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Leonardo Di Caprio’s “Wolf of Wall Street” Lambo: He wrecked one, the other is now being sold
Lamborghini built the Countach from 1974 to 1990. A total of around 2,000 copies rolled off the production line. Two were used for the film “Wolf of Wall Street”. The car that survived is now going under the hammer.
A fake Lamborghini wasn’t good enough for Scorsese
The awkwardness that Leonardo Di Caprio displays for minutes is legendary. Most people also know what happens to the car: although it initially seems different, Belfort wrecks it in the film.
Even if the story is just a film scene: the car actually had to believe in it. As director Martin Scorsese once revealed, the damage to a replica simply wouldn’t have been realistic enough for him. So he took one of two Lamborghini Countachs in the rare anniversary edition and had it prepared for the shoot. The damaged vehicle was later sold to a specialist as a parts carrier.
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However, there was an almost identical vehicle for the film – and it remained intact. The Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary is due to find a new owner in December and the auction house RM Sotheby’s is auctioning it off. That could definitely be expensive, because various factors come together with the Lamborghini. According to the auction house, only twelve copies of the white anniversary vehicle were made in this form. Twelve from 2000, mind you, because despite the 16-year construction period, the model was not built often.
There’s also the celebrity factor, as Leonardo Di Caprio drove the car in the film – so it’s a unique thing. The new owner has 455 hp from a V12 engine and a top speed of 295 kilometers per hour. RM Sotheby’s estimates the price to be between $1.5 million and $2 million.
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Sources: X, RM Sotheby’s