My hunt for grandad's lost Lambo!
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- Seth Cathy @DaxMoto360 shares the story of tracking down a 1983 Lamborghini Countach 5000S that was owned by his grandfather, Truett Cathy, the founder of Chick-fil-a with some help from John Temerian at @WeAreCurated.
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When he thanked Temerian for working with him, hope John responded with “my pleasure”.
your username is dope
You can tell that he truly loved his granddaddy & that car means the world to him, in a way his grandfather is still with him through that car. Awesome!
Exactly! Thanks so much, very kind.
Normally grandkids of bigwigs are horrible. This guy breaks that trend. Good that he got a piece of his family history.
I guess you know a lot of horrible people, then ? Sucks to be you!
Obviously he wasn’t just given everything because his gramps was a big wig….he struggled to by the car back lol
@Grundle_ItcH085 yeah, had to save his allowance for 2 months 😂 looks like gramps bought the car twice 😅
@@philipgreensmith1694 He literally said it took him years to scrape the $ to secure it back
I know Seth. He really is a nice guy. Very giving, and includes people as much as he can with the Countach. At car shows he leaves the door open and encourages anyone to sit in it and have their picture taken with it. He even has a book in the trunk of the Countach that shows his granfather's car collection.
This video should have been released on a Sunday instead of a Friday.
😂😂😂
It took me a moment to get the joke. 😅😅😅
Underrated comment! 😂
This is the best comment I’ll read today on all platforms
This is the best comment I’ll read today on all platforms
What a down to earth level headed guy. It’s nice to see 3rd generation heirs not be entitled arrogant degenerates.
Indeed!
The entire family is kind and well adjusted. It’s been a pleasure knowing them over the years.
@@aebk8439unless you’re gay of course. 😂
@@craigcampbell1843 "They're so so nice!"
Didn't they donate hundreds of thousands of dollars to organizations that go against societal progress?
"Just so nice!" 😇😇
@@Jentypin of course. They are just the nicest people unless you are gay or a minority or a member of some other marginalized group in this country or they don’t agree with your lifestyle or they think if you get the rights they have that might somehow take rights away from them. They have spent millions over the years donating to organizations that are actively trying to take rights away from their fellow Americans.
“Hey dude you wanna go to Starbucks?!”
“Sure dude let’s go in my granddads countach!”
Epic
Great decision calling John back and telling him you want the car. It's yours for a lifetime to enjoy now. Congrats.
Total aside from the video, about Truett. My grandmother lived right behind the original Dwarf House on North Ave. She was waiting on a bus at the stop out front with my father and aunt wee little in the stroller and it starts to rain. Truett walked out and asked her if she would like to come in for a burger. She mentioned not having any money and he says, well I didn't ask if you had any money, just wanted to know if you were hungry. That started off a friendship that lasted the rest of his life. I wasn't really sure who he was at my age at the time, but it wasn't uncommon for him to drop by to say hello to her or run ins at the restaurant. Her name was Dorothy Shephard and was short with a very distinctive red birthmark across her face, neck, and chest.
What a great story, thanks!
Mr. Cathy was a stand-up guy. You have to love that Southern hospitality.
I had the honor of photographing 📸 Seth’s Countach when he drove it to GA for the making of this video. Huge thanks to both Seth and Ed!!! I see some of my pics made the video and I was credited in the caption. It was awesome getting to meet and spend time with you guys and such a treat to see the final video. Great interview!
Thanks again Karla!
I met Truett back in 2007 at a airport in Tennessee. I was 12 yrs old and had just began flight lessons. He was very kind and took time to show me around his citation jet and having the pilots show me some things in the cockpit. We had a few letter correspondences sending me his book and invited me out to one of his summer camps. Never ended up going but I remember him fondly and thank him for helping spark my career in aviation.
It’s a little surprising that the grandson of Truett had difficulty coming up with the cash for the car. Shows that I’m sure he grew up in a very comfortable environment, he wasn’t a spoiled rich kid that had everything given to him. Good for him, bringing grandpas car back to the family
Doesn’t seem like hes too into cars, and most people like this keep their wealth by being stingy.
Yes he’s presumably one of many grandkids…. access to money is a different ball of wax
There are notable exceptions but 90% of fortunes are gone within 3 generations due to a combination of splitting it more and more ways and a lack of motivation to work.
his dad is worth 10 bill, interesting to see that he doesn't see any of it
The family is worth billions.
He may have wanted to do it on his own. Either way, this is an awesome story.
I am honored to know this gentleman and his beautiful Countach, and am very appreciative of how he includes me and everyone else in the Countach dream. Pictures of this car do little justice. It must be seen in person to truly comprehend it's existence. Mr. Cathy is very proud of his grandson I'm sure.
