[REVIEW] Ferra-Fri-Day? Suck It, Prancing Pony. Here's a Bull.

I mean... it's the Lamborghini Countach.

First off, as my good friend EL_ULY would say:

CONCOURS d'MODELLA TIIIME!!! (Cue the explosion please!!!)

The Countach! What more can I say? Idolized by everyone. Car porn for DAYS. Yes, it has a useless wing that actually makes it heavier without contributing anything whatsoever in downforce, effectively complicating and subtracting lightness. But who cares?? It's a Countach!

When I was young I used to get one Bburago per year for Sinterklaas (Dutch holiday with presents on December 5th. Here is an excellent primer on the holiday.), netting me a nice collection of three of my favorite cars: Jag E-type coupe, Porsche 356 coupe, and this Countach. The Countach was my second favorite of the bunch, after the Porsche, because Porsche.

Accuracy and Design: (8/10)

The scaling is pretty good on this guy, panel gaps are decent for a 1:18, everything opens and closes as it should (one door stays open by itself, the other doesn't, unfortunately), and the paint is really nice, even after being subjected to dust for a good number of years, travelling across an ocean in a shipping container, and living with me in my college dorm room. The plastic emblems on the back are a nice touch, though they wobble a little bit.

Fit and Finish: (7/10)

Like I said, one door closes by itself (safety hazard, if I might say so), and the emblems wobble. But the whole car body is metal, save the boot lid + spoiler, it has a nice weight to it, and the wheels are just super cool. The rear tires, however, are a bit rounded, resulting in a subpar contact patch.

Doors open, frunk opens, engine compartment opens, boot opens, steeringwheel turns the wheels (kind of), so the usual Bburago goodies are present. The engine compartment is also nicely detailed with visible header cover with silver Lamborghini emblem and red plug wires.

The interior is nicely appointed, with an open shiftgate (perpetually stuck in 4th gear), red seatbelts, an open ashtray (it was the '80s, afterall), and nice decals for the dash.

The funniest thing about this model, to me, is that the frunk has a spare wheel, but it looks like the wheel from a Bugatti EB110.

Value: (9/10)

For me it was a 10/10 because it was a present and therefore free. But looking around the interwebz, they mostly seem to go for around $30, which really isn't bad at all for this model!

Rarity: (4/10)

There are a lot of these available on Ebay, in multiple colors, too, ranging from lime green, to orange, to white, red, black, you name it. But I still love it.

Oh, and should you get it? HELL YEAH!! I mean... It's a Countach.

That famous rearview visibility!