Simon Kidston seems to live a pretty wonderful life. The British car collector and dealer owns and drives some of the greatest vehicles ever built. It’s in his blood. His uncle was one of the Bentley Boys, while his father was a pilot, race car driver, and an officer in the Royal Navy. Simon has been around interesting vehicles his whole life.
Kidston’s collection, as a whole, is truly remarkable. The 1977 Lamborghini Countach LP400 Periscopio, however, is undoubtedly a highlight. An LP400 Countach lacks the wild aero that would arrive just a few years later, and so it presents as something closer to the original prototype.
It appears, however, that Kidston’s Countach might also be a bit haunted. The car was parked outside a large residence in Scotland when it apparently started up and moved under its own power in the middle of the night. Kidston confirms no one was at the wheel. He has security footage backing up his claims, as well.
Thankfully, the Countach came to a rest in a bush against a wall of the house. Had the car veered more toward the passenger side, it would’ve smashed the nose. A bit more to the left, and it may have gone down a hill into a river.
After removing the Countach from its unplanned parking spot, Kidston takes the incident in stride. There’s a bit of damage on the underside of the chin, which apparently has already been repaired.
So what caused the car to head off on its own adventure? Despite the notion of Scottish ghosts looking for a joyride, the potential explanation involves Italian wiring and wet Scottish weather. Kidston said on his Instagram post:
"Our best guess is a short circuit due to extreme humidity…or a Scottish ghost. Whatever, it’s better than the Countach pointing a foot more to the right and ending up embedded in the wall, or a few feet to the left and heading downhill to the river."
Kidston believes the electronics mingled with the wet air. The car was parked in gear when a potential short circuit occurred. This could explain why the car moves forward, pauses, and eventually moves forward again.
The Countach just wants to run—even if it’s into the side of a castle in Scotland.
Source: Instagram via Autoblog.nl
