Lamborghini Countach reborn

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Official: the Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4 has sold out​

In today’s least surprising news, Lambo’s hyper-hybrid, €2m+ wonder has gone

It’s ‘heritage’. That’s how Lamborghini itself describes the interior of the new Countach unveiled in California, and the one you see here. Both the external paintjob and red/black leather interior was designed to commemorate Boss Ferruccio’s own LP 400 S back in the day.

We’re opening with the interior because this is the closest mere mortals will get to experiencing the new Countach. Just 112 are being built, each costing €2m (plus taxes), and Lamborghini has confirmed to TopGear.com that they’re all sold out.

Not entirely unsurprising, but still… all gone. While we’re (digitally) sat inside the Countach’s cockpit, which closely resembles the Sián’s – including that fighter-jet inspired starter button – let us explain a new function on the 8.4in touchscreen. The ‘Stile’ button.

Official: the Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4 has sold out

In today’s least surprising news, Lambo’s hyper-hybrid, €2m+ wonder has gone

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The New Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4 Doesn't Deserve It

If you're getting mad at the new hybrid supercar, maybe look back to the original's actual business case.

The original Lamborghini Countach was a shocking, industry-altering car that became a legend, singlehandedly sustained Lamborghini for more than a decade, and remains an icon today. The new Countach LPI 800-4 is none of those things, and people seem to be getting mad. I don’t get why.

Here is a clear and succinct explanation of why the new Countach can never be the old Countach, from top-tier old car snob Phil Toledano’s Instagram:

When Lamborghini debuted the original in 1974, the gandini design was total and utter genius -the lp 400 looked like nothing else on the road and spawned a 1000 equally glorious concept cars that sadly never made it to reality-but what that original countach did was deliver the FUTURE in 1974.

the NEW version looks like they took a normal lambo to the gas station and someone bought a bunch of those fake stick on chrome vents and air intakes I get that we’re having a moment of restomod nostalgia but really, this is no way to honor the original -it’s peak snoromotive!

The New Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4 Doesn't Deserve It - Jalopnik

The original Lamborghini Countach was a shocking, industry-altering car that became a legend, singlehandedly sustained Lamborghini for more than a decade, and remains an icon today. The new Countach LPI 800-4 is none of those things, and people seem to be getting mad. I don’t get why.

jalopnik.com

 

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WATCH | Finally! Lamborghini takes the covers off its brand-new Countach

• The new model uses a 6.5-litre V12 hybrid engine coupled with a 48V e-motor.

• Only 112 units will be produced.

• The original Countach debuted in 1974.

After initial teaser images posted on social media, Lamborghini has officially lifted the covers off of its brand-new Countach - paying homage to the supercar icon of the 70's.

Only 112 units will be produced and new owners across the world will be able to take delivery from the first quarter of 2022.

https://www.news24.com/wheels/newmo...he-covers-off-its-brand-new-countach-20210817

 

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This is the oldest surviving Lamborghini Countach

This lovely slice of green LP 400 formed part of the Countach’s 50th anniversary display

This, according to Lamborghini, is the oldest surviving Countach, and it is a medium green beauty wearing an LP 400 badge. It was on display last weekend at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, alongside many other rather delectable Lamborghini Countach models.

So, this one. It bears the chassis number #1120001, is the second prototype Countach ever built, and the first ever LP 400. When it rolled out of Sant’Agata in 1973 it was red with a black interior, and made its debut at that year’s Geneva Motor Show (remember that?).

It was later repainted in the current shade of ‘Verde Medio’ later that year – a hasty but necessary amendment – and paraded around the remainder of 1973’s motor shows including at Earl’s Court in London, before Lambo sold it on shortly afterwards.

Then it lived a life of obscurity, chiefly because it was abandoned in a barn in Switzerland until Lambo found it in 2004 and bought it back. Now in its Forever Home, the old LP 400’s been living a sweet life in the company’s Museum of Technologies in Sant’Agata.

https://www.topgear.com/car-news/retro/oldest-surviving-lamborghini-countach

 

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wonder how many mad Lambos came to this part of Africa?
I suspect not many,

 

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Next to (a version of) this one:

That Samantha Fox corrupted me into a juvenile criminal. I got caught trying to shoplift a Penthouse mag with her on in it in high school.

 

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This Is What the New Lamborghini Countach Could Have Looked Like​

Lambo’s latest is splitting opinion, so we thought we’d share a new take on the new Countach.​

There's a new Lamborghini Countach out, but it's not exactly new. The LPI 800-4 is based on the Aventador's 10-year-old platform, upgraded with some fancy bits from the 2021 Lamborghini Sián FKP 37, namely that hypercar's advanced supercapacitor hybrid tech. This wouldn't have been a problem if the company had called it "Benito" or "Flavio," but it didn't. It went with Countach—the most well-known, most popular, and most jaw-dropping car in Lamborghini's near 60 year history—and the internet seems to have a problem with that.

