Countach, the ultimate supercar - Page 217

Euro QV · #**4321** 11-06-2009, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Tony Ierardi

Thanks guys.

Here is a peek at what I have been up to...

Damn Tony. I take it that engine is from the Cannonball Countach. The thing looks better than new. Impeccable work, as always.

John

**joe sackey** · #**4322** 11-06-2009, 09:47 PM

From the Bertone SpA archives.

**joe sackey** · #**4323** 11-06-2009, 10:07 PM

The famed 1974 CAR magazine properly scanned.

**joe sackey** · #**4324** 11-06-2009, 10:16 PM

The feature car that Doug Blain uses in the 1974 CAR article. Confusingly, he refers to it as the 9th Countach, although we know it to be 1120008...

**joe sackey** · #**4325** 11-06-2009, 10:20 PM

23 years later CAR did a piece called The History of the Supercar focusing on the Countach and featuring some familiar cars...

**joe sackey** · #**4326** 11-06-2009, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by joe sackey

The famed 1974 CAR magazine properly scanned.

FWIW looks like I added the 1975 article also...

Peter K. · #**4327** 11-07-2009, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by joe sackey

Apparently so.

The work is being carried out to a high standard by Bobileff Motorcar Co.

Joe, can you post some info/pictures about Blu Notte? I think I've seen only one Countach in that color. What years was the color available? What models? How close was it to the Blu Met.?
What blues were period correct for '78?
I like my Blu Met.. I like Blu Tahiti a little bit better but it is not period correct, right? I'm not a fan the my original color Blu Acapulco.

**EMILIO** · #**4328** 11-07-2009, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Peter K.

Joe, can you post some info/pictures about Blu Notte? I think I've seen only one Countach in that color. What years was the color available? What models? How close was it to the Blu Met.?
What blues were period correct for '78?
I like my Blu Met.. I like Blu Tahiti a little bit better but it is not period correct, right? I'm not a fan the my original color Blu Acapulco.

blue tahiti is period correct, Peter
in fact it was used on Series 1 cars

**joe sackey** · #**4329** 11-07-2009, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Peter K.

Joe, can you post some info/pictures about Blu Notte? I think I've seen only one Countach in that color. What years was the color available? What models? How close was it to the Blu Met.?
What blues were period correct for '78?
I like my Blu Met.. I like Blu Tahiti a little bit better but it is not period correct, right? I'm not a fan the my original color Blu Acapulco.

Peter:

Lots of examples of Blu Notte on the Miura thread. See Miura SV 4870, and Michael Kadoorie's P400S which I recently posted which still has its original Blu Notte paint. Blu Notte was used in the LP400 production (1974 to early 1978), and the only LP400S S1 that I have on record as receiving this color is 1121028, the 164th Countach completed October the 26th 1978.

Blue Metallic has more silver in it to my eye, less of a blue-black tint.

Blu Tahiti WAS correct for LP400S S1, such as 1121016 and 1121038 (as Emilio points out) and a few others, I cant remember right now.

Your car was also originally Blu Acapulco Metallizzato which has that purplish tint as you know. Personally, I love that color, and it was used sparingly in production, all the way up to Annivesario.

**joe sackey** · #**4330** 11-07-2009, 06:20 PM

I found some samples with PPG paint codes, just for fun, not that these colors mean anything as represented on our screens.

As arranged from left:

2-463-643 Blu Metallizzato

2-463-739 Blu Tahiti

2-463-924 Blu Acapulco

**joe sackey** · #**4331** 11-07-2009, 11:26 PM

A question for Raymond (or anyone else that knows): do you know if 1120001 has adjustable struts? Which begs the obvious question, any images?

**joe sackey** · #**4332** 11-08-2009, 12:23 AM

Fiamm 6ME5 (12V) battery as originally used in some LP400 and LP400S S.

raymondQV · #**4333** 11-08-2009, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by joe sackey

A question for Raymond (or anyone else that knows): do you know if 1120001 has adjustable struts? Which begs the obvious question, any images?

Yes, it has adjustable Koni's. Unfortunately no images taken in 2000...

**joe sackey** · #**4334** 11-08-2009, 02:31 AM

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Originally Posted by raymondQV

Yes, it has adjustable Koni's. Unfortunately no images taken in 2000...

Thanks! That explains its stance.

LC3929 · #**4335** 11-08-2009, 11:28 AM

Photo made in the bar at Dorint hotel, Nuerburgring. 1120022. The original photo is hanging on the wall there.

**EMILIO** · #**4336** 11-08-2009, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by LC3929

Photo made in the bar at Dorint hotel, Nuerburgring. 1120022. The original photo is hanging on the wall there.

looked really nice and at the right place !

even in its "Wolf-a-like" shape

**joe sackey** · #**4337** 11-08-2009, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by LC3929

Photo made in the bar at Dorint hotel, Nuerburgring. 1120022. The original photo is hanging on the wall there.

Christian:

This is a fantastic image. Because it illustrates why they had to go from double wishbones to parallel links for the real LP400S production cars. Look at the negative camber being generated in the rear wheels through aggressive/high-speed cornering. In fact, in Wolf's first wide-wheeled car (1120148), double wishbones were still in place, as with this privateer conversion of an LP400 upon 1120022. The problem Wolf experienced was corrected by chassis genius Ingegnere Gian Paolo Dallara with 1120202, which has parallel links, and the rest as they say is history...

Lel · #**4338** 11-08-2009, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by joe sackey

Christian:

This is a fantastic image. Because it illustrates why they had to go from double wishbones to parallel links for the real LP400S production cars. Look at the negative camber being generated in the rear wheels through aggressive/high-speed cornering. In fact, in Wolf's first wide-wheeled car (1120148), double wishbones were still in place, as with this privateer conversion of an LP400 upon 1120022. The problem Wolf experienced was corrected by chassis genius Ingegnere Gian Paolo Dallara with 1120202, which has parallel links, and the rest as they say is history...

Sorry Joe!

1120022 got the parallel link when it was rebuilt to this "Wolf S" disguise and so it has on this pic. When I returned it back to normal LP400 look I let the parallel link remain. It is probably the only narrow Countach with parallel links, maybe thats the reason I later lost control of the car.

Best Regards

Lars-Erik

**joe sackey** · #**4339** 11-08-2009, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Lel

Sorry Joe!

1120022 got the parallel link when it was rebuilt to this "Wolf S" disguise and so it has on this pic. When I returned it back to normal LP400 look I let the parallel link remain. It is probably the only narrow Countach with parallel links, maybe thats the reason I later lost control of the car.

Best Regards

Lars-Erik

Lars-Erik: pictures please.

If it had parallel links, it indeed has a narrower total rear track than an LP400S, and judging from the pic above, they were not very effective.

When Dallara engineered the parallel link setup for the LP400S, it made it a very planted car thru turns, as owners of S1 cars will attest.

**BlueBiturbo** · #**4340** 11-08-2009, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by joe sackey

Christian:

This is a fantastic image. Because it illustrates why they had to go from double wishbones to parallel links for the real LP400S production cars. Look at the negative camber being generated in the rear wheels through aggressive/high-speed cornering. In fact, in Wolf's first wide-wheeled car (1120148), double wishbones were still in place, as with this privateer conversion of an LP400 upon 1120022. The problem Wolf experienced was corrected by chassis genius Ingegnere Gian Paolo Dallara with 1120202, which has parallel links, and the rest as they say is history...

Maybe you meant the rear wheels has positive camber during high speed cornering?