Barn Find: ’87 Lamborghini Countach 5000 Quattrovalvole
The True Icon of the ’80s Made an Unexpected Appearance in an Unexpected Place. Therefore, Our Encounter With This Raging Bull Was Extra-Special
The Lamborghini Countach, the poster supercar of the ’80s laid before our eyes in a shed, along with a dozen American motorcycles, a Maserati Gran Turismo MC, and an old-school Bentley. Even more shocking, was the fact that it had just been driven to that location by its owner a few hours before.
The Countach doesn’t need an introduction. Produced from 1985 to 1988, the LP5000 QV represented the third major refresh for the legendary bull, and it packed more power, more refinements, and some subtle design updates. Sadly, the American version (like this one) missed out on the new front-end due to government crash safety laws, as well as the new carburetor setup.
This particular red beauty features the American-spec painted plastic front bumper, and it doesn’t really look all that bad. At least until you compare it to the European version, and Marcello Gandini’s original design palette. The origin of this 1987 model is relatively unknown, with only a few comments leading us to believe it has recently been acquired by the current owner, and that he plans to sit on it for a while. In fact, rumor is that this storage shed is its temporary home until its new and fancy garage is ready.
We’re opting to keep its current location confidential, as any Countach of this year can fetch anywhere between $400,000 to $600,000 bucks. In addition, most of the samples we found for sale on the net had many more miles than this one, which has only seen 7,300 miles in its 30-years of life.
We hope you enjoy the photos, and if you’ve never been up close to a Countach before, we hope they help you appreciate just how mad and intricate this design really is. No wonder it’s the biggest star of the 1980s!
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