Thread: eBay Find of the Day: 1987 Lamborghini Countach 5000 QV is a 1,200-mile time warp

The Lamborghini Countach remains the Kleenex of supercars. Its bombastic wedgy shape was so overexposed in the 1980s, it's a wonder it didn't wind up in therapy. As the decade wore on, the Countach picked up more and more plastic surgery, but even so, mid-1980s examples have an unmatched blend of swagger and silliness. And if you're going for a car transported straight out of Tony Montana's seething dreams, don't you want to find the best one?

This black beauty offered for auction is a 1987 Lamborghini Countach 5000 Quattrovalvole with just 1,200 miles on the odometer. Countach 5000 QVs benefitted from the car's characteristic V12 being bored and stroked to 5.2-liters, along with the addition of four valves per cylinder (hence the name).

U.S. market cars were unfortunately marred by federal bumpers, which this car also sports. Swing that scissor door up, and you suddenly forget about the silly appendages. Besides, the period-perfect gold phone-dial wheels and tan Connolly leather interior draw your eyes, and a little time with a socket wrench would net you a sleeker, bumperette-free silhouette, anyway.

Current bidding on eBay Motors sits at $130,000, which means this Countach is about the same price now as it was when it first left Sant'Agata – fitting for a car that presents as new as this one. Of course, the reserve price isn't met, so who knows what the seller is hoping to get out of the sale. While we might prefer the design purity (and comparative rarity) of earlier LP400 models, even Countach detractors have to step back and admire this car. It'd be hard to fight the urge to drive this thing everywhere – even milk runs would become an experience.

eBay Find of the Day: 1987 Lamborghini Countach 5000 QV is a 1,200-mile time warp

I keep kicking myself for not buying a white on white 88 Countach...... for 45 grand. a 65 yearold man was selling cause his legs were getting bad and he couldnt drive it. It had 15 k on the odometer. This was back in 2001. Yup keep kicking myself.

wow thats clean

Clean, indeed. Looks like it didn't sell the first time around. Will keep an eye on it if they re-list.

WAY WAY OVER PRICED! The seller bought the car at 75 grand. He is PHUCKING DREAMING !!!

thats a sick ride.

Super size Hot Wheel!

Why do lambos depreciate so much when compared to Ferrari honest question?

Originally Posted by rstang42

I keep kicking myself for not buying a white on white 88 Countach...... for 45 grand. a 65 yearold man was selling cause his legs were getting bad and he couldnt drive it. It had 15 k on the odometer. This was back in 2001. Yup keep kicking myself.

OMG, that would have been the deal of the century!!! I even feel your pain!