Equipment
3,929/350hp, 5-speed, Campagnolo wheels, Michelin XWX tires, Ansa exhaust, Periscopio roof, Ferrero steering wheel, air conditioning, power windows.
Condition
#3 Good
Runs and drives well. Flaws not noticeable to passersby. Most common condition.
Orderly but road used engine compartment. Scuffs on the driver’s side bolster from getting in and out. The wheels are a little dinged up. The dash is original. Cosmetically restored. Shown at Pebble Beach in 2013. Very attractive and inherently desirable as an early Periscopio car, but not a concours car.
Market commentary
Sold by RM at Monterey in 2015 for $1,320,000, then two years later also at Monterey for $1,034,000 ($940,000 hammer), a car that’s been static since then. The steadily declining prices are strange as this is the earliest and most pure Countach, a car that should be much more desirable than this bid indicates. It is shown on RM’s website as asking $1,150,000, barely more than this bid would have been after adding the buyer’s commission. Close but no cigar and a missed opportunity for both the seller and the buyer.