1975 Lamborghini Countach LP 400 'Periscopio'
- Colour
- Blu Tahiti (blue)
Chassis 1120172 is the 86th Lamborghini Countach LP 400 'Periscopio' produced, a variant widely regarded as the purest expression of Marcello Gandini's original 1971 wedge design. Completed in December 1975 and delivered to the Canadian Lamborghini importer in January 1976, it was finished in Blu Tahiti over Tobacco leather. The car has remained in Canadian hands for most of its life, spent roughly two decades in climate-controlled storage following a full restoration, and placed second in class at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. It retains its numbers-matching V-12 engine.
Ownership
- —Auction saleEstimate US$1,100,000 – US$1,400,000
- —Auction saleSold US$1,034,000
- —Auction saleSold US$1,320,000
- 1976-01-29 →Factory deliveryCarrie Eugene (Canadian Lamborghini dealer and importer)full documentation
Official Lamborghini dealer and importer for Canada; received delivery of the vehicle in late January 1976.
- 2017 →Acquisition unknownCurrent consignorpartial documentation
Present owner since 2017; car retains its numbers-matching engine and has a replacement biscuit leather interior.
- Date unknownPrivate salePaul Marshallpartial documentation
Toronto-based first private owner who drove the car regularly after having hand controls fitted to accommodate his disability.
- Date unknownPrivate saleToronto-based second ownerpartial documentation
Acquired the car from Marshall via a mutual contact in the early 1990s, drove it for several years, then commissioned a full restoration before placing it in climate-controlled storage for roughly two decades.
Competition
- 20132013 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance2nd in Lamborghini class
Car was revived by a Toronto-based Lamborghini specialist and entered into a keenly fought Lamborghini category, earning strong recognition from the judging panel.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Modification
Hand controls were fitted to the car to allow the first owner, who was paraplegic, to operate the vehicle independently.
Carried out during Paul Marshall's ownership; timing within his ownership period is not specified.
- —Restoration
A comprehensive restoration was completed prior to the car being placed into extended static storage; it was subsequently kept in a temperature-controlled environment with fluids drained.
Carried out during the second Toronto owner's tenure, sometime in the 1990s before the storage period began.
- —ServiceToronto Lamborghini specialist
The car was recommissioned and returned to running condition by a Lamborghini specialist based in Toronto following roughly two decades of static storage.
Work preceded the car's appearance at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.
- —Bodywork
The original Tobacco leather interior was replaced with a biscuit leather cabin, while the factory Blu Tahiti exterior finish was retained.
Timing not specified; the car presents in this configuration as of the current sale.
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