- The Italian brand keeps records for every car it builds and it doesn’t want to change history.
- The closest Lamborghini got to a continuation car is a replica of the original Countach prototype.
Over the past few years, we’ve seen a growing number of brands launching ‘continuation’ models of some iconic classics. Jaguar, Aston Martin, and Bentley have released continuation cars over the past few years, reviving icons like the Bentley Speed Six and Jaguar C-Type. Lamborghini isn’t interested in following suit.
According to Lamborghini Polo Storico’s head of service Giuliano Cassataro, building restomods or continuation cars would be akin to rewriting history. That’s something the Italian brand isn’t willing to mess with, even though it could probably generate some serious coin by building such vehicles.
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“We don’t want to change the history,” Cassataro told The Drive. “With the Revuelto, the Huracán, and the Urus, we are building the heritage of the future. But, our existing heritage is exactly what it is. We celebrated the Miura through the Aventador Miura Homage, and it wasn’t a continuation car. This is the maximum that we can do.”
Lamborghini has kept a unique ID card for every car it has ever produced. This includes specifics of the vehicle, like paint color, options fitted, and interior upholstery. Altering an existing car would upset this order, and Lamborghini wants to keep its vehicles exactly the way they were when they left the factory.
“For us, there is only one Countach,” Cassataro added. “There were different series of the Countach, but we are not allowed to change anything in the car. It was born in that year, with this color, in this configuration, and with this interior, and it must be like it was.”
The closest thing Lamborghini has done to build a continuation model is a one-off Countach LP500 designed to mimic the famous prototype that was destroyed during crash testing. It took 25,000 hours to build, but according to Lamborghini, it’s not a continuation.
“This was a project to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Countach,” Cassataro added. “One of our best customers and collectors started dreaming, he wanted to be part of this project. We started dreaming with him. In the end, the car took 25,000 hours to complete. Our research and development department supported us a lot, and our Centro Stile department helped a lot as well. It required a huge amount of research.”
Of course, it’s all a little ironic for Lamborghini not to be interested in continuation cars when, just a few years ago, it released the Countach LPI 800-4. That car paid homage to the original Countach but was actually based on the Aventador. But hey, perhaps Lamborghini has had a change of heart?
