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Lamborghini has published a teaser video of a new Countach. The Italian exotic brand has prepared a 20-second-long video that announces the news. The automaker is fully aware of the fact that the Countach was the image to hang on your wall in your childhood, but now the Italians are promising "the rebirth of a dream."
Lamborghini's teaser does not show anything else except for an image of a wedge-shaped car covered by a textile cover. The video does show a white vehicle in the distance, but it is undistinguishable no matter how much we zoom in on the clip.
The news of a new Countach comes 31 years after the Italian automaker stopped making the rear mid-engine sports car. Lamborghini started making the Countach in 1974, but only made 1983 units. Many have since perished, but the exotic design that popularized the wedge shape was cemented in history.
Initially, the LP500 prototype, which preceded the Countach, was designed by Marcello Gandini while working at Bertone, the famous Italian design house. It was not the first wedge-shaped Italian car, as the Lancia Stratos Zero concept had that honor, and the Stratos Zero was also a Gandini design.
Lamborghini fans should be well aware of the Gandini name, as he worked on the Miura before completing the Lamborghini P500 prototype that preceded the Countach. Gandini went on to design the Diablo, but the Countach is his most striking work. Mr. Gandini left Bertone in 1980 and is currently 82 years old, so we do not think he will be involved in the design of the next Countach.
The production version of the Countach was perfected by the late Paolo Stanzani, who worked for Lamborghini's Experience Department, along with handling the company's relations with body shops, including Zagato, Touring, Bertone, and many others.
Stanzani is regarded as the father of the Miura's technical development, and he then worked for several automakers, including, but not limited to Alfa Romeo, Suzuki, and Renault. He was also CEO and Technical Director of Bugatti right until the company was about to display the EB110.
Lamborghini had a third designer for the Countach, which was limited to the 25th Anniversary Edition for the company's quarter-century anniversary, which was launched in 1988. The latter was the fastest and most refined version of the Countach, with a 0-60 mph (97 km/h) time of 4.7 seconds and a top speed of 183 mph (295 km/h).
The designer of the 25th-anniversary edition of the Countach was none other than Horacio Pagani, the founder of the Pagani brand. He employed numerous carbon-fiber parts for this model and reportedly insisted on purchasing an autoclave for in-house carbon fiber production, but when his requests were denied, he decided to leave the company and follow his path, starting Pagani Automobili. The Italian company already celebrated its 50th Anniversary back in 2013, so the new Countach's launch will probably not be linked to any anniversary date.
The news of a new Countach comes 31 years after the Italian automaker stopped making the rear mid-engine sports car. Lamborghini started making the Countach in 1974, but only made 1983 units. Many have since perished, but the exotic design that popularized the wedge shape was cemented in history.
Initially, the LP500 prototype, which preceded the Countach, was designed by Marcello Gandini while working at Bertone, the famous Italian design house. It was not the first wedge-shaped Italian car, as the Lancia Stratos Zero concept had that honor, and the Stratos Zero was also a Gandini design.
Lamborghini fans should be well aware of the Gandini name, as he worked on the Miura before completing the Lamborghini P500 prototype that preceded the Countach. Gandini went on to design the Diablo, but the Countach is his most striking work. Mr. Gandini left Bertone in 1980 and is currently 82 years old, so we do not think he will be involved in the design of the next Countach.
The production version of the Countach was perfected by the late Paolo Stanzani, who worked for Lamborghini's Experience Department, along with handling the company's relations with body shops, including Zagato, Touring, Bertone, and many others.
Stanzani is regarded as the father of the Miura's technical development, and he then worked for several automakers, including, but not limited to Alfa Romeo, Suzuki, and Renault. He was also CEO and Technical Director of Bugatti right until the company was about to display the EB110.
Lamborghini had a third designer for the Countach, which was limited to the 25th Anniversary Edition for the company's quarter-century anniversary, which was launched in 1988. The latter was the fastest and most refined version of the Countach, with a 0-60 mph (97 km/h) time of 4.7 seconds and a top speed of 183 mph (295 km/h).
The designer of the 25th-anniversary edition of the Countach was none other than Horacio Pagani, the founder of the Pagani brand. He employed numerous carbon-fiber parts for this model and reportedly insisted on purchasing an autoclave for in-house carbon fiber production, but when his requests were denied, he decided to leave the company and follow his path, starting Pagani Automobili. The Italian company already celebrated its 50th Anniversary back in 2013, so the new Countach's launch will probably not be linked to any anniversary date.
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