One to Buy: Bianco / Bianco 1984 Lamborghini Countach 5000 S
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Introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1982, the 5000 S was Lamborghini’s third major iteration of the Countach theme. It followed the original narrow-bodied LP400 launched nine years prior and that car’s wide-bodied replacement, the LP400 Countach S of 1978.
Most significantly, the 5000 S ushered in an enlarged 4.8-litre V12 engine, development of which had been funded by the company’s new owners (the Mimram brothers) who had assumed control of the failing firm in 1980.
Although the 5000 S produced the same amount of horsepower as its predecessors, peak output now came on stream at 1000rpm less than before and there was considerably more torque on offer: 302lb-ft at 4500rpm compared to 269lb-ft at 5000rpm.
321 examples of the 5000 S were produced over a three year period between 1982 and 1985, one of which is currently on offer at the Girardo & Co. showroom in Oxfordshire.
Chassis ELA12740 was dispatched from the factory on July 7th 1984. Its destination was Vintage Automobiles in Monte Carlo for its Monaco-domiciled first owner who specified Bianco paint with matching Bianco upholstery and Nero carpet.
Unusually for the period, ELA12750 was configured without the heavy drag-inducing rear spoiler (and looks all the better for it).
Today, this spectacular Countach with its highly evocative colour scheme is presented in excellent condition throughout having covered circa 62,500km from new.
