1975 LAMBORGHINI COUNTACH LP400 PERISCOPO - Simon Furlonger Specialist Sports Cars Ltd Ashford, Kent

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1975 LAMBORGHINI COUNTACH LP400 PERISCOPO

The outrageously styled Lamborghini Countach was the original "poster car" of the Seventies and Eighties, After the svelte Miura, arguably the first supercar, it was an in-your-face statement that the company has made its trademark – at a time when supercars are ten a penny, nothing else looks quite like a Lamborghini.

The Lamborghini Countach was unveiled at the 1971 Geneva Auto Show. It was an exotic vehicle that had dramatic styling with its trademark scissor doors and low, angular, wedge-shaped body. The show car was called the LP500, for Longitudinale Posteriore 5 Litri, or longitudinal-rear five liters, with a mid-mounted engine located in front of the rear axle, the gearbox in front and positioned between the two seats. The final drive passed back through the engine sump, under the crankshaft, to the differential. This clever setup meant the engine was raised, necessitating the installation of side draft Weber carburetors, to maintain a relatively low rear deck. Since there was no rearward visibility, a periscope-type rear-view mirror was added, earning it the name 'Periscopo' to the initial Countach series. 

The production version of the car was called the LP400 in recognition of its four-liter V12 engine. In this configuration, it was first shown at the 1973 Geneva Motor Show. The LP400 closely resembled the LP500 prototype, though with several differences. The bodywork was constructed of lightweight aluminum. Special glass, along with magnesium which substituted for heavier materials, were used to aid in reducing the overall weight. Additional air boxes were installed to feed cooler air to the relocated radiators, while air ducts were added to the sides to keep the car from overheating. Other changes for the production LP400 included a pair of small side windows, a revised taillight design, a Fitchtel & Sachs aluminum clutch, a pair of six-plug Marelli distributors, and the use of Stewart-Warner instrumentation. 

We have just acquired this extremely rare, right-hand drive LP400 "Periscopo". This beautiful car is finished in Miura Orange, with nero leather interior and is one of the ten right hand drive UK delivered cars of 150 total production. Delivered on the 22nd May 1975 chassis number 1120094 was finished in Tahiti blue with tan leather to a Mr Horrocks of Bolton.

All of the original invoices from Lamborghini SPA and Berlinetta Italia who were the UK importers are present. The car has been well known in the Lamborghini owners club its whole life, and has passed through two other previous owners before going into long term storage with Mike Pullen at Carrera Sport. In 2014 in association with Furlonger, Carrera Sport undertook a full nut and bolt restoration to concorse standard for the new owner. 
Everything has been either replaced or rebuilt, this Countach Periscopo has to be considered one of the best examples in existence today. Complete with many invoices and receipts, leather wallet, handbook and tools this car has to be seen to be appreciated.

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1972 FERRARI DINO 246GT - Simon Furlonger Specialist Sports Cars Ltd Ashford, Kent

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1972 FERRARI DINO 246GT

Chassis number 06062 was supplied by Maranello Sales of Egham, Surrey on 04/05/1973 where it was originally finished in Blue Metallic with Beige interior. One of 488 UK right-hand drive cars, it sold at its list price in 1973 for £5,485!

This matching number car example has an extensive history file stretching across its whole life, which with Dino’s is unusual. Split down into three extensive files, it holds all of the invoices, old MOT’s are present right back to its original sales invoice from Maranello. Also present are the original handbook, parts manual, warranty card, leather wallet, leather document wallet, tool kit, jack and spare wheel. It has now covered a document 53,000 miles.

In the mid-1980’s the car was fully restored and colour changed to Rosso Corsa as most Dino’s where during this period. With values at this point at an all-time low, many enthusiasts felt they wanted to own an iconic Ferrari and of course wanted a red one! At the time many Dino 246's were restored on a budget with quite often engine swaps carried out quite commonly with Fiat Dino’s who shared the same 2.4 V6 engine. 06062, fortunately, didn’t suffer this fate and had a full nut and bolt restoration including the original engine being rebuilt.

Through the 1990’s the car stood in dry storage for many years covering few miles as its owner had a large collection of cars but as age was starting to catch up with him he decided to sell it on to a friend of his who lived Surrey.

In 2005 a good client of Furlonger purchased the car to keep with his other collection of Ferrari’s. At this time Darren Handley our now current Workshop manager was working for the owner as his private technician and undertook to remove the engine and gearbox to carry out a full rebuild of both. Also during this time, Darren took all of the suspension off to rebuild the shock absorbers, refit new bushes all round and re-powder coat all components.

In 2013 the owner was selling one of his Ferrari race cars another gentleman who Furlonger have also dealt with in the past. This man then bought the race car and the Dino and kept it in his secure storage facility until 2014 when he part exchanged it with a Ferrari main dealer in London for a new Ferrari.

At this point, the Ferrari dealer undertook a full bare metal repaint in Rosso Corsa. The work was carried out by Ambassador coachworks of Woking, Surrey. The car was left in primer for 3 months before being painted in the colour and lacquered to make sure no sinkage had occurred.

Also as it was fully stripped down, all of the chrome was re-plated and refinished before being fitted back to the car.

While the car was at the body shop it made sense to have the interior fully re-trimmed. Everything was removed and sent to Lupi in Italy a World renowned Ferrari leather trimmer. Many of the original patterns and tools are still used at Lupi make the interiors as close to Ferrari factory finish as per the 70’s.

06062 was then sold to the most current owner who has cherished the car, kept in his heated garage in Surrey. It was delivered to us on the 22nd of August on which we fully inspected the car in our workshop.

Overall this Dino 246 GT is a matching number, well-documented example complete with everything it was delivered with new, fully restored and in superb condition. A great future investment and with Ferrari’s 70th anniversary and Enzo’s 40th anniversary of his passing in 2017 a car named after the great man’s son is sure to be sought after.

For all enquiries please call 01233 646328.

The Dino family of cars was named after Enzo's son who played a large role in the development of the V6 drivetrain. The Dino 206 GT was the first road-going Ferrari to adopt the V6 which previously, had been exclusive to racing models. The 206 GT was an alloy-bodied coupe that was first seen on the market in 1968.

206GT production was low. Just one year after the 206 release, it was replaced with the revised 246 GT. The new 246 was a heavier car, thanks to the inclusion of Fiat's cast-iron V6, which increased the capacity to 2418cc. The engine was the same as that used in the Fiat Dino. This is one of the first times a mass-produced engine was used in a Ferrari. Compared to the Ferrari V6, the Fiat power plant had been cast in iron rather than aluminium alloy.
Also changed to steel was the bodywork. Between the two models, the styling remained almost identical except the 246 had pressed steel panels instead of the alloy body found on the 206.

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