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      This 1978 Lamborghini Countach LP400S is the first completed Countach S, serial #1121006. It is production number 2.

      #1121006 was actually the first production LP400S finished and was delivered to Garage Du Bout Du Monde, Marcel Willemin in Geneva, Switzerland for a Middle Eastern client. It was finished on January the 13th 1978....Blu Acapulco metallizzato/Naturale Pelle Senape (Acapulco Blue). Fitted with the original factory option "sport" exhaust which is the Ansa Sport F-1. As an early Series One it is fitted with the original LP400 Steering wheel.
It has been owned by Peter Karam of Connecticut since September, 2003. It has taken great effort to get this usually private person to participate. As it turns out, he was actually very excited to contribute.

"For some reason, production #1 was pulled from the hand-built car's assembly Iine and finish a couple of month later. Good for me though!"
"I am definately not showy when it comes to my cars. I'm the guy who takes his cars out at 6am Sunday mornings to enjoy the roads to myself. You'll never see me take any of my cars out for a night on the town. I get satisfaction from driving these cars and not by getting seen in them."
 "I have been asked many times, by friends in many countries, to dedicate a website for this extremely important car. So, thanks specifically to collector friends in various parts of the world"

A brief background on Mr. Karam, or Peter as he insist. Born in New York, he has live most of his life in Connecticut. Business owner for 23+ years. His love of the automobile has stretch his entire life. His first car was a Porsche 914.

" That car was dream at 16. But I worked to keep that thing running. I was always broke! Thinking back, I've always had assorted cars as a teens....sport and muscle cars."

He's had several Porsche but called it quits in the late 1990's.

"I had this one Porsche that I turned into a race car and drove it on the streets. Very cool. But after sorting through my paperwork on it and realizing the ridiculous amount of money I spent on it in my 20's, I was done with Porsche"

Towards the end of that, motorcycles came into the picture.

"I dealt with Harley's on and off. But the push to race motorcycles came in '95. And for 5 years I raced Suzuki Superbike and Supersport and GT-O. It was fun but I am lucky to escape this sport with out being in a wheelchair as some friends have the unfortunate curse of."
"I did a lot of travelling and met a lot of good people. Some of the tracks were great designs and some were downright dangerous."
"it still shocks me, still to this day, that I participated (and enjoyed!) in racings most dangerous sport. 180mph on the banks of Daytona.....just insane. I sooo enjoy the quiet life now.""

After ownership of many many cars, and after building a very secure structure buried in the hills of Connecticut near his home...it was time to fill it with cars..

"I guess, pretty much, 2003 was the year. I knew I wanted something I never had before. I wanted something rare.
 At first, it was a Ford GT-40 replica. But I just wanted something real, original. So it came down to a carbureted Ferrari 512 Berlinetta Boxer or a Lamborghini Countach. But I was opened to anything, even an Indycar, Can-Am car, or...!"

Steering more towards the Ferrari because the Countachs were more expensive, the search was on. Peter was in no hurry. And in September of 2003 after looking into several Ferrari's and one Lamborghini Countach (that was a mess), 1121006 popped up on eBay, no doubt! According to the registry, this Countach was the 2nd production Countach that was one of 2 cars built for, and delivered directly to, the Saudi Arabian Royal Family. But there is a 2nd story.  But nonetheless, this car's serial number tells the story of a very unique early Countach S.

" simple, I saw the car on eBay one morning, saw the serial number and research it...quickly! Realized I had to move fast....very fast. I contacted the seller and begged him to stop the auction as I will buy the car right now. We negotiated a reasonable price relative to the car, I wired the money, he ended the auction. All went down in a half day.....very nerve racking."
 
Peter also found out later on that there were other collectors going for the car. Timing was everything as he was the first to move quickly. With funds wired and the documents on the way, now the agonizing wait to receive the car.

"I had just left to drive to the Midwest to get the car and bam! Wound up in the hospital for unexpected surgery! That was awful. Then I contracted Intercity Lines to get the car because they are one of the few that can be trusted to ship these types of cars."

