US college student discovers 1-of-321 1981 Lamborghini Countach LP500S and Ferrari 308 GTS hidden untouched for 20 years in her grandmother's garage
Published on Mar 25, 2026 at 2:29 PM (UTC+4)
by Alessandro Renesis
Last updated on Mar 25, 2026 at 2:29 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
Some of us find half-used paint cans and gardening supplies, but one US college student struck it lucky when she discovered an abandoned Lamborghini Countach and a Ferrari 308 GTS in her grandma’s garage.
Both supercars had been untouched for at least 20 years.
The best part? Both were also in relatively good shape, considering they’d been sitting idle in an outbuilding for so long.
And their value now in 2026 truly makes your jaw drop.
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Here’s how the Lamborghini Countach and the Ferrari 308 GTS ended up here
Pictures of the cars were uploaded to both Reddit and Imgur, and the uploader explained how she found them.
“Despite the rust and dust, grandma’s 1981 Lamborghini Countach is the coolest,” the caption read.
How they ended up here is a perfect storm of bad luck.
Apparently, her late grandpa had bought the two cars for his exotic car rental business in 1989, but rising insurance costs made the business unprofitable.
Grandpa then decided to sell most of the cars but kept both the Ferrari 308 and the Lamborghini Countach.
We don’t know how that decision was made.
Maybe they were the most valuable financially, or maybe there was a sentimental reason.
Either way, both cars were then placed into the garage, and that is where they sat for over 20 years.
How much are these worth now?
The college student who inherited the cars said she can’t possibly restore them as a ‘broke college student’ and grandma also said she’d rather sell them than keep them in the garage
The cars weren’t explicitly put up for sale, but they said they were ‘open to offers’ for these supercars.
This brings us to the potential value.
Let’s start with the Ferrari 308 GTS.
This is a relatively common car, and it’s often considered an ‘entry-level’ supercar for would-be Ferrari collectors.
Even so, it easily goes for over six figures in perfect nick, which means the car you see here can still sell for $50,000-$60,000, even in this condition.
The Countach is a lot more valuable because it’s rare.
It’s an LP 500 S, and with only 321 ever made, this is a holy grail for Lambo collectors.
In mint condition, this is a car that can fetch up to $700,000-$800,000 at auction.
Translated, they could realistically sell it for six figures even after 20 years of neglect – talk about a diamond in the rough.
After beginning his automotive writing career at DriveTribe, Alessandro has been with Supercar Blondie since the launch of the website in 2022. In fact, he penned the very first article published on supercarblondie.com. He’s covered subjects from cars to aircraft, watches, and luxury yachts - and even crypto. He can largely be found heading up the site’s new-supercar and SBX coverage and being the first to bring our readers the news that they’re hungry for.
