Ferrari’s reaction to the LP500 S came rather quick, with their Testarossa from 1984, they had a car that pumped out 390 bhp, but the Countach was again updated. On the 1985 Geneva Auto Show, Lamborghini unveiled their answer, the Super-Countach, the QuattroValvole, with its 455 Bhp, it made the TestaRossa eat dust. Even Ferrari’s limited…
The first ‘new’ Countach was the LP500S; Ferrari had unveiled their Boxer, which was faster than the Countach LP400S, so Lamborghini had to do something. They tried a turbo-charged version of the 4.0-Liter engine, but because of cooling problems, this project as abandoned in an early stage. Another option was tried out, but in the…
Paolo Stanzani was asked to prepare two special cars in 1976, with engine revisions up to 400 Bhp, and using the then new Pirelli P7 tires. The first car (nr.188) was finished in a bright red, with a black interior and was delivered to an Italian customer, but the second, finished in a brilliant Bugatti…
A lot of work still had to be done before the Countach could go into even limited production. The show car was only a prototype and the engine that was installed into it blew up on the first tests, the car could be saved but the engine needed too much work to be made reliable…
In 1963 Ferruccio Lamborghini started the Lamborghini Automobili project. He assembled a team of people and with them he created what would become a brand symbolizing the world of cars manufacturing. Much has been said about Lamborghini’s story, many events, official ones and unofficial ones, were dedicated to it, always focusing on the cars and…
During the weekend of June 22 to 24 the Chateau Run 2007 was organized among members of the Lamborghini Club UK, it was also the ideal timing to celebrate 35 years of existence for the by now legendary Countach model, hence no less than four stunning red Countach models drove into France to spend the…
