The Miura Roadster Tribute, Lamborghini Ad Personam’s Aventador Ultimae Roadster

A special roadster, the final Aventador LP 780-4 Ultimae has exited the gates of Automobili Lamborghini’s Sant’Agata home for delivery to its Swiss owner.

Mirroring the one-off Miura Roadster, this left-hand drive Aventador Ultimae Roadster is a tribute to its V12 open-top ancestor through a special Lamborghini Ad Personam project.

Beautifully, the Ultimae is cloaked in an exclusive exterior colour, Azzuro Flake, imitating the original special colour of the Miura while updating the glitter element for homologation purposes. 

Stretching from front to rear, the rocker cover is in Grigio Liqueo with a Nero Aldebaran pinstripe, accentuating the visible carbon fibre of the sill, front splitter and rear diffuser. 

The roof and rear engine cover are in shiny, black-painted carbon fibre, reminding that the original Miura Roadster is roofless. 

Meanwhile, black air intakes and additional Nero Aldebaran livery on its bonnet emulate the Miura’s black-painted bonnet scoop. 

Then, the tailpipes are matte black, and its rims in shiny silver with black brake callipers reflect the Miura’s original silver rims.

Inside, also inspired by the Miura, the leather seat style, trim, dash and centre console are finished in Bianco Leda leather with complementary Nero Aldebaran around the headrests.

Perfecting everything, its minimalist dash in Nero Ade Alcantara with Bianco Leda stitching sports a unique embroidered Miura badge, with the same Miura badge applied to the side rocker.

That said, the Miura P400 Roadster that has inspired the very last V12 Aventador, was a one-off show car unveiled at the Carrozzeria Bertone stand at Brussels Motor Show in April 1968. 

More than just a coupe with the roof removed, the Roadster sports several differences to deliver the most aesthetic solution and ensure the necessary torsional rigidity of the chassis. 

It was painted in a spectacular, and very shiny, Lamè Sky Blue Acrilico paint, on Pelle Bianco interior paired with red carpet. 

With a low roofline, large side air intakes and a sharply-raked windscreen and all other glass removed, the Roadster was well-received but never entered production.