1977 Lamborghini Countach LP400 'Periscopio'

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Engine: 3.9L V12, 375 bhp
Colour: Rosso (red)

Chassis 1120262 is a right-hand-drive Lamborghini Countach LP400, produced in June 1977 and originally delivered to Australia, where rock musician Rod Stewart acquired it. Finished from the factory in red with tobacco interior, it was subsequently modified with a wide-body kit and a targa-style open roof during Stewart's ownership, before following him to Los Angeles and later the United Kingdom. After leaving Stewart's hands in 2002, the car was converted to left-hand drive, and a subsequent owner reportedly commissioned work to reverse the cosmetic modifications and return it toward original LP400 specification.

Ownership

—Auction sale
Sold US$885,000
RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →
—Auction sale
Sold €775,625 (≈ $853K)
RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →
—Auction sale
Sold €989,375 (≈ $1.09M)
RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →
1977 → 2002Acquisition unknown
Rod Stewart
partial documentation
Purchased new while on tour in Australia; car was later shipped to Los Angeles where a wide-body kit and open targa roof were fitted. Relocated to the UK in 1987 where it remained for roughly 15 years.
2002 → 2013Acquisition unknown
Owner from 2002
partial documentation
Believed to have had the car converted from right- to left-hand drive during this period of ownership.
2013 →Acquisition unknown
Owner from 2013
partial documentation
Reportedly commissioned substantial work to restore the car toward factory specification, reversing the wide-body and targa modifications from the Stewart era; left-hand-drive configuration was retained. Polo Storico servicing said to have been carried out in 2022 covering brakes, engine, electrical systems, gearbox, and steering.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

2013
Restoration
Extensive work was commissioned to return the car toward its original factory LP400 specification, including reversal of the wide-body bodywork and targa roof modifications, while the left-hand-drive layout was retained.
Initiated by the owner who acquired the car in 2013.
2022Service
Lamborghini Polo Storico
A comprehensive service was reportedly carried out covering the braking system, engine, electrical components, gearbox, and steering rack, along with exterior polishing and a return of the cabin trim to LP400 specification.
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Modification
During Rod Stewart's ownership, the car was fitted with a full wide-body kit and a targa-style open roof, substantially altering its original appearance.
Work carried out while the car was in the United States.
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Modification
The car is believed to have been converted from its original right-hand-drive configuration to left-hand drive.
Thought to have occurred during the ownership period beginning in 2002.

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