Countach, the ultimate supercar

Thanks Mike, I rembemer that weekend well. I got 2 flat tires on the drive from Portland to Seattle. A Countach looks very funny going down the freeway with a skinny spare on the back and a 345 tire and wheel in the pass. seat.

 

Sorry for the late replay, but you`re correct about the car i had in mind

I also agree in you`re other comments aswell.

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Nice
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I never get tired of it.
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nice pic

i think the blue roadster on the background is a car i am familiar with

 

Joe, that's wrong, it's a LP5000S with a LP400 bonnet and Bravos by Eurospares, I know the owner since years and he got one of my magic ignition boxes.
BTW it's DLA12593

NO, you're also wrong, I joined that meeting of the Lamborghini classic club germany in beilngries as well:
http://www.countach.ch/beilngries.html



For any further questions consider the homepage of the owners brother... http://petermichel.de/page1/page2/page2.html
Looks like he sold the car this year, I wasn't aware of this.

 

This was the car that i had in mind when there was a discussion about the Bravos on newer cars. Joe`s "suspicion" that the car was an LP400 i had differnt thoughts about, what i agreed about was this.

"Whilst I understand the desire for some to hot-rod their Countachs, I think Countachs are such special cars they deserve to remain as the artisans created them, and I am not a fan of swapping components on these cars."

 

I guess what Joe is saying is what I've always believed. The cars should be untouched. Just my opinion.

 

some mods i can live with (if nicely done )
the most important thing imo is to keep all the original stuff and hold it

as long as the car comes with original correct applications, all the rest is a plus to me

 

I like Hot Rods, just not Lamborghini Hot Rods. But there are mods and such that do make sense to me, like Raymond's car, which has been somewhat optimized for what he uses it for with the Diablo struts, higher flow fans, ignition box, heat shielding and so on.

Honestly, I'm surprised we haven't seen more aftermarket wheels in 16" or 17" to take advantage of any more-readily-available tires that might be out there. Just seems like the current tire situation must curtail driving somewhat, which I would have thought motivation enough for someone to solve the problem.

 

Thanks, also everything can be changed back to original without a huge effort, I kept all original parts.
My car must look like original but be better

 

I like only two options

1 Exactly as it left the factory... these are really neat to see and are the rare
of the rare.

2 Mods to increase performance or reliability but do not change the exterior
or interior look at all. (i also don't like under the hood to look ridiculous in any way)

either way have manuals, spare, tools, and as much documentation as you can.
history of where it was, who owned it, who worked on it and maybe some old photos.
Some info will be good, some might be bad, but with a countach it will be Interesting

 

Very cool dialog.

 

Looks like the MOMO quick-release, push a button then roll left to release (it was on Cargraphic website and FVD Brombacher). Not like the Porsche Supercup much more simple which you release spring towards then remove steeringwheel...

 

Stewart Warner gauges on a S2?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWP2TuYeqp0&feature=related

 

My rough PS on the Wolf car
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