Official Countach Value Thread

That is why I wouldn't enter into such a purchase without the assistance of people who I'm confident would know the things I don't know, which would probably double the length of the Countach thread, LOL!

The day I look in my wallet and go "it's time", I'll be calling on various members here to locate a car, inspect the car, advise me on it's value, enter into a purchase, service the car, offer wisdom and knowledge of how best to maintain the car, prevent problems before they start and how best to assure that the car can be driven with wonton abandon. Trust me, I have a check list of phone numbers and email addresses.

I'm ready and willing to do it right, just need to find a sugar mama to make it happen.

 

Hi Joe, Without close inspection it would be difficult to assertain the best route of repair/refinish, but to do this properly indeed new metal will need to be welded back in place, and I strongly recommend metal finishing both sides so no repair is detectable and the integrity of the repair is pure. Now for the refinish..............depending on whether or not there is more of the paint that is on the car to use for spot repair, and the level of expertise the painter has, it is possible that the repaired areas could be "blended" without detection, but it requires a talented painter that has done these sorts of high calibre repairs before, and is familiar with blending metallics. If the paint does not exist, it is still possible, but again the painters ability to make/match the color is critical to the overall success of the repair. If all is done right complete refinish would not be necessarily manditory, but there are few with the talent and confidence to handle such repairs, and who would guarantee a "perfect" match! Most however will want to completely refinish to guarantee a proper color match. Of course with a complete refinish there will much more work involved. Best Regards, Mike

 

Sorry when I said "paint" I meant all that as described above.

 

Indeed, I feel $450k for a dead-nuts perfect car when I'm all done with it including all the details like 1121038.

 

Not to be evasive at all but I only have the info on the S1 cars.

Emilio??

 

Thanks for stopping by Mike. You are the best and I know you can do it if anyone can!

 

Joe, Roy

forgot to look at my registry

i have the delivery info at home

i will look into it as soon as possible
VIN? 1286, correct??

 

Wow guys, what a thread. I can't even find the time to read through ALL of the great info here, but I picked up on this, and I wanted to clarify. I THINK that there were 2 silver cars, one with a Euro bumper, and the other with the US bumper. I snagged a pic of the US bumper car out of my March '91 DuPont.

Note the price being asked at that time.
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Just one USA silver car.

Another car in grigio in North Carolina.

 

The was the bumper changed? The earlier one pictured with the silver interior had a euro bumper.

 

Thanks Joe! Yes I could do it...........In fact I haved "saved " many otherwise good/original paint jobs from having to be completely redone. In fact my guarantee is if you can tell where I did the work, its free, period! Mike

 

Yes, a Euro bumper was put on circa 1994 by Bill Overhauser and the USA bumper painted in silver is still with the car.

 

Mike, you kill me. Hope you & yours are well.

 

Peter:

This is an LP500S. To be precise, its the same one tested by Richard Hammond for the Top Gear TV show.

Its not looking so good now..... hard to place a value on it without examining the remains.

Best,
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Thanks for the info. I might have missed it, what's the chassis #?

 

Those rims on the back and the fact it's a basket case sure do look like the one Scoraf (sp?) has redone.

 

12670.

 

I've seen every episode of the show... I don't remember that. I'd remember that...

 

Tig weld patch panels in and then blend the paint? Not hard work there. What would be harder is finding the correct paint if yours is a laquer. Blending paint is a secret passed down the generations of body men.

But your post about your colors looks to me like you have a clear coat on top of yours.

 

That car was on Top Gear!! talk about going from the penthouse
to the outhouse. With all those missing parts nobody will take that on.

 

I vaguely recall it from a year or so ago , but now I'm thinking I saw it in Top Gear magazine? At any rate the car was for sale by owner then. No idea what happened to it.

 

Good to hear from you Mike. You're right about the fact only a few talented painters can get the job done right...

Geno

 

Apparently not all LP400 cars came with the black triangle:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploads14/LP400+061228929612.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fluidimages/4988064774/

Was this due to different production dates or due to an incorrect restauration of the car(s)?

 

I think incorrect restoration. All should have the black triangle. It is a little detail that is often overlooked by restorations not done by Countach experts. It is actually a little thing that has a big affect on how the side of the car looks. Notice how incongruous that yellow car looks without that part painted black in a straight line.

 

This is 1120026 repainted to a non-original yellow with the blackout omitted/forgotten. I think you were assuming these pics depict the car in original guise.