Official Countach Value Thread

Not the only car....but definately the best car!!! ;-)



Ron

 

Thats the "Swedish" car with the a little bit sorry looking interior. Dont know what happend to this car, but would love to know the vin # or reg.plate #.

 

Heading into the Detail shop, then to photo booth..then onto the website for sale..

1987 Lamborghini Countach 5000S FI, 20k miles, new clutch, tires, fully serviced ready to go..YAHOOOOOOOOOOO
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looks like it turned out great

 

Roy, great car but 1987 is not possible, from 1985 on only QV were produced. First registration in 1987 OK, but not produced

 

Sorry guess all just KNOW it's a QV, if not, for all the first time
readers here, that's what it is, Raymond is correct.

 

Easy to correct. Just slap a "S" on the back, good to go! (Sorry, couldn't resist, lol)

 

Just to clarify since there has been some talk about "S" cars that happen to be 4-valve Countach - such a thing doesn't exist as an official variant designation.

I have however seen LP5000S QV designation erroneously reported in magazines! You'd think a journalist would know what they are reporting on, but, think again. Unfortunately this leads the uninitiated to receive the written word as gospel and I have in fact been asked to supply an "LP500S QV". I wrote a letter to the factory asking them to make my client one, but, Im still waiting for an answer

Aloha from Margaret & I from sunny Hawaii.

 

Is the front bumper a US bumper that has been shaved to look more european? Never seen one like that before

 

Yes it is.

 

USA spec fuelie QVs came with the "block" bumpers so what you are seeing is one of the variations of the theme of minimizing the presence of USA DOT-mandated mods. There are a number of cars that have had the front bumper in similar conformation. Additionally there are a couple of USA spec QVs that have had their bodywork taken back to 100% Euro trim and the only way you can tell what variation they are is by looking at the engine cover. They look really good.

 

She got shaved down!
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another example.. Bruce Bishops car (shaved front, full effort on the rear)
-sorry for the repost- a mix of what Joe made mention of
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At the least, the van should have been moved.

 

At this point when all Countachs are over 21 years old and DOT mandates are essentially meaningless to these cars, Id say they do nothing for the car's value. The clean Eu look will always be more pleasing to look at. Any USA car can be put back to standard production trim.
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I want the Motorhome in the background...

 

Like mine???
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Very nice!

 

What van?

 

Which one

 

Well it does nothing for Countach values but its the 1971 "Star Streak Motorhome".

A one-off for terrorizing hapless motorists along the freeways of North America.
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Same museum collection has the ex-Malcolm Forbes Countach QV.

Yes, those are gold leather seats with a few unique appointments thrown in besides. Dark brown dash.

Worth a lot more than the current owner paid for it.
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