Now this was an unexpected Friday story. Thank you Seth! Have a great day everyone!
You are a true testament to your family’s name! Never acutely met his grandfather, but here in McDonough, his reputation and his faith are everywhere in Henry county. I moved here back in 01, and heard testimony after testimony of how he impacted people here. I met a person who was an adult, and said how he got a personal letter from him when he made Eagle Scout, (as a kid)and I think a $100 or a savings bond for a $100. It really made an impression on me, because I had no idea that he was the person that started Chick-fil-A.
That old school Chick-fil-A wrap is a cool idea, I second that motion!
It should be in a cowhide print to reference the chickfila cows.
The “provenance” just adds so much character to this particular car. People love a great story and he is so fortunate to have that link to his grandfather.
Chapman Root is from terre haute indiana. Which is where the original bottling plant and his old mansion is. Ypu can find numerous news articles about his home and the glass ceiling above the pool made with coca cola glass. Hidden rooms. Underground tunnel for his wife to use to their tennis court. Cool stuff. I'm less than 5 miles from it as I sit typing this
Every lambo owner: "it was very special, very unique, very cool, one of a kind."
My Countach is even rarer than my Corvette. It has two floor mats, which makes it 1 of the 1,983 Countach’s manufactured over its 16 year production lifetime.
Lamborghini made less than 2000 Countaches so it is special and cool. They were made to order so most are unique and one of a kind.
In that time, being hand built makes them one of a kind and unique, of course they were cool so your sarcastic comment is actually 100% correct for cars up to about 2010.
This one was built on a Tuesday, rolled off the line at EXACTLY 11:48PM, the last one to come off the line in the month of May. Super rare.
@@bwofficial1776
Duh, of course most of them are unique.
Like I said, mine came with two floor mats.
That’s such an incredible story, Seth! The dedication and love you showed in tracking down and acquiring your grandpa’s Lamborghini is truly heartwarming. It’s amazing to see how much this car means to you. Truett would be so proud!
Do the wrap! Honor your family, keep the original color underneath to ensure it's legitimacy. The best advise I have received in my life regarding things that are as nuanced as cars related to whiskey at the time, "Don't let someone else tell you how to enjoy your whiskey. Drink it the way YOU like it." I feel the same goes for cars. There is an aspect of resale, however, when regarding a car of such personal value, you have to do what feels right for you, and not cater to anything external. I think the Chick-fil-a motif is an amazing homage to your heritage, and you can always know that you have maintained the integrity of the original Italian automotive masterpiece, while appreciating it's heritage in your family.
Don't let ANYONE tell you how to enjoy this beautiful and special machine. Enjoy it in a way that you feel appropriately honors your Grandfather!
I grew up in the area and my dad used to go in and eat at the original dwarf house in the late 60’s he used to speak very highly of Mr. Kathy. My mother also had mutual friends with the Kathy’s and the stories of their generosity are endless.
Visited the Savoy a couple weeks ago for the shakedown cruise of my 914. Saw a red Countach in the parking lot, walked over and had a nice conversation with the owner. The owner was friends with our host, Ed Bolian.
The Sultan of Chick-fil-a
should of been the title lol
I was told that each Grandchild got their own Chick Fil A upon graduating business college 😯
@@Enzo-hb2zi
Chick-fil-A franchise owners have to work on-site managing the restaurant themselves. If you’re a billionaire, why would you want your descendants stuck in a job managing one fast food restaurant? -Yes, one, they don’t let franchisees own more than one or any other fast food restaurant.-
*Strikethrough added due to newly acquired knowledge. See later comments.
@@LuckyCharms777 not true, the local cfa guy has owned up to three in my town. He’s down to two now that the one in the mall’s food court is closed down due to mall users dwindling away. New franchisees can’t own more than one initially.
@@theastronaut2276
Thanks, I was obviously unaware of that. The articles I’ve read and franchise videos I’ve watched said it was only one. In verifying your statement, I did find that some people are indeed allowed to own more than one.
_”We do not offer multi-unit franchise opportunities to initial applicants. However, from time to time, high performing franchise Operators may be offered an additional business opportunity.”_ -Chick-fil-A
Seth, thanks for sharing the wonderful story about the history of this Countach. And so glad to hear that your diligence paid off and it is now with the rightful owner.
On another note, thank you, Ed, for playing a part in leading Rob to accept Jesus as his Savior! Amazing story...I'm from Greenville and went to Wade Hampton High...granted, a few years before Rob did. Besides talking with him at Michelin C&C, I went to his shop and test drove a car he was selling...it was cool to ride around a little while and just make small talk with Rob. Cool stuff!
my grandpa, Kelly Puckett, and Truett Cathy we’re actually quite good friends. Cathy would bring over sandwiches all the time.
