Countach, the ultimate supercar

Thanks, I looked up SEA awhile back and they're long since defunct...I wonder if Scottu Antonio is the namesake of company?

There's an interesting span of time between the two cars - a learning curve perhaps?!

 

Blue Countach in the booth, I'm soooo jealous.

 

Lot of holes eliminated on that car.
Now here is a case of "how far do you go?" This a respray. Then there is the removal of everything, doors, flares, lights. Probably a vast difference on the wallet.

 

very nice!
VIN?

are the bravos original magnesium wheels or alloy from ES?

 

Joe,
tks for sharing

is this awesome machine going to have also interior redone?

 

....we read the same things, Raymond!! LOL

 

cannot wait for the new stuff!

 

Blu Tahiti Met?

 

Would'nt the car get painted without the flairs then put them on after painting and chaulk all the way around. Would seem doing it the way shown the paint would build up between the body and flair etc Just my 2 cents.

 

That surprised me too. I thought they would be removed then re-applied.

 

Fabulous looking colour by the way!

 

I suspect that the flares were left on to to better match the paint as a metallic blue like that can be next to impossible to get right on panels that are right next to each other like the flares. If you look closely when the base was applied the headlights, doors, and rear inlet scoops were installed and then removed for the clear coat as they would have been cleared seperately to get better coverage.

Given the level of disassebly shown in the photos and the quality of work that comes out of Gary's shop. I am certain that not removing the flares was entirely by design.

Man that is an awesome colour. That is the great thing about the Countach, red is one of the last colours I would want it in

 

I know that Bobilief does great work. Just thinking out load. If paint matching during base coat was the concern then where is the front bumper? I don't think matching the flares would be a problem as long as they get painted the same time by the same guy and same paint mix. I would worry about paint that is built up between the flare and body cracking over time due to flex and so forth.

 

I saw pictures, it may have been Raymond, of someone who before having their
Countach repainted welded little L shaped thick pieces of aluminum around each corner
of the body against the radiator boxes to reinforce those areas that usually show stress (which I think most of is caused by leaning over and putting undue weight on the radiator scoops).

This is something I would do as long as everything else is being done. Of course they
go Under the panel so as not to be seen. Is this the ex-Turkey car?
Great color.

 

Yes my car got them as well as the one of Alex.

http://www.countach.ch/fenderfix.html

 

Great thread guys.

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honestly i am NOT a fan of red lambos ...

but red looks pretty good on a series uno model ... like this car

this said, i agree there are some rare colors that look MUCH better than red pn any countach

 

The paint looks great. As we are know Bobileff has graduated from the amatuer league
As far as the flares, god bless them for not taking them off, the rears are a pain in the ass to put back on. If I don't have to take mine off, I'm happy.
On another note about painting, as someone else said, hanging the other parts next to or in the next booth is perfectly fine.....just don't paint the next day with a different batch.

 

It's awful, they had to replace the left one on my car, nothing fits, it's pure manual ability how good the result will be, since then I have high respect for the bodyworkers.

 

aww come on! My preference is a white one, then a silver one. The rest of the colors are the same with yellow being last for me. I have yet to get tired of looking at a red one in my garage though.