Photo: jonsibal/instagram
Does the fact that we should've seen this Countach rendering coming (more on this below) take away any of its splendor? Of course, it doesn't, so let's take a bit of time to zoom in on the eye candy-grade digital creation.
For starters, Lamborghini's modern roof-cutting experiments date back to 2005, when the Gallardo-based Concept S was presented, as well as to 2012, a year that saw the company selling the majestic Aventador J to an extremely lucky customer.
Of course, the Aventador-based SC20, which was presented by the carmaker's Squadra Corse division yesterday, takes the chopping to a whole new level - unlike the pair of Lambos mentioned above, which came with tiny, individual windshields, the newcomer skips this element altogether. So, while the Sant'Agata Bolognese one-off creation joins limited models such as the Ferrari Monza, McLaren Elva, and Aston Martin V12 speedster, it one-ups these in terms of exclusivity.
Now that we've mentioned the inspiration for this virtual Countach build, which we've nicknamed "Sunny Speedster", the time has come to zoom in on its styling details.
While the windshield is nowhere in sight, the two "covers" on the dashboard are there to try and keep the air from shaping the faces of the occupants.
And while U.S. Lamborghini dealer Albert Mardikian cut off the top edges of the doors when creating the custom Targa-style Countach SS decades ago, this rendering goes even further, removing the entire upper section of the doors.
The original retro styling allows the area behind the seats, which is now fully exposed, to act like an attention magnet, even though the Countach itself can be defined as one.
Digital artist Jon Sibal, who has teamed up with carmakers for real-world SEMA builds in the past, also decided to slam this virtual proposal, as you can notice in the Instagram post below.
Oh, and if you visit the comments section of the post, you might notice a few words from a label dubbed Daily Driven Exotics - these are the wacky aficionados whose no-windshield-no-problem Huracan Aperta project we discussed back in October.
Of course, the Aventador-based SC20, which was presented by the carmaker's Squadra Corse division yesterday, takes the chopping to a whole new level - unlike the pair of Lambos mentioned above, which came with tiny, individual windshields, the newcomer skips this element altogether. So, while the Sant'Agata Bolognese one-off creation joins limited models such as the Ferrari Monza, McLaren Elva, and Aston Martin V12 speedster, it one-ups these in terms of exclusivity.
Now that we've mentioned the inspiration for this virtual Countach build, which we've nicknamed "Sunny Speedster", the time has come to zoom in on its styling details.
While the windshield is nowhere in sight, the two "covers" on the dashboard are there to try and keep the air from shaping the faces of the occupants.
And while U.S. Lamborghini dealer Albert Mardikian cut off the top edges of the doors when creating the custom Targa-style Countach SS decades ago, this rendering goes even further, removing the entire upper section of the doors.
The original retro styling allows the area behind the seats, which is now fully exposed, to act like an attention magnet, even though the Countach itself can be defined as one.
Digital artist Jon Sibal, who has teamed up with carmakers for real-world SEMA builds in the past, also decided to slam this virtual proposal, as you can notice in the Instagram post below.
Oh, and if you visit the comments section of the post, you might notice a few words from a label dubbed Daily Driven Exotics - these are the wacky aficionados whose no-windshield-no-problem Huracan Aperta project we discussed back in October.
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