When I turned 16 I bought a Lincoln Blackwood that originally belonged to Mr Cathy. It was a neat piece of history to have.
Nice, I remember that one! He used to take that one out a lot and keep lots of signed books & cows in the back to pass out to everyone.
I knew Truett well as a child. My grandfather and he were friends. Papa Sikes lived in Hapeville GA.
I met Mr Cathy for the first time and he was driving the countach. Just so happened to be dropping it off at hq Second time he was in a yellow merci
if that was my grandfathers old Lambo i would NOT be "partnering up" i would for sure make sure i was the ONLY owner, except for the bank.
You know this boy growed up having a good life
Grew*
I doubt the word "struggle " is part of their lexicon besides saying they are struggling on deciding which car to buy?! 😂😂
and yet he gives off humble vibes and seems legit cool. Speaks a lot to his family and how he was raised.
What down to earth passion. It’s Guys like this is that really make cars like the countach extra special. 👍
My grandpa always said that his cars are go cars not show cars. I'm sure this guys grandpa would be happy that he's getting so much joy from the car
Excellent story and another reason to love Chick-Fil-A. Great caretaker and awesome to see someone achieve their dream car.
This is one of the best car stories I've ever heard! I'm glad that Seth was able to get back the Countach that so captivated his youth.
Great story. So glad this guy was able to get the car back and props to John for making it all work out.
WOW!! Amazing story. AMAZING! And the car is the icing on the cake. I WILL be going to the museum this fall to see this wonderful Lambo.
Great story! I love how we're hearing about these cars and the stories that come with them. John Temerian is amazing! I wish I could afford to purchase a car from him. I look forward to listening to these every time!
Probably one of the best interviews you've had in a while. This dude knows this car so well.
That’s great they held the car. You can tell the passion and love in his story. That car, is home where it belongs. ❤
What a great story Seth! Congratulations getting the Countach back. Your grandpa visited my shop at Massey Airpark in Edgewater FL almost on a monthly basis in 2010-2012 for quite a while to check on all the Cobra's and GT40's I was working on and my export cars going to Europe. I was not really aware of who he was as he told me he had a restaurant in town, gave us a few business cards for a free sandwich and told me to check it out and let him know what we thought. :-) At one of his visits he wanted to buy a 1971 Corvette Stingray but that was leaving next day to Europe and then he said I want that one.. my Superformance S1 ( the light blue super seven which is in this video) I did not want to sell but he handed me a check and said just put a number down, I trust you.
We got a deal, I took him for a ride and after delivering the car we had a very nice visit at his condo in New Smyrna Beach and met his very sweet wife. I have fond memories of them and wish I had my S1 back.
The story of Blu Acapooco. Cool that he got it back.
This video should be part of every Chik Fil A team meeting
What a great story. You could tell his passion and love for this vehicle in his eyes. This is one of the best stories I’ve enjoyed hearing!
Awesome story and special to have it back!
This was awesome! Seth has always been a great guy and a good hang, anytime ive been around him. Amazing car and even better story.🔥
This is one of the best automotive community stories! John and Curated are above and beyond what an exotic car dealership could be. The live the passion and it shows. Bravo to everyone and super excited that you own your grandad's Lambo.
Great story from a good Southern Boy, whom more than deserves this iconic car 👍🏼
One of the best stories in a long long time!
Great story and glad it ended back up with the family. I have a car that I hope I can get back to my family one day.
I never realized they painted some of those in blue. Now I wanna see one in person!
Look up the early Periscopo cars, there's a blue one. Lamborghini would paint these any color the buyer desired. This was before Skittles-colored supercars became popular. Cocaine white, red, and black seem to be the majority of Countaches though.
If I recall, The owner of discount tire and the owner of chick fil a were actually really good friends from what I was told, working at one of the companies.
Awesome story to hear this morning! I live in Chattanooga and am about certain I have a picture or 2 of this car driving down hwy153. Very cool to know the back story of it
Same!
Yup, that’s the one- cheers!
That's a fantastic story for a feel good Friday! Have a great weekend guys 👍
Pretty sure I’ve met this guy before. I would hang out with truett and his son Dan in the vip area before the chick fil a peach bowls back in the day.
Did Dan Cathy polish your shoes to apologize for his guilt over slavery?
@@LuckyCharms777 classy
@@tylers82
As are you with your polished shoes. Put some taps in the soles and they’ll call you Bojangles.
Great story! Bring this guy back!
