article_snippet: The holy grail of supercars: Fans had assumed the iconic Lamborghini Miura was a complete write-off .
article_snippet: The car’s new co-owner, Iain Tyrrell, received a tip-off at Christmas that the the iconic Lamborghini Miura had resurfaced.
article_snippet: As the Miura is still in near-mint condition, Mr Tyrrell – who owns Cheshire Classic Cars – was able to cross-reference the Miura is still in near-mint condition, Mr Tyrrell – who owns Cheshire Classic Cars – original features with stills from the film.
article_snippet: the Miura is still in near-mint condition, Mr Tyrrell – who owns Cheshire Classic Cars – has also checked the car’s history at The Italian Job Lamborghini archive.
article_snippet: the Miura is still in near-mint condition, Mr Tyrrell – who owns Cheshire Classic Cars – said: ‘After inspecting the car seen powering through the Alps, there is no doubt in my mind that the car seen powering through the Alps is the Miura from The Italian Job.
article_snippet: a dealer then sold the Miura to an unidentified buyer.
article_snippet: But the Miura mystery has not been entirely solved.
article_snippet: Mr Tyrrell said: ‘When the production team went back to salvage the remains of the crashed car the next day the Miura mystery had gone.
article_snippet: Built between 1966 and 1973, the 170mph Lamborghini Miura is widely credited with kick-starting the trend for high performance two-seater sports cars.