Growing up in the 1980s, the Lamborghini Countach was the supercar of my dreams. In fact, I vividly remember attending my local county fair where I popped balloons with darts to win a small mirror etched with the image of a Countach. The car seen here was not only the first made but it was also displayed in the Lamborghini booth at the 1982 Geneva Motor Show! Known by historians as the “Geneva Salon Car” it can be found for sale here on the Gooding & Company website with an asking price of $785,000. What makes this car even more special is the documented provenance along with celebrity ownership. Check out this beauty!

The first Countach’s were powered by a 4,754 cubic centimeter dual-overhead-cam V-12. It pumped out 375 horsepower and pushed the car from 0 to 60 in less than 5 seconds and a top speed of over 180 mph. The transmission is a 5-speed manual transaxle with stopping power handled by Girling vented discs sprung by independent coil springs.

As mentioned before, this car has an amazing provenance and ownership history. Not only was it featured in Lamborghini’s display booth at the 1982 Geneva Motor Show, but it is also only one of five with the “5L” logo which designates it as one of the first five produced. There were only 321 of these cars produced, which makes it that much more desirable. According to the paperwork, the car was purchased new in Italy, shipped to Germany, then imported to the U.S. in 1985. Once in the states, it was spotted for sale by Carlos Cavazo, lead guitarist for Quiet Riot. Cavazo admits he was a “relatively careful driver” and only had the car “…to about 150 mph” once.

Unfortunately, Cavazo didn’t drive the car much and over the past 20 years in storage, it has deteriorated and corroded in spots. You can see heavy cracking around the windshield along with the unique wheels being in rough shape.

Along with the documentation and ownership provenance, the car comes with some great extras. There is an unmounted factory rear wing along with an original tool roll, spare tire, and wheel. There are also stacks of factory literature and other paperwork that goes along with the sale. So, what do you think of this car? Will it sell at the asking price?