Lamborghini knows exactly how to get enthusiasts paying attention, and bringing a freshly restored 1972 Miura SV to Rome is about as strong a statement as it gets. At the inaugural Anantara Concorso Roma, the company used one of the most elegant classic-car settings imaginable to showcase a Miura SV returned to its original specification by Polo Storico, Lamborghini’s in-house heritage department. For collectors and longtime fans, that alone is the headline. This is not just another old Lamborghini polished up for display. It is a factory-certified restoration of one of the most important supercars ever built, revealed during the Miura’s 60th anniversary year.

What makes this particular car so interesting is the level of detail behind the restoration. Lamborghini says the Miura SV arrived in Sant’Agata Bolognese at the end of 2023 in a configuration that no longer matched its original build. Over the next three years, Polo Storico worked through the car piece by piece, using production records and extensive historical research to bring it back to the correct spec. That meant sorting out everything from the front fender grilles and rounded fins above the door handles to the proper rear louvers, restored octagonal center-lock hubs, and the correct Bob Wallace-style exhaust tips. For the kind of buyer who obsesses over originality, those are the details that separate a nice restoration from a meaningful one.

The cabin received the same kind of careful treatment. Polo Storico reinstated the air-conditioning preparation, restored the hazard-light setup, fitted the more compact steering wheel, and installed the proper extended handbrake lever. Even the colors tell a story. The car wears Luci del Bosco, a deep brown shade that was paired with a Senape interior, and Lamborghini notes that getting that combination right required additional historical digging because the exact shade evolved over the years and across different models. In other words, this was not simply a cosmetic redo. It was an effort to preserve a specific moment in Miura history as accurately as possible.

Rome also gave Lamborghini the perfect stage to remind everyone just how much cultural weight the Miura still carries. Alongside the newly restored SV, the brand was represented by other significant historic models entered by their owners, including two Countach 25th Anniversary cars and a Miura P400 famous for its appearance in the opening scene of The Italian Job. That Miura drew its own crowd and ended up taking first in its class, while also receiving a special cinema-themed award. It was a fitting result for a car that has become part of both automotive and film lore, and it only added to the Miura-heavy spotlight surrounding the event.

For Lamborghini fans, the bigger takeaway is that Polo Storico continues to prove how valuable factory-backed heritage work can be. Cars like the Miura are already rolling pieces of art, but authenticity is everything once you reach this level of rarity and significance. Seeing Lamborghini restore a 1972 Miura SV back to its original identity, then display it at a prestigious concours in the heart of Rome, feels like exactly the sort of tribute this model deserves. Sixty years after the Miura changed the supercar conversation forever, it still has the power to stop a room cold.