A listing for a “Lamborghini F1 car”—paired with a Countach 5000 QV, no less—might set off your scam senses, but rest assured that this offering from the U.K.’s Furlonger Specialist Cars is real and accurate, if only on a technicality.
Excluding 1991—the singular year in which Lamborghini ran a “secret,” unsuccessful campaign under the Modena Team banner—the marque has never had a factory team in Formula 1. However, it did supply one of the best-sounding engines of F1’s best-sounding era to mid-tier cars from 1989 to 1993: the LE3512 3.5-liter V12.
Among those cars was the Lotus Type 102 seen in the art above. Citing Pistonheads, Road & Track points out that the 640-horsepower car was driven by Derek Warwick, Martin Donnelly, and Johnny Herbert for a total of 37 races across three seasons before entering a private collection. Most recently, it was mechanically restored by Lamborghini and seen briefly in the first scene of 2025’s F1 movie.
Fittingly, the fastest Lamborghini-powered vehicle is paired with the Lamborghini Countach 5000 QV, which reigned briefly as the world’s fastest production car, in the new Camel Collection offering. The final evolution of the Countach (aside from the succeeding 25th Anniversary Edition) featured a larger, more sophisticated 5.2-liter V12, as well as more aggressively flared wheel arches, a deep front spoiler, and an optional V-shaped rear wing to complement the iconic wedge-shaped supe.
This example, chassis no. FLA12848, was recently acquired by Furlonger Specialist Cars, where its Giallo painT was refreshed and overlaid with Camel cigarette sponsorship decals to match the Lotus F1 car’s livery.
No price was listed, but would-be buyers can visit Furlonger Specialist Cars’ website to inquire further.
