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  1. LC3929

    LC3929 Formula Junior

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    #1626 LC3929, Jul 16, 2008
    After having returned to my home I checked my e-mails. Yes, it was you who pointed at the headrests and the minichamps model. Well done! Nevertheless, I remember having discussed 1120002 with posteriore140 years ago. He's a very good man, too!
     
  2. EMILIO

    EMILIO F1 Veteran

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    #1627 EMILIO, Jul 16, 2008
    as Paratelli?

    could you post 2 pics of the different headrest to see the variants?

    grazie
     
  3. Graphicar

    Graphicar Karting

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    #1628 Graphicar, Jul 16, 2008
    I know... He has an excellent knowledge of details.
     
  4. Graphicar

    Graphicar Karting

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    #1629 Graphicar, Jul 16, 2008
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    Yes, Paratelli. This pic show the 1120004 seats with its characteristic headrest. In the 1120002 are of the same kind.

    Ciao

    Lorenzo
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  5. Marcello

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    #1630 Marcello, Jul 16, 2008
  6. posteriore140

    posteriore140 Karting

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    #1631 posteriore140, Jul 16, 2008
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  7. Marcello

    Marcello Formula 3

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    #1632 Marcello, Jul 16, 2008
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    Ok guys, very interesting!
    So this is not #1120002?
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  8. Marcello

    Marcello Formula 3

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    #1633 Marcello, Jul 16, 2008
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    Ok, that is 100% clear, you and Christian are right,, good work!

    Here's a picture of the interior, clearly naturale, NOT tobacco, agree!

    I also belief many cars on display at this Belgium exhibition were owned by Roland d'Ieteren,
    the man behind Volkswagen Belgium and Carglass.

    And another picture I had in my files of the show, badge, naturale Paratelli headrests.

    All LP400 historians: update your files!

    Ciao!
    Marcello
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  9. Marcello

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    #1634 Marcello, Jul 16, 2008
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    Next question is (if we all agree) is the Giallo Fly/Tabacco car pictured at the airport the Papa Papallardo #1120040?
    Sleepness nights in Olanda...Ciao!
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  10. Graphicar

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    #1635 Graphicar, Jul 16, 2008
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  11. Graphicar

    Graphicar Karting

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    #1636 Graphicar, Jul 16, 2008
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  12. Marcello

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    #1637 Marcello, Jul 16, 2008
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    Also note the small round turning light, just like on 1120001....in Verde scuro livery that is...

    Even more evidence...

    PS: the front bumper fitness is not really production ready either.
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  13. Graphicar

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    #1638 Graphicar, Jul 16, 2008
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    A sleepless night also in Italy...

    These are tow picture of 1120002 interior. Note the silver selector and the black dashboard. Usually cars with an interior in "naturale" colour have a dark brown dashboard and the selector of the gear lever is always black (both noticed by LC3929!!).

    I think the Countach in the brochure is a 1975's car. Its EE plate number is closer to the one of the first special Wolf's Countach than the Wolf's white LP400 #1120006.

    Lorenzo
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  14. Graphicar

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    #1639 Graphicar, Jul 16, 2008
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    Orininally it was square, and the bumper was better fixed...
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  15. joe sackey

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    #1640 joe sackey, Jul 16, 2008
    Wow, this thread rules. Information overload!

    BTW 1120008 also had the silver shift gate at new for sure...
     
  16. Countachqv

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    #1641 Countachqv, Jul 16, 2008
    Hold on here! this pict shows a red car. Registry shows a silver car with red int photographed by Franco Zagari. Not the same at all. the registry shows a 5 vents car. Someone is wrong.
    I beleive that car in curently in OH, USA and Jim Kaminski knows the owner who also has a Muira. Has anyone reached Jim K. to verify if 004 was ever red or silver? Is the owner reading this thread? It should be simple to clarify this.
     
  17. Nembo1777

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    #1642 Nembo1777, Jul 17, 2008
    Hello all, back from Le Mans Classic which was unbelievable, mark your calendars for 2010! I was busy racing in grid 4 so did not have much time to go in the club corrals but I still had a chance to go take a look, there were about 15 Lambos, several Countaches but no periscopas, I took some photos of the S versions, am not into 25th anniversaries. They are paper photos and I will only get them tuesday. Will post pix then.

    I met Pierre Le Mounier a pillar of the French Lambo club for decades, he still has his beloved blue Uracco, we had not met since...1984(!) when we were junior members and I got too busy doing the French karting championship.
    No Miuras, 2 Uraccos, Edmond Ciclet and his 350GT, 1 yellow Espada, wonder if that is original, some modern Lamborgaudis.

    Until then, best regards,

    Marc
     
  18. EMILIO

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    #1643 EMILIO, Jul 17, 2008
    ciao Marc!

    tks for taking pics of the lambos: i will wait for them to come! :)

    blue S was there?
     
  19. Marcello

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    #1644 Marcello, Jul 17, 2008
    Good morning!

    Very nice observation, the gearselector!

    So the brochure airport car could very well be #1120082? Would't that be something Christian!!

    Ciao tutti!
    Marcello
     
  20. Marcello

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    #1645 Marcello, Jul 17, 2008
    Don't blame us, you've started this thread, and now look what happens....una giornata particolare.

    Forza Countach!
     
  21. Marcello

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    #1646 Marcello, Jul 17, 2008
    So what else can we say about the history of #1120002?

    Is it really the 1974 Geneva Salon LP400? Any pictures of that? with the little square turning lights?

    And was it sold through Achilli Motors to Empress Farah Diba of Iran and painted Rosso Granada?

    Engine removed/changed at one point and painted yellow again, fitted with the small round turning lights,
    and now in belgium?

    what else is there to rewrite?
     
  22. EMILIO

    EMILIO F1 Veteran

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    #1647 EMILIO, Jul 17, 2008
    what about the car on the LP400 owner'smanual?

    i have heard the first LPs (lnot only some 2-3 cars, more some 20-30) were delivered without the manual, correct?
     
  23. Marcello

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    #1648 Marcello, Jul 17, 2008
    Me too!
    Please note we have a 350 GT, Espada, Urraco and Countach thread here,
    it would be nice too see the pictures there.

    Ciao!
    Marcello
     
  24. Jota 5084

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    #1649 Jota 5084, Jul 17, 2008
    Norwegian collector, he has an nice collection including the Sinatra Miura.
     
  25. LC3929

    LC3929 Formula Junior

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    #1650 LC3929, Jul 17, 2008
    Yes the brochure car could be 1120082. This would be great!!!

    Very probably the brochure car is not 1120040.

    I can say that I received a lot of contemporary photos of 1120082 (many thanks again, posteriore140!!!). Comparing the factory brochure photos and the period photos of 1120082, you can see that there are only two differences:

    1) 1120082 has mirrors, the brochure car not. But the mirrors were fitted later in Japan
    2) 1120082 has different, aftermarket turn signal lights, fitted later in Japan

    So 1120082 had exactly the same look as the brochure car when leaving the factory. It definively is a candidate.

    I am currently working on the subject, together with Graphicar (Lorenzo). So let's see what we find out...

    Now I must leave for a business trip to Italy. I am sorry not to be able to follow the discussion here in the next days.
     
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