You can always count on there being some mad LB Works projects at the Tokyo Auto Salon, and this year we were treated to a wild Liberty Walk Countach.
Let’s face it, even by modified aftermarket standards, Liberty Walk is a company which isn’t afraid of being bold. Its fabricators will happily cut into original fenders and replace them with visually extreme wide arches, flares, and (mostly cosmetic) aero. Partly inspired by the bosozoku, it’s a company fueled by rebellion – the people involved are the kind of enthusiasts who will gladly cut up a Ferrari F40 without thinking twice. And so, it makes perfect sense that the latest ‘LB Works’ creation uses a Lamborghini Countach as its base.
The Lamborghini Countach is a rebellious car by nature – you only have to look at it to understand that. From the factory, its styling was all about eye-catching bravado, so anything done to it to enhance that aesthetic would be in keeping with the Countach’s core DNA. In fact, when a company like Liberty Walk dares to touch a classic vehicle, people like myself will often write throwaway phrases about ‘angering purists’. But, for once, that doesn’t apply here. There was nothing pure about the Countach to begin with.
What does the kit involve?
The obvious place to start when analyzing this new made-to-order kit is the fenders. They’re suitably beefy with a bolt-on aesthetic, which is in contrast to the smoother blends found on LB’s other recent project, the Abarth 595. Liberty Walk has also been known for its line of ‘Super Silhouette’-style kits recently, but this one is much more back to basics.
The wider arches flow into stocky sideskirts and bumpers, complete with ducting and canards. At the front, you’ll find a splitter attached to the bumper for extra ‘racecar’ points, and the same can be said for the motorsport-style diffuser at the back.
Of course, a build like this demands a large chassis-mounted rear wing, and Liberty Walk hasn’t disappointed in that department either.
Elsewhere, you’ll find touches like a redesigned rear light bar, upwards-facing quad-exit exhaust tailpipes, and a modern-style intake on the front bumper. Liberty Walk has even added classic circular wing mirrors.
There’s a lot going on with this car; some of it you might love, some of it you might not. Ultimately though, it doesn’t really matter what you or I think about it. As Wataru Kato, Founder of Liberty Walk, reasoned on his official Instagram page, “We are doing whatever we want.”
