Automobili Lamborghini SpA unveiled the recreation of the Lamborghini Countach prototype to a select public at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este held between October 1st to the 3rd in 2021, but just in case you’ve missed that opportunity, you now have a second chance, their Polo Storico in-house restoration department managed to convince Albert Spiess,…
We’ve posted the video from Automobili Lamborghini SpA on the Countach LP500 reconstruction taken at the Vizzola Ticino track a while ago in our article ‘Taking the Countach LP500 to the track’, and while the car was officially unveiled at the famous Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este held from October 1st to the 3rd, the owner…
You’ve probably seen it in my previous articles already, I was certain only one Lamborghini collector would be able to convince Automobili Lamborghini SpA to recreate a prototype just for him and have the funds to back his idea … Swiss business magnate Albert Spiess, and this fact is just confirmed by Lamborghini in their…
We’ve all seen the official press photos from Automobili Lamborghini SpA on the recreation of the 1971 Lamborghini Countach LP500, the actual prototype from the Geneva Motor Show, and they look amazing, I really like the yellow prototype, but nothing beats actually seeing the car be driven, and hearing that amazing, custom-built V12 engine of…
It seems a big-time Lamborghini collector was able to convince Lamborghini’s in-house restoration department, Polo Storico, to rebuild the 1971 Lamborghini Countach LP500, the actual 1971 Geneva Motor Show show car, the milestone in Lamborghini’s history that celebrated her 50th anniversary in 2021 with the launch of the Countach LPI 800-4 at Pebble Beach with…
We’ve been pretty sure about the fact Automobili Lamborghini SpA was working on the Countach LP500 prototype after seeing ‘The wait – chapter 1’ where we saw parts of the interior being built, and last week ‘The wait – chapter 2’ that showed the special V12 engine with the gold manifolds, and now we find…
The official Automobili Lamborghini SpA YouTube channel has published ‘The Wait: Chapter 2’ where we discover some artisans putting together a massive V12 engine of what seems to be a Countach model … but there is something strange to be seen when they lower the engine into the body, take a closer look at the…
The Lamborghini Countach was unveiled at the 1971 Geneva Motor Show, together with the amazing Miura SV, the latter has become a seven-figure work of automotive art today, the production version of the Countach, the LP400 is catching up quickly, but the original Countach LP500 as it was called after the internal codename LP112 was…
Only a few hours ago, the official Lamborghini channel on YouTube posted a teaser video called ‘The Wait’ with this rather cryptic caption: ‘We have some news. Something to live. Again. Watch the video to catch the first glimpse.’ … so let’s watch the 1-minute movie and discuss it below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jafQXxg5M4E So they don’t give…
The legendary Lamborghini Countach was introduced in 1971, this futuristic prototype was shown at the Geneva Motor Show is celebrating her 50th anniversary this year, and rumor has it Lamborghini will be unveiling a commemorative edition of the current Lamborghini Aventador V12 flagship model to pay homage to the model that carved the entire future…
Lamborghini Countach Lp5000 Specs & Performance General Type Countach LP5000 Years built 1971 Production 1 units Chassisnr. Project 112, number 001 Presentation March 1971 Geneva Auto Show Type of car Two door coupe, two seater berlinetta, horizontally hinged doors Designed by Marcello Gandini for Bertone Built by Automobili Lamborghini SpA Dimensions Wheelbase 2450 mm /…
On the 1971 Geneva Auto Show Lamborghini introduced the mind-blowing Countach, the full denomination was LP 500 Countach, where the LP stood for Longitudinale Posteriore 5000 cc, and the 5-Liter engine was put longitudinally in the back. This new 5-Liter engine, which was built using a lot of magnesium even for the gearbox and differential,…
During the 1986 production year, Giulio Alfieri received a new redesign for the legendary Countach. The QuattroValvole was in production, but Ferrari was closing the gap very fast, so Lamborghini had to come with something new. The R&D department at Automobili Lamborghini SpA was urged to modify the Countach to keep it at the top…
Concurrent with the introduction of the 5000 QV in 1985, a US specification model was produced by the factory in order to meet United States federal safety and emissions standards. Changes to the American specification models included bulkier and more robust safety bumpers as the vehicle did not meet the American safety crash standards, and…
In 1984, Giulio Alfieri decided to modify the Countach into something new, but not radically different, a kind of transition between the current Countach and its real heir. This car became known as the Restyling prototype, not to be confused with the Countach Evoluzione however. He remedied several disadvantages of the original Countach design, like its…
