The quintessential dream car of its era, the Lamborghini Countach defined an entire generation of automotive enthusiasm and forever recast what a supercar could and should be.

It fully embraced the radical thinking and spirit of revolution that defined its forbear, the inimitable Miura, but rejected the familiar sculpted and curvaceous styling in favor of a striking wedge shape with pop-up headlights and outrageous scissor doors.

Clean, crisp, and angular, the design study sent shockwaves worldwide when unveiled at the 1971 Geneva International Motor Show, bringing the groundbreaking styling elements of the Alfa Romeo Carabo and Lancia Stratos Zero concepts to a production car for the first time.

The Countach caused a sensation even before its raw 375-horsepower performance had been experienced on the road.

Like the Miura, the Countach would benefit from various revisions throughout its life, with ever more advanced and powerful iterations continually pushing the envelope of perfor...