LP400

The rarest version of them all: the Countach Speciale!

The Ermanno Spazzapan Lamborghini Countach LP400 Speciale chassis #1120188

Chassis #1120188 started life as a standard Countach LP400 painted Rosso with Nero upholstery. Prior to its official dispatch date, the car was displayed on the Lamborghini stand at the 1976 Geneva Motor Show which took place from March 11th to 21st. 

Shortly afterwards, chassis #1120188 was sold to Ermanno Spazzapan, an amateur racing driver and industrialist from Milan.

The Countach was not Spazzapan’s first Lamborghini; in 1971 he had taken delivery of a Giallo Miura SV (chassis 4862) prior to which he had successfully hillclimbed a Porsche 906 during the latter half of the 1960s (chassis 110).

In 1975 legendary businessman and F1 Team owner, Walter Wolf, commissioned Gian Paolo Dallara to re-engineer a very special Countach, inspired by his F1 racing cars. That car was chassis #1120148, and fitted with Campagnolo “Bravo” wheels affixed to Pirelli P7 tires, wheelarch flares, front spoiler and an adjustable rear wing.

Once Walter Wolf's speciale LP400 was known to the world through great magazine articles and photos taken from Wolf's F1 paddocks in 1975, just a few VIP clients asked the factory for a similar Countach with this Dallara kit. As an avid motor racing enthusiast and existing Lamborghini customer, Ermano Spazzapan was one of them.

Only six Countach LP400 got this “speciale” Dallara package, and only four of these also have the by Dallara upgraded F1 style parallel-links suspension: #1120112 (Factory manager and co-owner Mr. Leimer), #1120188 (VIP Mr. Spazzapan), #1120202 (2nd for VIP Mr. Wolf), #1120222 (VIP Mr. Silvera). These were built in 1976 and 1977.

Spazzapan’s chassis #1120188 was built in 1976, red with black interior, got the Dallara speciale kit, and had lots of LP 5000 SS decals and stripes, and said to have a five-litre engine installed. (unconfirmed). Uniquely, the rear spoiler on Spazzapan’s car was much narrower than those seen on the other Countach Speciales.

The finished car was dispatched to Lamborghini main dealer Achilli Motors in Milan on June 25th 1976 and registered MI 455260.

Ermanno Spazzapan is understood to have retained his one-off Countach at least into the early 1980s but it has not been seen in public much in those days.

In fact only once by Pierre le Mounier: The "Countach SS": we were in Holidays at Lago di Garda, from 71 to 78, where I saw my first cars like Lambo, Maserati... One day I saw it arriving, and I took a pic through the window of my dad's 504 Peugeot. Sept 78, on a road around Sirmione/ Lago di garda. On plates MI-45526D (I)

Some years later chassis #1120188 wound up with Dan Hanna, of Hana Car Wash Systems in Portland, Oregon, USA. Next owner was Jim Phelan. In the mean time the unique narrow rear spoiler was replaced by a normal wider wing.

In the late 1980s the car was offered for sale by in the DuPont Registry Magazine, wrongly claimed to be the Factory Walter Wolf Lamborghini Countach. It might look a bit like that car, but it clearly is not.

Since 1989 chassis #1120188 is part of a very nice Lamborghini collection in Europe, but being displayed at the San Diego Auto Museum in California, USA.

Text copyright: Supercar Nostalgia, Victor Debon & Marcel Wallenburg.

In Japan.

Photo's in 2017 by Victor Debon.

Octane Lambo Day Tokyo Japan 2017.

Octane Magazine Lamborghini Day Tokyo Japan dec 2020 

Great photo's by Kazumi Ogata, Ryota Sato and Andy Hurfurt.

2021-11 Lamborghini Day Japan - photo's by Shinichi Ekko & www.

16apr2022 - On display at the Autombile Council exhibition in Chiba this weekend… 

2023-08 60th anniversary of Lamborghini in Suzuka, Japan

Now Giallo and in Japan.

Toyota Auto Museum Classic Car Festival in Tokyo 2012 - photo Andy Hurfurt

Octane Magazine Lamborghini Day Tokyo Japan, dec 2020 

Great photo's by Kazumi Ogata, Ryota Sato and Andy Hurfurt.

Now back to original red again, with white interior, but not with the original red seat inserts....

2024-04 Japan Classic Car meet - photo Andy Hurfurt

Andy: The red car has been fitted with fuel injection for easier driving in Tokyo.

