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  1. BlueBiturbo

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    Yes it does. Thanks Vic
     
  5. Jamesark

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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIOHnEFriQg[/ame]

    Just saw this - fabulous driving! Sorry if its a repost - worth a second look IMO.
     
  6. smglop

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    I wonder if this was Frank Triarsi's car from years ago.
     
  7. AIR4C 1

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    It takes big attachments to drive a Countach like that!
     
  8. Peter K.

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    Repost! But a great one at that!!!!!!!
     
  9. joe sackey

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    Yes it was.
     
  10. joe sackey

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    The black 88.5 Countach was being driven by ex-F1 driver and Le Mans winner Henri Pescarolo, a gentleman very familiar with driving at the limit!
     
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    My favorite quote from this footage: "at 300 km/h in a Testarossa, you smoke cigar, at 300 km/h in a Countach you swallow it!".
     
  12. Stefan_009

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    I was going to ask if any french knew what he said when he mentioned the Testarossa, very funny quote. Thanks for translating. :)
     
  13. smglop

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    So I now have a picture of the first Countach I ever saw! Didn't have a camera with me the day I saw this car at Frank's shop in 1985.

    Thanks
     
  14. mikael82

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    Just thougt this today:
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    Is it the heat from light bulbs that warms gauges, so needle gos "bananas" or do Countach "bananas" naturally accour?

    ...one more reason fro LED ligths.
     
  15. Tenney

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  16. EMILIO

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    :) that is for sure!!!!
     
  17. DennisForza

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    Cool shot
     
  18. Jamesark

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    Gents I missed this earlier - I vaguely recollect this car being for sale in the eighties, in poor condition,when I inquired about the car the local NSW distributer told me it had been sold overseas - never seen it since. To my knowledge there are currently only 2 S2 Countach's in Australia. White/tan imported from Hong Kong and Black/tan previously Green. A silver/Blue car was repainted Red/tan and exported to NZ. Joe do you know if this car is still in Australia?
     
  19. joe sackey

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    Don't know. Is the white/tan S1 still there?
     
  20. Jamesark

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    Yes I believe so but its now red, in Melbourne and very rarely seen.
     
  21. joe sackey

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    Still RHD you think?
     
  22. Jamesark

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    Yes I think so, last time I saw it was at a Melbourne car dealer called Duttons in the mid late 90's - I wanted to buy it but was repeatedly told it was being temporarily stored for the owner and on display only. It vanished after a few weeks....
     
  23. Jamesark

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    But there is currently a LHD series one being restored in Sydney that was recently imported a couple of years or so ago from the US.
     

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