Amazing story, you can tell the car means a lot to him😊
Amazing story, enjoy your car 👌
Still the best looking car ever 🙌
Wrap it if you want: 1)it's already been repainted, 2)a wrap DONE RIGHT will protect the paint, and 3) the family-business story of the car makes the subject of the wrap appropriate.
Thank you , My pleasure
Met Seth at cars and coffee a while back. Let me 3 year old sit in the drivers seat and he loved that. Super nice guy. Also had a book of his grandad’s collection.
300 cars! That's crazy! Cool to reward your employees with the opportunity to buy these awesome cars!
Saw this car in Chattanooga this past October
Awesome story brother. Good for you. Your Granddad is looking down smiling :)
Imagine being a grandkid to the Chick-fil-a empire and having a hard time affording a Lambo? That's awsome! I guess the old man left things in a way not to destroy his family or his legacy.
It was "my pleasure" to meet S. Truett Cathy when I was working at Chick-fil-A
Well done. Love Chic Fil A!
What a humble man. His passion for family and the story of the car is amazing.
Wonder if this kid could make a call to fix the lunchtime traffic by our local Chick-fil-A??😂
This is Chick-fil-A royalty. 😅
Imagine, You guys could have just kept the car. and donated the rest of the cars. Chick fil a absolutely has the resources to honor the founders wishes of making a museum 💀💀.
I mean it sounds to me like they sold them to raise money for charity...
@@ruk2023-- yeah. Chick fil a's charity. It was a write off 🤣😂. I'm glad he got the car back, but this wasn't a feel good oh my grandfather had to sell it and I got it back story.
@@forrestnutter Do you think that "write off" means free money?
I’ve got a photo of this car from years ago, Truett walked me through his collection when I was 13 years old
Truly a Chic magnet!
Glad you were able to make the deal work and bring the car home!
Great Story and A really nice family connection
Finally. At least one of these guys will admit they came from considerable means. Thank you for the honest admission.
A great Countach car story . I still hope Doug DeMuro will someday drive his Countach across country to Martha’s Vineyard .
Why did they sell the cars. Should have done the museum just like grandpa wished !
This car has been in Chattanooga tn for while at Quick Everett's Garage they bring it to shows and cars and coffee. I have a youtube video on it also.
Thanks for coming to vin wiki to share your story. That you found your way here shows you are the right owner. Also, please don't tell Ed you found a $36 fix to your supercar. It will break his heart
What a thoroughly enjoyable storyteller this bloke is, & an incredible story he tells.
Mr Cathy was a very nice guy. I met him once at the headquarters.
Definitely the right guy for for the car! What a great story man 😁 I hoped one day to own a Countach, unfortunately it seems that dream is fading away, but I still love seeing them. And not to mention R32-R34 GTR's. Those would also hit home 😍
He’s right, no one else would appreciate this car more than him. Congrats on making it happen 🍻
Thanks!
I was lucky enough to see it in person last October at the Chattanooga motorcar festival. Stunning in person
You always surprise us!
I was at the Auction and event they had back then. That collection was incredible. I even got to sit in an Indy car he owned.
One of my customers owns his old Ferrari 308 GTS. It's in Marietta
Kevin, is this customer open to showing that car?
A close family member used to work for Chick-fil-A and got to meet the owner a couple times. Everytime he would talk about his car collection and the Batmobile.
That was the most iconic bat mobile 😎🤘🎇💯💫
You know it is priceless to him. The tears in his eyes as tell the story.
CONGRATS 🙏
That’s such an awesome story
What a great story! Legend!
What a great story! Great to see the car back in the family. Chick-Fil-a is a great company.
Took almost a year to secure financing? Did he not get a slice of the Chick Fil A pie?
I wouldn't be surprised if it was miniscule. From what I've heard and read, Truet was a bit of a tight wad...
I wonder if he says “my pleasure” when you tell him Thank You
Maybe try and drive it to Knoxville cars and coffee in the future it would be great to see the ole boys car. If it breaks down I can fix it my ole man TAUGHT ME HOW ❤❤
That's a beautiful colour for it. Congrats on successfully re-acquiring it.
Seth, you do such an amazing job at storytelling. Your grandfathers legacy can live on stronger than ever thanks to your diligent work & research.
Thanks Ben!!
By keeping the auction private, they left money on the table. Should have used Barrett-Jackson or Mecum.
They wanted to reward operators and give them priority to pick cars. Truett didn't need the money, he wanted to reward his people. I'm quite sure some people got cars they wanted, I'm also sure many others bought cars to resell at a profit.
@@bullhornzz since the proceeds were going to their charitable foundation, it would have made more sense to maximize the sale price.