$ 1971 Lamborghini Countach LP500 Reconstruction - Villa d'Este 2021

During the 2021 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este at Cernobbio I have filmed the 1971 Lamborghini Countach LP500 Reconstruction. The original Countach was destroyed in a crash test. 50 years later, it's been revived in spirit. Following a lengthy teaser campaign, Lamborghini has brought back to life the original Countach. We're talking about the LP 500 prototype that debuted in March 1971 at the Geneva Motor Show before being destroyed in a crash test three years later. To celebrate the iconic supercar's 50th anniversary, the peeps from Santa'Agata Bolognese have not only created a modern-day equivalent with the Aventador-based LPI 800-4, but also an official reenactment of the first Countach prototype. Automobili Lamborghini's Polo Storico, the company's in-house restoration workshop, needed more than 25,000 hours to complete the recreation “on behalf of an important collector.“ The mysterious buyer got in touch with Lamborghini at the end of 2017 to ask them whether it would be possible to resurrect the f