Countach, the ultimate supercar

Is that what Blu Acapulco looks like?

 

yep that is Jack. i purchsed his renault r5 turbo 2 from him, what a great all around guy!!

 

One of my doctor friends asked me to take the intended of one of his sisters in his ICU to the wedding today. Didn't know the boy nor did he know I was coming.
Just great to see the reaction of a petrolhead to seeing his first CT and going for a run in it. Weather and traffic were poor so couldnt extend her much, even with being below 4000rpm he was saying it made the hairs on his neck stand up!
Parked outside my friends house as he made me a nice sea bass lunch as a thank you. Is a blocked off side street off a main road. Several people made a big detour to come and see the car. Brings it back that we are entrusted with an icon for the next generation!
Good day!
Paul
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Emilio, first picture is of 87 QV with front shock spring seat in the lower position and 205 front tyre size.

Picture number two (2) is of 1982 car with front shock spring seat in the upper position.

So like I said you want a low body 87 car, just change tyre and and spring seat position.
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i am waiting for side by side pic of your S2 and S3 toegther [/QUOTE]
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Lower the front end all you want, won't make an '82 or later Countach a lowbody.

 

Joe, the information I have from a factory source is this: ALL THE BODY PANELS ARE THE SAME. Starting with the LP400S cars.
All the factory did was change the dimensions of the rocker panel THAT WAS it period. This information I got right from the factory.
They say ALL the glass is the same also.

The main thing here is MONEY, if the car is what you want to call a low body then the seller can ask more money. If I get the information I am seeking that shows there is really no such thing as a low body then all those cars are not going to worth what people are asking.

Now if my factory contact tells me that in fact the factory did make a car like that, I will make a very large public apology on this and every board.
Chadbourn Bolles





The real point is, that the Lamborghini factory built a Series of LP400S S1 & S2 cars that came with slimmer bodies in the cockpit area relative to the LP400S S3, LP500S, and LP5000QV cars etc. The point is being made by a group of closely observant enthusiasts (this is what enthusiasts do - observe closely) that these S1 & S2 cars which they have referred to as "Low-body" Countachs were built by the factory with slightly different/smaller/lower dimensions. Given that the Lamborghini factory both then & now is notorious for putting out erroneous information about their own cars, some of the aforementioned enthusiasts have decided to actually take the time to measure various examples to prove to themselves and the world at large that their eyes are not deceiving them. As the saying goes: "Who am I gonna believe, you or my own eyes?"

Reviewing the pages of this thread, I can easily conclude that multiple parties using multiple examples of factory-built cars at multiple locations have proven beyond any reasonable doubt that their suspicions were correct: S1 & S2 cars have slimmer bodies. Not saying this is a good thing for the tall among us, but it is fact. Period. The ability to discuss these issues and form conclusions is why this thread exists. I learned a long time ago that is no use being a doubting-thomas when the evidence is staring at you point-blank, especially if it is irrefutable physical evidence rather than some-one's opinion, or even a document that may not be authentic. These cars speak to us...

Meanwhile keep up the good work and we appreciate your enthusiasm.[/QUOTE]

 

Explain why the 1980 car Tony measured has doors TWO INCHES LONGER ALONG THE BOTTOM from the S3 car he measured?

Your story keeps changing Chad. First it was some parts website, then it was part numbers, now you have a "factory contact". I smell bovine feces.

Your "factory contact" either hasn't got a clue or is messing with you... if they exist at all.

 

Joe, could the factory, which doesn't seem to care about the older cars for any other reason, have some desire to deny the changes that were made?

Perhaps they'd rather not reveal the shenanigans they might have pulled to sneak the changes past the various certification bodies around the world?

They were in dire straits financially at the time, and recertification would have been expensive. So, make the changes, pretend the cars are the same and deny, deny, deny...

 

The "factory contact" could be telling the truth (but I wouldn't count on it being the last word).

The body panels on a Countach aren't exactly a "front clip" for a Camaro. They're hand-made, one at a time and need a lot of fitting and welding. It is possible that regardless which Countach you need a body part for, the Factory sends you the same "one size, fits none" piece that needs trimming and a little work on an English Wheel before it's just right. That the parts manual only lists one part number isn't surprising. Given the production methods employed at the time, even specific panels for specific models are only approximately the same.

 

A nice long look too! Love how the roof is lower than the door handle on a Crown Vic police car!

 

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Chad, alot of what you say makes total sense, why would Lamborghini, a company that was near bankruptcy, decide to start making different body panels for the Countach and redesign and modify the car when they had no money. Based on customers complaints that it was tearing up the front ends of the cars becasue they were so low, it would seem like the easier and cheaper thing to do would be to just raise the front suspension setting of the car. These cars are all hand made cars, and of course not every panel is going to measure the same. Look forward to what your official Lamborghini contact has to say. Thanks and keep up the good work.

 

LMAO!!

Give us all a break!

 

How do to reconcile these pics:

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showpost.php?p=139937537&postcount=7479

-mick

 

Dude, you got something on your nose...

 

how is it that I fit in my car (my1988) and my friends 88 and my other friends
88.5 plus Anniversary cars but not the Cannonball car? I've never measured with a tape, but i just don't fit (height wise) in the earlier cars....i am comfortable in my own car,
but not fitting so well here...
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or these ones...

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showpost.php?p=139935833&postcount=7455

...or these ones...

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showpost.php?p=139935455&postcount=7443

... which go with these measurements...

 

what does LMAO stand for?

Lamborghini makes appalling omissions?

Paul
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiktionary:LMAO

Laughing my ass (arse) off; used to indicate great amusement, usually exaggerated, at something (usually from an online source eg discussion group, or instant message).

 

Lamborghini did things on a whim, that is how the whole company got started in the first place. Part numbers with this boutique car company should not come as a surprise. This is really good info for someone restoring a car, both early and late. Imagine shelling out the money for a door, quarter panel and then trying to use it for the wrong series.