Lamborghini has already celebrated the Countach's 50th anniversary by unveiling a modern-day tribute with the electrified LPI 800-4, so what are they up to next? Before we answer this question, we should say the Countach prototype residing at the company’s museum in Sant'Agata Bolognese is actually the second car built.

The original LP 500 unveiled on March 11, 1971, at the Geneva Motor Show was destroyed in early 1974 after a crash test in the UK necessary to homologate the production car in Europe. The first prototype was ultimately scrapped, but it looks as though Lamborghini is reviving the spirit of the initial Countach with an official recreation.

Significantly different in design compared to the road-going Countach launched in 1974, the LP 500 was designed by none other than Marcello Gandini and tested by the company’s chief test driver Bob Wallace with a 4.0-liter engine. The showcar from Geneva had a 5.0-liter unit and a platform frame instead of a tubular one. The production model that followed was assembled in 1,999 examples until 1990 when the Diablo was launched.

The classic Countach spawned five different series during its lengthy 16-year life cycle and had a design that gradually became more intricate as opposed to the cleaner look of the original prototype. Those longing for the smoother LP 500 are in for a real treat as it appears Lamborghini is about ready to "repair" history by resurrecting the original prototype.

We're already at teaser number three and logic tells us the recreation will be unveiled before the end of the year since 2021 marks the Countach's half a century of existence. It goes without saying the car will strictly remain a one-off, likely to reside at Lamborghini's museum in Italy where the second (out of a total of three) prototypes currently calls home.

Following a lengthy teaser campaign, Lamborghini has brought back to life the original Countach. We're talking about the LP 500 prototype that debuted in March 1971 at the Geneva Motor Show before being destroyed in a crash test three years later. To celebrate the iconic supercar's 50th anniversary, the peeps from Santa'Agata Bolognese have not only created a modern-day equivalent with the Aventador-based LPI 800-4, but also an official reenactment of the first Countach prototype.

Automobili Lamborghini's Polo Storico, the company's in-house restoration workshop, needed more than 25,000 hours to complete the recreation "on behalf of an important collector." The mysterious buyer got in touch with Lamborghini at the end of 2017 to ask them whether it would be possible to resurrect the first Countach prototype. To make it happen, genuine spare parts were used, along with used components, and some parts that had to be completely rebuilt.

The recreation uses replicas of the Cinturato CN12 tires the Geneva showcar had half a century ago after using the Italian tire manufacturer's archives with photos and materials of the 1971 car. The car's rubber measures 245/60R14 for the front and 265/60R14 for the rear and comes from the Pirelli Collezione range, a line of tires for classic cars built between 1930 and 2000. The tires are new and utilize a modern structure and compound, but they have the same tread pattern used back in the 1970s.

As far as the color is concerned, Lamborghini Polo Storico's archives allowed the team to identify the exact shame shade used in 1971 – "Giallo Fly Speciale." To accurately replicate the size of the body, a 3D scan of the LP 400 (chassis 001) was necessary, and it took 2,000 hours of work to finalize the unmistakable lines of the Countach. LP 400 is the designation used for the original Countach production car, launched in 1974.

Lamborghini isn't disclosing the car's price, but it's safe to say the collector had to pay a lot more compared to the modern-day Countach and its eye-watering $2.64M sticker.