- Lamborghini has no plans to capitalize on the strong demand for its classic cars by building new ones
- Lamborghini is committed to respecting its heritage and doesn’t want to modify the past
- Lamborghini also won’t give its classic cars modern upgrades, a practice known as restomodding
Lamborghini’s classic car department, Polo Storico, has the capability to build any of the brand’s iconic cars from the past entirely from scratch, as it demonstrated in 2021 with the recreation of the long-lost original Countach prototype. The car was built for a loyal customer and to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the prototype’s debut at the 1971 Geneva motor show.
However, don’t expect Polo Storico to repeat this feat, as Lamborghini has no interest in building continuation cars, Giuliano Cassataro, Polo Storico’s chief, told The Drive in an interview published on Jan. 20.
“Everything that we do will one day be history,” Cassataro said. “We don’t want to modify the past.”
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