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  1. smglop

    smglop Formula Junior

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    #10476 smglop, Oct 5, 2011
    I stll don't know what is meant by "they had that car listed." How many owners were there between Gary and now?
     
  2. joe sackey

    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ

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    #10477 joe sackey, Oct 5, 2011
    By "they had that car listed", I think ken qv meant Gary & his wife Dee.

    There have been 2 owners subsequent to them, and the car now resides with a gentleman with a large Ferrari collection here in the USA.

    Hope that helps.
     
  3. ralfabco

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    #10478 ralfabco, Oct 5, 2011

    I told my friend to buy it.

    He picked up a low-mile Anniversario, for almost the same price.





    I believe the asking price for the S1, was in or around 140K ?
     
  4. smglop

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    #10479 smglop, Oct 5, 2011
    Thank you Joe.
     
  5. ken qv

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    #10480 ken qv, Oct 5, 2011
    Yes, sorry i meant Dee who at one point sent me an email telling me they would be willing to take 95,000 i believe. i looked but have erased the email but i remember because i was shocked to say the least. i think i talked to Emilio about it a little because he saw the potential, but that was it. I totally agree Joe, put the money into it before you try to sell it seems to work better.
     
  6. smglop

    smglop Formula Junior

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    #10481 smglop, Oct 5, 2011
    No problem. I knew this car from when Gary first saw it. I just lost the trail of ownership for a bit. This car has caused a lot of regret for a bunch of people. God she's gorgeous!
     
  7. diablo30se

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    #10482 diablo30se, Oct 5, 2011
    I believe that is my old car...White / Tan...sold it to an Airline pilot in Texas.
     
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    #10483 diablo30se, Oct 5, 2011
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  9. joe sackey

    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ

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    #10484 joe sackey, Oct 5, 2011
    FWIW I got them one-and-a-half times that number as-was, and since then the car has changed hands at almost four times that number, so yes, it pays to get it right.

    Bobileff did an excellent job in the basic restoration over 2 years, then it came into my garage for 'finishing school' over another 6 months. All-in-all a very satisfying project, and the current owner just loves the car. Always good to see these cars come back to a high standard, case in point Roy's LP400 which is now far better than new.
     
  10. ralfabco

    ralfabco Two Time F1 World Champ
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    #10485 ralfabco, Oct 6, 2011

    Emilio's friend has a white/white 89.



    The last I heard, the white/tan 89 (your-X), was owned by a retired Continental pilot, who lives in or around Austin, Texas.
     
  11. joe sackey

    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ

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    #10486 joe sackey, Oct 6, 2011
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  12. joe sackey

    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ

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    #10487 joe sackey, Oct 6, 2011
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  13. jollygood

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    #10488 jollygood, Oct 6, 2011

    Is this a factory delivered color? Very special indeed...
     
  14. joe sackey

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    #10489 joe sackey, Oct 6, 2011
    I don't know but will try & find out..
     
  15. CarloR

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    #10490 CarloR, Oct 6, 2011
    Wow nice painting!!! I really like it!
     
  16. diablo30se

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    #10491 diablo30se, Oct 6, 2011
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    Thanks, Mine is the original oil that won "Best Automotive Art" at Pebble Beach...you can purchase a smaller print version at Jay Koka's website...it's titled "Wings".
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  17. Olivier NAMECHE

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    #10492 Olivier NAMECHE, Oct 6, 2011
    side rockers seem particular... more massive in the middle section ?
     
  18. joe sackey

    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ

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    #10493 joe sackey, Oct 6, 2011
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  19. diablo30se

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    #10494 diablo30se, Oct 7, 2011
    12095 was my first Countach...and it did come out of Canada.
     
  20. pmichaelg

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    #10495 pmichaelg, Oct 7, 2011
    Would it be a mistake to purchase a Countach with these types of rockers (or similar) with the intent of converting to a purer/original look? The originality issue notwithstanding, I am asking from a cost standpoint. Is this considered major surgery or a relatively easy job?
     
  21. stlouis

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    #10496 stlouis, Oct 7, 2011
    That's a really good question...

    And, later on, would people consider it's a non-sense, replica type of thing, or would they accept the car as if it had always been as initially designed by Bertone/Lambo ?

    In other words : would the resulting car be : totally unsellable, or, slightly under the value of its European peers, or, at the same level ?


    While I don't think I would ever resell it, I'd feel reassured if the market value of my car is not too far from what I feel it is worth.


    I guess this brings other questions like :

    - limiting to cosmetics to front+back bumpers
    - adding corrections of details like side signals, counters, etc...
    - including rebuilding the engine with the proper Webers / compressions / etc...
    - and finally with the appropriate trunk lid ?
     
  22. Jalpa_Mike

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    #10497 Jalpa_Mike, Oct 7, 2011
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    #10498 Jalpa_Mike, Oct 7, 2011
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    Had to share this shot. Shot was made as I was arriving for the Lexus LFA event at the weekly Exotics @ Redmond Town Center event a few months back. Amazing how wide the back end looks! :)

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  24. joe sackey

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    #10499 joe sackey, Oct 7, 2011
    Your car looks fabulous!
     
  25. joe sackey

    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ

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    #10500 joe sackey, Oct 7, 2011
    I think in the next decade or so many more Countach will have DOT items and non-original applications reversed. At that point it will be extremely difficult to sell one that does not look like they did when they were originally conceived. As time goes by there is no question that Countach enthusiasts prefer to enjoy these cars just the way they looked originally, pure & unfettered.

    From a practical standpoint, the DOT have said to me that since any Countach is over 21 years old, enforcement of DOT items is moot, so in certain states it is only EPA & emissions concerns that remain.
     
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