The Lamborghini Countach Anniversary edition.

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The Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary,
celebrating the 25th anniversary of Automobili Lamborghini SpA.

The Lamborghini Countach became a legend in its own time, but Automobili Lamborghini took this masterpiece one step further, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Lamborghini factory they designed and built the ultimate Countach, which was intended to be sold in limited numbers, but it became the best selling Countach ever. Actually the Diablo was intended to commemorate this anniversary, but its prototype was in no way ready for presentation so at Lamborghini they decided to use a completely new Countach for this event. And the Anniversario was in fact a new Countach, they redesigned as much as possible, but had to avoid new homologation for this car, so the base of the Anniversario was the then current QuattroValvole. Format : 650 x 315 Size : 66 Kb But only a few items remained from the QV, the front spoiler/bumper was redesigned, now with extra cooling vents for the front brakes, and sills were mounted with cooling streaks for the rear brakes. Also the scoops on the rear wings were redesigned, now much more incorporated into the wing, but still effective enough to keep the engine cool, which also received a new hood. Most of these new panels and the front lid were now made of composite materials as used on the Evoluzione. The rear lights were now the same as on the earlier US-specifications car, and the body-design had a rear bumper incorporated in it, eliminating the ugly black Format : 750 x 491 Size : 100 Kb bumpers used on the same US-spec cars, the front bumpers were however retained on cars going to the United States. The space frame was also retained, but the suspension had to be slightly modified because of the new Pirelli P Zero tires, now mounted on redesigned multi-piece OZ wheels, these modifications were executed under the guidance of the champion race driver Sandro Munari. They made the Anniversario more stable and safer, completely different from the 'normal' Countach. Format : 700 x 526 Size : 129 Kb The interior was also redone, the seats became wider and now offered electrical adjustments of both the seat and the back, also the design of the door panels was modified. The side windows were now electrically powered and the air-conditioning was again made standard issue. All these modifications made the Countach look less violent, the Anniversario wouldn't shock anybody like the QV would, but with this latest evolution of the Italian super car, you could finally use it every day, even in the city. The Anniversario outsold every previous Countach, totaling at 660 units before the production was halted in 1990, when the Diablo finally appeared. The last Countach Anniversario was nr. 12.085, it was finished in a silver metallic exterior with a light grey interior, it won't be sold but will be put in the Lamborghini museum, next to the 350 GTV, which was restored. Nobody actually knows how many Countaches have been made, but this legend was in production for 17 years, and it always remained on top of the super car market, the Countach will always be remembered as the Lamborghini that kept the company alive, the Anniversario was a very good way to end its production, the production of her Majesty, the Countach.

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