Lamborghini for sale. Ran when parked. Needs work. Ask for ‘Wolf’

Listed by auction house Bonhams, this 1989 Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary is one of 658 built by the Italian marque and – more famously – was one of two versions of the supercar used to film one of the movie’s most iconic scenes.

In the film, Jordan Belfort – aka ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’, portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio – consumes a vast array of drugs and gets into a pristine Countach after a struggle, driving away only to crash on the way to his destination.

However, while the 1969 cult classic film ‘The Italian Job’ destroyed a mock-up of a Lamborghini Miura in its iconic opening sequence, Scorsese damaged a real Countach with another car and a flat-bed truck.

Since filming wrapped up, the rare supercar has remained in its crashed condition, though subtle differences between the two Countachs which starred in The Wolf of Wall Street make it easier to differentiate which car was used for what scene.

According to the listing for the crashed Countach, it was fitted with ‘energy absorbing’ bumpers required by the US Department of Transport at the time of filming, whereas its immaculate sibling had the smaller European bumpers – though it has since been re-equipped with the larger units.

Certain examples of the Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary Edition were powered by a 5.2-litre V12 with up to 335kW/700Nm output, depending on the market they were sold in.

While this crashed example is due to be auctioned on November 24 in Abu Dhabi, its cosmetically straighter sibling will be auctioned on December 8 in New York.

Unlike the uncrashed version – which RM Sotheby’s expects to sell between $US1.5 million to $2 million ($AU2.37m to $3.16m) – Bonhams has not provided an estimated sale price for the Lamborghini Countach which was damaged for the film.

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