Leonardo DiCaprio’s Lamborghini that was destroyed in The Wolf of Wall Street is up for sale for jaw-dropping price
THE damaged Lamborghini destroyed by Leonardo DiCaprio in The Wolf of Wall Street is set to sell for a jaw-dropping price.
DiCaprio, playing stockbroker and convicted fraudster Jordan Belfort, drove the 1989 Countach model while filming the beloved 2013 film.
In one scene, he wrecks the £576,000 sports car while high on drugs as he attempts to make it home in a near-paralytic state.
The sequence is one of the movie’s most iconic, particularly the image of DiCaprio dragging himself down a flight of steps and across the floor outside his favourite country club.
Perhaps the most insane detail is that an actual super-rare 25th Anniversary Countach was used in the stunt, rather than a replica.
This was reportedly because a mock-up of the stunning motor would not crumple in an authentic way, leading director Martin Scorsese to smash up the genuine article.
That is particularly difficult for petrolheads to stomach, especially when you consider that Belfort himself later tweeted: “It was actually a Mercedes in real life.”
The car is now being sold by luxury auctioneers Bonham’s Cars.
It is expected to fetch an eye-watering sum of between £1.2 million and £1.6 million.
In a revealed video posted to YouTube, the gorgeous classic can be seen with movie-accurate damage, with no apparent restoration work having been undertaken.
The listing described it as: “An undisturbed time capsule from one of Hollywood’s most infamously debaucherous films.”
Buyers will also receive a number of memorabilia items, including one of DiCaprio’s film-worn costumes, Scorsese’s director’s chair and a clapboard signed by both men, as well as female lead Margot Robbie.
Even the auction itself is full of flair, taking place on the F1 grid at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi.
Bids will be accepted online or in person, with the sale being live-streamed on November 25.
It comes after a famous car belonging to Top Gear legend James May was put up for auction.
Meanwhile, bidders had a chance to get their hands on a Range Rover once owned by Queen Elizabeth II.