Countach, the ultimate supercar

#1121244 lowbody 272th produced colori originali : Blu notte espada/Bianco 12/1980

Delivery might be 01/1981
it was delivered to Lamborghini SpA in Switzerland... so it is a COuntach delivered to one of the Mimran's brothers

 

Only have this other picture of the car.
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The last assumption is not correct, not all cars Lamborghini SA imported went to the Mimrans.
Assume so, then they would have had 49 cars in roughly 3 years, but only on two their Name is listed explicitly #1121312 and #1121314!
F.e. 1121160 was Max Bobnars first Turbo and I know of others...

As I explained Lamborghini SA was most likely related to Leimer, the Mimrans first rented the factory from the chapter 11 court, in 1982 they finally were allowed to buy Lamborghini, founded Nuova Automobili Lamborghini and put their own Family trading Company Codeco SA from Lausanne in place as new importer.

 

Hi
How do you know this is 1120226? I have heard rumours that 1120226 is RHD, but never seen a photo either way, and there are several RHD LP400 in Australia, and this could be one of several cars? I'm not doubting what you are saying - it would be wonderful to confirm this car's RHD-ness!
Robert

 

Sorry for reposting those pics then, I didn't know you shared them aleady.

I did so in order to see if it could ring any bell about Melbourne's Motor Show '79, following previous page's topic on Motor Manual's magazine LP400 #1120122 saying "the car was built late 78 just before the temporary factory shutdown, and imported by Brents for the 79 Melbourne show."

Since there were only 2 White Countach at that time (March 1980) in Australia, the cars could have been confused. I wouln't expect a LP400 to be shown at any motor show after the LP400 production's end... but since #1121048 was imported only on May 14th, 1979... it's not that impossible after all.

 

That's very interesting, Nima. Thank you!
Sound's like #1120054 (originally delivered to Persia), indeed...

 

Wow. That one might reach $ 2 Million...

Is it the same car bellow (that was in Austria), Joe?
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Oh yeah, I know that one of course.
The brightness made me think it's Blu Met. while it's really Blu Notte in fact!
Thank you!

 

Agreed.

When it was for Patrick or Jean-Claude it is mentionned in the records, and when it is just a delivery from Lamborghini SpA to Svizzera-CH it is for a customer who bought directly to factory

 

Based on factory records, #112.0226 is RHD delivered to Australia !

 

I'd say a client who ordered in Switzerland at a swiss dealer, additionally there were a few swiss clients who bought their cars at/through EmilianAuto or Achili Motors. In the case of #1121206 the customer name was even explicitly mentioned (Ernst).

 

Yes, 1120226 is a yellow RHD LP400 - it is on the Lambo Registry for example.

..but how do you know these photos are of 1120226 specifically?

8 different RHD LP400 were or are yellow and several of them have been or are in Australia - how do you know the car with the rims on it and the car at the Lindfield Motor Show, 1978 in Australia is 1120226 specifically?

The car with the rims on it could be one of about 6 different LP400 in RHD now in yellow. The Lindfield car could be one of fewer cars, but how do you know this is 1120226?

Sorry to be pedantic, but 1120226 has been a long-rumoured RHD car on the Lamborghini Registry, and this is the first time anyone has come up with photos that are claimed to be this car.

 

I don't pretend the car on the pic is #112.0226

I just confirm what the factory records I have in hands show me : it is a RHD delivered in Australia

 

I will also add that I don't trust too much the IRL which is full of mistakes !

Glen has a lot of work to correct all theses mistakes... and I don't think he has the time to do it, as I don't either...

 

The car transitioned nicely from the disco 80s era to a true classic,the guys pants, not so much.

 

Correct. It's still in Melbourne.

 

Yes, indeed! All these cars are definitely "works of Art" on wheels (and even these wheels can actually be called "Art" themselves as well ).
Some cars are true masterpieces... but they all carry a very important historical value: involving passion, craftmanship, design, mechanical and technological innovations!

We should keep on tracking them. Not for their ownership, but simply to preserve their historical value.
With a few friends of mine, we are currently working (hard) on updating the Registry.
Glen seemed to have agreed on adding/correcting files once complete...
We started intensively with the Countach LP400. Soon, the other versions will follow... and the other cars too, of course.

You can go have a look on the Facebook (private) group named: "Lamborghini Countach Lovers" (carefull, there are some other groups with a similar name!).
We share pics and try to identify cars everyday! Thanks to a great number of enthusiasts from all around the world, we manage to identify cars and to get lots of details on their history for many of them, very often!

I know there are several members here with a lot of knowledge, historical data, photos, stories... Please, DO share!
Yes, there are some owners asking for privacy... and we must respect this. We shall never publish a too accurate location of a car or its ownership.
But for a man to own a car doesn't mean he owns its past and vintage photos from another era.
It's up to you to share the most... or the least... depending on what you're allowed to say.

Be sure to join us!

 

1)We have Lchat, which has become a better source than the Regsistry. It was even a better source years ago when the registry was "less" outdated. Here, usually, you can get more info from many people who have some sort of experience with it.

2)We should discuss starting a Registry Thread and sub sections to divide the variants.
Any thoughts?

Why are we waiting for someone else?