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  1. Tony Ierardi

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    #3026 Tony Ierardi, Jun 10, 2009
    Hi Mike,

    There were a number of Alpine poster cars, his QV is one of them.

    The poster you're referring to in the video is a 79' updated with 80-82 wheels.

    The owner is very astute and knew what he was buying.

    Tony
     
  2. F360-1386

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    #3027 F360-1386, Jun 10, 2009
    Great pics and I think your son would be a great musician and racer for he knows the best music in the world ..... the sound of the exotic engine ...
     
  3. Jalpa_Mike

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    #3028 Jalpa_Mike, Jun 10, 2009
    Thanks Tony! I knew you would know the whole story! :)

    Mike
     
  4. gamby

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    #3029 gamby, Jun 10, 2009
    That is a breathtaking shot. Immaculate shop and immaculate cars. What a lineup.
     
  5. ken qv

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    #3030 ken qv, Jun 11, 2009
    one looks familiar....maybe
     
  6. Jota 5084

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    #3031 Jota 5084, Jun 11, 2009
    Worth watching again, yes indeed.

    But were is the post from you we all are waiting for? ;-) I thought the parcel from Eurospares arrived? ;-)
     
  7. Jota 5084

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    #3032 Jota 5084, Jun 11, 2009
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    Here is an intresting car that seems to be #1120050 according to the ILR. Still sleeping in a barn in Sweden?
    The two dots at the headlights are “headlightswasher”,required in Sweden at those days.

    http://lambo.dk/cars/countach/lp400/lp4001.htm

    The wing is claimed to be an original from factory, maybe our “wingman” Emilio can enlighten us? :)

    http://lambo.dk/cars/countach/lp400/lp4002.htm

    The pics are copyright by Michael Pedersen.

    The pic of the Diablo is taken by me in the mid 90`s, this car seems to have the same bull sticker as the LP400.
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  8. EMILIO

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    #3033 EMILIO, Jun 11, 2009
    it looks quite like an early 400S wing...but i cannot confirm from these 2 pics alone, sorry
     
  9. Tony Ierardi

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    #3034 Tony Ierardi, Jun 11, 2009
    That is a blacked out version of the same wing on 1036, came out in 79'

    Tony
     
  10. EMILIO

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    #3035 EMILIO, Jun 11, 2009
    or a good replica of the same item

    either way i am pretty sure this LP400 car was born without it
     
  11. joe sackey

    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ

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    #3036 joe sackey, Jun 11, 2009
    Its possible it is a wing purchased from the factory.

    But it is not the first wing fitted on a Countach by the factory.

    The first tail wing mounted by the works was on Walter Wolf's 1120148 in the fall of 1975.

    Even earlier than that, he had a roof aerofoil fitted to 1120006 in the spring of 1974.
     
  12. joe sackey

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    #3037 joe sackey, Jun 11, 2009
    Fabulous image!
     
  13. joe sackey

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    #3038 joe sackey, Jun 11, 2009
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  14. joe sackey

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  15. joe sackey

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    #3040 joe sackey, Jun 11, 2009
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    1121002's livery was the same dark blue with gold accents as his Formula One cars had... shown here at Geneva in 1978 minus the wing!
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  17. gamby

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    #3042 gamby, Jun 11, 2009
    Please keep the LP400S love coming, joe. These are great pics. I won't ever get tired of seeing more.
     
  18. NSXER

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    #3043 NSXER, Jun 11, 2009
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    I LOVE this picture!
    Interesting mirrors as well

    Brian
     
  19. SMS

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    #3044 SMS, Jun 12, 2009
    I still have a rotary dial telephone, just to pay due respect to this car.
     
  20. joe sackey

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    #3045 joe sackey, Jun 12, 2009
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    In one of our conversations he mentioned that the mirrors he had on 1120202 were the same gold-plated units he transferred to 1121002 (below). This makes sense because 1120202 got retro-fitted with different mirrors after Walter gave it up and the factory refurbished it.

    Obviously in the shot above where 1121002 sports the MZ plate (Mainz, Germany), somebody had stolen one of the mirrors!
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    #3047 joe sackey, Jun 12, 2009
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    30 years ago at Long Beach F1 GP... anyone who drives a post-LP400 Countach can thank this man for the parallel-linked suspension, the Pirelli P7 technology tires, the development of which he personally paid for. Thank you Walter.
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  23. Nuvolari

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    #3048 Nuvolari, Jun 12, 2009
    Does anyone (Joe, Tony, etc.) know how many factory LP400s cars were made with a periscope roof? I know there are some converted LP400's out there but I'm interested in the number of cars that left the factory as an S model with the roof.
     
  24. joe sackey

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    #3049 joe sackey, Jun 12, 2009
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    Nowadays. His best friend is Bernie Ecclestone from the days when Berni ran the rival Alfa team. Here he is recently (left) with Ron Dennis and World Formula One Driving Champion Lewis Hamilton. Another image with his lady. Last we spoke he had 2 Lamborghinis and 2 Ferraris. Very enthusiastic guy, not hard to see why he is super-successful at whatever he does.
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  25. joe sackey

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    #3050 joe sackey, Jun 12, 2009
    Any LP400S that left the factory with a Periscopa roof did so because the factory simply used an LP400 as the donor.

    I will have to check on this but off the top of my head there is 1121030 for example.

    The Wolf cars (1120148 & 1120202), the Silveira car (1120222) and the Spazzapan car in the San Diego Museum dont really count 'cos they are really LP400 Speciales...
     
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