Info from the ILR:

Price: US $1,475,000.00Item location: San Diego, California, United States

Ownership History 1976 Nassib Jumblatt Beirut, Lebanon 
1976 Seaside Sport Association Yokohama Japan 1976 Seaside Motors Nagoya, Japan 
1977 Mitsuo Sanami Tokyo, Japan 
1982 Isao Noritake, Aichi, Japan 
1986 Yoshiaki Okada Nagoya, Japan 
1990 Isao Noritake Aichi, Japan 
2015 Symbolic International San Diego, California 2015 Peter Dyson Winnetka, Illinois 
2018 Symbolic International San Diego, California 

2018 Gooding & Co - photo's by Bruno Dugauquier 

Victor Debon July 2022: Now repainted Black with Black interior

This car was later converted to a Rosso "S" version in 1981.

1976 Salon de Geneva Show car at the Bertone stand.

2008 Pebble Beach Concours, California , USA - photo's by Bruno Dugauquier.

2009 Fantasy Junction 2009, California, USA - photo Bruno Dugauquier.

For sale at Fantasy Junction in 2009.

Then the car was sold to Switzerland.

2015 Techno Classica Essen - photo's by Marcel Wallenburg & Bruno Dugauquier.

2022 Olivier Nameche: If I’m correct it is now residing in Switzerland in Lutziger collection.

Victor Debon:

LP400 #1120176

Metallic Gold - Mustard

The fifth French countach was delivered to importer Thépenier in February 1976.

From 1976 to 1989: no information found.

1983 view at the Auto Palace in Brussels, Belgium (photos 3, 4, 5)

Auctioned in Paris on September 20, 1989 for 1'510'000 francs.

Registration [JBH 777] in 1990.

Recent registration: [AT-352-DS] | 13 |

If you have any more info and photos, comment.

Bruno Bourras: It's funny to see the photos I took along the N12 in Jouars-Pontchartrain, where the car is registered 777 JBH 75 (and we see my dark green Peugeot 204 in the distance...). It's funny was in 1994 or 1995 I need to find again. I had only done 4 photos that day (24 x3 6 slides, there wasn't digital yet...). If not, here is a photo in Bagneux in Sept. 1990 where she was registered in 06

2018 For sale by Kidston:

Description

Highly original, the sole-surviving Oro Metallizzato Countach LP400

First delivered February 1976 via French importer Garage Thépenier, Paris

One of seven gold LP400s, believed to be the sole-surviving in Oro Metallizzato with Senape interior

German registered, in exceptionally original condition

Unbroken European history, only five private owners from new

An iconic Countach LP400 ‘Periscopica’ for concours and collection

“We were rushing through the lanes around Sant’Agata Bolognese. The speedometer flashed up to 220kph. The acceleration continues, to the accompaniment of the raucous, marvellous voice of a V12 on full song. The people who live in the outskirts of Modena are used to seeing exotic cars ‘on test’. But this one still makes them stop in their tracks, smile and wave in encouragement” Ray Hutton of Autocar drives an LP400 in 1974. At the time, there was a national 100kph speed limit…

Throughout the 1960s, Marcello Gandini came up with one idea after another. When his Lamborghini Miura was unveiled at the Geneva Show in 1966, the supercar raised the bar for manufacturers everywhere.

But Gandini didn’t rest on his laurels and his next concept was even more outrageous.

With its ‘scissor’ doors, ‘origami’ styling, NACA ducts and that rear mirror, the first production Countach – designed by Gandini and engineered by Stanzani with help from Bob Wallace – was an instant hit, the poster car of a generation.

Instantly recognisable, today the first, purest Countach has made the transition from bedroom wall to Blue Riband concours d’elegance and the garages of the world’s most discerning collectors.

The Lamborghini Countach LP400

The origin of the name Countach has been endlessly debated. Either a vocal ‘wolf whistle’ or, more likely, a mild Piedmontese expletive, like Wow! Company boss Nuccio Bertone might well have said that when he saw it…

A prototype had been revealed at the tail-end of Miura production at the 1971 Geneva Salon. That year’s LP500 (Longitudinale Posteriore – the engine was mounted behind the driver north-south, not east-west as the Miura) set the angular style of the 1980s, nearly 10 years in advance of the trend. When it was shown again in 1973, and then production-ready in 1974 as a 3,929cc ‘LP400’, oil crisis or no oil crisis, the orders rolled in.

