{"id":2289242,"date":"2024-07-04T17:03:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T21:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/up-to-2-5-million-treasure-found-sitting-in-ny-mans-living-room-lambo-miura-worth-20000-at-time-of-purchase\/"},"modified":"2024-07-04T17:09:47","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T21:09:47","slug":"up-to-2-5-million-treasure-found-sitting-in-ny-mans-living-room-lambo-miura-worth-20000-at-time-of-purchase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/up-to-2-5-million-treasure-found-sitting-in-ny-mans-living-room-lambo-miura-worth-20000-at-time-of-purchase\/","title":{"rendered":"Up to $2.5 Million Treasure Found Sitting in NY Man&#8217;s Living Room &#8211; Lambo Miura Worth $20,000 at Time of Purchase"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fup-to-2-5-million-treasure-found-sitting-in-ny-mans-living-room-lambo-miura-worth-20000-at-time-of-purchase%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2289242&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Summary:<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d search results\u2064 highlight \u2063the incredible\u2064 discovery of a rare 1970 Lamborghini Miura P400 S that spent 24 years hidden in its original owner&#8217;s\u200b living room in Long Island, New York. This one-of-a-kind sports car, with a 3.9-liter transverse\u200d V12 engine and 345 horsepower, is expected to fetch up to $2.5 million at auction. Considered one of the most beautiful Lamborghinis ever made, the Miura has captured the hearts of\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rare-tucker-48-comes-up-for-auction\/\" title=\"Rare Tucker 48 up for auction\">automotive enthusiasts<\/a> worldwide. Despite some\u2063 wear and tear, this iconic vehicle holds immense historical and collector value, with only a limited number ever produced. \u200cIts\u200c unique story of \u2063being tucked away in a living room for decades adds to \u2063its allure and mystique.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"> <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>  <\/p>\n<h2>Up to $2.5 Million Treasure Found Sitting in NY Man&#8217;s Living Room &#8211; Would Have Paid $20,000 for It in 1970<\/h2>\n<p> <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/lorri-wickenhauser\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/lorri-wickenhauser\/%20\"><span>Lorri Wickenhauser<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 4, 2024 at 1:15pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Car enthusiasts often dream of striking gold with a \u201cbarn find\u201d \u2014 a valuable classic vehicle discovered under a tarp in some farmer\u2019s outbuilding.<\/p>\n<p>There have been some pretty impressive barn finds, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicandsportscar.com\/gallery\/greatest-barn-finds-all-time\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Classic &#038; Sports Car<\/a>: two Mustangs (one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/she-disappeared-33-years-ago-now-dna-technology-has-identified-her-remains-and-her-killer\/\" title=\"She Disappeared 33 Years Ago. Now, DNA Technology Has Identified Her Remains \u2013 And Her Killer.\">stunt car<\/a> and one \u201chero\u201d car) featured in the 1968 Steve McQueen crime thriller \u201cBullitt,\u201d a rare \u201969 Dodge Charger Daytona built for NASCAR racing, and a Porsche 901 (\u201cso rare that even the Porsche factory didn\u2019t have one in its collection\u201d).<\/p>\n<p>Now we can add another amazing discovery to the list.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a 1970 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/motors\/11790272\/rare-abandoned-lamborghini-miura-p400s-auction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lamborghini Miura<\/a> P400 S that apparently spent 24 years in its original owner\u2019s living room.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, that\u2019s right: The rare sports car spent nearly a quarter of a century tucked away inside a house in Long Island, New York, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/motors\/11790272\/rare-abandoned-lamborghini-miura-p400s-auction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Sun<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That statement raises a lot of questions in the non-car-enthusiast\u2019s mind, not the least of which are, \u201cWho stores a Lamborghini in their living room for 24 years? And why? And how did they get it in there?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Most of these average man-on-the-street questions went unanswered by the mainstream and automotive journalists, who evidently were caught up in the excitement of such a rare, pristine and extremely valuable find.<\/p>\n<p>And valuable it is. The car is expected to bring up to $2.5 million at auction in August, the <a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/international\/us\/1970-lamborghini-miura-kept-in-living-room-for-40-years-can-fetch-2-5-million-at-auction-details-here\/articleshow\/111437346.cms?from=mdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Economic Times<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>It \u201cwill be the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/great-depression-10000-bill-fetches-480000-at-auction\/\" title=\",000 bill from Great Depression sells for 0,000 at auction.\">auction highlight<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodingco.com\/lot\/1970-lamborghini-miura-p400s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gooding &#038; Company\u2019s Pebble Beach Auctions<\/a> on August 17 and 18,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n<p>The vehicle\u2019s styling is what really grabs the hearts of automotive enthusiasts. \u201cCar fans are captivated by the Miura\u2019s allure even before they turn on the engine,\u201d the Times reported.<\/p>\n<p>Robert Ross wrote in the <a href=\"https:\/\/robbreport.com\/motors\/cars\/unrestored-1970-lamborghini-miura-gooding-company-pebble-beach-auctions-1235691979\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RobbReport<\/a> that the car is, \u201cinarguably, the most beautiful Lamborghini ever made.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But it isn\u2019t just good-looking, he hastened to add.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 1970, the Road &#038; Track team achieved a top speed of 168 mph in a Miura, faster than any car the magazine had ever tested to that point,\u201d Ross said.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C8ItBeiP99R\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"><\/blockquote>\n<p>He provided a few insights into the car\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSold new in Italy, it was exported to the United States in the early 1980s,\u201d Ross reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy the middle part of that decade, it was placed in static storage \u2014 not in the garage, but in the living room of the owner\u2019s modest home in East Rockaway, N.Y. (Who of us in love with an automobile hasn\u2019t imagined doing just that?),\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRemaining there until 2024, it was carefully extracted \u2014 requiring the demolition of interior walls \u2014 and sold to the current consignor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-tesla-owner-blows-up-car-after-22k-repair-quote\/\" title=\"WATCH: Tesla Owner Blows Up Car After K Repair Quote\">car originally sold<\/a> for $20,000 \u2014 about $187,815 in today\u2019s dollars, according to The Sun.<\/p>\n<p>It boasted a 3.9-liter transverse V12 engine with 345 horsepower.<\/p>\n<p>Only about 764 such cars were made (including the P400 and its siblings, the P400 S and P400 SV), \u201cand now every one that survives is valued as a historical artifact,\u201d the Times said.<\/p>\n<p>With 26,100 miles on the odometer and admittedly a few dings here and there, the Miura is not quite in showroom condition.<\/p>\n<p>Ross said the vehicle\u2019s prospective buyer \u201cshould anticipate that restoring the vehicle could add another $500,000-plus to the privilege of owning a Lamborghini whose history and provenance simply cannot be made up.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. 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The car is expected to fetch up to $2.5 million at auction. Despite some wear and tear, the car is considered a historical artifact and a prized possession for car enthusiasts. 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