The 1979 Lamborghini Countach from 1981’s The Cannonball Run movie has been added to Hagerty’s National Historic Vehicle Register.
The National Historic Vehicle Register was created in 2013 in partnership with the U.S. Department of the Interior and recognizes the country’s most historically significant vehicles. The Countach featured in The Cannonball Run is one of just 105 Series 2 models built between 1979 and 1981 and originally landed in the U.S. as a grey import as it didn’t meet federal requirements.
It was lent out to the producers of the film and was modified with a front spoiler, twin spotlights, various aerials, and had no less than 12 tailpipes.
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After the car’s starring role in the film, it was purchased by Ron Rice who created the Hawaiian Tropic sun-tan oil. Its interior was changed to burgundy at some stage but it has since been returned to its original tan-colored finish.
“The Countach is a car that has excited and intrigued car enthusiasts since its radical style shocked the world on its debut in the early ’70s,” executive director of the Hagerty Drivers Foundation Jonathan Kluger said. “We are thrilled to document and share the history behind what is probably the most famous example of the storied model.”
Car enthusiasts will be able to see the car in person at Hagerty’s Cars at the Capital event running from September 3-30 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The Countach will be featured alongside a 1921 Duesenberg Straight Eight, 1970 Dodge Challenge R/T SE, and the 1981 DeLorean from Back to the Future.