Official Countach Value Thread

Thanks Joe and Footsoldier

My car is the one on the Furlonger site, and some very good pictures are there on the advert/ link that Footsoldier posted

You'll see the price that Furlonger have recommended I put the car up for

I know the market is strong here in the UK

Just not sure what the price should be and to be frank, I welcome feedback from people like Joe who are experts in the Countach

Maybe it will sell in the US market given from various threads in this forum, there seems to be a strong desire for DD CTs

I don't need to sell it- I have a number of cars and am looking at reducing them to simplify my life (changing jobs) and one option may be to just keep it (which is my wifes preference)

 

Roy, wow... Great example you picked up there at R&S, its configuration is one of the best but that's just opinion talk Any ideas when this will be hitting your websites inventory? If it wasn't acquired for a specific client in mind that is.

 

I say keep it, if you can. A RHD Countach will not be easy to sell in the USA FWIW.

 

It lands at my shop tomorrow morning and goes straight into my service dept to do a 100 point inspection and see where we are at with the car. After all, if I am selling a car and claim it "has no needs" it WILL have no needs.

It was no bought for anyone specific, I bought it for inventory and it will be for sale once we see where we are at and set a price point. I have been contacted be 3 folks already interested, but I wont do anything till I know the 100% condition of the car.

 

The all in sale of this car @ $1,870,000 was nothing short of astonishing, considering its condition.

 

I agree. I inspected the car and found it to be in very rough condition. But, it was original, and I guess originality tops condition these days???

 

Depends on who was there, I suppose.

"Every man is right by his own eyes", yet, I can't help but think this lends a buttress to my thoughts that the CT market has not been driven by the "boys can now afford what was a poster on their wall" as the biggest value cars are early and original cars, and the early cars are not those that I ever saw on a wall. Nor do I think that many guys my age are like me in that they appreciate early and original cars. They'd be more interested in say, Cannonball through Anniversary.

 

Original/nice/unmolested/well-cared for, is one thing, restoration project is another.

 

So what I'm hearing is that this car needed a full resto?

 

Hi Simon, looks a lovely example. Quick question, are the metal pedals original fitment?

Best
Rob

 

Well, that would be my humble opinion, and I certainly wouldn't say it was a necessity, I guess it all depends on how the owner feels.

 

I agree with you. The human brain hasn't evolved much recently and so even though the 'pure', original cars are the current market-leaders, I expect the later S-onward versions to become more and more sought after in time, repeating the original stylistic and desirability progression. (Remembering that even some contemporary owners of lP400 had them converted to S spec),

As you say, it can't have happened yet, but as the boys-done-good generation switches on to the fact that their poster car can also be a good investment, I think the winged cars will catch up and/or move the market on. (Albeit original spec should always have the edge)

Buying my (winged...) poster car as a safe place to put my cash, with future upside, was pretty much the thought process I went through last year, but I wasn't expecting such a rapid uptick!

 

Thanks Joe. Still curious as to value though if you can give me a steer pls

 

thanks Rob. I believe they are original. Nothing in the massive history file to suggest otherwise

 

I discussed this with the buyer an hour after he'd bought it and there's a great story behind why he wanted that particular Countach, which I'm sure you'll find out about soon.

He didn't seem perturbed by the price at all, he already has a wonderful collection of iconic supercars, which he exercises regularly and this Countach slots into the collection very nicely.

I believe the car will be restored in Italy and will then live in Europe afterwards.

 

Very hard to say without detracting from the sales process. Drop me a line. Meanwhile, I can assure you the metal pedals (& gearshift knob) are aftermarket, but an easy remedy.

 

First owner.

 

I got a chance to look the car over closely and couldn't make up my mind on this either. I'm leaning towards resto project. I could live with a lot of that "patina" but the paint and bodywork were not consistent with the rest of the car.

Fantastic resource though. I learned a lot in just a couple hours.

 

Simon please see your PM box.

 

correct

 

Really cool. Lovers reunited.

 

I'm late 30's and I only wanted cannonball through pre 88.5. Those were the ideal iterations to me.

That's why I bought a 1982 LP5000S. It hit all the buttons.

 

Ditto

 

I never had any Countach posters, and I didn't really notice the car until I was in my 30s. But once I saw one, I had to have one and I got one within a year or two of first seeing one.

I wanted a 5000s (or high body 400S) for the following reasons:

LP400- too expensive and you can't drive it
400S- lowbody is too low to drive. You can't get up driveways in the Hollywood Hills.
400S S3- would have been great, hits all the buttons
5000S- hits all the buttons
QV- I don't like the humps in the back. Visability is bad enough without adding humps. I want to drive the car, and I want to see behind me. DD or FI, it's still too much of a design compromise. 5000S has nice lines with the flat hood.
Anni- No interest in the Anni as it just doesn't look right to me. It looks like a totally different car to my eyes.

So I was very happy to get a 5000S.

 

Agreed. I looked at this car before the sale and its past the point of being respectible. It needs a complete restoration. Will cost the owner $2M all in.