1979 Lamborghini Countach LP400 S Series One

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Engine: 3.9L V12 with six twin-choke 45mm side-draft Weber carburetors, 350 bhp
Colour: Factory red ('Rosso')

A 1979 Lamborghini Countach LP400 S, one of only fifty first-series examples produced following the original LP400 run. Designed by Marcello Gandini of Bertone, the LP400 S introduced a lowered suspension, pronounced fibreglass wheelarch extensions, and wide-section Campagnolo Bravo magnesium wheels. This car retains the desirable Stewart Warner small-gauge instrument cluster and is powered by the 3,929 cc Bizzarrini V-12 with six twin-choke Weber carburettors. It has passed through German, Swedish, and French ownership and was comprehensively restored to bare metal, with the drivetrain fully rebuilt, and refinished in factory-correct Rosso.

Ownership

—Auction sale
Estimate £400,000 – £500,000
RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →
2000 → 2015Acquisition unknown
Thomas Christian
full documentation
Based in Mertzwiller, France; ownership confirmed by a French registration certificate held in the history file.
Date unknown
German owner
none documentation
Period photos in the file show a German registration plate, but no further details about this ownership episode are recorded.
Date unknown
Swedish owner
none documentation
Period photos in the file show a Swedish registration plate, but no further details about this ownership episode are recorded.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Mr. Antoine Spinella
partial documentation
One of two prior French owners before the subsequent documented owner; chronological position relative to Mr. Stork is unclear from the prose.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Mr. Stork
partial documentation
One of two prior French owners before the subsequent documented owner; chronological position relative to Mr. Spinella is unclear from the prose.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

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Restoration
Full bare-metal restoration covering bodywork rectification and repaint in factory-correct Rosso, combined with complete removal, strip-down, and rebuild of the drivetrain and carburettors using new components where necessary. Detailed photographic documentation of the process is held in the history file.
Restoration carried out prior to the 2024 sale; a Lamborghini certificate of authenticity issued in January 2016 accompanies the car.

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