Vehicle Description
-White with White leather interior with Black carpeting, 4.8 Liter
V12, 5-Speed manual gearbox, 65,000 Kilometers/40,000 miles from
new, Long term ownership.
Widely regarded as the most outrageous car ever built, the Countach
represented the promise of automotive design throughout the 70s and
80s. While there have been faster cars built, no car before or
since has the presence of a Countach.
The world met Lamborghini's Countach at the 1971 Geneva Motor Show.
Styled by Marcello Gandini of Carrozzeria G. Bertone, who had
created the earlier Miura, it struck out in new dimensions.
Constructed almost entirely of trapezoidal aluminum panels over a
space frame, it was but 42 inches high and 163 inches long. The
most outrageous feature was what is now called "Lambo doors,"
hinged at the front with horizontal hinges so that they swing
upward in scissor fashion. Not simply for art, the doors are
useful, in that they allow opening in tight spaces.
Power comes from a mid-mounted 4.8 liter V-12 with six side draft
Weber Carburetors producing 375 BHP @ 7000 RPM and 302 ft-lbs of
torque @ 5200 rpm. This Countach is capable of 0 to 60 mph in 5.0
seconds with a top speed of 178 MPH.
Finished in striking all-white livery and equipped with the
optional rear wing, this Countach 5000 S is the 595th Countach
built and one of 321 examples of the 5000 S manufactured between
1982 and 1985.
This Countach is said to have been purchased new by a member of the
Saudi Arabian royal family in 1984 and delivered by Lamborghini to
their well-known, long-time Lamborghini dealership Achilli in
Milan. Achilli was responsible for RoW (Rest of the World) markets
and the delivery of new cars when ordered.
This Lambo Countach was imported to Norway in 1987 by prominent
Lamborghini collector, Harald Skj�ldt. Autosport Designs, Inc. also
had the pleasure of selling the x-Frank Sinatra P400 Miura to Mr.
Skj�ldt many years ago. Mr. Skj�ldt Lamborghini's have always been
kept in concours condition, many having been shown at well-known
concours around the world.
Purchased by its most recent owner in 2005, the Lambo was imported
to the UK where is has been kept by its most recent owner who has
maintained the Countach to a high standard since. The Countach has
received an engine out service, it has been serviced when and where
needed and has received a bare metal repaint in 2009. While in this
most recent ownership, this Countach has been stored in a climate
controlled professional storage facility to ensure its condition
being kept tip top.
Still jaw dropingly beautiful and menacing, even by today's
standards, the Countach has lost none of its presence since the day
it was launched to the public many years ago. This represents an
exciting opportunity to acquire a rare, side draft carbureted
Countach 5000 S that has always been cared for properly and never
molested. This is what Italian supercars have been modeled after, a
true icon of the Italian supercar world.