The car was a triumph of packaging. The massive engine and gearbox were turned around, so the gear lever acted directly on the five-speed gearbox, a shaft running through the crankcase transmitting power to the differential. Rear-mounted water radiators, cooled by air from the famous NACA ducts and ‘boxes’ on the wings, meant it was a compact car with much of its weight within its wheelbase.

The early LP400’s engine was rated at 375bhp and, on paper, it was the fastest version until the arrival of the 5000 quattrovalvole. The magic target of 300kph eluded magazine testers, but Bob Wallace took the second LP400 prototype to Fiat’s private section of autostrada just outside Turin and recorded 290kph (180.2mph) at 7,600rpm in top.

Of the five Countach models, with approximately 150 cars built, the earliest LP400 ‘Periscopica’ is by far the most prized by collectors. Available in a rainbow of of-the-period colours, it is the defining Countach.

This Motor Car

According to Lamborghini factory records, Countach LP400 chassis 1120176 (order number 88) was built in January 1976 and shipped on 12 February 1976 to the company’s French agent, Garage Thépenier in Paris.

The car’s specification of Oro Metallizzato Longchamp, with Senape (mustard) interior was rare: sources suggest there were only seven gold LP400s, with only four in this combination. Marque and model enthusiasts believe that the other Oro Metallizzato Longchamp cars were repainted or, in the case of possibly three, crashed and written off.

Recent specialist research has revealed that the first owner was Jean Pierre Duquesne, whose family firm was connected with the American Purina pet food business. Duquesne was an established connoisseur of Italian cars and already owned a Ferrari 365 GTB/4 ‘Daytona’, Iso Grifo and Lamborghini Miura. His new Countach replaced an earlier car with a recorded 9,100km, accepted by Thépenier as a trade for ‘1120176’.

Later, Jean-Jacques Bally, a car dealer in Cannes, bought ‘1120176’ and subsequently sold it – most likely in the 1980s – to the noted collector Charles Jorion who appreciated its fine condition and low mileage. Based in Brussels, Jorion’s ‘Palais de l’Automobile’ also displayed other Lamborghinis including a Miura S and Espada. For fiscal reasons ‘1120176’ was still registered in the Cannes area, ‘2470 TP 06’.

On 20 September 1989 the entire ‘Palais de l’Automobile’ collection was sold at auction. Its new owner, François Besson, wisely chose to entrust his new purchase to renowned Lamborghini expert Edmond Ciclet’s Parisian garage for a check over. A contemporary photograph shows the gold car at Ciclet’s bearing the handwritten (it was a museum exhibit, so never needed original plates) registration ‘2470 TP 06’. Ciclet was impressed with the Countach and stated that it only needed minor service for full road worthiness.

Exactly a year later, 20 September 1990, Besson registered ‘1120176’ in Paris ‘777 JBH 75’ and the gold supercar became a regular sight in the French capital until 2010 when he sold it. Jacques François Joubert – 42 rue Saint Charles, Versailles – was the next owner. According to a copy of a Certificate d’Immatriculation dated 1 June 2010, ‘1120176’ bore the plate ‘AT 352 DS’. It was mainly used by Joubert in the Bouche de Rhône region, department 13 which includes Marseilles and Aix-en-Provence.

And it was in this area in 2017, parked at the provincial racing circuit of Grand Sambuc, Jouques, that a local dealer spotted ‘1120176’. He bought the car and subsequently sold it to our client, only its fifth private owner.

The ‘gold standard’ in every sense, ‘1120176’ has never been fully restored. When recently inspected by leading Lamborghini specialist Luca Salvioli for Kidston SA, it was judged to be a very good original car. The paintwork has been refreshed; there is no sign of accident damage; the leather appears original, with some re-Connollising; the mechanicals are very clean and the engine runs well. The odometer reading of 32,700km is believed to be correct.

It’s one of the most striking examples we’ve seen of the definite 1970s supercar and will make a striking addition to any forward-thinking collection.

Now in München, Germany on plates M-LP44H (D)

For sale by Schaltkulisse:

Lamborghini Countach LP400 Periscopio

Chassis #1120176 was built in January 1976, and finished in the colour combination of Oro Metallizzato Longchamp, with Senape (mustard) interior. Out of probably seven vehicles delivered in this finish, diverse historians suppose that all the others had accidents, or were revarnished. Chassis #1120176 is the only one remaining with this exterior.

