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  1. 2aftercannonball

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    #251 2aftercannonball, Dec 2, 2006
    Tell her a mild solvent will take that right off.
     
  2. joe sackey

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    #252 joe sackey, Dec 2, 2006
    Oh no, I dont want to encourage her!!

    Joe
     
  3. thecarreaper

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    #253 thecarreaper, Dec 2, 2006
    gosh, could you imagine the look on Joe's face when he comes home...

    " hi Joe, while you were out i used some simple green and wiped off the grafitti on the cars dash !!!! some of the little hairs of the dash wiped off too though.... "

    :)
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  4. fiorano94

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    #254 fiorano94, Dec 2, 2006
    +1
     
  5. FredParoutaud

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  6. joe sackey

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    #256 joe sackey, Dec 3, 2006
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    You gotta give some guys "A" for trying (glutton for punishment also comes to mind...), but since Fred is SOOO concerned about people being "misled", I just cant let this one go as I dont want you guys to be....misled.

    FACT: the indentation in the roof of the LP400 Countach IS NOT for the rear view mirror!!! (as stated by Fred above)
    So technically, Fred is misleading you. Hey Fred, what goes around comes around..... ;-)

    The indentation on the LP400 roof is a purely symbolic design feature carried over from the original LP500 prototype, perhaps to pay homage to the concept of that first car. The original LP500 was supposed to use a genuine double-mirror periscope system for rear view, but as is often the case it was abandoned in favor of a simple rear-view mirror attached to the windscreen for the production car. The rear view mirror of an LP400 views directly through the flat window that seperates cabin from engine cover. You can see this clearly in the rear shot of the red car below.
    Other than looking damned cool and acting as a nice little skylight, the feature is useless in a production LP400.
    The LP400 gained its "Periscopa" nickname from the mecahnics at the 'works' who ascribed it that moniker in deference to its roof feature. So, Periscopa is an unofficial name for the car used most often by insiders or enthusiasts.

    Ive been saying for some time on this site that when it comes to Miuras and Countachs, certain people make declarations and proclamations without knowing what they are talking about.....
    Unless you actually OWN and LIVE with an LP400, it is easy to make the mistake Fred made. Still, I give him "A" for trying.

    The images posted below are to illustrate the points Ive made above. Excuse the re-posts.

    Joe
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    #258 joe sackey, Dec 3, 2006
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    Current custodian of the Shah's former LP400 (which he GAVE to his son for passing his exams!) states that the car is alive and reasonably well in Iran, as reported to the Lamborghiniregistry.
    It is finished in "Rosso Granada". His Royal Highness Loved lambos...

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  9. wbaeumer

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    #259 wbaeumer, Dec 3, 2006
    heheheeee...I love the girls!!!

    Ciao!
    Walter
     
  10. wbaeumer

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    #260 wbaeumer, Dec 3, 2006
    Joe, is the car located in the museum outside Teheran that hosts the Shah-collection, among them the fabeled Ferrari Superfast and the incredible Mercedes 500K "Autobahnkurier"?

    Ciao!
    Walter
     
  11. alan

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    #261 alan, Dec 3, 2006
    love those lp500 pictures , any more joe? the rarer the better!
     
  12. joe sackey

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    #262 joe sackey, Dec 3, 2006
    ...ding, ding, ding, and Walter wins the prize!

    Joe
     
  13. wbaeumer

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    #263 wbaeumer, Dec 3, 2006
    ...a prize??? For me??? A free ticket for Disneyland??? A one year subscription of Hustler magazin??? Alcohol for the rest of my live? A refrigerator??? The "Best Of"-album from Liberace??

    C`mon Joeyyyyyyy, tell me what I get...!!

    Ciao!
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  14. joe sackey

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    #264 joe sackey, Dec 3, 2006
    Arrangements are currently being made, and Im sure youll find her to be a great source of entertainment.... ;-)

    Joe
     
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    #265 joe sackey, Dec 3, 2006
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    Ok. Sort of in chronological order, until its 'demise'.

    Who can tell me who the brown and black suited men in the Geneva Salon image are?? Cmon, everybody should know this...

    Joe
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    #266 joe sackey, Dec 4, 2006
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    Famed racecars such as Maserati's Birdcage and Ferrari's 250LM used tubular space frame chassis to great effect. So did Porsche's all-conquering 917K.

    Stanzani decided that chassis-flex experienced in the Miura was to be a thing of the past and he commissioned Marchesi to build a rigid tubular space-frame chassis for the Countach at his shop down the street from Sant Agata.

    The result was an engineering work of art, and Machesi went on to make all the Countach chassis (LP400 to Annivesario), weighing in at just 90kg/198 lbs.

    The last illustration of a Countach with front and rear damage when journalists "offed" it at speed in 1975, shows the chassis' strength. Damaged heavily front & rear, the doors still operate.

    Joe
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  18. wbaeumer

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    #268 wbaeumer, Dec 4, 2006
    And this chassis was the reason why the Countach is such a better car to drive than the fabeled Miura!

    Ciao!
    Walter
     
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    #269 mcg, Dec 4, 2006
    Is it true that Mr. Wallace loaded the front of the crash test car with radiator cores for better deformation results?

    Andy
     
  20. Miura Jota

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    #270 Miura Jota, Dec 4, 2006
    So who is that guy ?


    P.S. I love this thread
    and I love the fact it's becoming more knowledgable .
     
  21. SMS

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    #271 SMS, Dec 4, 2006
    I'm almost certain that the secretary sitting at the desk is Rosanne Rodanna-Danna.
     
  22. joe sackey

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    #272 joe sackey, Dec 4, 2006
    Thanks for posting.
     
  23. joe sackey

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    #273 joe sackey, Dec 4, 2006
    Bingo.

    Joe
     
  24. audihenry

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    #274 audihenry, Dec 4, 2006
    What price do Countaches fetch these days? I don't know the various versions of it.
     
  25. joe sackey

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    #275 joe sackey, Dec 4, 2006
    What about the guys....?
    Joe
     
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