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1984 LHD Countach LP500 S
Chassis Number DLA12568 is this Rosso car with Bianco Leather interior, currently believed to be residing in London, UK .
It is fitted with engine number DLA12568.
It has the following modifications from the standard european model on offer at the time of manufacture: rear wing.
Other Information: for sale by RM Sothebys in June 2023, the advert read: This Countach was built to left-hand-drive specifications and was first registered in Italy on export plates in March of 1983, having been purchased new by Prince Khaled Al Faisal of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Retained for his use in Europe, the Countach’s 1,000-kilometre service—which remains in the car’s history file—shows that he was living at the Intercontinental Hotel in Geneva as of April 1983. The invoice further states that the car would be transported back to the Intercontinental Hotel once the work had been completed! At some point, Al Faisal exported the car to the UK registering it under his personal numberplate “1 KF” and keeping the car at his address in St. Johns Wood in London. The Countach remained in Al Faisal’s ownership until December 1989, when it was purchased directly from him by the current owner. The handwritten bill of sale, which remains in the file, states that: “the car has a genuine mileage of approx. 3,800 kilometres, and to the best of my knowledge is free of all mechanical faults”. Throughout the 1990s, the current owner (a serial Countach enthusiast who has owned no fewer than 14 examples) proceeded to use and enjoy the Countach as its manufacturers intended—at speed on the road! The benefits of a 5000 S over earlier Countaches would not have been lost on him: these cars saw power grow to 375 brake-horsepower, courtesy of a new 4.8-litre V-12 engine fed by six Weber carburettors. Though only 321 LP5000 Ss were manufactured—including the example offered here— the model cumulatively outsold the two previous generations of the Countach in just the second year of its three-year production run. The vast majority of the car’s current mileage, showing just under 23,500 kilometres from new, was accumulated during the current owner’s first decade of ownership, and it has been driven just over 1,000 kilometres in the past 17 years. The Countach’s lovely history file includes documents from throughout its life, including the aforementioned Italian export registration documents and bill of sale, as well as numerous MoT certificates, service invoices, and its original manuals, including its original service book. It presents in well-preserved condition throughout, clearly having been well looked after from day one..
Information on this car was sourced from Paul Clemence.
More details of this car can be seen at this link https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/PS00/Private-Sales/lots/r5591-1983-Lamborghini-Countach-LP5000-S-by-Bertone/1312004?&utm_source=rmsothebys.com&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=PS00&utm_term=Jun06-2023&_cldee=-oPC5DC01XACzZUnVw4TL9oM_-u__xtJpNvLt5_UVltK5Pf
The data on this specific vehicle was last updated 6-Jun-2023.
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