Lamborghini Countach LP400 1120010 restoration time lapse by Kidston SA

Lamborghini Countach LP400 1120010 restoration time lapse by Kidston SA
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[@poppycock6572]

In 1986-ish, in Los Gatos, California I was a 17 year old kid and saw a blue Lp400 for sale on a street corner... it was $25,000. As well, there was a Miura parked next to a body shop and the guy wanted $12,000 because he couldn't get it to run. It was the bright orange.

[@lamborghiniregistry]

Wow! The good old days. Wish I had known that

[@foo681]

Where is the end video??

[@norlijaharshad962]

I wanted to see the finished one, this was a total rebuild, really nice work. Absolute nice

[@ifyoulovedogs]

Yes the restoration is complete and it is back to its original green with white interior. Full story in the November 2016 issue of ClassicCars magazine.

[@MichaelRoy-hc3lz]

My 75 LP4000 with skinny tires, no flares or wing is the best looking Countach. They are all special but in it's original form the l find it's original design the most appealing.

[@lamborghiniregistry]

I think that is what everyone thinks as is reflected in the market values for this model

[@MichaelRoy-hc3lz]

@@lamborghiniregistry bought it with 5 other cars from an estate in 2009. It was a basket case, blown engine, missing rear suspension and brakes, no seats, rusty frame, rusty everything! I've never bought a car as an investment only to drive but my car buddies were all telling me l'd lose money by the time it was done. Sat in my garage a couple years before starting it. Took it for it's first drive in 2021 and am just now considering it all sorted and done. I did spend a HUGE amount of money on it but l think it would safe to say on a bad day l would at least double my money. It's a great car, you have to do a lot of work to drive it fast (never known to be a great handling car) but so gratifying when you do. The sounds and feel are intoxicating. I have a 350 GT and Diablo also

[@lamborghiniregistry]

@@MichaelRoy-hc3lzvery cool. Would love to hear more of the story and see some photos. Go to www.lamborghiniregistry.com and click on the CONTACT US link at the bottom of the page to get in touch, please

[@leeherring470]

That is insane true artists and technicians ! At work

[@dcartellone2659]

Very cool to see it become born again, wondering how long this project took to complete. Price probably out of this world but WORTH every penny. Keep up the good work.

[@Marie579]

Utterly fascinating superb restoration ‘and all done for 1500 quid apparently’ !! 😂 Possibly the best restoration video of a countach on KZbin I’ve ever seen. Please show the many viewers of this wonderful video the end result . AAAAA+++ ++

[@lamborghiniregistry]

I wish we had more of these to show

[@Marie579]

@@lamborghiniregistry So do I i used to have the book inside famous car factories ‘ Lamborghini’ and that showed extensive production line photos and the complexity of the chassis, this video was by far the best I’ve seen thanks for posting it.

[@lamborghiniregistry]

@@Marie579 I have that book and love the behind the scenes look at the production of these cars. This video is just a fascinating if not more so

[@Marie579]

@@lamborghiniregistry Dare I say ‘Not being an owner of a Lamborghini but it was when Lamborghinis were Lamborghinis not glorified Audi ! Hope this doesn’t offend.

[@percorsi6696]

Grandioso lavoro!! Penso che per fare un lavoro così, eseguito anche con tante persone, non basta solamente avere attrezzatura idonea e capacità manuali e di competenza; credo che oltre a tutto il resto, ci voglia un grande coraggio!! Smontare tutto, proprio tutto, lo sa fare un pò tutti; altra cosa è poi rimontare come si deve e avere il coraggio e la fiduci verso chi lo fa. BRAVI!!!!!!

[@malicekaiser]

has the restoration complete yet? cant wait to see how it finish after paint job.

[@ricardokim4870]

WHAT BARBARIAN. WONDERFUL JOB. ARTIST'S.

[@lamborghiniregistry]

They ere good at what they do

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

Look forward to the finished product

[@sehuno]

oh my god!!!

[@jakesworldtour1280]

Just brilliant

[@lamborghiniregistry]

We agree

[@ricardokim4870]

GOOD JOBS for VIDEO

[@darkenedofficial7119]

Did they make a fiberglass casting of the door at 7:30 ?

[@jpatt1000]

7:31 Did he just cover the door skin in glass fibre? If so, why?

[@tommyhill199]

Does rebuilding it make its handling any better? But seriously, great video. Very satisfying

[@jameschristopheroden5697]

Is not fuel ecopnomically feaseable for regular schedule use. Track use only of not new weight balance established properly.

[@lamborghiniregistry]

The Countach was never economical fuel wise, even for track use. That’s not what it’s about

[@PatrickPeterVlogs]

Looks like a lot of new panels made for this? what was wrong with the originals?

[@lamborghiniregistry]

They could have just been removed and improved. I’ll have to watch this again

[@r.p.3192]

Very, very, very, labour intensive! Today you would go with carbon fibre modular construction... the owner must have spent an absolute fortune. Mind boggling!

[@ifyoulovedogs]

Rafael Paronitti with values over a million it is finally worth investing the time and money to do it properly

[@tolitsdterrible4785]

Looks like they replaced a few panels. Is that really necessary?

[@lamborghiniregistry]

I think just stripped and refit after frame restoration

[@LTV_inc]

Yikes...I’m impressed and I was an Aerospace Engineer...........

[@lamborghiniregistry]

Yeah, pretty complex

[@edgarbeat2851]

The 10th Lp400 built?

[@lamborghiniregistry]

Actually, production #5 but the 6th ever if you count the first prototype

[@NitroModelsAndComics]

Jesus wept it's going to be brand new isn't it?

[@lamborghiniregistry]

Robert Frias yes pretty much

[@ondrejloucka6172]

Can anybody explain me why? Why this car need the restoration?

[@lamborghiniregistry]

Just to make it more perfect? It is 40 years old after all

[@ondrejloucka6172]

@@lamborghiniregistry This video just show how to throw up the money.... Because this car wasn´t crashed, wasn´t broke, these guys didn´t do anything special, just change the colour of interior and exterior and clean it... that´s it. BTW if something is perfect, how it´s can be "more perfect"?

[@lamborghiniregistry]

You make it more perfect by giving everything a complete and thorough examination and servicing as well as returning the car to its original colors as it came off the production line. Read the November 2016 issue of ClassicCars magazine for the complete story or check www.lamborghiniregistry.com/Forums/1120010.php for more history

[@edgarbeat2851]

​@@ondrejloucka6172 It was originally green.

[@fernandosalas8589]

Sorry but a waste of money it'll cost more to restore this way than it was brand new.

[@lamborghiniregistry]

Based on what was paid to rebuild the first LP500 from scratch I’d say your estimate is way off

[@fernandosalas8589]

@@lamborghiniregistry parts are more expensive now than back in the 80s.

[@lamborghiniregistry]

@@fernandosalas8589 the value of these cars is significantly more than in the eighties too so we’ll worth the investment

[@bobrose513]

Why do we have to watch silent video why can't someone tell us what's going on... unless there is some thing wrong with my phone. Could well be.. but I'd love to here what's going on.. sorry for the moan guys

[@lamborghiniregistry]

Not a problem. This is time lapse photography of the work being done by the shop over several days or weeks. It is also a few years ago when this was made and we were allowed by the owner to post. Unfortunately, that’s all we know but still interesting to watch. It would be great if they did more of these but probably already too much work for the mechanics to continue