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Lamborghini Countach
When launched at the Geneva motor show in 1971, the Lamborghini Countach was like a vision of the future, with its incredibly radical styling by Bertone's Marcello Gandini. Through various evolutionary stages, the Countach remained in production from 1973 to 1990 and during that time 1,997 examples were manufactured, making it exceedingly rare as well as highly desirable.
Subsequently the magnificent Countach has risen to almost mythical status among collectors and enthusiasts. Now, as the model approaches its 50th anniversary, two passionate and deeply knowledgeable Countach co-owners have written an authoritative new book - the first English-language study of the car for 30 years - to celebrate this fabled Italian supercar in all its glory.
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Author:
Thillainathan Pathmanathan, Anne Christina Reck
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336 pages, 30.5 x 24.5 x 2.5 cm / 12 x 9.7 x 0.98 in, hardback
On its first appearance in 1971, many saw it as something from another planet. The prototype Lamborghini Countach, the LP 500, designed by Carrozzeria Bertone, was in effect a highly evocative object of remarkable appeal, both in terms of both its futuristic styling and its mechanical configuration with its powerful five-litre, twelve-cylinder engine mounted longitudinally behind the driver and in-unit with the transmission. After a three-year period of gestation, the Countach presented at the 1974 Geneva Motor Show - now designated as the LP 400 - was ready to go into production and become, over the years, one of the most charismatic and enduring supercars in automotive history.
After two introductory chapters devoted to the origins of Lamborghini and its remarkable founder, Ferruccio, this book, by Francesco Patti, traces the entire stylistic and technical genesis of the immortal Countach: LP 500, LP 400, Countach S, 48 Valve, Evoluzione prototype and the 25th Anniversary are the evolutionary stages of this extraordinary supercar that has earned a permanent place in the collective imagination.
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Author:
Francesco Patti
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168 pages, 28 x 24.5 x 1.3 cm / 11 x 9.7 x 0.51 in, hardback
The Lamborghini Countach is the automotive icon of the 1970s and 1980s. It has the difficult task of succeeding the legendary Miura. Its creator, Paolo Stanzani, imagines avant-garde technical solutions and Marcello Gandini, the famous designer, an extraordinary, even outrageous line. The brand experiences dark years but the Lamborghini Countach allows it to survive until the presentation of the Diablo in 1990.
This book describes the history of the most iconic supercar of the 1970s and 1980s. Infographics highlight the technical characteristics, the monitoring of production throughout the fifteen years of manufacture, as well as the evolution of the rating to the present day.
Summary: 1. The Golden Age of Lamborghini Automobiles 2. LP500 3. Periscopo 4. LP400S and LP500S 5. LP5000 Quattrovalvole 6. Prototypes 7. Anniversary 8. Hors serie 9. Assembly Line No. 1 Countach 10. Essai 11. Anthology V12.
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