The History

The first owner, Jean Duquesne, was a well-known car enthusiast at the time, who already owned a Ferrari Daytona, an Iso Grifo and a Lambourghini Miura. He acquired his Countach in part-exchange for a further LP400 with 9100 km on the speedometer. On September 20, 1989, the entire “Palais de l’Automobile” collection was auctioned. The new owner, François Besson, decided to have Edmond Ciclet’s Parisian Garage review and service it. The handwritten registration with the number 2470 TP 06 is recognisable on a photo of the time. Ciclet was pleasantly surprised by the overall condition of the car, and only recommended minor work to it.

Precisely one year later, the car received its registration in Paris with the number 777 JBH 75. Up until 2010, the then supercar was often seen gracing the streets of Paris. The subsequent owner was Jacques François Joubert, from Versailles. A copy of the Certificat d’Immatriculation notes the registration AT 352 DS.

A dealer discovered chassis #1120176 in the carpark of the Grand Sambuc racing circuit in 2017. He managed to buy it, in order to sell it to the last owner (one of a total of just five).

Up until now, this special, wonderful LP400 has never been completely restored. Recently the Lamborghini specialist (and icon!) Valentino Balboni was able to take a close look at the car. His summary was enthusiastic. The very high originality and quality are in effect rare. Chassis-, motor- and serial number all fit together. The interior, and many other details are still entirely original. Technically the car has a very high level. A test drive carried out by Balboni also revealed how finely-tuned the carburetor is. The motor runs wonderfully softly and powerfully. The transmission works perfectly.

Just 152 LP400 Periscopio cars were made in their original form, making chassis #1120716 a coveted collector’s item – and an icon, if not THE icon from Santa Agata. As probably the only surviving LP400 in Oro Metallizzato Longchamp, this Countach enjoys even more special status. The car is undoubtedly a valorisation for every serious collection. Where better can you feel the flair, glamour and night fever of the 1970s ?

Now in Japan.

Second in Class at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

photo's by Daniel Vaughan.

RM | Sotheby's - MONTEREY 13 - 15 AUGUST 2015 - Lot 326 - Offered on Saturday

1976 Lamborghini Countach LP 400 'Periscopio' 

Chassis No.1120172

Engine No.1120174

• Two Canadian owners from new, with fascinating ownership history
• Beautifully restored to original specifications by marque specialist
• Rare early Periscopio example; retains its original engine
• Second in Class at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

CHASSIS NUMBER 1120172

According to information sourced from Lamborghini, the Countach presented here, chassis number 1120172, is the 86th LP 400 produced. It was finished when new in the striking and desirable shade of Blu Tahiti over a Tobacco-colored interior and was fitted with air conditioning and two external rearview mirrors. The car was completed on December 22, 1975, and delivered to Carrie Eugene, the official Lamborghini dealer and importer in Canada, on January 29, 1976.

The Countach’s first owner was Paul Marshall, of Toronto, Ontario. While most original Lamborghini owners are naturally very interesting people, few were more interesting than Marshall. Though a paraplegic, Marshall did not let his disability stop him from enjoying his new Countach. Marshall had hand controls installed and drove the car frequently around his native Toronto, where the spaceship-like Countach was an otherworldly sight during the waning days of disco.

The car’s current custodian, also a resident of Toronto, purchased the Countach from Paul Marshall through a friend in the early 1990s. He continued to use the car regularly for the next few years. After purchasing a 1989 Countach, the current owner decided to place the Periscopio into static storage, following a full restoration. The Lamborghini was properly stored in a climate-controlled facility, with the fluids drained, and there it remained for the next 20 years.

After nearly two decades of storage, the Countach was awoken from its slumber to be shown to the world at concours events. Prior to its presentation, the car was entrusted to a Lamborghini specialist in Toronto to be brought back to life. Its first concours outing was then the renowned Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in 2013. The owner reports that the car drove wonderfully throughout the tour, and it quickly earned the judges’ admiration. On Sunday, the Countach placed Second in a hotly contested Lamborghini class. The car returned home to Canada following the show, where it has resided to this day. More recently, the Countach was featured in an episode of Jerry Seinfeld's Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, along with fellow comedian Jim Carrey.

As the earliest and rarest iteration of the iconic Countach, it is no surprise that the LP 400 Periscopio is the most desirable iteration over the model’s 16-year production run. Its design remains almost uninterrupted from that of the original concept that created such a commotion at the 1971 Geneva Motor Show. Today, the Countach still garners as much attention as it did when new, and this particular example is surely one of the finest in existence.

