• Year of manufacture 
    1977
  • Mileage 
    16 600 km / 10 315 mi
  • Car type 
    Coupé
  • Drive 
    LHD
  • Condition 
    Used
  • Interior colour 
    White
  • Number of seats 
    2
  • Location
    Germany
  • Exterior colour 
    Red
  • Gearbox 
    Manual
  • Drivetrain 
    2wd
  • Fuel type 
    Petrol

Description

1977 – LAMBORGHINI COUNTACH LP400 “PERISCOPIO”
- One of only 150 LP400 ‘Periscopios’ constructed
- engine & colour scheme correspond factory delivery
- Recent work carried out by the best specialists
- Superb condition, matching numbers
- Full documentation present

The LP400 moved the game on from the Miura mechanically, to the next level. In a bid to satisfy Ferruccio Lamborghini’s wish for less cabin noise, its 4.0-litre, 375HP V12 engine was mounted longitudinally (‘LP’ denoting ‘Longitudinale Posteriore’), unlike the Miura’s transversely mounted unit.

The gearbox was unusually positioned ‚twixt driver and passenger, improving gearbox connection and vehicle balance and, without the later models’ comically wide wheels, flares and spoilers, the LP400 was the quickest Countach of them all, reportedly capable of nudging 200mph.
Just 150 (or so) ‘Periscopos’ were built, so named because of the small periscopic mirror installed in the original prototype’s roof to aid the frankly appalling rear visibility. Though the mirror was done away with, the rooftop tunnel remained on the early LP400s.

(All information was given to the best of our knowledge and belief; errors excepted and subject to change.)

Contact us for additional information or a viewing appointment.

MESSINA CLASSICS
Sales | Scouting | Expert advice

www.messinaclassics.de
[email protected]

Mobil: +49 172 14 800 81

SHOWROOM:
Motorworld Region STUTTGART
Graf-Zeppelin Platz
D-71034 Böblingen