In 1976 this orange LP400 was delivered to the authorized Lamborghini dealer Seaside Motors (SSSA) in Yokohama, Japan. It exists today in 100% original condition, appropriately owned by a dyed-in-the-wool Periscopa enthusiast. My contacts and research show that there is a greater concentration of Periscopas in the Land of the Rising Sun than anywhere else in the world, and these seminal versions of the Countach have been elevated to cult status, revered and worshipped as automotive gods.... Joe www.lamborghiniregistry.com Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Wow, Im sure my number is not a complete total, but Im aware of about 20 cars... BTW Walter, Im aware of one changing hands there for $350k, but one must concede that it is a different market there. Joe
The original wood model was used for ink dot testing at Turin Polytechnic in its scale wind-test chamber as we can see in these images... Joe Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Wow! I love period pics just can't get enough Thanks Sackey I'm glad you've suscribed so we can enjoy your tales and pics without limits.
Joeeeeeee, could it be that this great photos show the car from the wrong side?? Or is it really a RHD??? Ciao! Walter
Ooops. Technology - my scanner 'flipped' the images. That is chassis number 1120140, LHD indeed, Bruno Di Cilia, Austria, lives with Miura SV 4960, FIRST split sump P400SV, also totally restored. Best, Joe
Today Walter Wolf has a Diablo GT and an LM002. Oh, and he also has a Ferrari F40 and an Enzo for gentle drives ;-) Joe www.lamborghiniregistry.com
Walter, well done with that on 1120008. Today, the color is more bright green than its original forest green (Verde Scuro). In 1990 it was repainted this color by Ultimate Motor Works in Florida and the non-original silver trim was added. The owner at the time wanted it to "look like" the prototype car, and in fact represented it thus for a while, that is until the real prototype surfaced.... Joe www.lamborghiniregistry.com
...capured as an image for the first time.... Its all true, and it really does exist ;-) Joe Image Unavailable, Please Login
...of the quattrovalvole variety. Joe www.lamborghiniregistry.com Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Thanks Joe! as much as I look to the 25th I must confess that it absolutley let me laugh!! What a horrible transformation of a fantastic design into something absurd!!! I drove such a car some years ago and it was great! So, for me its a "Dr. Jekyll-and-Mr.-Hyde"-car: fantastic to drive but a nightmare to look at! Ciao! Walter
To my knowledge #1120008 is today the only LP 400 in "Evita-Country" (or even the only Countach??), correct? Ciao! Walter
The previous pictures of the rhd bronze lp400 are actually of mel nichols who drove it back to the u.k. in convoy with a gold silhoutte and a gold urraco p300 in 1977. They stayed with the swiss owner at the time as the cars were not ready due to strikes. There were a load more pictures in the mag....highlight of the trip was in the lp400 and having a jag doing nearly 150mph and gaining fast.lp400 dropped into 4th and nailed....as the jag drew level the lp400 had gained momentum and left the bewildered driver for dead. It is the best piece of jouranalism i have yet read and is quite a famous article over here.It was titled "convoy" and the sight of three gold lambos tearing through france on an ice blue day was very memorable. He says that the police chose to see it as an event rather than law-breaking! The cars were nicely run in by the time they reached the u.k.
Very nice images and very nice cars. Thanks for posting them. Im liking this black/black livery for a Countach. My LP400 is also black/black and it gives it an oh-so-sinister look. Emilio, your red LP400S Series One looks GREAT, but it would definately look BETTER with its proper Bravo wheels. Of that Ive no doubt... Best, Joe
Whoaaa, Matt, slow down! First of all, chassis number 1120106 as imaged was and still remains to this day (in Richard Earl's protective ownership) in its original ORANGE livery, NOT bronze. Secondly, the images of the gentleman in the rear view mirror are definately of a certain renowned Lamborghini test-driver, one Signor Valentino Balboni. Of that fact, I am 100% certain (PM me if you wish him to verify this via e-mail). Thirdly, 1120106 was a 1976 car, and Valentino was doing an accompanying test with English journalist Doug Blain (NOT Mel Nichols) in 1976. I have other outtakes of images clearly showing Doug Blain, a rather unmissable gentleman, distinguishable by his trademark 'Afro' hairstyle (this WAS 1976 folks), and the images are credited from the CAR/Blain/Fraser archives. Your story as above completely refers to another (1977) excursion by Mel Nichols and his subsequent trip back to Blighty. I do in fact recall the article and have it in my archives, and memory serves me that the aforementioned bronze Countach was crashed in England shortly after its arrival. Joe www.lamborghiniregistry.com
This Wolf Countach is featured on a video going all-out at the Nurburgring circa 1980. It is supposedly on its way to me (LOL) so if I ever see it Ill post it. Joe www.lamborghiniregistry.com Image Unavailable, Please Login
Lamborghini Club America & Concorso thank all for the enquiries thus far. Joe www.lamborghiniregistry.com Image Unavailable, Please Login
