Countach, the ultimate supercar

MP in UK i think

the car has been repainted in a purple like color and silver wheels

i loved the original colors though and i think it was the only S1 in luci del bosco: i find this color suits the S1 design

i have seen a periscopio in luci del bosco but i am not sure it looks so good

 

+1 (with and without the wing)
from some angles i find the LP400 just awesome, from other the early S look better (IMO)

Ferruccio had an S2 in white with wing so he was probably a fan of the big tyres-low body countach to

 

1121016? just 2 cars before mine

 

since we are talking about these

i like the sebring mirrors on these cars, and i find the ones with one only flat black sebring the more "racy" of all

i have seen old pics of my car with a flat black sebring and i am tempted....what do you think Joe?
Image Unavailable, Please Login
Image Unavailable, Please Login
Image Unavailable, Please Login
Image Unavailable, Please Login

 

thinking about this i got a funny idea

i am sure if we could put the 3 miura variants in front of designers, engineers and former S Agata testers-worckers 90% would choose the SV as favourite/best

if we could do the same with 3-4 countach variants (let's say for example :LP, S1, DD QV and a 25th) we would have much more splitted results

 

Of course the designer is going to say this, he is being paid to update the design. Sell the sizzle!! Ferruccio probably took a car when one was available, the first lots all being spoken for by paying customers.


I vote LP

 

couldn't be they both like the S cars more ?

and i would consider some other things:

-we should not forget that when the S came out the LP looked somewhat "dated" and many updated LP to S lookalike

-and when the S came out Ferruccio was no more owner of the factory so he could have bought whatever he liked without thinking about any other lamborghini customer

 

I wonder if he paid retail? Did he still own the tractor factory?

 

i am not sure about it ....

 

I also vote LP, but it wasn't Marcello Gandini who updated the design.

Joe is right, many LP400 enthusiasts also love the LP400 S1. These cars look so much better than the later cars (400 S3, 5000S, QV, Anniversario).

 

so who was?
i heard Gandini or Guerra designed the S

 

Not sure I agree with this. The SV may out peform the P400 and the S, but it is not the purest form of the variants. I think it just depends on your cup of tea. This is precisely why I agree with the second part of your statement regarding the Countach. I think you will get a lot of different view on its styling as well. For me, I like the purest to the prototype, the LP400.

 

My information is that the redesign was done by the factory, but I do not know whether the design can be credited to a single person. Maybe other F-chatters have more or other information?

 

The Countach is gorgeous but it is such an inconvenient uncomfortable car to drive.

 

If you have enough Passion for it, it is neither uncomfortable nor inconvenient. I'm just over 6 feet 3inches tall and since I
have never Really fit correctly in any car, I guess to me it's no big deal to have a tight fit... as far as the visibility (another common complaint)
I never really give that much thought either. Out the front it's great, and that's the direction I'm going (quickly). Out the back is great too, because
when I'm going that direction I'm looking over the back of the roof.

 

what VIN is that one so?

i think that S1 was in UK Portman brochure (i have one at home somewhere LOL )