F40 vs. Countach LP400 Periscopa

An F40 for 500K. The ones that I have seen recently have been around 600K.





Darrell.

 

I have an F40 and an 86 Countach 5000QV

The F40 is just fantastic after you upgrade the brakes & add Tubi straight pipes

The Countach is a fantastic looking exotic but the F40 is much more fun to drive

 

He said $599K.

I haven't driven/been in an LP400. From my experience in a later injected Countach, I think the F40 is the superior car. But it's also far newer technologically.

There are 1300+ F40s, so clearly the LP400 is rarer.

I suppose I'd take the F40 to drive, and the LP400 if it was a show car/trailer queen.

 

Having driven a Countach 25th and an F40 several times, the Countach can only dream to replicate the driving experience the F40 brings. In fact i didnt have much fun in the Countach. very very cramped interior , gearbox was a nightmare , impossible to see out of , very light front end that likes to change lanes on its own..

Nice to listen to and to look at but once you leave the driveway, id rather be in the Ferrari.

 

No question. F40.

 

Miura over both.

 

You should change your sig to "the same seats in the US spec F40".

Euro spec seats are true racing seats. Just a heads up....

 

Thanks for the info!

 

This would be a tough decision but then again they aren't in the same category.

 

Miura SV over both

 

Apples and oranges


It is like asking someone, if they want a tired Lusso driver, or a F430 F-1 Spyder. Both cars have nothing in common.


LP 400 production, is approximately 150 cars from 1974-1977.

 

...and a Lamborghini 350GT at 250K is undervalued, if a Lusso is 450K. A 1990 ZR-1 Corvette is also undervalued at 30K, if a 1990 Testarossa is 65K.


We can play these games all day.

 

And wasn't there just an F40 that didn't sell for $712k? (Which I call BS, the seller had to be fishing.)
So there might be a $100k difference.
My vote is for the F40, but ask this question in Lamboland and I'm sure you'll get Lambo votes.
And regarding rarity, to me the issue is looks. I like to F40 better. The LP400 looks like 400S, 500S, and the 5000. The F40 only looks like the F40.

 

F40 vs. Miura is a harder question. Still apples vs. oranges, but I love them both. I may have to go Miura. Damn you hypothetical questions!!

 

SV for sure!

 

Mclaren F1!.

 

I think somehow the thread when from LP400 Perisopa Countach vs F40 to Miura's vs F40's

My opinion, the Countach. Just for it's place in car history (granted the F40 holds honors as well), and the fact that it's out of this world design is STILL turning heads... and well... I'm just an addict, and thats what it comes down to. I'm not as interested in the pure power and details when driving or tracking a car, cause I rarely get to speeds that would really cause me to worry about that level of detail. I just like to enjoy the car for what it is good and bad, and I think I'd hands down enjoy a Countach over much else.

But... if I wanted to go crazy on a track day F40 (even though I've only seen one from distance, never even sat in one yet) for sure.

... and I know some will wonder how this is possible but... seriously, other than collector value... I wouldn't be pressed for a Miura. Not sure why, just never "stuck" with me. Again, havent gotten to ride in one or anything yet, so that could change at the turn of a key someday.

 

I would have to go with the F40 in terms of looks

 

The F40 has a better place in history if you ask me.

First true supercar.

First true production car to break 200 MPH.

 

Isn't the countach a fiberglass & alumimum car that weighs 3300 lbs, built over 16 years, with a production run over 2,000 units? I can't believe they are the same money. Someone plz post up some pics for comparison.