There are some cars that should never be touched, never be modified. One is the Ferrari F40, another is the Jaguar E-Type and one other is the Lamborghini Miura.
As a child, I was seduced the moment I saw the Miura star in the opening scene of one of my favorite movies, the 1969 original “The Italian Job. ” This sexy Lamborghini is natural kinetic art at its finest. Watch the opening scene. from The Italian Job below. And turn up the volume.
That’s why I expressed my reservations when I learned that Liberty Walk, the well-known and debatable Japanese car customizer, would be unveiling a so-called “wide-body” Miura at the Tokyo Motor Show yesterday. Officially called the LB-Silhouette Works GT Lamborghini Miura, the car was radically changed with widened arches, with virtually each and every panel altered in some way.
Launched in 1966, the original Miura Lambo was the first mid-engined V12 supercar and the car that kicked off the 12-cylinder masterpiece lineup that continues to today’s Revolt. And of course, we can’t talk about the Miura without paying homage to the Italian design legend who wrote this timeless work, Marcello Gandini. He also designed cars that influenced a generation of designers such as the Lamborghini Countach, the Alfa Romeo Carabo, the Lancia Stratos, and the Ferrari Dino 308 GT4.
So would Gandini like what Nagoya-based Liberty Walk has done with its Halo car? Unfortunately, we can’t ask him because he passed away in March last year, but we think he might have had reservations. In fact, he’s probably spinning in his grave right now.
I can sense that artists are not willing to see and recreate their own edition of a classic. For example, the Righteous Brothers’ 1965 edition of the hit song “Unchained Melody” is much better than Todd Duncan’s 1955 original. In fact, it’s the only edition that most people know about, especially since it’s the theme song for the 1990 film “Ghost. “
However, there are some songs that should never suffer remakes or cover versions—like Charles Aznavour’s beautiful 1965 classic hit ‘She.’ This is purely subjective, I know, and I’m sure there are readers out there who think differently, but I am not a fan of Elvis Costello’s version of ‘She’ that was used in the 1999 movie ‘Notting Hill.’ While Costello is a successful recording artist, and does have some good songs like ‘Oliver’s Army,’ I think he just does not have the vocal skills to do ‘She’ justice. His version to me is like champagne without bubbles.
The rear wing is a bit exaggerated in my opinion.
Just as Costello’s edit pales in comparison to Aznavour’s original song, I also think Liberty Walk deserves to have left the sublime Miura alone. Without going into a long, boring review, I simply think that Liberty Walk achieved perfection and subverted the “force,” so to speak. They let down the balance of the design by altering the car’s exceptional proportions, adding an oversized spoiler, and lowering the ride height to ridiculous levels.
Only 763 Miuras were built, so it’s only natural that as many Lambo enthusiasts and creditors as possible should leave this Lambo alone. In fact, Liberty Walk has already tested the waters of Miura customization, however, this reproduction was built on a Ford GT chassis and it was forgivable. This time, Liberty Walk received one of 763 rarities. Well, the bubbles have left the champagne here too.
Guys, we know car customizing can be fun, but please leave the classics alone. Unless you can do what the Righteous Brothers did to Unchained Melody. Thanks.
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