Everyone knows the legendary Lamborghini Countach is a tremendous automobile, completely futuristic again within the days when this V12 flagship was unveiled within the late Seventies, and varied evolutions remained in manufacturing in Sant’Agata till 1990, and whereas the unique Seventies narrow-body, periscope model LP400 has been a seven-figure automobile to accumulate recently, the later evolutions just like the LP400 S, the LP500 S and extra particularly the Quattrovalvole and the twenty fifth Anniversary version haven remained effectively beneath the million greenback mark, issues have modified significantly with the public sale of a 1989 Countach twenty fifth Anniversary in white-on-white.
However this one, chassis ZA9CA05A0KLA12722 is a bit particular, whereas the Countach Quattrovalvole and the following twenty fifth Anniversary version are among the many highest manufacturing variations of the Lamborghini Countach with effectively over 600 models, this particular twenty fifth Anniversary is a film star. Sure, you’re studying this proper, that is one in every of two white Lamborghini Countach twenty fifth Anniversary which have been used within the 2013 Martin Scorsese movie The Wolf of Wall Road, this occurs to be one in every of solely 12 models delivered in US specs completed in Bianco Polo over a Bianco leather-based inside, word this isn’t a pearl metallic white however a really good, stable white.
I assume you’ve already seen the ‘different’ Countach which was not too long ago listed at public sale in Dubai, that was the crash-damaged one, nonetheless within the unique wreck from the film, with a low estimate of $1,500,000, the ultimate bid on that automobile was a staggering $1,350,000 … however that resulted in a ‘no sale’, so when this pristine unit which was used within the film for some transferring photographs and close-up work bought listed with an estimate between $1,500,000 and $2,000,000 by famend RM Sotheby’s for his or her New York public sale on December 8 we had been all very fascinated about seeing what this one would convey, and if it might promote ultimately.
For those who take a look at these photographs of chassis KLA12722 you’ll discover it appears nearly an identical to chassis KLA12692 earlier than the latter was crashed for the film, however that was not precisely the case again in 2013 when The Wolf of Wall Road was recorded, extra importantly the steering wheel is completely different, this automobile, chassis KLA12722 had a customized two-tone white and black steering wheel cowl fitted by the earlier proprietor, a element that might be seen in a scene the place Leonardo di Caprio will get out of the automobile after arriving at his house, the automobile that bought crashed had the unique, all-black steering wheel.
One thing else was completely different between the 2 screen-used automobiles, whereas each automobiles had been initially delivered to america of America with the particular entrance bumper and the massive rear wing, each had been eliminated by the earlier proprietor, as a substitute this automobile featured the smaller Euro-style entrance bumper and no rear wing, even the fixing holes on the baggage cowl had been stuffed on the automobile on the time of filming, and whereas they didn’t hassle with the entrance bumper (the distinction may be seen in some scenes), they did put the rear deck lid with the spoiler on this automobile for some photographs, but it surely was eliminated earlier than the automobile was returned to the proprietor when filming was accomplished.
However since then, chassis KLA12722 has been returned to unique manufacturing unit specs from 1989, so the massive US-version of the entrance bumper was put in once more, and an unique rear wing has been fitted to make it an nearly precise reproduction of the crash-damaged Countach from the film, and personally, I feel it might be a tremendous sight to have each automobiles aspect by aspect in your storage, this perfect-looking model subsequent to the one which has been utterly ruined for the film, evaluating each side-by-side could be an impressive feat.
However because it seems, that may be a $3,000,000 expense, the crashed automobile didn’t promote at $1,350,000 and this undamaged unit offered for a staggering $1,655,000, setting an absolute report for a 1989 Lamborghini Countach twenty fifth Anniversary, particularly contemplating there have been about 675 models made within the late Eighties and the common value earlier this yr was simply across the $500,000 mark, this movie-star Countach is over triple that quantity, I assume the truth that Leonardo di Caprio really drove this automobile within the film makes all of the distinction.
