Photo: Silverstone Auctions
A beautiful example of automotive art is going to be auctioned at Race Retro by Silverstone Auctions between February 26 and 28, 2016. It’s a 1981 Lamborghini Countach, one of the most popular vehicles built by the Italian carmaker.
This right-hand drive example is one of just seven built and has only 38,221 miles on the odometer. According to its papers, the current owner only covered 1,800 miles with this exceptional car.
The vehicle was first registered in September 1982 and originally owned by Tim Dutton Wooley, who sold it in April 1987 to the next owner, who removed the car’s wing. This particular car appeared in Chris Bennet’s book “Lamborghini Countach,” published in 1993. The wing was later re-installed by another owner.
The car is finished in Lamborghini Pearl Yellow and has the Oatmeal Leather with a Black Suede dash top interior in good condition.
According to Nick Whale, managing director of Silverstone Auctions, “The Lamborghini Countach is truly an iconic supercar and a car that every collector should take the opportunity to own at some point. This particular example is a fabulous piece of 1970’s road art and is worthy of consideration.”
The 1981 Countach comes with its V5C, a MoT until June 2016, drivers handbook, the books by Chris Bennet and David Hodges, a road test by Roberto Giordanelli and dozens of invoices related to service and maintenance.
This piece of automotive history is expected to cost somewhere between £200,000 ($291,810) and £250,000 ($364,762).
The Lamborghini Countach was revealed for the first time at the 1971 Geneva Motor Show and was produced between 1974 and 1990. Mostly known for its futuristic and pioneering design by Marcelo Gandini of the Bertone design studio, the same that designed the Miura, the Countach is also remembered for something else.
Because it had a poor rear visibility, drivers had to adopt a rather unusual way to park the car: they would have to open the door, sit on the sill and reverse while looking over the back of the car from outside. This didn't stop the Countach to become one of the most desired cars in the world.
The vehicle was first registered in September 1982 and originally owned by Tim Dutton Wooley, who sold it in April 1987 to the next owner, who removed the car’s wing. This particular car appeared in Chris Bennet’s book “Lamborghini Countach,” published in 1993. The wing was later re-installed by another owner.
The car is finished in Lamborghini Pearl Yellow and has the Oatmeal Leather with a Black Suede dash top interior in good condition.
According to Nick Whale, managing director of Silverstone Auctions, “The Lamborghini Countach is truly an iconic supercar and a car that every collector should take the opportunity to own at some point. This particular example is a fabulous piece of 1970’s road art and is worthy of consideration.”
The 1981 Countach comes with its V5C, a MoT until June 2016, drivers handbook, the books by Chris Bennet and David Hodges, a road test by Roberto Giordanelli and dozens of invoices related to service and maintenance.
This piece of automotive history is expected to cost somewhere between £200,000 ($291,810) and £250,000 ($364,762).
The Lamborghini Countach was revealed for the first time at the 1971 Geneva Motor Show and was produced between 1974 and 1990. Mostly known for its futuristic and pioneering design by Marcelo Gandini of the Bertone design studio, the same that designed the Miura, the Countach is also remembered for something else.
Because it had a poor rear visibility, drivers had to adopt a rather unusual way to park the car: they would have to open the door, sit on the sill and reverse while looking over the back of the car from outside. This didn't stop the Countach to become one of the most desired cars in the world.
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