The internet is nearly impossible to please, but some of the new Countach's critics might have a point this time. Luckily, the internet is also home to some very talented rendering artists. Cue Siim Designs, the same designer from Estonia who (as far as we're concerned) greatly improved the new BMW 4 Series' mug. Now he's back with a reworked Countach, making it look more like the iconic supercar we all remember.

The big, triangular wing is present and correct, perhaps as a potential optional extra for this theoretical Lambo's mega-rich clientele. The big fender flares, pinched rear end, and square taillights are equally respectful to the original. It even has the phone-dial type wheels. Siim's renders look like an amalgamation of the Countach's greatest hits, and it might put some of the new car's critics to bed.

This Is What the New Countach Could Have Looked Like

Does this reworked Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4 better capture the spirit of the original supercar better than the official one?

www.motortrend.com

 

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Engadget first look at the Countach LPI 800-4

 

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The Return of the Lamborghini Countach | MotorWeek

 

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Incomplete Lamborghini Countach project goes up for auction

In 1965, the Lamborghini redefined what the motoring public considered to be beautiful – to many, it is still regarded as the progenitor of the supercar segment. Few believed that the legend who penned it, Marcello Gandini, would be able to surpass its ground-breaking design and distinctive looks. Almost 10 years prior to the angular styles that characterised the ‘80’s, Gandini wowed the world again with the outrageous Countach in 1971. Along with its upwards hinging scissor doors and ‘periscopo’ rear-view mirror design element, it also featured a 280 kW 4,0-litre V12, capable of taking the Countach to nearly 300 km/h.

If ever there was a school child poster car, it was the Countach. Over the course of its nearly 16-year production, it saw many additions and alterations which culminated in its final ‘hoorah’, the LP 500 S 25thAnniversary, penned by none other than Horacio Pagani himself.

Historics auctioneers will be auctioning a 1982 Lamborghini Countach 5000 S at their Ascot Racecourse auction on the 25th September 2021, with just 61 840 km on the odometer. Having last been driven in 2008, chassis ZA9C00500CLA12487 presents in what is best described as “unrestored” something which seems to be all the rage these days, but there’s more to it than meets the eye…

In its time with the previous owner, its engine was stripped and rebuilt, and Lamborghini London were tasked with fitting it with a new clutch, a job for which all the paperwork is present, totalling over £10 000 (approximately R203 000). Concurrently, a new exhaust system was fitted to the vehicle, as well as a number of other jobs for which the paperwork and receipts are available, too. In 2006, an extensive underbody renovation was carried out on all accessible chassis areas, as well as a full suspension overhaul.

Incomplete Lamborghini Countach project goes up for auction

In 1965, the Lamborghini redefined what the motoring public considered to be beautiful – to many, it is still regarded as the progenitor of the supercar segment. Few believed that the legend who penned it, Marcello Gandini, would be able to surpass its ground-breaking design and distinctive looks.

www.carmag.co.za

 

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Lamborghini Countach LP500 Concept

50 years ago at the 1971 Geneva Motor Show, the undisputed star of the event was introduced: the Lamborghini Countach LP500 in yellow. At ten o'clock in the morning in the exhibition space of Carrozzeria Bertone, this prototype made its first public appearance. Its unveil was so successful that the company raced against time to satisfy the customers' requests and transform the futuristic show car into a production car, though in a small series. The decision to unveil the Countach LP500 in Carrozzeria Bertone's space was motivated by the fact that Lamborghini's stand featured the latest arrival of the House of the Raging Bull: the Miura SV, perfected after five years of production. With this double presentation, Lamborghini communicated and confirmed its prowess not only in production but especially in innovation, to the extent that in the months following Geneva, the Countach LP500 was featured in all the international automotive magazines.

The Countach project, with internal code number LP112, where LP indicates the rear longitudinal position ("Longitudinale Posteriore" in Italian) of the 12-cylinder engine, stemmed from Ferruccio Lamborghini's desire to maintain the image of a company at the forefront of style and technology following the Miura.

https://www.netcarshow.com/lamborghini/1971-countach_lp500_concept/

 

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Lamborghini recreates long-lost 1971 Countach LP 500 concept

One-off recreation of Bertone's original show car took Sant'Agata's historic division 25,000 hours to build

Lamborghini has recreated the long-lost Countach LP 500 concept to mark the 50th anniversary of its headline-hitting appearance at the Geneva motor show.

The 1971 show car gave the first clues as to how Lamborghini would follow up the legendary Miura supercar, with its Gandini-penned wedge silhouette unlike anything that had gone before.

Following its appearance at Geneva, the concept played a role in the three-year development of the production-ready Countach LP 400 before being used for a round of crash tests and scrapped.

Now Lamborghini's Polo Storico historic division has built a faithful LP 500 replica from the ground-up, using period-correct components and with rigorous attention to the detail of the concept's unique construction and dimensions.

Polo Storico even adhered to construction methods used by Lamborghini at the time to ensure complete authenticity, like panel-beating by hand, although it used modern scanning software to analyse photographs of the original concept so as to copy its proportions exactly.

