RE: Wolf of Wall Street Countach to be sold at auction

RE: Wolf of Wall Street Countach to be sold at auction

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thegreenhell

17,033 posts

225 months

Tuesday 21st November 2023
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Coincidentally, the other Countach used in the film for the non-crashing scenes is also being auctioned a couple of weeks after this one.

https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/ny23/new-york/l...

clubracing

344 posts

212 months

Tuesday 21st November 2023
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Assuming the car was acquired for the film around 2012, and being a USA spec 25th anniversary car, I suppose it didn't cost that much really at the time in terms of a Hollywood film budget. Probably not much more than having a convincing replica built would have done.

Never the less a shame to destroy the car like that. I'm sure it's worth a lot more than a smashed up Countach that hasn't been in film, but surely not as much the auction estimate is suggesting.

Water Fairy

5,741 posts

161 months

Tuesday 21st November 2023
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whiteonyx said:
So you purchase this wreck for stupid money and then do what with it??????????????
Stick it in a dehumidified garage just like any other pointless garage queen? It won't be driven just all the other pointless crap people covet.

Leins

9,632 posts

154 months

Tuesday 21st November 2023
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I think I’d prefer one of the intact Countachs from the start of Rain Man, or even the Cruise-driven 412




Red6

489 posts

62 months

Tuesday 21st November 2023
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The Anniversary is a pig of a Countach, but a real shame it's in that state. Silly money too.

BlackandWhite

367 posts

200 months

Tuesday 21st November 2023
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Depressing.

rodericb

7,162 posts

132 months

Wednesday 22nd November 2023
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Red6 said:
The Anniversary is a pig of a Countach, but a real shame it's in that state. Silly money too.
The bits which make them 25th Anno is all stick on tat yeah?

Jon_S_Rally

3,632 posts

94 months

Wednesday 22nd November 2023
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whiteonyx said:
So you purchase this wreck for stupid money and then do what with it??????????????
The same thing people do with all move memorabilia - put it in a room and look at it, because that's what they enjoy.

Water Fairy said:
Stick it in a dehumidified garage just like any other pointless garage queen? It won't be driven just all the other pointless crap people covet.
The world would be a pretty miserable place if we didn't have that "pointless crap" though, wouldn't it?

thegreenhell

17,033 posts

225 months

Wednesday 22nd November 2023
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rodericb said:
Red6 said:
The Anniversary is a pig of a Countach, but a real shame it's in that state. Silly money too.
The bits which make them 25th Anno is all stick on tat yeah?
Designed by Horacio Pagani, no less.

LotusOmega375D

8,040 posts

159 months

Wednesday 22nd November 2023
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rodericb said:
Red6 said:
The Anniversary is a pig of a Countach, but a real shame it's in that state. Silly money too.
The bits which make them 25th Anno is all stick on tat yeah?
Pretty much, yes. Different air intakes, side skirts, nastier kit-car style wheels and of course this is US spec. with the ghastly federal impact bumpers fore and aft. Not that they did much to protect this car! Basically the worst Countach of all.

WPA

9,990 posts

120 months

Wednesday 22nd November 2023
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fantheman80 said:
Then again I got the hump when they smashed up a 106 rallye and the Focus RS mk1 on Topgear....
Just for info, Chris Harris did say that the Focus RS was a twice recorded cat C car and they did repair it afterwards

Water Fairy

5,741 posts

161 months

Wednesday 22nd November 2023
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Jon_S_Rally said:
The world would be a pretty miserable place if we didn't have that "pointless crap" though, wouldn't it?
To be fair I was meaning in the context of cars. Which are for driving. In my humble opinion.

Jon_S_Rally

3,632 posts

94 months

Wednesday 22nd November 2023
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Water Fairy said:
To be fair I was meaning in the context of cars. Which are for driving. In my humble opinion.
But, to some people, they are for looking at. There's nothing wrong with people enjoying things in different ways, doesn't make it pointless if it isn't your preference.

Turbobanana

6,698 posts

207 months

Wednesday 22nd November 2023
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J4CKO

42,732 posts

206 months

Wednesday 22nd November 2023
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I imagine this will end up in a film cars type museum, repairing it would devalue it, its value, if the guide price is to be believed is from its use in the Wolf of Wall Street which was a pretty big film.

As a working Countach Anniversary, sure plenty would love it but they are a bit overblown compared to earlier models and there are still plenty about (relatively) if you want one and can afford it, not something I would be after if my numbers came up but it was absolutely the correct car for that film, 80s excess personified.

So if you have such a museum would be a good addition, we still miss "Cars of the Stars" in Keswick, went twice with the kids but it was closed and all the cars by and large went to US museums.

Pretty cool they wrecked a real one, shows how big the budgets are, five Testarossas were purchased and variosly wreck and cannibalised for a film call "Infinite" with Marky mark Wahlberg in that sank without trace, Gas Monkey Garage owner Richard Rawlings bought them all

https://www.irishnews.com/lifestyle/2022/11/30/new...

So one Countach on a massive movie like WOWS is not a big deal if they can wreck five Testarossas on a Turkey like that and if you weigh it up millions of people enjoyed seeing that Countach get mangled, where otherwise most of them end up largely unused in "collections", not into wrecking stuff for the sake of it but I think it was justified, and loads will likely file past it in a museum.



Leins

9,632 posts

154 months

Wednesday 22nd November 2023
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I can see huge demand for famously destroyed cars now

Forget Wolf of Wall Street, what about Eldorado?! The sky must surely be the limit for Marcus’ Triumph A610:


BFleming

3,732 posts

149 months

Wednesday 22nd November 2023
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ex-devonpaul said:
So Schmee crashes a Senna and ruins its value
Shmee's Senna has been for sale for the last 6 months for £660k. I believe the new price was £750k, so his has indeed taken a hit - small pun intended. It's the cheapest Senna on the market, but also the highest mileage (4000 miles). The ad makes no reference to any damage (nor does it have to - it wasn't written off after all) but it's probably the best known Senna out there.

Black S2K

1,565 posts

255 months

Wednesday 22nd November 2023
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TinpotTintop said:
Miura...calves up an Alp...
Well, they did say the Miura handled like a right cow's son.



Black S2K

1,565 posts

255 months

Wednesday 22nd November 2023
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Red6

489 posts

62 months

Wednesday 22nd November 2023
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thegreenhell said:
rodericb said:
Red6 said:
The Anniversary is a pig of a Countach, but a real shame it's in that state. Silly money too.
The bits which make them 25th Anno is all stick on tat yeah?
Designed by Horacio Pagani, no less.
Indeed, which is shown on some Zonda and Huaryra variants. The purity has been lost.