As many know, after it finished the show circut that year it was purchased by the International Lead Zinc Research Organization (ILZRO) who wanted to showcase the use of zinc in automotive applications. Renamed the ZN-75, the car spent almost 40 years in this configuation.

I got to ride in the ZN-75 in its last public appearance, at Monterey in 2007. While it was a treat to ride in such a rare car, I can tell you that the performance was... not good. Zinc is very heavy (7.14 g/cm³ compared to aluminum at 2.70 g/cm³ - zinc is closer to lead 11.34 g/cm³). The car had so many parts replaced with zinc that it probably weighed an extra 1500 lbs!

	It was converted back to its original show form in time for the August 2008 Pebble Beach show. I was privileged to watch the progress at Bobileff's, and provide some minor consulting on the restoration. For example, I noticed that the headlight trim and windscreen trim were polished as the car got close to being ready and pointed out that they should be matt black.
	I was also able to find the original taillights the for car, although not soon enough to prevent approximations being fabricated. (Not that close to the originals.) I sold the originals to the current owners, so perhaps one day they they'll be returned to the car. TOP: Current reproductions BOTTOM: Original taillights

The finished product is beautiful, with its proper metallic blue (found under the targa cover and matched). The photos don't quite do it justice. There is also an Espada in this color, with a plexiglass roof. It was also in Bobileff's shop for a while.

I could dedicate several web pages to this car. The are many differences from a stock Miura that don't show up in the photos. It is probably the most beautiful Miura of all.