Countach, the ultimate supercar

Funny you ask

When i drive the black tan I fit good but when I get into the black black I have to scrunch down in the seat to fit.

As far as I can see they are both origanal seats, both 1983, both euro spec cars.

I am flying for NASA this weekend but when I get home I will use a tape mesurer to see if there is any deference.

Imagine the black black was a found low body they made into an 83 5000S

What would that be worth?

Wishful thinking.
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I remember when you posted, a while back, to find "a" Countach, after you realized that your decision to sell might not have been the right way to go. Now you are "stuck " with two

 

If we're in a black phase, I'll use it as an excuse for this shot of my LP400S, which someone else took when it was out in the wilds of Edinburgh.

It's getting a major detail next week, so will be interested to see the results.
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Nice! Year? Last 4 digits of VIN?

My '80 400S, keeping my daily driver company while the garage gets swept out.
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Mine is also 1980, No 1121154. Production maybe quite close to yours?

 

Stunning!

 

Not sure Stuck is the word I would use, more like fortunate to have two.

I was going to sell it but now I am going to do the same service as the other one.

 

One more for you. Truly awesome!

 

Good decision

 

1121240. Yours is RHD?

Interior? Mine is Latte Bianco, as I recall the name.

 

Interesting and exciting. Could it be that the one you fit in had a tall man conversion done?

 

I would think the Countach that fits you best would be a good deciding factor on which one to keep.

 

1121098 coming for sale in August auction.

1979 Lamborghini Countach LP400S Series I | Monterey 2014 | RM AUCTIONS

 

No, LHD. I think it originally went to Saudi, then France before getting to UK.

Nero with Nero interior.

 

No reserve! the owner is very confident,

 

Not necessarily, the owners ofen play a game that makes them seem confident when they are not. The game is that you have a friend 'fake bidder' there making sure the car doesn't sell to anyone other than himself for a price below a certain agreed-upon number. Call that the 'secret reserve'. Sure, the fees have to be on the high bid to the friend 'fake bidder', but the seller considers that the cost of the guarantee and that is the down side. More times than not, the enthusiasm and excitement associated with a 'no-reserve' auction drives prices much higher anyway, and there is the upside of the game. Anyway, often there is a fee even when the reserve is not met in a no-reserve action so the 'guarantee' is often not that expensive when playing the game. Many times the 'friend' is the auction house with chandelier bids, and they 'adjust' the fees after the fact. Auctions are a dirty, tricky, business, with more games being played than not. The same things you see on ebay, and even more and worse, happen in real auctions.

 

It is illegal in many areas for Auctions to run bidders past a Reserve, and very risky for credibility to run bidders on a No Reserve Auction because if you are pulling bids out of the air to run a guy, and he doesn't bite that one more time, you are stuck with a number you are supposed to be selling the car for, but have not bidder.
Usually the games ( and its illegal) is not from the Auctions, but from the sellers. Friends bidding on cars is unethical, and illegal in many areas. It is also very risky in that if the "friend" is the high bidder, not only will the seller have to pay the selling commission, but also the buyers premium which is very expensive. It doesn't pay to mess around.

 

1120010 that sold at auction for $39,500 back in 2005 is going up again and will probably bring more this time around....

1974 Lamborghini Countach LP400 ?Periscopo? | Gooding & Company

Estimate: $600,000 - $800,000 but no write up yet.

 

$39,500? Did you mean $395K?

 

I recall this being in the cover of Sportscar market where they teased the buyer for buying a $39,000 poster bc all it was good for was to hang on someone's wall.

 

What you said may be true in some cases but the credibility of the auction house has to be taken in to consideration. RM's reputation is much more valuable to them than a 10% premium on a car that is likely below their average sell price at that auction. Any auction house would be crazy to have fake bids on a lot with no reserve or to have fake bids after the reserve is met. In many cases, auction houses will not accept certain cars unless the owner is willing to consign it without a reserve. It will be very interesting to see what this Countach goes for. I'm guessing it will exceed whatever their estimate is.

 

Thanks!!

 

Never herd of a tall man conversion but when I brake out the tape mesure I will know for sure.

 

I was sure the $39,500 was correct, but did a little digging and the Auction was in August of 2004 so I was off a year on the date.

And ten years later, the price will be......

Guesses anyone?