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Originally Posted by Perfectlap
The Miura, a fine car indeed designed by Marcelo Gandini who also brought us the Lancia's, DeTomaso's, Lamborghini Countach, Lambo Diablo, Maserati Quattroporte and even had a hand in the BMW 5's.
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Hi,
Yep...
Transverse mounted V-12 w/ six 2-bbl. Webers (1 bbl. dedicated to each cylinder). It also has no Tranny case, this is integral with the Block casting and uses the Engine Oil, rather than a separate Tranny Sump.
The Inspiration for this set-up was the Mini-Cooper (Gandini was so fascinated by it, he thought Lambo should incorporate a similar design). Also, the inspiration for the BodyWork was the
Holman-Moody GT-40.
A little bit of Auto Trivia: There was never any
official FORD GT-40.
FORD was concerned about liability at LeMans since there were numerous instances where Cars had careened off the Track and into the Stands killing Spectators (Mercedes, Ferrari). So, they decided not to register the Car as a FORD Product.
They selected Race Tuner Holman-Moody to produce the Cars and each Chassis is actually registered as a Holman-Moody, not a FORD, to shield FORD of any Liability.
No total production number was ever established by FORD, so Holman-Moody registered many more Chassis numbers than were actually produced for FORD. So, in the early '90's, Holman-Moody began producing the Cars, in limited number, using the Chassis registrations they had set aside from the LeMans days in the mid-'60's making these Cars
Genuine GT-40's, and not actually reproductions - they are termed Continuation Models. They are all-alloy, just as the originals, same 428 C.I.D. Side-Oiler Dry Sump Engines, and command prices equivalent to original GT-40's, not repros...
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99