Buy a car, enjoy the most incredible moments of your life with it, then sell it. That’s the narrative many car enthusiasts have written for themselves. But to witness it 55 years after selling it—that’s extraordinary. Just ask John Temerian, the founder of Curated, who rediscovered his father’s long-lost Lamborghini Miura without even searching for it.
It was the car John Temerian’s father owned over half a century ago. The story of this car-loving family dates back generations. John’s grandfather immigrated from France to the United States in 1957. He started working at a gas station in Springfield, Massachusetts, and saved enough to eventually buy the station himself.
Located right next to the Springfield Medical Center, John’s grandfather named his gas station “Medical Center Garage.” It might sound odd, but the name worked—people found it easily.
John’s grandfather wasn’t just a hardworking immigrant; he knew what it took to sustain a business. He often worked seven days a week, juggling multiple jobs. At one point, he began servicing Ferrari cars. He bought old cars and parts, bringing iconic models into his garage.
Following family tradition, John’s father started working in the garage, despite his grandfather’s attempts to dissuade him. He didn’t want his son to become a mechanic. As an immigrant, he wanted a better job for his son in America. But soon, he realized he was wrong. His son became an exceptional engineer and technician.
At just 13, he rebuilt an engine on his own. That was just the beginning. He never accepted “no” for an answer. In the late 1960s, his father sold a 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO for around $9,000, just as Lamborghini was entering the U.S. market.
John’s father told him to forget about it. He called it ugly. At the time, he believed the Jaguar E-Type and the Lamborghini Miura were the most beautiful cars in the world. So, he bought an E-Type. Later, he bought his son a Miura for around $4,000 or $5,000. At just 16, John drove a Miura. How many kids park a Lamborghini in front of their school?
He bought the car on one condition: he had to work for free at the shop and maintain straight A’s. Later, the straight-A student sold his old Miura and bought another in much worse condition.
He restored that car, sold it for a profit, and eventually bought a stunning Miura. He sold that one too. Little did he know it wasn’t just any rare Lamborghini Miura—it was one of a kind: red with black leather interior and chrome side mirrors. There wasn’t another like it in America. And he had no idea the car would return to him when he least expected it.
About two years ago, John started receiving messages from someone in Canada, inquiring about a potential job at Curated. The messages kept coming, even though John said he wasn’t hiring at the time. A year later, a young man walked into Curated’s shop, wearing a Curated hat and jacket as if he were already an employee. He applied for the job. It was the same person who had been messaging John on social media.
John was impressed. The persistence on social media, the outfit—everything showed this was the job he truly wanted. So, John hired him. And he turned out to be the shop’s secret weapon. Within 60 days, he was sourcing cars everywhere, John recalls.
One of the cars on his list was a 1971 red Lamborghini Miura. It was a long-lost Lamborghini, unseen since the 1970s. It sat neglected in a California garage, battered with dents, scratches, and holes in the hood. It had been parked in a field for over 20 years.
But everything on the car was original—glass, tires, chrome, and leather interior, not vinyl or fabric like many Miuras of its time. It was a late-production model, equipped with air conditioning and a radio. The speedometer, marked up to 200 mph, confirmed it was a U.S.-spec car.
John immediately checked the Lamborghini international registry and discovered it was the only Miura S in red with a black leather interior. He remembered his father once owned a Lamborghini with the same specs. His father had bought it new from a dealership. It was the last Miura he owned before the one he still has today. John remembered it like it was yesterday—red on black, with two chrome side mirrors on the hood.
That’s when John realized he had found his father’s long-lost Lamborghini Miura without even looking. In fact, his longtime social media acquaintance, now an employee, had found it. John bought the car and brought it to Miami, and his father flew in to see it.
He remembered the Miura had a unique detail that could confirm it was the car he owned in the 1970s—an unusual lock on the side of the hood. It wasn’t a lock at all. It was an alarm system his father used to install on cars entering his garage. He recognized it instantly. Two weeks later, he found a photo of the car to confirm the entire story.
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