After 3 sleepless weeks, the car arrives. This part is special because Peter promised himself through his entire life that he would own a Countach before he was 40 years old. The day is here.

"this day I was very ansty....and it was quiet and I was by myself, too! At 10am, the driver calls and says he is getting off the exit. I had him pull into a street about a quarter mile from my house.
AND THEN, the walk. It's sunny out. As I'm walking and realizing a life long dream, a promise to myself is about to come true. From afar I can see the truck. And there is was, on the upper level, half way out on the liftgate. I saw the rear of the car.....wing, rear flare, and the Bravo wheel. Ah, yes, the extremely valuable and rare Bravo wheels. I can not describe the feeling I had at this moment."

He drove the car the quarter mile home, pulled up behind the house, which has a lot of glass, and parked it. Went into the house and the car can be seen through the big glass everywhere in the house and Peter just said one thing to himself...."wow, I can't believe it, what the hell did I get myself into?"

"The condition was ok but I expected a little better. But fact that the car was in my possession was all I needed though"
"Let me back track a little. This car was completed in January of 1978 for an Iranian client, Majid Panahpour of Beverly Hills. Then around 1982-84 era, it was sold. It was owned by a guy named John Deeb, who, possibly, was related to Panahpour or just known to the family. Then briefly, went to an Indian owner. Then the car the wound up in the hand of a "possible" ******* in the Chicago are. Who then "leased" to a "******". This "******" apparently was in and out of jail through the 90's. And the car suffered through this. I think there was even a 4 year stint in jail, the car was impounded breifly. Then, was neglected and stored improperly. Everything and everyone
 banged into it....ding and nicks. There is even the story of the girlfriend walking up the hood and stomping on the roof. It's true because there
 are (were) the high heel dent path up the car and on the roof! The shop that did all the work to it was owed a lot of money. So, in the early 2000's the "connected" guy commissioned the shop in Wisconsin, to get the car ready for sale as both were owed money. And here is is, I rescued this car. And here, it will stay.

And now begins the process of a mild restoration. From September through March, Peter spent hundreds of hours cleaning up the car. Removing, sanding, refinishing assorted parts. on March 12th, 2004, he contracted Exoticars-USA in Frenchtown, New Jersey to remove the motor and replace the clutch with a Kevlar unit. $30,000 and some 6 months later, and a boat load of work done, the car came home.

"Yeah, that was a tough bill to swallow. It did, however, need to be done as I wanted a reliable and very strong running car. Exoticars even fabricated some parts which were a life saver. Great shop, like a little shop in the countryside. No glitzy shit here. I'm looking forward to doing business with them now, in 2010, to paint the car and more"
"And, yes, it will be even a bigger bill (he says laughing). But when you have a car worth upwards of a half a million dollars...you gotta do it. It won't be long before the early 4 liter Countachs and Series One car will be over a million dollars. Already, the collectors are getting very antsy for the Series One cars. But keep in mind that the value is irrelevant to me as I no intentions of ever selling this car (smiling). I only buy, not sell Lamborghinis"

The car came back and ran like a beast. Peter says that the car is animal. That is what he likes about. The fact the it is raw power in a primitive car. He uses the example of the modern day supercars.....

"too refined and comfy". You get into a new Eclipse or RX-8 and the interior is not much different to a new high dollar car. You slip into a Countach and there is nothing else like it"
 
He drove it. Boy did he drive it. He states, "what's a car if you can't drive it? I drive all my cars....right up until the first snow". He mostly enjoys driving the Countach in the Spring and fall. The summer is too hot. But the other cars he drives throughout. The Countach has not had much use over the last few years but that will change as 2010 is the year he want to drive it again. So, preparation are being made to to get it ready. There are even plans to paint it. You can be assured the progress will be documented right here, each step, as it happens.

The Tarkus on the license plate is the name of the 1971 Emerson, Lake and Palmer album. A futuristic armadillo-type warrior that oblivates on the battlefield.