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Countach Downdraft 1985 to 1988.5

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  1. Thanks for this valuable information. Very curious about the output of the other three cars.
     
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    Believe me it got a fine coating of soot & dust after the adventures of the August car weekend @ Pebble Beach, besides I have a thing about taking care of stuff.

    I think it's simply that nowadays we have more time to assemble these units carefully with better methods.
     
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    Happy to be either the messenger or the instigator, either way you'll read about it in this thread.
     
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    Interesting comp ratio, 10.5 -1 far cry from stock
     
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    10.5 comp (versus stock 9.5-1 ) blue printed and balanced 2017 dyno and computer availability, 24 hp over stock,
     
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    Precisely why the compression ratio was volunteered.

    It's essentially a new car, it would be a shame to not keep it this way.

    Sounds about right, more tests to come, as mentioned above.
     
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    Harry I have followed your on-again off-again romance with the wing over the years and it's fun to see.

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    I do believe you, we have the same 'thing' about cleaning an taking care of stuff.

    :)
     
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    Great picture ,the E in burgundy looks awesome, getting a fettish for the coupe.
     
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    True but the wing over dominates the look of the Countach, which is a shame once you realise how wonderful Gandini's design was in the first place.. Photo taken on Route Napoleon earlier today..
     
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    Route Napoleon in a Downdraft!

    That is awesome Harry, thank you for sharing.

    By the way, you'll be pleased to learn that another of your esteemed company's British cars joined the family yesterday, the ninth (9th) full-size Range Rover in 25 years, V8 5.0 Supercharged of course, I guess we are almost addicted to them as we are Countachs, so do we win some sort of prize from JLR?

    All I need now is the 288 GTO next to the Downdraft.

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    My words since 15 years, couldn't express better !
     
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    When I look at this image of this famous Bologna-registered Downdraft , I can't help but agree with Harry & yourself.
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    Countach is all about basic simple beautiful lines,wich is interrupted by muscular items such as the shoebox air scoops,louvers,nearly horisontal side windows, and the biggest tires ever,at the time, brilliant.
     
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    The Countach is anything but simple from a design perspective.
     
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    Respectfully disagree. It is based on slightly curved surfaces, from front to back. Then interypted by necessities for function. Wich blended inn to a very cool design combo.
     
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    Pretty much! The design of the '71 LP500 is brilliantly simple, nothing sticked out of it, it rather featured a periscope mirror being sucked in, haha. I like it more than Lp400. Very pure. It's so sad the car is gone.
    The car is simple looking with dramatically angled surfaces. I've once modeled it in SolidWorks, it was pure joy to feel it throughout. The Countach also shares similarity with Bertone-Lancia Stratos (not Stratos Zero, I mean) in the design of the rear quarter panel.

    ;)

    p.s. I wanted to model a Lamborghini Bravo as well, but it turned out much much harder than it looks at first glance. The hidden curves of the windows cannot be seen, so it's hard to comprehend the right shape.
     
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    Agreed.

    Perhaps something is lost in translation, but, I think we can all agree that the LP500, the LP400 prototype, and the production LP400 are the 'cleanest' or 'purest' of the Countach designs.

    That said, I don't think the Countach is a 'simple' Gandini design, in the way his Renault 5, for example, was, personally I think the Countach is an avantegarde cutting-edge design, well ahead of it's time, making magic out of some trapezoidal shapes and a low and wide stance. There is actually a lot going on with the Countach design to form a peerless brutal beauty, which is one of the things makes it so aesthetically appealing.
     
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