Lamborghini Countach

I was 10 years old in 1993.  Oh for the good old days, when rock ‘n roll was society’s only blight. I was into exotic cars, in other words an unrealistic dream for a kid in a small rural town.  My ultimate dream car at the time was the Lamborghini Countach – I specifically liked it in black.

This was the ultimate 1980’s supercar.  The Lamborghini Countach was actually introduced in 1974 and was produced for 16 years.  I think it inspired a lot of the sports car styling in the 80’s and it was something very different. I admired it’s boxy yet sleek design that kind of looked like a futuristic fighter jet.  The most noticeable feature was the way the doors opened up and swung forward.  At the time, the Countach sold brand new for about $180,000, a quick search online finds a few Countach’s selling for $100,000-$200,000.

Lamborghini began producing the “Diablo” in 1990. Its V12 6.0-liter engine put out 560 horsepower making Lamborghini the fastest production car in the world with a top speed of 202 mph.  I did like the Diablo and saw it as a perfect step forward, but the Countach will always be my first best.

Aston Martin Vantage

Today I still have unrealistic dreams when it comes to cars.  My favorite current production car is the Aston Martin.  It’s not even in the top 10 fastest production cars list but that’s fine, the design is an absolute perfect work of art.   Continuously and reliably gorgeous, everything they design looks fantastic.

These cars are hard to come by in the U.S., and I’m fine with it being a well kept secret among car types.  No need for young twerps to get a hold of them and ruin them by gold-plating the grille or putting some ugly wheels on it or of course the pointless oversized spoiler/wing.  I say keep it out of everyone’s price range to keep it a thing of perfection, even if it means I’ll never have one.