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If you're in the market for a Lamborghini Countach, there are a lot of different versions to choose from. If you want to go all-out, you can buy one with the flared fenders and massive wing. If you want to be different, you can get a 25th anniversary edition. And if you want something minimalist and sleek, you get this car: an early LP400 "Periscopica." This particular example is one-of-a-kind. You should buy it.
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This 1976 Lamborghini Countach is the opposite of a barn find. Kidston, the selling dealer in Geneva, Switzerland, has collected documentation for the car that leads all the way back to when it was new. It was built in January of 1976, and sold the next month to a French enthusiast, who put nearly 10,000 kilometers it before selling it to a dealer in the 1980s. It passed through four more owners—most of whom were collectors—before finally ending up at this Swiss dealer in the condition you see here. The listing even includes a vintage photo of the car in a snow storm, which is pretty cool.
1976 Lamborghini Countach for Sale - Pictures
Judging by the pictures, this Countach looks to be in stunning condition, with a like-new interior and engine bay. Kidston claims this Periscopica is the only remaining gold-painted Periscopica in existence out of seven built, with the remaining cars either repainted in a different shade or wrecked beyond repair. So in addition to being in spectacular shape, it's also incredibly rare. There's no price listed on the dealer's site, but if you're curious what someone might ask for a Periscopica, this blue one on eBay is going for just over $1 million.
Road & Track staff writer with a taste for high-mileage, rusted-out projects and amateur endurance racing.
