Countach, the ultimate supercar

Yes.. great video Emilio. Thanks for posting.
That car sounds really good.

 

If you will allow me, I'll test my knowledge of the Wolf cars, and I'm sure Joe or someone else will fill in the rest and correct where I'm in error.

First was a white LP400, the S/N escapes me at the moment. It remained largely stock in appearance from the exterior, with the exception of a wing, mounted on the rear edge of the roof. IIRC this car was the first Wolf Countach equipped with the 5 liter engine which was apparently moved from car to car as Walter himself did. I've only seen one photo of the actual car, which I can't seem to locate on my computer, so here is a photo of a diecast model of the car.

Wolf 1


The second car is a Rossa LP400, S/N 1120148. This is the first full Wolf modificato, with the 5 liter engine, parallel link suspension by Dallara, black fender flares (spats), 345mm Pirelli P7 rear tires, Gold Bravo wheels and the "Moody" adjustable wing, all things that would eventually find their way to the production LP400S. Wolf then added personal touches, like the Lockheed F1 brakes, short shifter and F1 steering wheel.

Note the shape of the spats on this and the next car. This first interation of the spats is the easiest way to spot the LP400 Modificato cars that served as prototypes of a sort for the production LP400S. The shape of the spats changed on the production variant.

Wolf 2


The third car is a Light Blue LP400, S/N 1120202. This car is very similar to 0148, except in color combination. It had all the goodies 0148 had, including the 5 liter engine.

Wolf 3

These are not the only LP400 cars modified this way, as a handful of others were created for other important clients like Albert Silvera, who ordered his LP400 Modificato in a dark Blue with Gold wheels, bumper, mirrors and windscreen wipers. Color choices not withstanding, it was clients like these and their special cars that just may have carried the factory through some very dark days.


The fourth "Wolf Countach" is the Wolf Racing Blue LP400S, S/N 1121002, which some call the "first" LP400S. Indeed it was the first LP400S to begin construction at the factory, but possibly due to the nature of Wolf's penchant for special equipment, 1121002 wasn't the first LP400S completed by the factory.

Wolf 4


I believe the honor of being the first completed and delivered LP400S goes to LP400S 1121006, currently belonging to an Emerson, Lake and Palmer fan who adorned his Countach with the most excellent license plate "TARKUS". This car was recently sympathetically restored by Wil deGroot's place ExoticCars-USA, and looks absolutely sublime in photos. The photo below is pre-freshening. Maybe the owner will post a more recent photo.

TARKUS
Photo Copyright: PeterK

Awesome cars, and all of them, as either prototypes or the first production LP400S Countach examples, represent my personal "Holy Grail" of the breed.

 

Thank you Joe! It is sometimes difficult to glean the truth from the legends of these cars. Your post, as per usual, has cleared up some of the misconceptions and myths I still clung to. Always learning.

So Joe, last time you posted a recent pic of 1002 I believe we were looking down into the trunk at some support structure for the wing... got any more?

 

Hey. The first AMS magazine that I bought. Still have that copy today.
I never realized it was owned by Walter Wolf.
Thanks for the info Joe.

Edit:
HUGE WW sticker on the front and rear... how did I miss that ?

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I hope you break your promise, thanks for the photo's!

 

Okay people .... we know where the black one is ....

where are the others ??


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Joe might know

Enjoy ....

Tom Geer in Tennessee

 

As I recall Tom's character was having loads of trouble with those 4 Countaches trying to get them Federalized. Later in addtion to the DOT/EPA Federalization process, a new fuel injection install is the way to go @$10,000 a pop. However the white car that just came off the European ocean going vessel that imported the car, already has that funky DOT US ugly front bumper. What's up with that?

Geno

 

Just be happy they didn't use 4 VW powered "Countach" kit cars.

 

Here's the white one

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So the 4.8 litre engine on the 2002 is basically the same same the later on 5000s engine ?

 

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so much better then, cars were cars and women had REAL figures!

 

Honestly I wouldn't be surprised at all...

 

Yes 1002... sorry rusty fingers

I'm quite surprised the 0148 and 0202 used a "normal" or slightly tuned 4.0

 

they very likely have more than something in common
i think the Wolf 4.8 had more power and was more free revving than the 5000 stock engine

ps: i also heard the first 2 countach LP400 modificato had 4 liter tuned engines....

 

Maybe the flywheel was lightened. This will make a huge difference on revving. I've got an aluminum flywheel in the Pantera, big difference. It will rev to the moon .

 

I was hoping capacity increase, camshaft, carb, increased compression, lightweight piston, titanium conrods, headers, muffler, you know... the usual stuff