More than 50 years have already passed since the Lamborghini Countach supercar was introduced to the general public. The event took place at the 1971 Geneva Motor Show. Mass production of new items was launched in 1974 and continued for 16 years. During this time, 1997 crews entered the roads of Europe and the world. It seems that at that time a well-known Italian company decided to produce something unusual. This was reflected in the title as well. After all, before that, Lamborghini adhered to the unchanging tradition of choosing names for their models using bullfighting terms. This time the name was not with Spanish, but with true Italian overtones. After all, Italians are famous connoisseurs of female beauty! And the word "countach" can just be translated into Russian as "oh, beauty!".
The LP500 prototype was exhibited at the show, which was made in only one copy. The poisonous yellow car had a body made of porous aluminum. In mass production, this material has not found its application. The unsuccessful cooling system of the powerful engine was also replaced. In general, despite some mistakes of the inexperienced designer Marcello Gandini, the modified version of mass production turned out to be pretty good. Moreover, both externally and in terms of driving performance. About how it is evaluated today, half a century later, you can learn more from the video from the Alex Blare Cult Cars channel.
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