Lamborghini resurrected the original Countach. Celebrating half a century of the legendary car, the Santa’Agata Bolognese team unveiled a prototype Lamborghini LP 500 that debuted at the 1971 Geneva Motor Show and was destroyed in a crash test just three days later.
Lamborghini spent 25,000 hours making a prototype and fulfilling the wish of one collector. The collector made his first contact with Lamborghini in 2017 with the question of whether it is possible to revive the 1971 model. The challenge was accepted, and spare parts with used parts were used in the production. The body is painted in the original Giallo Fly Speciale color.
In order for the body to match the original, a 3D scan of the LP 400 prototype (chassis number 001) was required, and 2,000 hours of work were spent on finalizing the unmistakable Coutach lines.
Under the hood is a 3.9-liter V12 engine with 370 hp (276 kW) and 266 lb-ft (361 Nm) of torque, from the LP400. It reaches 62 mph in 5.4 seconds with a top speed of 179 mph (288 km / h). The original LP500 was powered by a 5.0-liter engine with 440 hp (328 kW) and 330 lb-ft (448 Nm) of torque, but was destroyed.
It is not known how much the production cost. Given that the new Countach model costs $ 2.64 million, we’re sure the prototype didn’t cost less than that.
