Countach, the ultimate supercar

That's about where I press *STOP* on the remote and take the DVD out...

 

Correct, it has been resprayed several years ago by the 2nd next guy after my ownership.
I've heard now it is living in Germany and changed already 4 to 5 times hands...

That "Emeraud" green was a wonderful combination with interior...

 

+100

 

Joe, Are those wheels hard to source? Would they look good on a white S2?

 

What does 'small-gauge' refer to?

 

'small gauge' refers to the Stuart Warner gauges that were used in the LP400, and on the first 27 LP400S cars, then the switch to newer, larger, and easier to read Jaeger/Veglia gauges was made.

An interesting bit of trivia is that the only US sourced part used on a Countach was the Stuart Warner gauges used early on.

 

The ultimate of the series imho

 

Ah, you mean the dashboard gauges? I had to read that twice but it was the "easier to read" bit that twigged. Thanks.

 

True...but if you drive it regularly and do not want to damage the original wheels the "pretend-to-be-S1" wheels are a very good option

Brian

 

I plan on buying replicas to safeguard the originals.

Didn't someone on here get them here in the US. Do we know what the final $ amount to his door?
Wish the exchange rate would come in line.

 

I'm just an enthusiast (and owner of a original Bravo wheel equipped car I might add), I see no problem putting whatever wheel you want. It can be undone in 20 minutes. In a judging competition, then there could be a problem, but for everyday use it's fine in my book.

 

Agreed they are just wheels and the originals can be saved for car shows and special occasions.

I personally like the repro wheels because the originals are SOOOO expensive and they are 30+ year old magnesim castings made in Italy. If that is not a fatigue experiment waiting to conclude I don't know what is.

It appears as though the line of 'origninality' varies wildly from person to person so to keep the peace I'll just say that my opinion is that I like things that allow a car to be driven as reliably as possible with the least visual impact. The minor casting variations between OEM and repro Bravos IMHO is just not enough to justify the costs on a car which is driven a lot.

 

A specialty Pantera supplier in the U.S., uses state of the art techniques, to check for cracks and heat-treat the original 'magical' magnesium S1 wheels. I have his contact information buried in my e-mail files.

 

for sale, Joe?

 

Joe has a S1 toolkit but no S1....hmmmmmmmm







I know, probably a file photo.