You might be forgiven for suffering from an attack of déjà vu here, but – yes – the second of two Lamborghini Countach Anniversary film cars is up for auction within a couple of weeks of the first. It’s up for auction with RM Sotheby’s at its Luxury Week sale in New York, a fitting setting for a car to feature so prominently in The Wolf of Wall Street.
The good news is that the one coming up for sale at the auction house’s sale on Fifth Avenue isn’t the one that was so memorably smashed up by Leonardo di Caprio in the 2013 Martin Scorsese film. That one had 11,300km on the clock and to damage it enough for the film, Scorsese had a car rammed into it and it was then further crunched by a flatbed truck. Ouch.
This one is of the two 1989 Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary editions that was used in filming. The all-white (or Bianco Polo in Lambo-speak) supercar appeared on screen for 12 seconds and unlike the crashed one recently offered by Bonhams at its Abu Dhabi auction (and unsold after being bid up to $1.35m), this one lived to tell the tale unscathed.
Tell me more about this Wolf’s Countach
Firstly, it’s the an example of the most sorted, and least good-looking, Countaches – the 1988-1989 Anniversary – including hideous US-friendly front bumper overriders. It’s oh-so Yuppie-spec white-over-white spec is surprisingly rare, with a mere 12 being reportedly built.
This one is described by some as the film’s back-up car, and is being offered at a reserve of $1.5-$2.0m – the same as the crashed car – and it will be interesting to see how the two cars compare in the open market.
Will functionality and condition score over screen originality? Either way, it’s a long, long way from the market, where 20 years ago, a car like this (admittedly without DiCaprio’s fingerprints on it) could have been yours for less than $200,000.
Gord Duff, Global Head of Auctions, RM Sotheby’s, said, ‘The Wolf Countach perfectly embodies what we set out to accomplish when we decided to host a sale during Sotheby’s Luxury Week. Scorsese, DiCaprio, Lamborghini, and New York – all make for an incredible pedigree.’
If you fancy putting in a cheeky bid for a car you can drive, pop along to the RM Sotheby’s boutique New York sale, which takes place on Fifth Avenue on 8 December. More details of the car and how to bid can be found on RM Sotheby’s website.
Source:https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/features/car-culture/wolf-of-wall-street-countach-auction-news/