Lamborghini recreates the original Countach it wrecked in 1974
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Lamborghini has recreated the original Countach LP 500 concept car to celebrate the model's 50th anniversary. The historic car was destroyed during crash testing in 1974.
Nothing from the original remained, including the 1:1 scale model used during its design, so the automaker had to rely on drawings, notes and interviews with people involved with the project.
It went to the trouble of mimicking the original hand-built methods and both scavenged and recreated Lamborghini parts from the era for its mechanical systems.
Pirelli was even enlisted to manufacture a set of tires that replicate the look of the original Cinturato CN12s that were on the concept, but with modern construction.
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