1970s supercars
1980s supercars
25th Anniversary Countach
88 1/2 Countach 5000 Quattrovalvole
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Author_Anne Christina Reck
Author_Thillainathan Pathmanathan
Bertone Lamborghini
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Classic car legend
Classic Lamborghini
Countach 5000 Quattrovalvole
Countach Evoluzione
Countach LP 400
Countach LP 400S
Countach LP 500S
Diablo
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Exotic sports car
Ferruccio Lamborghini
forthcoming
Giampalo Dallara
Italian supercar
Lamborghini
Mid-engined supercar
Miura
Murcielago
Paolo Stanzani
Sant' Agata
Scissor door
sports car
supercar
V12 supercar
Product details
- ISBN 9780719846809
- Weight: 888g
- Dimensions: 215 x 260mm
- Publication Date: 25 Aug 2026
- Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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In 1971, the prototype Lamborghini Countach reset the supercar template. As a production car the Countach reigned supreme for an unprecedented sixteen years, during which time it evolved through six variants. It finally met its end in 1990 at the hands of a most unlikely assassin – its own aerodynamics. The seminal Countach, on the other hand, was a genuinely pioneering leap whose fingerprints can still be found all over Sant’ Agata’s latest flagships. This book sets out the hard, objective evidence for why the Lamborghini Countach should be regarded not only as the quintessential supercar, but also as the most instructive all Lamborghini’s flagship models to date.
Dr Thillainathan Pathmanathan’s fascination with Lamborghinis began at the age of eight with the sight of the Marzal concept car, and this passion for Sant’ Agata’s supercars has never waned. He has authored the world’s first stand-alone books on the Lamborghini Murciélago and the KTM X-BOW, as well as books on the Lamborghini Countach, the Lamborghini Diablo and Lamborghini’s Holy Trinity of Countach, Diablo and Murciélago. He feels immensely privileged to hold, since 2001, joint temporary custodianship of Countach Chassis JLA12399, a totally factory-standard Rosso Siviglia 88 1/2 5000 QV – one of only fourteen such right-hand drive cars in the world. His most precious automotive memories are of meeting and interviewing Paolo Stanzani, Giampaolo Dallara, Umberto Marchesi, Valentino Balboni and Marcello Gandini.
Dr Anne Christina Reck’s first sighting of a guillotine-door Lamborghini V12 entranced and enchanted her. Her respect for these Sant’ Agata flagships grew with each visit to the factory, and with every encounter with the people who conceived, developed, built and now preserve these automotive jewels. Dr Reck has co-authored books on the KTM X-BOW, the Lamborghini Countach, the Lamborghini Diablo and Lamborghini’s Holy Trinity. Her most abiding car memories include the gala factory launch dinner of the Murciélago, watching the last Diablo roll off the Sant’ Agata production line, and most of all setting eyes on the Countach for the very first time.
