Countach, the ultimate supercar

I think Ken's dd has a brake upgrade?

 

Sure I know Andrej, we lost a bit contact recently, I wasn't aware he had the brakes upgraded, I have a AP racing set installed.
But the difference on my home track is that with the AP calipers they overheat after 8 laps instead of 5...

 

I was about to answer movit. Anyone here tried ?

 

Movit uses Porsche Calipers from Brembo, a friend in Germany has them mounted, perfect but not a bargain.

 

Movit=unnescessarily expensive........like we're a bunch of idiots.

Wilwood is very reasonable when I purchase for my Porsche yeras ago.

 

As I said in my post it "was to be", the limited edition send off. Delays in Diablo development and overwhelming response triggered the highest selling variant of the Countach in the Anniversary guise.

 

Bjoern: he said "Anniversario was to be the send off and very limited edition".

"Was to be" are the operative words. As in: intended to be, or supposed to be. Ergo, it was a special car to celebrate 25 years, totally made over with a lot of resources put towards its development.

That's what Jeff meant.

That they were able to build & sell 657 shows how successful the car was.

 

And nobody can follow you on the road either, as we found around St Moritz a couple years ago

 

Speaking of following on the road.........
I know we've discussed a few times but I had to bring this up.
Last week I gave my stepfather a ride in my Countach. We travelled some back roads and then onto the highway. What a bunch of azzholes. I really want to be as nice as possible when I explain.
When I looked into my rear view mirror on this busy highway, what I saw behind me was extemely troubling. One car speeding upon me at a high rate of speed and another passing cars in the breakdown lane. The 1st got to about 5 feet from my taillights at 70-80mph. The breakdown passer started tailgating a family minivan to stay side by side with me. The minivan dad was taking pictures with the phone and drifted into the breakdown lane.....with his family. I leaned to my stepdad and said I'm sick to my stomach.
Like all of you guys, I am extremely fortunate and blessed to have these cars. It is an honor and completely appreciated when folks want to be near this car. But I wish they can do safer.

 

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Well said Peter! Every time I'm out, it freaks me out to see the guy behind me steering with his wrists so his hands are free to shoot video with his cell phone!

The other thing that drives me crazy is these kids in Rice Rockets with the tailpipe so big you could fit a softball in it, pull up beside me and gas it, slow down, gas it, slow down, etc.. I just ignore them.....

 

I would argue the success of the 89 Countach was in part due to the climate surrounding "collectable" cars at the time. There was a bubble happening in the car market, with heights that were acheived in a very short time frame. How many of these cars ended up being investments I'm not sure but many were squirrelled away in hopes of cashing in on this "collectable car market".
Maybe just my observations but there seems to be alot of low mile anniversary cars that exist.

 

I bought my first Countach about 20 years ago, I was smitten. It did not take long for me to get tired of the attention the car got. In traffic someone was always in the blind spot (which is way bigger on these cars than almost anything else on the road). There only seemd to be one safe way to change lanes, slow down a little then speed up and move over. Whenever you parked the car somewhere you could almost be guaranteed an audience when you came back.

One of the coolest things that happened.....I came home late and decided to leave the car on the driveway (we lived in a quiet neighborhood). When I came out in the morning and went to open the door there was a perfect outline in lipstick of a kiss print on the scoop. I smiled to myself.

The car had enough of an effect on me to buy one....once I was living with my "supermodel" the novelty wore off quickly and I sold the car after one summer. Did I learn my lesson......nope, I've had three since.

If anyone finds a twelve step program for this car thing......please send a link, I need to sign up.

 

My friend down here mount movit on his E39 years ago and it was also perfect.
Anyways I rarely saw the word Countach and bargain on the same sentence

 

The anni is a very nicely done final send off version of the car. When it came out, I also rolled my eyes at the testarossa style strakes, but now I like it very much & don't really notice the influence at all. They certainly have an "ears pinned back" sleek look that says speed...very cool
As far as those rice rockets, what a pita! I had the same problem in my Corvette, I cant imagine driving a Countach! I usually ignored them too & slowed a bit hoping they'd just buzz off

 

True words. I know exactly what you speak of. I think the biggest deficiency is the small (relative to modern) rotor size. This can be compensated to a great extent with the right pad. I *swear* by the porterfield. Just an amazing amazing pad. Lap after hot lap and almost no fade. Any other brand will boil the fluid inside the caliper, usually within 2-3 laps. using them exclusively for 8 years now on stock brakes.

 

I missed your comment, which solicited all the brake-mod discussion. I would say that with early Countachs the brake venting is insufficient in the front and practically non-existent in the rear.

But here is reason number 101 why an Annivesario is a better car in the real world. It was designed with additional & adequate brake venting
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Well, you can do what one enthusiast in Sydney has done (no not me), put on a set of 10in wide 17in diameter custom type Bravos on!!!!

Merry Xmas everyone!!
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Wow, those wheels look great!

 

Also found some screwdrivers that are about 90% correct for the toolkit (at least you can save the originals).
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KEWL !

More pics please.

 

Thanks for the flowers
Well, half of the weekends in summer I'm driving my Mini in races of the swiss Mini Challenge...

Is it correct that you own the yellow 25th with the plates FAB 123?

 

that would be someone else. I do have a yellow QV though

 

Are those available?

 

I should start looking around flea markets or where ever they sell crap tools....I could probably put a whole tool bag together

 

Yes My Countach (which are quite a rare site in Melbourne Australia- About 5 in town) does have its own fan club.
Apart from the tailgaters, dragsters, ricers etc. which make me nervous.
I have had groups of people dangerously cross busy roads to get a close look at the car as i have filled up at the gas station.
Needless to say, it gets filled up at home now with a bunch of 20 litre "jerry" cans. (is that what they are called in your parts of the world?)