Overview

The Lamborghini Miura was the first street machine to wear the "supercar" badge. Its avant-garde mechanicals, breathtaking shape and stupendous performance made it an automotive milestone, one of the most important and influential cars of the postwar era. It thus became the subject of the first installment of writer and photographer Winston Goodfellow’s acclaimed "Top Speed Wars" series that has run in a number of publications. The photo session was one of Goodfellow’s best that year, and inspired him and the car’s owner to create a superb keepsake on the car.

The Inspiration

"My editor at Sports Car International really liked the idea of the ‘Top Speed Wars’ chronicle," says Goodfellow. "The Miura was the machine that kicked the battle off, so it was the first installment. Because Miuras have been photographed so many times I wanted shoot this one in a different way–as a piece of art. Colors and textures thus became critical to the shoot. The Miura has flowing lines and smooth surfaces so hay became the perfect background to clearly delineate the car’s breathtaking shape and make it jump out at you. And the Lambo’s stunning blue color didn’t hurt either."

Once the shoot was completed and reviewed, Goodfellow, his editor and art director were ecstatic with the results. But there were so many unused images that weren’t seen in the magazine that Goodfellow informed the owner he wanted to make the monograph to commemorate the car. The owner quickly jumped at the opportunity, and it was presented to him during 2002’s Pebble Beach Concours week held on California’s Monterey peninsula.

The Monograph

The monograph’s layout has become the baseline for all of our monographs. Elegant and clean, the edict to the designer was to make it appear as an art book, one that would portray the rare machine as a piece of rolling sculpture.

The monograph was created by hand, and is hardbound with an 8 3/4" x 8 3/4" bonded leather cover. The blind stamping on the cover’s center holds a 2 5/8" x 3 3/4" hand tipped print, chosen by the photographer. The printing was done with a 4-color process on 100# Signature dull paper. Forty images of the car are seen in the monograph’s 64 pages.

The Edition

At the request of the client, the edition was limited to 15 pieces. Because "Lamborghini Miura SV chassis 5018" was a private commission, the edition is sold out.

However, a second limited edition is under development. This monograph will be larger in size, and the edition will be done in extremely limited numbers (more than 15 but no more than 65). It will also contain numerous historic photos and will have an insightful, in depth text into the Miura’s creation, thanks to the numerous interviews the author and photographer has had with the men who made the machine. This monograph will be hand-signed by the author/photographer and, in all likelihood, one or more of the Miura’s creators.