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  1. LC3929

    LC3929 Formula Junior

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    #1026 LC3929, May 31, 2008
    Emilio, are you convinced now? This definitively is an LP400. The interior picture recently posted by posteriore140 proves that. Furthermore it is stated in Sport Auto, issue 7/1981 that this car started life as an LP400.
     
  2. Christian.Fr

    Christian.Fr Two Time F1 World Champ

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    #1027 Christian.Fr, May 31, 2008
    i love this car! white, red, black... too much sexy car.
     
  3. GIOTTO

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    #1028 GIOTTO, May 31, 2008
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  4. raymondQV

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    #1029 raymondQV, May 31, 2008
    That picture is from Sport Auto 12/82 I wanted to scan...
     
  5. EMILIO

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    #1030 EMILIO, May 31, 2008
    yes, LP400
    you were right and BTW i know the car
     
  6. LC3929

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    #1031 LC3929, May 31, 2008
    on the right side of the dashboard there are some red letters. They say "lais power". This was the name of the garage of Mr. Walter Lais who later became a Ferrari dealer. When I was a boy, he sent a LP5000S and a Silhouette sales brochure to me. Very kind man.
     
  7. LC3929

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    #1032 LC3929, May 31, 2008
    Later repainted in yellow?
     
  8. EMILIO

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    #1033 EMILIO, May 31, 2008
    yes, same car

    note the periscope roof has been filled outside but you can still see it inside
     
  9. LC3929

    LC3929 Formula Junior

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    #1034 LC3929, May 31, 2008
    In which picture can we see the periscope roof inside?
     
  10. EMILIO

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    #1035 EMILIO, May 31, 2008
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    not from pics, in person

    all blue leather and yellow wheels
     
  11. EMILIO

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    #1036 EMILIO, May 31, 2008
    MP's beauty!
    i loved the car in original color with gold wheels, still it does look good in this new livery
     
  12. islerodreaming

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    #1037 islerodreaming, Jun 2, 2008
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    Okay, question?

    It appears that the factory converted 4 CT's to Wolf spec - 2 with the suspension, 2 without.

    I remember reading an article by Mel Nicols as a young bloke concerning a red CT which was the factory S1 development mule - tan interior, Blaupunkt Berlin stereo, no wing, bravos, Wolf style flares, no front spoiler, flag mirrors - apparently very quick: any idea which chassis this is and where is it now??

    John
     
  13. wolfing

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    #1038 wolfing, Jun 2, 2008
    Hallo, can you remember the name of the magazine to have the article?Years?and maybe numebr of magazine?thank's
     
  14. islerodreaming

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    #1039 islerodreaming, Jun 2, 2008
    Out here it was Sports Car World about the end of 1977 - I think it was a re-print from an earlier Car magazine article..
     
  15. EMILIO

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    #1040 EMILIO, Jun 2, 2008
    CAR n°1 1978
     
  16. wolfing

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    #1041 wolfing, Jun 2, 2008
    grazie!hai ricevuto la mia email per il lamboparty?che fai vieni?ciao
     
  17. EMILIO

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    #1042 EMILIO, Jun 2, 2008
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    there is one CAR on e bay right now! :)
     
  18. joe sackey

    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ

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    #1043 joe sackey, Jun 2, 2008
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    John: As Emilio mentioned, it is the JANUARY 1978 issue of England's CAR magazine. Clearly, this Countach had a "hot" motor. Nichols calculated that with this car's gearing of 25.8 mph per 1000 rpm (as compared to the standard car's 23 mph/1000), that they had seen a true 194 mph that day with a little more to come he thought. This was a parallel-linked suspension car, the factory's own 'Muletta' built up from a standard LP400. Nichols visited the factory in the fall of 1977.

    Quick, but not the quickest. Wolf told me personally that he had Dallara Automobili/Cosworth Engineering build a 480bhp engine for them and he saw in excess of 200 mph with that unit. The works did a similar unit for Sheldon Brooks and it too was Autostrada timed at over 200 true. Just how reliable these units were I have no idea...

    JS
     
  19. SMS

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    #1044 SMS, Jun 2, 2008
    It must have been a heck of a motor to push a Brooks' bumper car thru the wind to 200+...;)
     
  20. joe sackey

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    #1045 joe sackey, Jun 2, 2008
    Something tells me that was before the bumpers went on. BUT, I don't doubt the terminal velocity numbers, I just doubt the reliability of those motors.... as you'll note, the standard S1/LP400 motors are significantly detuned...
     
  21. islerodreaming

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    #1046 islerodreaming, Jun 3, 2008
    Thanks Joe andEmilio

    Do we know which chassis this car was and where it finished up??

    John
     
  22. islerodreaming

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    #1047 islerodreaming, Jun 3, 2008
    Emilio

    Ebay where?? I have the Sports Car World issue somewhere but I am sure that the Car issue would have been more in depth..

    John
     
  23. EMILIO

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    #1048 EMILIO, Jun 3, 2008
  24. islerodreaming

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    #1049 islerodreaming, Jun 3, 2008
  25. EMILIO

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    #1050 EMILIO, Jun 3, 2008
    it is a very nice article ! :)
     
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