Lamborghini Countach 1984 5000S

Cadernos - It was difficult to conceive how designer Marcello Gandini would top the ground-breaking Lamborghini Miura, which astonished audiences at the 1965 Geneva Motor Show with its mid-mounted transverse V-12. However, he repeated it in 1971 with the ridiculous LP 400 Countach. It anticipated the 1980s' angular aesthetic ten years in advance. The four-liter V-12's 375 horsepower was sufficient to propel the vehicle to 180 mph. The magnetic pull of "scissor doors" that hinge upwards was discovered.

The Countach was the stuff of schoolboy fantasies, and it underwent steady evolution, getting safety bumpers for the American market, fender flares for bigger tires, and vents to help with engine cooling. Between 1974 and 1977, 110 early "periscopo" versions featuring a cutting-edge prismatic mirror were produced.

This presents a fantastic opportunity to purchase a magnificent Countach 5000S, complete with original service book, documented history, different bills, and original keys.

Ferruccio Lamborghini started working on the Countach with the intention of making a replacement for the Miura. Following its debut in 1966, the Miura received high praise, but by 1970, the market had been introduced to fresh rivals, such as the Ferrari Daytona, and the Miura was beginning to show its age. Under the project designation "LP112," chief engineer Paolo Stanzani and his team started construction on the Miura replacement in 1970. Test driver Bob Wallace, assistant engineer Massimo Parenti, and Berton designer Marcello Gandini were also early project participants with Stanzani.

Ferruccio Lamborghini and Stanzani concurred that the Miura's replacement needed a body that was both aerodynamically effective and artistically adventurous, as well as a mechanical setup that permitted the highest performance conceivable. The Miura was developed using these concepts, which also contributed to the model's economic success. Even though Mr. Lamborghini preferred comfortable grand tourers, he understood the Miura's potential as a more lucrative sports vehicle and allowed Stanzani's staff to continue pushing the envelope with the LP112 project. The resultant Countach combined several innovative engineering and design advancements with popular elements of the Miura, including as the rear mid-engine, rear wheel drive configuration. The technical team at Lamborghini corrected a number of design issues in the Miura, increasing high-speed stability and decreasing lift-off oversteer.

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