The Countach is a very rare hyper car with only 2,042 units produced over its sixteen-year production time. Values are in excess of $100,000 USD. So my surprise and mouth-gaping, saliva drooling posture was justified. I had to inspect.
Vehicle was parked beside an old building close to a carpenter's shed. shrubs were already growing under the car. Upon closer inspection. I could see visible signs of rot and water ingress on the panels.The driver's side door was slightly opened and there were lizards on the car seat.
Upon further inspections, i found out the car was a replica. The body was made of fibre flass. The original Countach was made with aircraft-grade aluminium. This has a V6 instead of a V12 and the wheels look a bit skewed off.
Replica or no replica, the mystery of the car being parked in such a place and allowed to depreciate with every rain calls for more questions.
More pictures below...and oh, i wont mind adding this to my list of possible restorations
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What.a gem Den
ReplyDeleteI can't believe your luck men!
It's just like discovering the foot prints of Jesus Christ in Nija...O ga o
It'll be interesting to see the out come Den... but be warned my brother if you decide to restor this,it might end up being a mortgage of a life time
Good luck sha
Following your VW BEETLE RESTORATION, I have just acquired a Yellow one myself and will like to jist with you my plans for the car when I come on holiday to Nija.....hence feel free to link up with me.
Regards
Babatunde Tomori
Wow. Nice to hear that. A beetle is a wonderful car. Sweet to drive and cruise around...I am available. You can send me an email when ready. Thanks
ReplyDeleteIs the lambo still there, I would like to buy it and rebuild, please what's app me 08059955902, thanks for the info
ReplyDeleteI stumbled on your page by mistake when I came across your video (youtube) on the W115. You may have seen my note on that already (stanton949). I have spent the last 5 months doing some classic car spotting/tracking and recently acquired a volkswagen beetle in Jos. I am in talks with an owner of a Citroen DS, Peugeot 404 and a W115. I strongly feel what you are doing here is something special. Please lets keep in touch.
ReplyDeleteOMG,! Seriously who dared to abandon this treasure. Even the brand name alone didn't scare him or her. If this lambo should be parked like this in my street, I wouldn't mind cleaning frequently.
ReplyDeleteNice job Mr denn, started following your thread from nairaland car talk.
Am a young trainee still with few years of experience in the automotive world. I respect the job you're doing about naija auto industry.
I'm kind of following your steps cause I met you in the business. am also passionate about our auto industry, and I've been trying my best to acquire all necessary knowledge and skills to see my dreams come through.
Very interesting. I like what the concept of your website is all about. not a fan of the Lamborghini but certainly it's a car to cherish, keep it up.
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