A 1975 Lamborghini Countach LP400 Persicopa changed hands for a whopping $1.21 million (€880,000; £716,000) last Sunday at the Bonham's 7th annual Greenwhich collector car auction. The winning bidder managed to beat out over a dozen telephone bidders from around the world, ultimately doubling the Lambo's presale estimate.
Due to the steep selling price, the blue Italian exotica you can admire in the photo gallery below is now the most expensive Lamborghini Countach ever sold at auction.
It surpassed a red LP400 Periscopa that crossed the block last year for a cool $836,000 (€613,680; £498,830). The funny side of this story is that the one-owner 16,500 kilometer from new Countach isn't completely original or functional.
Don't worry, the 375 horsepower 4.0-liter DOHC V12 engine running six Weber carburetors is in perfect working condition. However, this "beautifully preserved, unrestored example" of the breed has been repainted at some point during its life, the engine serial number doesn't match the ones found on the gearbox and chassis, while the odometer and speedometer gauges are broken.
It's okay to roll on the floor laughing now. Nevertheless, we have to admit that the Blu Tahiti respray job looks spectacular next to the tan leather cabin. In total, only 150 units of this Periscopa Countach were built between 1974 and 1977. Classic car enthusiasts and collectors alike consider it to be the purest iteration of Lamborghini's hallmark model.
In case you didn't know, 'Countach' is roughly translated in the Piedmontese dialect as 'Holy smokes!' The Italian bull debuted at the 1971 Geneva Motor Show and its wedge-shaped body was designed by the same Marcello Gandini of Bertone fame that pinned the iconic Lamborghini Miura.
It surpassed a red LP400 Periscopa that crossed the block last year for a cool $836,000 (€613,680; £498,830). The funny side of this story is that the one-owner 16,500 kilometer from new Countach isn't completely original or functional.
Don't worry, the 375 horsepower 4.0-liter DOHC V12 engine running six Weber carburetors is in perfect working condition. However, this "beautifully preserved, unrestored example" of the breed has been repainted at some point during its life, the engine serial number doesn't match the ones found on the gearbox and chassis, while the odometer and speedometer gauges are broken.
It's okay to roll on the floor laughing now. Nevertheless, we have to admit that the Blu Tahiti respray job looks spectacular next to the tan leather cabin. In total, only 150 units of this Periscopa Countach were built between 1974 and 1977. Classic car enthusiasts and collectors alike consider it to be the purest iteration of Lamborghini's hallmark model.
In case you didn't know, 'Countach' is roughly translated in the Piedmontese dialect as 'Holy smokes!' The Italian bull debuted at the 1971 Geneva Motor Show and its wedge-shaped body was designed by the same Marcello Gandini of Bertone fame that pinned the iconic Lamborghini Miura.