Lamborghini Miura

 
The Lamborghini Miura is the original production super car available for sale to the public (If you can call rock stars, movie stars and industrialists public). The body profile appears to have been borrowed from the Ford GT40 racing car (which was really a Lola) and the drive-train seems to have been influenced by the Austin Mini with engine and gear box sharing the same oil. The 4 liter V-12 literally has to be shoe-horned in and out of the car it's packed in there so tight! The engine is fed by 4 Weber carburetors having 3 throats each which basically means it has one carburetor for each cylinder with separate adjustments for all twelve throats and all must be tuned and synchronized like an orchestra. The ignition system is similarly complicated. The engine has two ignition coils and two distributors. Each distributor has two sets of breaker points (mechanical switches) and its own mechanical ignition advance mechanism. All this equipment also needs to be perfectly adjusted and synchronized to make the right music.

This Miura S came to us for some minor service but we enjoyed being in its presence just the same.

Renewing your Ferrari's suspension

Many owners are getting to the point where their Ferrari's suspension bushings are in need of replacement. Age is never kind to rubber, as the ozone breaks it down and you are left with a car that just does not feel like a Ferrari. New OEM rubber bushings work great, but are very expensive (over $100 for each bushing for just the wishbones....and there are 16 total!). Then you must add in the labor to press out the bushings, clean/inspect the housings and re-press in. This all adds up to a very expensive bill that does not even address steering components and shocks, wear items that also greatly affect the driving experience of your Ferrari.

We have been using aftermarket urethane bushings in place of the OEM rubber bushings for years and feel they are the way to go when your Ferrari's suspension is in need of an overhaul. The urethane bushings have much to offer, allowing for more direct steering (due to less deflection) and long lasting, quiet operation. We have track tested the urethane bushings over that past year, and they have performed flawlessly. If installed correctly, urethane bushings will last longer than OEM rubber bushings at less than half the cost!

Supercharged Ferrari 308GTB at Watkins Glen