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Lamborghini Countach LP500S Walter Wolf Dark Blue Kyosho 1:18

Lamborghini Countach LP500S Walter Wolf Dark Blue Kyosho 1:18
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Specifications
Manufacturer
Kyosho
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
New Model
SKU
08320D
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About the Lamborghini Countach LP500S Walter Wolf Dark Blue Kyosho 1:18

TL;DR: Kyosho's 1:18 diecast Lamborghini Countach LP500S reproduces the Walter Wolf specification in dark blue, with the widened arches, NACA-duct side intakes, and front and rear spoilers that originated on Walter Wolf's customized Countachs before shaping the production LP500S. Opening doors and hood expose the mid-mounted 5.2-liter V12.

Some production cars borrow their most striking details from a single customer's whim, and the Countach is a rare case where that whim came from Formula 1 team owner Walter Wolf.

The Walter Wolf Countach and Its Influence on the LP500S

Through the mid-1970s, Walter Wolf commissioned Lamborghini to progressively modify his personal Countach LP400s, adding flared fenders, side-mounted NACA ducts for brake cooling, and pronounced front and rear spoilers that the standard road car never had. What began as one-off customization proved influential enough that Lamborghini folded those changes into its own production line, first with the LP400S and then more completely with the LP500S in 1982, the version this model represents. That path from a single customer's request to standard equipment is unusual in the supercar world, and it gives this specification real significance beyond simple styling.

Kyosho's Diecast Execution of the Widened Countach Body

NACA Ducts, Flares, and Wing Details

Kyosho renders the widened fenders and NACA duct openings with sharp, well-defined edges, the kind of crisp tooling that keeps a wedge shape looking deliberate rather than lumpy where the panels flare outward. The front air dam and rear wing sit at the correct aggressive angles, proportioned closer to the Walter Wolf originals than to the more restrained early Countach lines. Wheel arches clear the wider tires with the correct gap, avoiding the too-tucked look that undermines cheaper wedge-supercar castings.

Dark Blue Finish and Opening Panels

The dark blue finish carries genuine depth under direct light rather than reading flat, and the trim around the NACA ducts and lower rocker panels separates cleanly from the body color. Doors open on the scissor hinges that made the Countach famous for a reason beyond styling, and the front-hinged hood lifts to reveal the transverse V12 mounted just ahead of the rear axle. The zinc alloy build gives the model real weight, appropriate for a car whose real-world presence was never subtle.

A Wedge-Era Icon for a Supercar Shelf

1:18 Footprint and Display Pairing

At roughly 23 centimeters and considerably wider than earlier Lamborghinis of the same scale, this Countach commands more shelf width than its footprint alone suggests, a direct consequence of the flared bodywork this specification is built around. Displayed alongside a standard-bodied Countach or an earlier Miura, it tells a clear visual story of how far Lamborghini's design language moved in under a decade, from rounded 1960s curves to sharp-edged 1980s wedge. This is a specification worth seeking specifically for that contrast, not a generic Countach substitute.

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