Lamborghini Countach

Reddit user credits grandparents' taste in Italian supercars

How one classic element has stayed fresh for 43 years, and other tidbits from Sant'Agata.

We relive the '80s in this strapping Italian icon.

Each of these Lamborghini Countaches on the docket for next month's Silverstone auction is anticipated to sell for as much as a new Aventador.

This amphibious Lamborghini Countach needs some work, but you could be the coolest person on the lake after getting the supercar water-worthy again. It only costs the equivalent of $26,790.

The clutch is heavy, the seating position is wonky, and the visibility is notoriously awful. Who cares? It's a Countach. Come along for a spin.

Season six of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee premieres on June 3. The recently released trailer provides a hint at some of what's coming, including a Lamborghini Countach, Aston Martin DB5, Ferrari 308, and more. Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Jim Carrey are appearing as guests.

Harry Metcalfe loves Lamborghinis. In his latest video, he drives the new Huracan and parks it next to his Countach to see how the two Italians stack up.

Harry Metcalfe may have left Evo to a new generation of editors, but he's still producing videos on YouTube. In this latest video, he shows us around his 1987 Lamborghini Countach 5000 QV.

Collector car insurance company Hagerty estimates that $1.3 billion in classic vehicles crossed the auction block in 2014 in North America, up slightly from 1.2 billion in 2013. About a third of that was just during the Monterey Car Week.

With its razor-sharp wedge shape, high performance and minuscule ride height, the Lamborghini Countach has always been a supercar made to be gawked at and grab attention. Even the model's name supposedly comes from an Italian exclamation. But not all recognition is positive, as is the case with this Lamborghini illegally parked within sight of London's famed Tower Bridge.

For the Autoblog staff, we're in the honeymoon phase following the Monterey car week and Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. In terms of big, huge, labor-intensive events on the horizon, we're free until the beginning of October, when we'll ship off to Paris for its annual motor show. That means we're free to look back

Lamborghini may have made headlines with the highly exclusive, $4.5-million Veneno and the even more expensive Veneno Roadster that followed, but when it comes to classics sold at auction, their prices seldom approach the kind of figures attained by

The famous Italian coachbuilder and designer Bertone may be on its deathbed. The company that penned the beautiful shape of the Lamborghini Miura has been facing financial hardships for months, and Autocar is reporting that the Turin, Italy firm has just declared bankruptcy.

Last week, Lamborghini invited us to stop by its Sant'Agata Bolognese headquarters to have a look around the factory and pick up a few technical tidbits about its new Huracán LP 610-4. It won't surprise you to learn this, but Lambo's foyer is pretty rad.

Japan's Yakuza are some of the most dangerous and feared criminals on the planet, known for a disturbing level of commitment and honor. Just do some research on yubitsume to see what we mean.

UPDATE: This Kickstarter campaign has been shut down due to copyright disputes over the original images used to create the Blackprints.