Craigslist Find: Lamborghini Countach Based on 1981 Body, LS Power

00L0L_3ffr8uQCz1g_600x450So you’re cruising through the Inland Empire classifieds on Craigslist, and it’s 2am already. You should get some sleep, but the craving for kitschy, oddball cars has you up and running like a gazelle being chased by a cheetah.

The body of the Countach,  which looks to have had some work done around the headlights.

The body of the Countach, which looks to have had some work done around the headlights.

The search continues until you find this: a car that will, when finished, exude all the Italian exotic-ness you could ask for, combined with a C5 Corvette’s internals to give you power when you mash the gas pedal.

In its current state, the car is far from finished, has a long way to go, and a hefty asking price; nevertheless, the seller considers it “the perfect project for a true enthusiast.” Let’s explore exactly how he arrived at the $24,000 price tag.

First off, it seems you’ll be getting a true Lambo skeleton and skin, constructed from a donor chassis and body taken from a 1981 specimen. The powerplant is none other than a 5.7L LS1 that’s been fully assembled. It’s matched with a 6-speed Boxster transaxle (meshed with a billet aluminum LS adapter plate, clutch, flywheel, and pressure plate) with 930 CVs and custom-made 300M heat treated stub axles made to fit Corvette hubs.

The rolling chassis and LS1 look plenty fun all on their own. Street-legal status be damned!

Other Corvette attributes can be tied to the brake system, spindles, control arms, ABS module, and steering system. Inside the car, the barebones space features a short-length Ididit steering column, aluminum seats, and C5 pedal system, all awaiting your orders when it comes time to surf JC Whitney for carpets, seats, and other interior items.

The seller goes so far as to include the full list of everything left to do on the car, spanning from building the engine cover frame and hinge (8 hours) to welding the chassis after teardown (who knows?). He calculates it will take you roughly 321.5 hours, so let’s hope your schedule is clear for the next few months… or years, depending on how many nights and weekends you have available.

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David Chick

David Chick comes to us ready for adventure. With passions that span clean and fast Corvettes all the way to down and dirty off-road vehicles (just ask him about his dream Jurassic Park Explorer), David's eclectic tastes lend well to his multiple automotive writing passions.
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