The Miura Jota was a single racing-minded test car that Lamborghini development driver Bob Wallace built in 1970 to meet the FIA Appendix J regulations. Wallace swapped steel chassis parts and body panels for light Avional alloy, fitted plastic side windows, a front spoiler and fixed faired headlights, moved fuel into two sill tanks, widened the wheels and raised the V12 to between 418 and 440 bhp with dry sump lubrication. The result weighed about 360 kg less than a production Miura. It was sold to a private buyer after testing and burned out in a crash near Brescia in April 1971, and several tribute cars have since been built.
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In 1970, Lamborghini development driver Bob Wallace created a test mule that would conform to the FIA's Appendix J racing regulations.
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This single example was eventually sold to a private buyer after extensive testing.
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In April 1971, the car crashed on the yet-unopened ring road around the city of Brescia, and burned to the ground.
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