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The first supercar?

3 years ago

Writer:

Mel Nichols | Journalist

Date:

27 May 2022

There’s a myth that LJK Setright coined the term supercar in 1967 in a story he wrote for Car magazine about driving a Lamborghini Miura 1000 miles from Modena to London.

He didn’t. He did write that the Miura was ‘astonishing’, ‘an immensely fast, modern two-seater with the world’s finest engine’ and ‘undisputed master of the road’.

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