For its Scottsdale Sale in January, Gooding & Company will auction stylish and agressive 1990 Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary Edition.

Quite a ride for the new year !

History of the Lamborghini Countach

In order to forget the legendary Miura, Lamborghini presented in 1971 at Geneva Salon the Countach designed by Marcello Gandini, Italian car designer working for Bertone. The nickname comes from a Piedmontese dialect expression meaning Holy smokes, the shock of one person seeing the car for the first time.

This Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary Edition was presented in 1988 with a new design by Horacio Pagani on the mechanical's base of the 5000QV (more about it on Specification). This edition was produced until 1990 before be replaced by the Lamborghini Diablo.

Specification

This 25th Anniversaryis based on the Countach LP5000 Quattrovalvole (5000 QV), the 5.2 L engine has 4 valves per cylinder (quattravalvole) with the carburetors on the top to improve the cooling (but decrease the rear view, almost zero).

The 25th Anniversary Edition was the fastest of the Lamborghini Countach that can reach the 100 kmh in 4.7 seconds for a top speed of 295 kmh.

Lot Auction

Date :	18/19 January 2019
Place :	Phoenix
Price :	N/A
Link :	Company & Gooding Scottsdale Sale

Sources

Company & Gooding Scottsdale Sale
Lot : Lamborghini Countach
On Wiki :
25th Anniversary Edition
Miura
Marcello Gandini
Horacio Pagani

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