Ferruccio Lamborghini introduced his exotic Countach prototype at the 1971 Geneva Auto Show.

The car’s wedge-shaped styling—created by Marcello Gandini of the Bertone Design Studio—seized the attention of the automobile cognoscenti.

The powerful mid-engine sports car was wide and low with sharply angled panels, “scissor” doors, and a forward-placed passenger compartment to allow for the large V-12 engine.

The body was light and strong with aircraft-grade aluminum skin over a tubular space frame.

Once production began in 1973, the distinctive styling put the Countach in its own class.

The combination of standout design, performance characteristics, and its stratospheric price tag quickly earned the Countach its “supercar” status.

There is perhaps no more widely recognizable or iconic supercar than the dramatically styled Lamborghini Countach, the poster car of a generation.

This rare 1984 LP5000 S was delivered new to Germany to MLG Motor-Leasing.

It was imported to the United S...