Recently, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the launch of the first Lamborghini Countach, one of the “Stars” of the 1981 comedy The Cannon Ball Run, the black 1979 Lamborghini Countach LP 400 S was displayed inside. glass cabinets on the National Mall in Washington DC.
Forty years after the film’s release, this Countach LP 400 S with chassis number 1121112 is one of the 30 most historically important cars in the United States certified by the National Historic Vehicle Registry, along with the The 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 from Back to the Future and the 1968 Ford Mustang driven by Steve McQueen in the movie Bullitt.
The car’s history as well as 3D scans and copies of its documents will also be preserved in the Library of Congress.
The Lamborghini Countach LP 400 S featured in The Cannonball Run was one of 105 Series 2 models built between 1979 and 1981. It was initially brought to the US as an import before being loaned to film producers. borrow. In the 1981 film The Cannon Ball Run, the Countach was modified with a front spoiler, twin headlights, three antennas and 12 exhaust pipes.
After the end of the movie, this Countach was purchased by Ron Rice, founder of the Hawaiian Tropic sunscreen brand, a regular sponsor of sports car racing events in the US. He kept it until 2004 and sold it to attorney Jeff Ippoliti, who still owns it today.
