Countach, the ultimate supercar

Fully restored Countach LP400 1120136 sold by us to Jurgen W

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Mike, congratulations - Favoloso

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How the car came to be named Countach

“When we made cars for the car shows, we worked at night and we were all tired, so we would joke around to keep our morale up. There was a profiler working with us who made the locks. He was two meters tall with two enormous hands, and he performed all the little jobs. He spoke almost only Piedmontese, didn’t even speak Italian. Piedmontese is much different from Italian and sounds like French. One of his most frequent exclamations was ‘countach’, which literally means plague, contagion, and is actually used more to express amazement or even admiration, like ‘goodness’. He had this habit. When we were working at night, to keep our morale up, there was a jousting spirit, so I said we could call it Countach, just as a joke, to say an exaggerated quip, without any conviction. There nearby was Bob Wallace, who assembled the mechanics – we always made the cars operational. At that time you could even roll into the car shows with the car running, which was marvelous. So jokingly I asked Bob Wallace how it sounded to an Anglo-Saxon ear. He said it in his own way, strangely. It worked. We immediately came up with the writing and stuck it on. But maybe the real suggestion was the idea of one of my co-workers, a young man who said let’s call it that. That is how the name was coined. This is the only true story behind this word” - Marcello Gandini

 

No, it's published on the official Lamborghini SpA website, I think its a very recent interview.

 

At long last, Dugan Specialties (who restored our Mimran Downdraft) completed the total restoration of LP400S S3 1121374 to original Nero/Bianco livery & specification.

I am told it had zero point deductions in the judging @ Concorso Italiano

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FWIW it has the new Pirelli Cinturato P7s, correct for LP400S S3 spec 205s in front.

 

Congratulations Chris - Best Countach & Best Lamborghini, Dugan's work speaks for itself.

 

Correct stance for the LP400S S3, with raised ground clearance up from the Lowbody LP400S S1 & S2 stance, FWIW the narrower 205 series front tires exaggerate the front ride height with this variant.

 

LP is short for Longitudinale Posteriore, which means the engine is positioned lengthwise behind the driver, so to speak.

 

All Countachs are LP, based on the LP112 internal code.

LP400, LP400S, LP500S, LP5000QV, the 25th was never called 'LP' but it is.

 

Concorso Italiano 2018 Best Countach & Best Lamborghini, 1121374

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Thanks for that clarification

 

The Turbo is not a factory variant.