Interesting eBay Countach Barn Find

Moderator: you just basically ended the discussion on this car by moving this. Can you at least bring back all the post, expect the OP, so we can continue to discuss it?
Not sure how much you monitor here but we have been discussing these 2 cars for many years.

 

why was it moved here anyway? It is a car for sale and many lambo or CT have been under the for sale which is correct.
if the car is not to be discusssed publicly or past post need to be wiped clean, a lock would not be enough?

 

Just got this story on my Facebook feed. Very interested in what the Lambo guys have to say. Please put the post back.

 

Geno posted it here. Really he should have posted it up in the classifieds first, unless he was a sponsor. Another mod correctly moved it. No biggie. So we can continue to discuss the car in this thread like before.

History of the find.
https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/lamborghinichat-com-sponsored-cats-exotics/460562-not-1-but-2-barn-find-countaches-rescued.html

 

Well documented on Lambo Power. IIRC the owner wanted six figures around 2010. The car definitely has potential, but not at the price-point the owner wants.

 

Well all countachs are six figure cars now. Can you be more precise on what the asking price was in 2010?

 

High five figure is what we all heard at the time and then the liaison/negotiator went dark on the 20 or so trying to buy it.

 

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/144060895-post9.html

Victor, great post, Countach restorations are a great topic, and, one for yet another dedicated chapter in a book.

Besides the salient points you've mentioned, all of which go without saying, bear in mind that a lot depends on the person who owns the car at the point of restoration. The owner controls who does the restoration, and how the restoration is executed - authentically, sympathetically, beautifully, or poorly. Its convenient to simply blame the restoration shop for a car that appears poorly-restored, but, often times the decisions and/or requirements of the owner are the main factor. Did the owner know what is authentic for all components & aspects of the restoration? Or care? Did he want it to be 'fully correct-for-period original factory spec' or not? Did the owner have unlimited resources or a shoestring budget, or somewhere in-between? All of the aforementioned are the reasons why as the cars age, when you look at restored Countachs of the same variant (for example), there are major differences from one car to another.

 

Absolutely. I can tell you from my experience there are questions that come up on a weekly basis that your restoration shop will ask you that will affect quality, originality, and price. Without the requisite historic knowledge of the vehicle being restored (and budget), or in my case someone far more knowledgeable than me giving guidance, it can go down a very different path.

 

So how much is the estimate to bring her back to life/specs?

 

Good question, cant wait to hear the opinions from those who know.

 

IMVHO I think that question is utterly impossible to answer without having the specific car in question disassembled and in front of you, in order to inspect each & every component.

Only then can you begin to draw up an estimate as to what needs to be replaced/restored/repaired/refurbished etc.

In this regard, the similarity between one project car and another is about the same as night & day.

 

Agreed. An estimate is not worth much.

 

On the plus side, this car is a craftsman kinda project, iow, a skilled person with mechanical skills and knowledge in Lamborghini building process, also paint and upholstery connections, 50k in mec,20k body and paint ,15 k interior add 2k in tires and10k misc unknown, then to make shure add 20k additional ,going rate at the time qv dd 1700 miles ,total resto, is 600k? this car should bring 350$.fair price with a buffer for the buyer.

 

I understand everyone wants to know "what's the price?", but its not so simple.

 

You make my point nicely.

 

$20k for body and paint is an impossibility for a Countach if you want anything that will last more than 3 years.

 

In my opinion a complete nut and bold restoration will cost $175k. A $25k contingency should be built in. George Evans recently restored a Down Draft that Joe will confirm was one of the best results on the planet. The new owner, a seasoned collector with emphasis Lamborghini, is ecstatic with the results. Told me it's one of the best restorations he's seen on a Countach. The white car is a pretty strait car that should not have any snags along the way in the process of restoration. I have full intentions in getting the car restored if it does not sell. I simply have a car in mind to trade into so this one needs to go for that to happen. George knows the car so he can easily be consulted. I believe in a few years it will only be more difficult to find a project of this quality as most of these rare cars will be redone and in hands of collectors who believe the Countach is the next Miura which we all know has gotten away in price escalation from most enthusiast. In return less Countaches will be available.

Geno

 

We are judging this from different platforms, the Countach is not made from Panda or unobtainium, its a fair mix of steel , aluminum and steel ,also the real estate it covers is a modest 7x 16 feet, the best materials avail today 3 grand max will cover this car, throw in 170hrs at 100$@hr with skilled quick guys, you might reconsider your contacts/experts IMO ,

 

We can agree to disagree. 170 hours seems light for a concours paint. There is disassembly, taking down to bare metal, taping, priming properly (multiple times), painting (multiple times), sanding, polishing, reassembly, etc. I've had several cars painted at different shops and I don't think I can get a proper paint that I'd be happy with for $20k.

 

All good points, like i said , judged from different platforms, one can di&%$#@ck around forever or one can actually get the job done, perhaps we get taken in the direction of the infamous cleaner beeing we deal with Lamborghinis.

 

Classic Coach painted my red QV DD. They charged $39,850 for the paint. The car was fully stripped. Amazing result so twice the estimate posted by Ella...