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1983 Lamborghini Countach LP500S

WINTER HARVEST - RM Sotheby ’s
Thursday, 16 January - Friday, 17 January 2020
$268,800
Sale Price
16 January 2020
Sold Date
127
Lot Number
#3+
Original
RM Sotheby's
Auction House
Chassis No. ZA9C00500CLA12548. 4754-cc, 375-hp V-12. 5-speed manual. White over black leather. Six Weber carburetors, Ruote OZ wheels, Pirelli P Zero tires. Ansa exhaust, reproduction manual, tool roll, jack.

EVALUATION : Visually maintained, largely original | Single ownership for
30 years. Significant cracks and crazing in the paint, but only visible up close. The windshield is delaminating a little at the bottom. Clean wheels. Good interior with light wear on the driver’s seat. Rebuilt engine and new clutch 4,000 kilometers ago, done to European specs by a specialist, so it’s presumably worry-free. At least as worry-free as an old Lambo can be.

BOTTOM LINE : Charming originality and the right amount of patina, or just tired? We’d say the former, but paddle-wavers seemed to think it was the latter. This was a low price even for a 1982–85 LP500S, which generally tend to be among the less expensive Countach variants.

by Hagerty Insider
19 January 2020
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