the most outstanding in the history of Lamborghini... the Miura is already a legend, a Miura custom property of Aristotle Onassis (initially bought it)... and to quote Onassis himself: "After a certain point, the money is meaningless. Let be the goal. The game is what counts."