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Looks bonkers! Congrats, you must be excited to get behind the wheel!

Excellent info! Thanks for sharing!

I'd start with contacting either your nearest local dealer, or see if someone is in the area from the Lamborghini Club America. If there is an owner near you, they could be able to provide some insight. Otherwise, worst case you email the factory, try and contact the restorations division to get some information.

Cernobbio/Sant’Agata Bolognese, 1 October 2021 – The Countach LP 500 has returned, entered in the class reserved for concept cars at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. It is a passionate reconstruction carried out by Automobili Lamborghini’s Polo Storico that required over 25,000 hours of work on behalf of an important collector. The contribution of the Lamborghini Centro Stile was fundamental in the reconstruction of the bodywork and supervision of the styling. “The Countach reinvented high-performance cars,” said Stephan Winkelmann, Chairman and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini, “and it became an icon in terms of stylistic language that even today, after decades, still inspires contemporary Lamborghinis. Bringing the reconstruction of the first Countach to the concept class of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, in the year we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of this model, is something extraordinary because it allows us to admire the legendary 1971 LP 500 in person for the first time in so many years.” At the Geneva Motor Show in March 1971, Automobili Lamborghini presented its “idea car”, the LP 500 Countach. The car immediately became the star of the show, and the photographs of it, which went viral, were published in major magazines around the world. This new model was conceived to replace the legendary Miura and wrote a new page in the history of the automobile, both for its technology and design. After three years of development, the LP 500 was sacrificed in crash tests in March 1974 and then disappeared. At the end of 2017, a classic car aficionado and important Lamborghini customer asked Polo Storico if there was any possibility of creating a reconstruction of the Countach LP 500, a legendary model known only through photographs of the time. The first months 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, original drawings, and the memories of some the protagonists of the time: all this 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 tires mounted on the original LP500 model. The work began on the platform chassis, completely different from the tubular frame of the Countach models that would follow. In addition to physically redesigning it, Polo Storico had to decide which work system to use for building it in order to respect the production methods of the time. The same procedure was used for the bodywork, with various modern technological instruments employed for its analysis and definition. Once the sheet metal beating phase was reached, technology gave way to the traditional Italian system, carried out by the “battilastra” with his creativity and tools. A similar process was followed for the interior, which included the lighted diagnostic instruments, as shown on the 1971 prototype. For all the mechanical components, as in 1971, original Lamborghini spare parts or restored components of the time were used, or failing that, parts were completely rebuilt. For the historical reconstruction part of the original design, Polo Storico turned to the Lamborghini Centro Stile where the team led by Mitja Borkert, Head of Design, set to work on a very challenging project. “The LP 500 is of paramount importance to Lamborghini because it gave rise to the design DNA of all subsequent models.” said Mitja Borkert. “To arrive at the car that debuted in Geneva in 1971, a 1:1 scale styling model was developed, which along with the car itself was lost over time, but extensive photographic evidence of it remains. This is the same approach with which we decided to tackle the project. Starting from publications of the time, from images on homologation sheets and other material recovered from Polo Storico, we were able to reconstruct the mathematics necessary for creating the first 1:1 scale model. The biggest challenge was to create the exact volume of the car, and for this we used the opportunity to take a 3D scan of our LP 400 (chassis 001), which was an enormous source of information. It took us 2000 hours of work altogether to arrive at the final model, with lines that satisfied us. The exact same procedure was followed for the interior.” The collaboration with Pirelli – in existence since 1963 – to reconstruct the tires mounted on the LP 500 prototype proved to be invaluable. Thanks to the images and materials preserved in the archives of Fondazione Pirelli, it was possible to use the original plans of the Cinturato CN12 tire fitted on the LP 500 for its Geneva debut. From these documents, the Milanese company’s technicians set out to create the Cinturato CN12 of the Pirelli Collezione range, today’s line of tires dedicated to the most iconic cars built between 1930 and 2000, which preserve the originality of the rubber by combining a vintage image with modern technology. Specifically, the Pirelli Cinturato CN12 tires for the Lamborghini Countach LP 500 were supplied in the sizes 245/60R14 for the front and 265/60R14 for the rear, and are now fitted with the same tread pattern and aesthetics as in the 1970s, but with a modern compound and structure. When it came to choosing the color, the PPG archives proved to be crucial, making it possible to identify, after careful analysis, the exact composition for producing the yellow color used, identified as “Giallo Fly Speciale”. Lamborghini Polo Storico Lamborghini Polo Storico, inaugurated in 2015, is the division of Automobili Lamborghini 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. To this end, Polo Storico oversees the preservation and acquisition of new sources for the company archives, which makes it possible to establish and preserve the value of all classic Lamborghinis. Because of the requests made by classic Lamborghini enthusiasts, particular attention is given to producing spare parts that are no longer available on the market.

From what I've seen, if you go over 400-500 horsepower you need some serious reinforcements on the cooling side of things. The rotaries require a lot of upkeep, but aren't bad if maintained. The 50/50 weight distribution is a big plus, out handles a lot of higher priced vehicles. You should add on to the collection!

Sharp! Who did the aero on that?

An awesome addition to the lineage of the car!

What an awesome car, glad to see taking her out again!

I think you'll find there are some good people still here. We don't have the numbers we used too (not many do) but we do have the longevity and when I have some more time to focus, so more great stuff planned for the site. This is a passion-project now. We'll be around.

Yeah, other sides are still active and more so than ours, but we'll be around. I still think the quality of what we have here is better. Maybe it's because I know the people and like them more

Would be cheaper to buy a truck and trailer, and run a few times for yourself and others at this point Worst case you've got a good side business and it pays for the truck and trailer in no time!

Check with the guys at SP Engineering in City of Industry. They should know who is good and who to avoid. https://www.sp-power.com/philosophy

You'll never go wrong listening to Cake. She knows her stuff better than most!

The forum should pick up the link and automatically embed it into the post.

I appreciate this takes a lot of time and hard work, but what a waste.

Any more issues on this one? After reading I was thinking similar, that there wasn't an issue. Have you tested it after being on a tender for a while?

You shouldn't have a problem finding a good mechanic for it down in Miami. However, make sure you go with qualified. You may pay more upfront, but you'll end up saving money long term. Let us know who you find and how it works out. Anything wrong with the car now?

Would be awesome to see a 3-4 liter V12 with forced induction and hybrid tech. I'd be very intrigued!

Things are different, doesn't mean it can't be good. Just not the same sadly.

Incredible work as always from LamboCARS! The green is my favorite so far.

It's supposed to be a cash cow. With nod to the past, as most have been. I'd be VERY curious to know the profit margin on this one. No doubt astronomical. Personally, I'd rather one of the original ones in back. But it's sharp looking so far. Can't wait to see more!

They did a beautiful job from the pictures. And I love those MACarbon wheels, nothing quite like the fit and feel on those. A definite required upgrade.

Yeah, I don't hate this. Quite nice at first blush. The only thing I'd change is the taillights. I don't like that it's blatantly a Sian component.

Give me a factory restored LP400/S any day, and especially if it's had the Polo Storico treatment. I'm not against new things, but man do i appreciate the older now more than ever.

Wondering if it wasn't seated properly?