Francesco Patti – författare

The Lamborghini Countach: a remarkable supercar, a car of extreme and timeless appeal is the protagonist of this new monograph. The book opens with the long period of gestation in which Marcello Gandini – then head of design at Carrozzeria Bertone – defined the futuristic lines of a car that, to many at first sight seemed to have come from another planet thanks to the taut, sharply creased lines of its bodywork and its muscular mechanical specification, with the V12 engine located behind the driver’s shoulders. When it progressed from a concept to a production model (LP 400), the Countach successfully maintained its charisma, becoming one of the most enduring supercars of all. The thorough text draws on the direct testimony of many of the figures who contributed to the creation of the Countach: from Marcello Gandini to Giampaolo Dallara and through to the invaluable insights provided by the daughter of Paolo Stanzani.The book covers all the principal versions of the Countach: from the first LP 500 to the LP 400, from the 48-valve to the monstrous 5000 QW through to the 25 Anniversario that in 1990 represented the final chapter in the history of this unforgettable car.

The story of theDiablo, the heir to the Countach, the Lamborghini supercar par excellence ofthe 1990s, the car that took the company from an artisan dimension to oneverging on the industrial, so much so as to be the company's first modelavailable in two bodywork variants.This was the carthat single-handedly made it through the marque's darkest periods, succeedingin sustaining the company and keeping it alive. This was also the car that wasborn out of the inventiveness of Luigi Marmiroli and the art of MarcelloGandini, a car that was refined over time so that it always remained close tothe changing tastes of its clientele.This book tracesthe model's technical and industrial genesis, giving voice to several of theprotagonists of the time, while also presenting the road tests dedicated to theDiablo by the Italian monthly Quattroruote.