This spectacular Countach is in incredible condition throughout, including its original engine, and there is no doubt that it is ready for both further concours events and enjoyment on the open road. Furthermore, this occasion marks just the second time this Lamborghini has changed hands, making it a truly unique opportunity.

Photo's by Robin Adams ©2015 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's

Sold For $1,320,000

Inclusive of applicable buyer's fee.

2015 RM Sothebys Auctions - Monterey CA - photo's by Bruno Dugauquier

RM | Sotheby's - MONTEREY 18 - 19 AUGUST 2017 - Lot 261 - Offered on Saturday

1976 Lamborghini Countach LP 400 'Periscopio' by Bertone

Chassis No.1120172

Engine No.1120174

• Two private Canadian owners from new, with fascinating ownership history
• Rare early ‘Periscopio’ example; retains its original engine
• Beautifully restored to its original specifications
• 2nd in Class at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
• An exceptional example of the purest, most desirable variant

Addendum

Please note that due to California emissions, this vehicle must be sold to a dealer or out-of-state resident.

As the earliest and rarest iteration of the iconic Countach, it is no surprise that the LP 400 ‘Periscopio’ is the most desirable iteration over the model’s 16-year production run. Its design remains almost uninterrupted from that of the original concept that created such a commotion at the 1971 Geneva Motor Show.

The Countach presented here, chassis no. 1120172, is the 86th first-generation LP 400 ‘Periscopio’ produced. Finished in the striking shade of Blu Tahiti over a Tobacco-colored interior, with air conditioning and two external rearview mirrors, it was completed on 22 December 1975. It was then delivered to Carrie Eugene, the official Lamborghini dealer and importer in Canada, on 29 January 1976.

The Countach’s first owner was Paul Marshall, of Toronto, Ontario. Though a paraplegic, Marshall did not let his disability stop him from enjoying his new Countach. He had hand controls installed and drove the car frequently around his native Toronto, where the spaceship-like Countach was an otherworldly sight during the waning days of disco.

The car’s second custodian, also a resident of Toronto, purchased the Countach from Paul Marshall through a friend in the early 1990s. He continued to use the car regularly for the next few years before placing it into static storage, following a full restoration. The Lamborghini was properly stored in a climate-controlled facility, with the fluids drained, and there it remained for the next 20 years.

After nearly two decades of storage, the Countach was awoken from its slumber and entrusted to a Lamborghini specialist in Toronto to be brought back to life. It was then taken to the renowned Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in 2013. The owner reported that the car drove wonderfully throughout the tour, and it quickly earned the judges’ admiration. On Sunday, the Countach placed 2nd in a hotly contested Lamborghini class.

This spectacular Countach remains in incredible condition throughout, including its original engine, and there is no doubt that it is ready for both further concours events and enjoyment on the open road. It is one of the finest examples of the original ‘Periscopio’ available today.

Photo's by Darin Schnabel ©2017 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's

Sold For $1,034,000

Inclusive of applicable buyer's fee.

RM Sotheby's LOT 143 Miami 2024

1976 Lamborghini Countach LP 400 'Periscopio' by Bertone

$1,100,000 - $1,400,000 USD 

Coral Gables, Florida

Chassis No. 1120172

Engine No. 1120172

Documents US Title

To be offered on Friday, 1 March 2024

• Rare early “Periscopio” example with fascinating ownership history
• Beautifully restored with only three private owners from new
• Finished in highly attractive, original color of Blu Tahiti 
• Fitted from new with air conditioning and two external rearview mirrors
• Award winner at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
• An exceptional example of the purest, most desirable Countach variant; retains its numbers-matching engine

With its futuristic wedge shape, the Lamborghini Countach’s outrageous lines belie its standing as a concept dating back to as early as 1970. Designs for the sports car began around halfway through the lifecycle of its predecessor, the timeless Miura, as Ferruccio Lamborghini gave his all to keep up with rivals—particularly archrival Ferrari in neighboring Modena, Italy, which had made great strides with its newly introduced 365 GTB/4. Sant’Agata Bolognese-based Lamborghini needed a modern take on its flagship platform, and so the Countach was born.

