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  1. joe sackey

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    #15651 joe sackey, Dec 18, 2012
    Exactly, good observation!
     
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    #15653 joe sackey, Dec 18, 2012
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    Posting this for LamboG (Adam).

    There are three (3) USA 25th Anniversarios that I am aware of that have this exterior color. Each one has a different interior color: Nero, Champagne, & Grigio.

    Hope this helps, thats the best I can do!
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    The Secret Story of the Countach that Saved Lamborghini
    While the V-12 Countach went into production in 1974, the car didn’t meet U.S. emissions standards — and wouldn’t for nearly a decade. The inability of Lamborghini to sell its cars in the United States played a role in its 1978 bankruptcy, and by 1982 the company was still struggling to produce a return for any investor. It also lacked the resources to meet tougher pollution standards that required extensive revisions to its engines.

    That’s where two American entrepreneurs stepped in. Trefor Thomas had worked around exotic cars for years, and Jas Rarewala was an Iranian-born engineer who had worked with Lamborghini before its collapse. Together, the two men attempted to buy the Lamborghini factory from the bankruptcy court.
    http://www.sikhfoundation.org/people-events/the-secret-story-of-the-countach-that-saved-lamborghini/
     
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  7. joe sackey

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    #15657 joe sackey, Dec 18, 2012
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    Classic.

    This is the same car that Stirling Moss & Phil Hill test drove for Popular Mechanics in 1981, at Talladega with some other tasteful machinery.
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  8. Olivier NAMECHE

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    #15658 Olivier NAMECHE, Dec 19, 2012
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    Correct there are other Luci di Bosco...

    It is VIN #DLA12606, now offered by my long time friend Thomas Schmitz.

    I saw it back in 2009 at Essen Classica when it was displayed on an Italian broker stand.

    Very nice car, now offered in Germany for 145.000 € instead of 170.000 € by the Italian trader.

    46.949 km with a new engine that has done since rebuilt less than 800 km.
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    #15659 joe sackey, Dec 19, 2012
    Gorgeous!
     
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    #15660 joe sackey, Dec 19, 2012
    The first Luci Del Bosco Countach I can find is 1121100, all agree?
     
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    #15661 Olivier NAMECHE, Dec 19, 2012
    No, I have the 1st CC in Luci di Bosco => LP400 periscopa VIN#112-0096, 48th produced, sold to Germany the 27th May 1975.

    Then, I have #112-0296, #112-298 and the next one is your #112-1100.

    Or yes, #112-1100 is the 1st LP 400 S - S1 to be Luci di Bosco...
     
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    #15662 raymondQV, Dec 19, 2012
    I noted that 112 0096 had as first Owner Knie from the swiss national circus. www.knie.ch
     
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    #15663 grngryoutmyway, Dec 19, 2012
    The white double wing car was fairly photographed wasn't it? Was it used mainly as a promo car at first, or did there just happen to be many pictures white double wing cars?

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgqvOWCRNt0[/ame]



    What is the light gold color on the stripped car, and which vintage? It looks like it will be a good one when complete, love the color.
     
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    #15664 joe sackey, Dec 19, 2012
    Wow, thanks for that. I didn't think to look prior to LP400S. Only one LP400S S1 in LDB?
     
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    #15665 joe sackey, Dec 19, 2012
    The Huntington Beach owner made it available for magazine articles, videos etc.

    Oro Sahara what the owner calls it, and it is an LP400.
     
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    Just got these back from the painters
    Soo nearly ready for christmas
     
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    #15668 joe sackey, Dec 19, 2012
    Fantastic! Silver?
     
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    Thank you
    Yes it is silver
     
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    #15670 joe sackey, Dec 19, 2012
    Silver is a beautiful color on any variant of Countach. It highlights the angles, lines & creases. Awesome.
     
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    #15671 Jamesark, Dec 19, 2012
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    Here's a picture of Pauls car when it was new - from Wheels magazine - I remember seeing it on the road at the time it was stunning.
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    #15672 joe sackey, Dec 19, 2012
    Amazing, thanks for sharing James.
     
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    #15673 CK7684, Dec 19, 2012
    Wow!
     
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    #15675 Olivier NAMECHE, Dec 20, 2012


    Yes, only one LP 400 S in LDB.

    BTW, can you illustrated me which color is the "Colorado" for Countach ?
     
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