Beyond the Eyelashes: The Lesser-Known Story of the Lamborghini Miura

Before Ferruccio Lamborghini built one of the most beautiful cars ever made, he built tractors. Post-war Italy gave him the opportunity, and he turned surplus military parts into a business empire. Cars came later — partly because he believed the fast grand tourers of the day could be better built, better engineered, and less irritating to own.

Then things got out of hand in the best possible way.

Ferruccio wanted refined GT cars. His young engineers wanted something wilder. What they gave the world was the Miura: low, glamorous, mid-engined, and far more radical than the boss had planned. It did not just look exotic — it was exotic, right down to the way it was packaged.

Inside, the Miura could be wonderfully odd. In the Miura S, some key controls were mounted in a roof console above the driver, with rocker switches overhead like a tiny aircraft cockpit. Better still, they were famously unlabeled, which feels very on-brand for a car that preferred drama over convenience. The whole cabin followed that same logic: low roof, tight space, compact visibility, and a driving position that felt more prototype than polished GT.