MUSCLE CAR COLLECTION : The Yellow 1971 Lamborghini Countach LP400 Periscopio

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

The Yellow 1971 Lamborghini Countach LP400 Periscopio

Lamborghini Countach LP400 Periscopio Classic Supercar

When the yellow Lamborghini Countach LP400 Prototype was first introduced to the public at the Geneva Motor Show in 1971 many people wondered if the design of the car designed by designer Marcello Gandini lost this idea? So he designed the car with a corner model and trapezoidal elements and opposite the Lamborghini Miura model that has a smooth curve design?

Lamborghini Countach LP400 Periscopio Dashboard Picture

Lamborghini Countach LP400 Periscopio Engine 01 Picture

In 1971 no one knew that the new model of this supercar in the future will be regarded as a supercar that will become the reference of the existing supercar. Gandhini was included as a newcomer to the automotive design world at the time, hired by Bertone in 1965, to replace the Italian designer named Giorgetto Giugiaro the legendary. One of the early designs of the Lamborghini Miura Gandhini which has interesting characters with the machine behind.

Lamborghini Countach LP400 Periscopio Engine 02 Picture

Lamborghini Countach LP400 Periscopio Front Left Picture

Unlike the Lamborghini Miura , the Countach has a longitudinally placed engine design and is mounted upside down to balance the weight distribution, combined with the front gearbox and drive shaft working on the rear that drives the engine's sump. The first serie of the Lamborghini Countach is a LP400 model equipped specs with a 3929cc engine DOHC 12 with carburator 6 weber twin-choke 45 DCOF.

Lamborghini Countach LP400 Periscopio Front Picture

Lamborghini Countach LP400 Periscopio Interior 01 Picture

This model is named Lamborghini LP400 Periscopio taken from its engine position "Longitude Posteriore", while the figure 400 shows the engine displacement and Lamborghini Periscopio describes a design similar to a periscope in its rearview mirror for rear view while driving.

There are only 158 units that have been manufactured because of the scarcity this car is worth the price, is planned to be auctioned at RM sotheby with an estimated Lamborghini Countach LP400 Periscopio price between 900,000 - 1,100,000 euros on May 27, 2017.