After all these years, the Lamborghini Miura remains for me the prettiest supercar. Yes, it had problems with front-end lift. In the side elevation view, it's a wing section! And reliability, overheating, and air-conditioning. And yes, the ergonomics could have been better (especially the highly raked steering wheel). And yes, the headlights could have been done better, and the front grille made narrower. Faired-in headlights with plastic covers were illegal when the Miura was done. And body-color fascias covering 5 m.p.h. bumpers were still in the future.
On the other hand, the side vents, cabin, and overall proportions are just about perfect. I love the plain sides, with no "character lines." If I were fortunate enough to own one, I'd just keep it under take-off speed, rather than add front dive planes and a rear spoiler. With better air-conditioning, the Miura could lose the rear window slats. Oh... and do the wheels and rocker panels in the original silver instead of the gold used on later S versions. Or maybe "anthracite," to color-coordinate with the bumpers.
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