This 1979 Lamborghini Countach LP400 S, represents generations of car enthusiasts’ passion for speed and the open road. When introduced in 1971, the angular groundbreaking Countach model set in motion 50 years of competition among manufacturers to build the ultimate “supercar.” The radically styled mid-engine exotic was a landmark car in an era when economy and practicality had eclipsed performance and passion.

This Countach was made famous in the 1981 film "The Cannonball Run" – a slapstick comedy based off real-life cross-country record attempts organized by journalist Brock Yates. The film became many budding car lovers’ first experience seeing a Lamborghini Countach. It largely introduced the Countach to the American public, helped save the struggling Italian manufacturer from failure, and made the Countach the poster car of the '80s. Today, the “Cannonball Run” Countach is restored to perfectly evoke its significant role from the classic ‘80s film.

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