Like it or not, Liberty Walk is building a Lamborghini Miura

Japanese tuner Liberty Walk is known for selling body kits that won’t look out of place in Fast and Furious the movie. One would expect to see the Liberty Walk kit and the Nissan Z or, hell, even Latest model Ferraribut you wouldn’t normally associate the brand with a Lamborghini Miura. However, there is a Miura currently parked at the Liberty Walk store, and it will look very different from that Bertone originally intended.

Liberty Walk founder Wataru Kato posted photos of the Miura project on his Instagram page. If it sounds like a bell, it might be because the tuner introduced it similar to the Miura coupe in 2018. It was a copy, according to the words CarBuzz; the new project is not. This time, Liberty Walk starts with a real Miura—one of only 763 units produced—and rebuilds it from the ground up, while making numerous visual modifications inside and out.

Worried about where this is going? We are too.

The car looks relatively rough, having been stripped down to bare metal, with clear evidence of previous bodywork and rust spots in the trunk. It’s missing quite a few pieces, but we don’t know if that’s how Liberty Walk got it, or if the pictures were taken after the disassembly process had begun. A transverse 3.9-liter V12 and a closed five-speed manual transmission are present and appear to be standard.

It’s too early to say what Liberty Walk has planned for the Miura, but a look at some past builds gives us a hint of what’s to come. The brand released body kits for long list of cars from across the automotive spectrum – it’s even tuned a semi-truck. Each kit is different, but most include a front splitter, wheel arch flares for a wide look, and a rear fender, along with air vents, a scoop, and other additions.

Regardless of how it looks, the end result will be something that enthusiasts will either love or hate. We’d be much happier knowing that this Miura will be fully restored Lamborghini Polo Storico division but it’s not our car, it’s not our money, and ultimately, it’s not our business. Liberty Walk will work on the Miura until the end of the year and introduce it in 2025 Tokyo Motor Show (mainly Japanese SEMA) in January.

Buckle up folks, and don’t say we didn’t warn you.

It will be interesting to see what effect the modifications will have on the price of this Miura. Keep in mind that we are talking about a very very expensive car. Often hailed as the original modern supercar, the Miura has risen in value over the past couple of years and now stands out as one of Lamborghini’s most valuable classic models. RM Sotheby’s auction house recently sold a 1969 Miura P400 S for $967,500 excluding buyer’s fees – and it was literally a wreck! On the other end of the spectrum, a freshly restored 1972 Miura P400 SV sold for $4.9 million in June.

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