Lamborghini recreates long-lost 1971 Countach LP 500 concept | Autocar

One-off recreation of Bertone's original show car took Sant'Agata's historic division 25,000 hours to build

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Lamborghini Countach LP500 gets complete reconstruction by Polo Storico

The Lamborghini Countach LP500 prototype which debuted at the 1971 Geneva motor show has been given a conclusive restoration at the hands of the brand’s Polo Storico. The iconic design benefited from 25 000 hours of labour to bring it back to its Autoshow condition.

Lamborghini Polo Storico, which began in 2015, is the division of Lamborghini that is responsible for preserving the historic identity of the company from Sant’Agata Bolognese. Its main tasks include the certification and restoration of all Lamborghini cars produced up to 2001.

The first months of the Lamborghini Countach LP500 restoration project were spent acquiring all the material available and undertaking an in-depth analysis. “The collection of documents was crucial,” underscored Giuliano Cassataro, Head of Service and Polo Storico.

“There had been so much attention paid to all the details of the car, to their overall consistency and to the technical specifications.”

Photographs, documents, meeting reports and original drawings all contributed to establishing the form and function of every single detail as accurately as possible. The support of Fondazione Pirelli was also fundamental in providing historical archive material to recreate the tyres mounted on the original LP500 model.

Lamborghini Countach LP500 gets complete reconstruction by Polo Storico

The Lamborghini Countach LP500 prototype which debuted at the 1971 Geneva motor show has been given a conclusive restoration at the hands of the brand’s Polo Storico. The iconic design benefited from 25 000 hours of labour to bring it back to its Autoshow condition.

www.carmag.co.za

 

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May I ask, why this massive engine and a dc motor. Why not battery all the way.

 

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This Lamborghini is being preserved in the world’s biggest library

Digitally, anyway. This Countach starred in a 1981 film that means it’s earned ‘national importance’ status

Do not adjust your device, this Lamborghini Countach LP 400 S - chassis number 1121112 - really is being preserved for future generations in a library.

Puzzled? Don’t be. A 3.9-litre V12 isn’t really designed for, er, that kind of environment, so instead a 3D scan of the car is to be housed in the United States Library of Congress along with all its info, history and official documentation.

You see, this is no ordinary Countach. This is the very car that featured in the 1981 hit film The Cannonball Run, starring the likes of Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Junior and Jackie Chan.

The movie is based on an illegal road race from the 1970s that spawned the ‘Cannonball Run Challenge’, with competitors starting in downtown Manhattan and racing all the way across the States to Redondo Beach in California.

It was a huge commercial success with worldwide box office takings of $160 million. Obviously more films should open with three minutes of a Lambo being pursued by a police car.

https://www.topgear.com/car-news/supercars/lamborghini-being-preserved-worlds-biggest-library

 

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I know........ But want pics. Loved the Countach. Remember as a kid i was on my bicycle when one stopped next to me at a robot. (Yes - Bicycle riders should stop at a robot). I could look right over it's top so low was this car.

I had a toy Countach hotwheels. Been in love with the Countach ever since. Pity the original looked hideous inside.

 

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Original Lamborghini Countach designer Gandini distances himself from new LPI 800-4

Marcello Gandini and Lamborghini at odds over the limited edition new Countach

Legendary car designer Marcello Gandini wants you to know that he had nothing whatsover to do with the new Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4. In an extraordinary press statement, Gandini, 83, appears to be tired of fielding questions about a car that pays homage to the ground-breaking 1971 original, which he designed while working for Bertone.

Not only that, but he claims to have been completely unaware of Lamborghini’s plan to create a limited series 50th anniversary Countach, despite participating in an interview with the company’s design director, Mitja Borkert, in June this year. Although he was shown a scale model of the new car, he is far from complimentary about the end product.

"I have built my identity as a designer, especially when working on supercars for Lamborghini, on a unique concept: each new model I would work on would be an innovation, a breaker, something completely different from the previous one," he says.

"Courage, the ability to create a break without sticking to the success of the previous car, the confidence in not wanting to give in to habit were the very essence of my work. It is clear that markets and marketing itself has changed a lot since then, but as far as I am concerned, to repeat a model of the past, represents in my opinion the negation of the founding principles of my DNA."

Lamborghini, it must be said, has often talked of the influence of Gandini on its design process, something the man himself has grumbled about despite maintaining cordial relations with Sant’Agata. The fact that the company has always done so with respect and reverence is apparently neither here nor there. The emergence of the ‘so-called new Countach’ – his words, not ours – is evidently the final straw. Over to Lamborghini for its official response.

"With reference to the press release issued on 22nd October 2021 by Marcello Gandini, Lamborghini intends to point out that the project of the new Countach LPI 800-4 derives from the Company’s will to pay homage to one of the most iconic cars in Lamborghini’s history.

Original Lamborghini Countach designer Gandini distances himself from new LPI 800-4

Marcello Gandini and Lamborghini at odds over the limited edition new Countach

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