Countach, the ultimate supercar

Yes, I corrected it, too many numbers in my head!

 

Coming February 16th for online auction at Sackey & Co. | Online Supercar Auctions.

We are proud to present our latest offering for online auction at Sackey & Co., this beautifully restored, concours-winning 1981 Lamborghini Countach LP400S 'Series 3' chassis no. 1121374 finished in its original stunning livery of Nero Tenebre over Bianco Latte. 1121374 is considered by marque experts to be one of the finest restored LP400S examples extant worldwide.
Mark your calendar for the two-week online auction, starting on February 16th and concluding on March 2nd at SackeyandCo.com.

Highlights are as follows:

1981 Lamborghini Countach LP400S 'Series 3'
Chassis No. 1121374
Finished in original livery of Nero Tenebre over Bianco Latte.
October 10th, 1981 completion date, then flown directly by the factory to LAX for an unnamed VIP client.
52,531 KM (32,641 miles) from new.
Possibly the most thoroughly restored LP400S to date, with restoration cost in excess of $400,000. Full nut & bolt restoration by marque specialist Dugan Enterprises in California completed in 2018, faithful in all aspects to the original car.
Less than 160 KM travelled since restoration.
Comprehensive appraisal by Chip Davis (Expert Auto Appraisals) noted the incredible quality of this restoration.
Winner of the Best Lamborghini award at 2018 Concorso Italiano Concours D’Elegance.
Winner of 1st Place in Class award at 2018 Concorso Italiano Concours D’Elegance.
Includes full set of restoration records & photos, owner’s manual with pouch, tool kit with bag, keys, and concours trophies.

Full writeup to follow.
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The front track inset is one of the delicious details of the LP400S.

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See the description posted above:

"Possibly the most thoroughly restored LP400S to date, with restoration cost in excess of $400,000.
Full nut & bolt restoration by marque specialist Dugan Enterprises in California completed in 2018, faithful in all aspects to the original car.
Less than 160 KM travelled since restoration.
Comprehensive appraisal by Chip Davis (Expert Auto Appraisals) noted the incredible quality of this restoration.
Winner of the Best Lamborghini award at 2018 Concorso Italiano Concours D’Elegance.
Winner of 1st Place in Class award at 2018 Concorso Italiano Concours D’Elegance."

Everything was redone, interior included.

 

Not a barn find, more of an abandoned in an outhouse garage find.

The sheer number of butchered Countachs over the years beggars belief, this is why a pristine Countach is a very valuable thing.

I posted the original of that image @ a year ago along with several images of Walter Wolf's F1 cars in the race that year.

 

In order to wipe the tears away from our eyes I will post some images of a nice Countach.

Not many people know that 1121374 was flown by Automonbili Lamborghini SpA to Los Angeles via LAX on the 10th of October 1981 for a VIP client and has lived in the USA ever since.

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V12 jewel.

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The car is utterly stunning in person, unfortunately the format on this site degrades images so there is no way the items we are posting do the car full justice, the images on Instagram are a bit better https://www.instagram.com/p/CZsOi_2BiCU/

 

Easily.

Having also sold and been involved with the green LP400S S3 1121316 that won the Countach Class at Pebble Beach, I will say that LP400S S3 1121374 is superior to that car in most ways, and unlike 1316, our soon-to-be-auctioned 1374 even has the correct window cranks!

 

These amateur conversions resulted in the slowest Countachs, the least reliable, with the least attractive engine bays. The automotive vandalism bestowed upon these cars created a rat's-nest of wires & pipes, randomly-fitted components combined with poor application, how it all stayed together without overheating, failing or just or catching fire is beyond me.

The only good news here is that for a price, everything can be disassembled, the modification components thrown away, and the car returned back to standard carbureted guise, thankfully we're in an era where this is being done more & more, and these butchered cars are being rescued one by one.

Good news that it has been rescued.