Allow us to set a scene for you: It's 1991. You're a Japanese tuner trying to make a name for yourself. You've booked a stand at the Geneva Motor Show and you want — no, you need — to create something that will blow minds. What do you do? If you're Ryoji Yamazaki, you deface and defile the iconic supercar of the era, then slather it in puke-green paint.
The car he built is called the Sogna, and you can buy it... for a little over $3 mil.
Car-obsessed children of the '80s will recognize the wheels instantly. They're from the venerable — and certifiable — Lamborghini Countach, posters of which dotted countless bedroom walls. For reasons that eludue us, Yamazaki thought he could make the already insane Countach even more insane, so he built a custom aluminum exterior freeing the Countach from its angular lines. The oddly bulbous body features strakes and vents that never saw a wind tunnel and a misshapen rear end that looks like an angry alien with a case of the clap.
Like all the best concepts, Yamazaki's creation didn't run when it appeared in 1991. It took him three more years to get the 455 horsepower V12 sorted out, but when he did, he claimed the car was good for 186 mph. Not that you'd want to test that with the car's questionable aerodynamics.
Yamazaki intended to create a handful of Sognas, but the gods smiled upon us and derailed his plan. The one car remains, with a price tag that could fill your garage with a LaFerrari, a few Rolls-Royces, and a Countach for every day of the week.
If you're wondering, Sogna is Italian for "dreams." Or "gull-winged nightmare."
