Frank Sinatra Miura S #4407 Auction

NEW YORK, NEW YORK . . .
Frank Sinatra Miura S #4407 Offered by Christies

Think of the most sensational road car available in the Sixties and you would have to say it was the Lamborghini Miura -- the car that Ferruccio Lamborghini proudly drove to Casino Square during the 1966 Monaco Grand Prix weekend and wowed the crowds with.

Four litres of V12 magnificence breathing through a bank of Weber carburettors, the whole ensemble mounted transversely and sitting behind the driver and passenger, capable of a whopping 325bhp and 163mph, all clothed in stunning Bertone bodywork. The Miura was THE car to see and be seen in, and well heeled clients, who sometimes had to wait a year for their prize, included the likes of 60s Formula One driver Jean-Pierre Beltoise, King Fahd of Saudi Arabia, Briggs Cunningham and Rod Stewart.

The first owner of this car, chassis number 4407, a 1970 P400S, was none other than Mr. Frank Sinatra. Legend has it that the great performer arrived at the Sant' Agata works outside Turin carrying a roll of 'Wild Boar' skin leather under his arm and instructed the factory to build him a Miura with Arancio (Orange Metallic) paintwork and trimmed with the Pelle Cinghiale leather he had in hand! The car was delivered directly to Mr. Sinatra rather than through the established U.S. concessionaire Modena Cars of New York, and the factory register simply states the accepting first owner as "Sinatra".

Apparently Sinatra gave the car to model Gloria Kent and she subsequently traded it for a new Lamborghini Countach LP400. The current private owner purchased it in 1977 when it had just 33,000 recorded miles and has kept the Miura dry-stored ever since, the current mileage reading an amazing 36,840 from new! Thus it is fabulously original condition today, with its fitted 8-track stereo player, trimmed with the one-off wild boar leather interior and orange shag carpeting and still has its original metallic orange paintwork.

The Christie's auction in Rockefeller Center on June 5 could hardly be more appropriate for such an iconic car with such illustrious ownership history.

Malcolm Welford
Mwelford@christies.com
Vice President, Specialist Head of Christie's International Motor Cars, Los Angeles
Tel: (310) 385-2699

The ex-Frank Sinatra
1970 Lamborghini Miura P400S #4407
Estimate on Request
Sale: Christie's Collectors' Car Auction & Exhibition at Rockefeller Center, New York on 5 June 2003
Sale #1242
Sold for $150,500 (incl. commission)

	*Sinatra Miura Auction*		Last updated March 20, 2003
			NEW YORK, NEW YORK . . . Frank Sinatra Miura S #4407 Offered by Christies Think of the most sensational road car available in the Sixties and you would have to say it was the Lamborghini Miura -- the car that Ferruccio Lamborghini proudly drove to Casino Square during the 1966 Monaco Grand Prix weekend and wowed the crowds with. Four litres of V12 magnificence breathing through a bank of Weber carburettors, the whole ensemble mounted transversely and sitting behind the driver and passenger, capable of a whopping 325bhp and 163mph, all clothed in stunning Bertone bodywork. The Miura was THE car to see and be seen in, and well heeled clients, who sometimes had to wait a year for their prize, included the likes of 60s Formula One driver Jean-Pierre Beltoise, King Fahd of Saudi Arabia, Briggs Cunningham and Rod Stewart. The first owner of this car, chassis number 4407, a 1970 P400S, was none other than Mr. Frank Sinatra. Legend has it that the great performer arrived at the Sant' Agata works outside Turin carrying a roll of 'Wild Boar' skin leather under his arm and instructed the factory to build him a Miura with Arancio (Orange Metallic) paintwork and trimmed with the Pelle Cinghiale leather he had in hand! The car was delivered directly to Mr. Sinatra rather than through the established U.S. concessionaire Modena Cars of New York, and the factory register simply states the accepting first owner as "Sinatra". Apparently Sinatra gave the car to model Gloria Kent and she subsequently traded it for a new Lamborghini Countach LP400. The current private owner purchased it in 1977 when it had just 33,000 recorded miles and has kept the Miura dry-stored ever since, the current mileage reading an amazing 36,840 from new! Thus it is fabulously original condition today, with its fitted 8-track stereo player, trimmed with the one-off wild boar leather interior and orange shag carpeting and still has its original metallic orange paintwork. The Christie's auction in Rockefeller Center on June 5 could hardly be more appropriate for such an iconic car with such illustrious ownership history. Malcolm Welford Mwelford@christies.com Vice President, Specialist Head of Christie's International Motor Cars, Los Angeles Tel: (310) 385-2699 The ex-Frank Sinatra 1970 Lamborghini Miura P400S #4407 Estimate on Request Sale: Christie's Collectors' Car Auction & Exhibition at Rockefeller Center, New York on 5 June 2003 Sale #1242 Sold for $150,500 (incl. commission)