Lamborghini Countach 5000 Quattrovalvole
French title - Legendary Sports Car - A design icon - A fine copy with well documented history - No reserve After successively entrusting the design of the Miura and Espada to Bertone and their chief designer Marcello Gandini, Lamborghini naturally turned to the Torinese coachbuilder for its new supercar. It's the early 1970s and curves are passé - what the world needs are sharp edgy looks! Yet car enthusiasts were not ready for a car that sharp as the LP500 prototype that was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show of 1971: a work of art that became the defining shape of the 1970s. The production version was launched in 1974, which remained very faithful to the original design. With its debut at the Geneva Motor Show, the Lamborghini Countach LP 400 with its sharp edged profile and futuristic lines had everyone surprised, but more than that was its performance, which was explosive: the V12 developed 375bhp, allowing for a theoretical speed of 300 km/h. Installed amidship, the engine this time was lengthwise, unlike the Miura it replaced. Over the years, the Countach evolved, gaining in strength and power as there were successive increases in the displacement. Plus, the adoption of four heads valves per cylinder on 5000 QV took max power up to 455bhp. It is precisely the evolution of a more aggressive Lamborghini Countach that is to be seen in this Quattrovalvole 5000. This model dating from 1985 stuns with its extravagant appearance due to its radical line accentuated by its black livery. Its beautiful state is reflected by the low mileage: only 37,628kms from the original! This car could only seduce someone like Pierre Brignole, a car enthusiast of high personality. Acquired in February 1990, on the occasion of an auction organized by Herve Poulain and used regularly thereafter, in Corsica, where Bagnole lives this car has seen for over twenty years the stunning winding roads of a beautiful island.
French title - Legendary Sports Car - A design icon - A fine copy with well documented history - No reserve After successively entrusting the design of the Miura and Espada to Bertone and their chief designer Marcello Gandini, Lamborghini naturally turned to the Torinese coachbuilder for its new supercar. It's the early 1970s and curves are passé - what the world needs are sharp edgy looks! Yet car enthusiasts were not ready for a car that sharp as the LP500 prototype that was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show of 1971: a work of art that became the defining shape of the 1970s. The production version was launched in 1974, which remained very faithful to the original design. With its debut at the Geneva Motor Show, the Lamborghini Countach LP 400 with its sharp edged profile and futuristic lines had everyone surprised, but more than that was its performance, which was explosive: the V12 developed 375bhp, allowing for a theoretical speed of 300 km/h. Installed amidship, the engine this time was lengthwise, unlike the Miura it replaced. Over the years, the Countach evolved, gaining in strength and power as there were successive increases in the displacement. Plus, the adoption of four heads valves per cylinder on 5000 QV took max power up to 455bhp. It is precisely the evolution of a more aggressive Lamborghini Countach that is to be seen in this Quattrovalvole 5000. This model dating from 1985 stuns with its extravagant appearance due to its radical line accentuated by its black livery. Its beautiful state is reflected by the low mileage: only 37,628kms from the original! This car could only seduce someone like Pierre Brignole, a car enthusiast of high personality. Acquired in February 1990, on the occasion of an auction organized by Herve Poulain and used regularly thereafter, in Corsica, where Bagnole lives this car has seen for over twenty years the stunning winding roads of a beautiful island.