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  1. Downdraft1

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    #9201 Downdraft1, Mar 24, 2011
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    Since all the other air slats are painted satin black - I went ahead and did the same thing.
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  2. gurslo

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    #9202 gurslo, Mar 24, 2011
    In the last photo of the Countach on the road, whats the deal with the rear wheel having the "road runner" get up and go affect?...pretty cool.
     
  3. gurslo

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    #9203 gurslo, Mar 24, 2011
    What tires are on this car? How many options are there?
     
  4. joe sackey

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    #9204 joe sackey, Mar 24, 2011
    A wide-angle (fish-eye) lens was used for that image. It causes things on the periphery of the image to be stretched or become distorted.
     
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    #9206 unojung, Mar 24, 2011
    Patrick,
    will you be exhibiting in Essen next week?

    Btw. the work done at Patricks place is amazing!

    Uno
     
  7. enzokidd

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    #9207 enzokidd, Mar 24, 2011
    beautiful car
     
  8. amenasce

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    #9208 amenasce, Mar 24, 2011
    She is wingless now :).
     
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    #9209 Jalpa_Mike, Mar 24, 2011
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    Joe:

    You just need to add some smoke and fire and you'd have a Rat Fink image!! LOL! I thought of those old Rat Fink Images when I was a kid when I saw that photo! :)
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  10. Tony Ierardi

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    #9210 Tony Ierardi, Mar 24, 2011
    Those tires are Yokohama AVS Intermediate.
     
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    #9211 Nuvolari, Mar 24, 2011
    Fantastic tire but now some ten plus years out of production. They were an excellent looking alternative to other super expensive correct tire options.
     
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    #9212 gurslo, Mar 24, 2011
    Hope I'm not beating a dead horse, What's the protocal when the time gets near?
     
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    #9213 Nuvolari, Mar 25, 2011
    In North America your best option really is the Pirelli P-Zero. They are made in batches every few years and have a good look and excellent performance.

    I know that from Europe there are some other nice looking tire options particularly a Michelin competition tire that is road legal. If I was fitting tires to a Countach I think I'd use the Michelins. Here is a link:

    http://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/page/Michelin_TB15_TB5_Tyres
     
  14. BlueBiturbo

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    #9214 BlueBiturbo, Mar 25, 2011
    Last pic : the spoiler looks very low to the ground
     
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    #9215 Jalpa_Mike, Mar 25, 2011
    Peter:

    I just put a new set of Pirelli P-Zero Asimmetrico's on mine last December. It's about the only new tire (with current date codes) that you can get. Yokohama (which were on mine) no longer make the rear "345" size. I had a ton of tread left on my tires, but since the date codes were like 11 years old for the rears and 8 for the front, I replaced them all around.

    I got a pretty good deal on mine from this place down in Georgia. I paid $177 ea for the fronts and $492 ea for the rears since it was their last set. I know they've increased their price since then:

    http://www.treadepot.com/sizes/pzero.html

    Mike
     
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    #9216 P.D., Mar 25, 2011


    no, we are not in Essen, but we will be attending the Classic Show "Klassikwelt Bodensee" in Friedrichshafen / Lake Constance on 02.-07.06.

    Thank you for the compliment!
     
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    #9217 ApexOversteer, Mar 25, 2011


    I have never understood why those front bumper vents are the ONLY silver-tone thing on the Countach, outside of the wheels. Every other vent, slat, grille, or duct is black.
     
  18. Downdraft1

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    #9218 Downdraft1, Mar 25, 2011
    DON'T FORGET THE FRONT BLINKER/PARKING LIGHT SURROUNDS.....
     
  19. joe sackey

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    #9220 joe sackey, Mar 25, 2011
    We began to see the bezels of the square Carello indicators go to black with late QVs, and then with some Annivesarios. Some cars have had them retro-fitted.
     
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    #9221 joe sackey, Mar 25, 2011
    Countach & logic are not words that seem to apply in the same sentence..

    However, on the exterior of the car, some Countachs had the rear badges in silver, and on most cars the door lock buttons are chrome-plated.

    Also, in the interior of the car, the ash-tray bezels are chrome-plated, on some of the early cars the window cranks are chrome-plated, the dash gauge plate is bare (brushed) aluminum, the glove-box lock centers and the steering-column lock centers are chrome-plated, the center-console air-vent bezels are chrome-plated, the warning lights have bare aluminum bezels, the shift lever is bare aluminum.

    Etc, etc.
     
  22. ilconservatore

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    #9222 ilconservatore, Mar 25, 2011
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    Noticed the Raid logo (am I reading correctly?) on the horn pad of this car. Is that wheel and pad correct for all the lowbody cars?
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  23. joe sackey

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    #9223 joe sackey, Mar 25, 2011
    I think so.
     
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