Taking inspiration from the mid-mounted V-12 platform that contributed so much to the success of the earlier Miura, the overarching task set to Lamborghini engineers was to ensure that the Countach maximized every ounce of power while securing aerodynamic gains with the sleekest body possible. Starting life under the code name LP112, Paolo Stanzani, working alongside Massimo Parenti and test driver Bob Wallace, spearheaded the project, while the styling brief was handed to Marcello Gandini of the famous Bertone design house. A prototype was shown at the 1971 Geneva International Motor Show before engineers took an extended return to the drawing board, redesigning the car’s tubular chassis frame for greater strength and incorporating vertically mounted radiators in the cooling system, which funneled air through a pair of distinctive scoops and ducts. It would be another three years before the first customer cars were produced, with deliveries finally commencing in 1974.

The earliest examples of the Countach were known as the LP 400 and featured a mid-rear mounted 3.9-liter V-12 rated at 375 horsepower. An evolution of the revered engine famously designed by Giotto Bizzarrini for the 350 GT, this V12 featured in some form across the Lamborghini lineup until 2010. It was the innovative way in which the driveline was packaged—with the gearbox in front of the mid-mounted V-12—that centralized mass, making the car forgiving at high speeds. Built around a complex spaceframe and wrapped in a mixture of aluminum and steel panels, the Countach would become known for its outrageous scissor-opening doors. Although the idea never made it to production, these early cars were initially intended to be built with a periscope-style rearview mirror. The stylish channel in the roof panel and corresponding small window remained and can be found on these early examples.

While subsequent versions of the Countach would grow ever more flamboyant over the model’s 16-year production, the purity of Gandini’s original wedge design is best shown in the LP 400, nicknamed the “Periscopio” for its unique roof design. As the earliest and rarest iteration, it is no surprise that the LP 400 “Periscopio” is the most desirable Countach, its design nearly unchanged from that of the original concept that created such a commotion at the 1971 Geneva Motor Show.

The Countach presented here, chassis number 1120172, is the 86th first-generation LP 400 Periscopio produced. Finished in the striking shade of Blu Tahiti over a Tobacco leather interior, with air conditioning and two external rearview mirrors, it was completed on 22 December 1975. The car was then delivered to Carrie Eugene, the official Lamborghini dealer and importer in Canada, on 29 January 1976.

The Countach’s first owner was Paul Marshall, of Toronto, Ontario. Though a paraplegic, Marshall did not let his disability stop him from enjoying his new Countach. He had hand controls installed and drove the car frequently around his native Toronto, where the spaceship-like Countach was an otherworldly sight during the waning days of disco.

The car’s second custodian, also a resident of Toronto, purchased the Countach from Paul Marshall through a friend in the early 1990s. He continued to use the car regularly for the next few years before placing it into static storage, following a full restoration. The Lamborghini was properly stored in a climate-controlled facility, with the fluids drained, and there it remained for the next 20 years.

After nearly two decades of storage, the Countach was awoken from its slumber and brought back to life by a Lamborghini specialist in Toronto. It was then taken to the renowned Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in 2013 and quickly earned the judges’ admiration, placing second in a hotly contested Lamborghini class. Two years later, the Countach featured in an episode of Jerry Seinfeld's “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” along with fellow comedian Jim Carrey.

Acquired by the consignor in 2017, this spectacular Countach remains in beautiful condition with its factory-correct Blu Tahiti exterior over a wonderfully crafted replacement interior in biscuit leather. Importantly, it retains its numbers-matching engine. In 2020, the car was used on the TV show Jay Leno's Garage where Jay Leno and Robert Herjavec from Shark Tank took the car on an exciting drive on the idyllic Angeles Crest Highway.

Incredibly well preserved in a highly attractive specification, there is no doubt that this exceptional LP 400 is ready for further concours events and enjoyment on the open road. It is simply one of the finest examples of the vaunted “Periscopio,” the purest and most desirable of all Countach models.

Fantastic photo's by Karissa Hosek ©2023 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's.

$1,100,000 - $1,400,000 USD | Not Sold

Victor Debon: 

LP400 #1120170

Black - Mustard

This is the fourth countach in France, delivered to its owner (American but residing in Menton) in December 1975.

No French license, she kept her EE plates until she was sent to the USA... where she still had them in Fort Lauderdale in 1988!!

First picture was taken at the factory when it was new.

The one in Menton, 1976 at Mr. Jones his first owner.

No idea what this LP400 has become later.

Funniest part of history is that she was seen in Menton and Fort Lauderdale by the same person... but who didn't know it was the same Countach!

So far the only known pics...