The Pirelli Cinturato is a Pirelli-developed car tyre that was the first example of a wrap-around radial tyre structure. It was used to good effect in motorsport, and most modern tyres are based upon
A comparison between a standard tyre of the time and the Pirelli Cinturato
The Lamborghini Miura is a sports car produced by Italian automaker Lamborghini between 1966 and 1973. The car was the first high-performance production road car with a rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-dri
Pirelli Cinturato
…tyre again took the world of sportscars by storm and kept the Cinturato as the tyre of choice for sports cars such as Ferrari 330 GT 2+2, Iso Grifo, Lamborghini Miura and Maserati Ghibli. Once again Aston Martin also offered them as a radial alternative for their DBS. Towards the end of 1968 the new tyre technology…
1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV
In the middle: Carlo Anderloni of Carrozzeria Touring, Milano. Also in picture are Lamborghini engineers Paolo Stanzani (left with light jacket) and Giampaolo Dallara (right, spectacles). The frame lifted was probably the one presented as a bodyless "rolling chassis" at Torino Auto Show which lasted November 3-11, 1965. With 4 wheels and the engine mounted.
Nuccio Bertone sitting on a blue Miura.
The prototype Miura chassis as it appeared at the 1966 Turin show