Countach, the ultimate supercar

WWC is a Franch temporary plate...
Another white Countach at Hockenheim, Germany in 1984.
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BAH MY FAVORITE!.

 

Perhaps the one from Paris which has now the QV engine, I think there is only one tahiti blue LP400s in france, therefore it's very likely that one.

 

This is the injected 500s proto used by the factory If i recall correctly. I could check but I am pretty sure. It went back and forth the continents

 

Yes, the car has a very interesting history. It was the first 2 valve FI-factory car.

Best,

John

 

RHD
for portman englandi think

 

Si, you are correct Emilio

I have a picture in a book, where this car is unloaded from a truck in England:
The last three right-hand drive Countachs to be imported into the UK arrive ar Portman Concessionaires depot.

Ciao!
Marcello

 

Well, perhaps it was even your picture then...

Ciao!
Marcello
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I have seem that 5000 QV a few times in those days as well.
Auto Konig car, with special rear wing without flaps.
The owner liked to put stickers on the car.
Marlboro stickers, Ayrton Senna stickers, NIXDORF computers.
I also think he had a Brasilian girlfriend, in Monaco at least (always tricky these statements)

Ciao!
Marcello

 

Hi Raymond,

Here you go...
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FLA12794 - This is the VIN of my car - I have been told by some that I might have the last 2v Countach made. The car is a US injected car. (Really runs great) Titled as an 85 and I believe a production date on the door tag of very late 84 or 01/1985. I will look in the morning. Can anyone confirm or deny this last 2V stuff. I am just wondering. The cars is basically completely stock and did come from NJ, then Florida and then me. Can anyone tell me anything about the cars history? Has anyone seen it before?

Joe Frazar
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Hi Joe,

Nice car!
The letter "F" referes to 1985, "ELA" should have been a 1884 car.
Your car has the revised rocker side panels, wich became standard on european 5000 QV cars since 1988.
Perhaps this was earlier for USA cars, but not already in 1985 I think,
so that must have been an after market job.

Best regards,
Marcel

 

Joe,

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but your car is at least the second to last LP5000S. I do have FLA12795 in my files but not yet in my Registry and it is an LP5000S also.

 

One of my neighbors owned Performance Motors in Louisville Ky back in the 80's, the only dealership that sold Lamborghinis in the area. I was talking to him the other day about exotics. He sold two Countachs, one was a carbed black 86. That would make it a down draft if it was really a 86 (my car is a 85 titled as a 84). I got to wondering where that car was, I don't have the vin but with less than 20 in US it shouldn't be to hard. He said it really howled!

 

True for just about every car ever made, except Yugo's. All of them were bad.