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  1. joe sackey

    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ

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    He did LOADS of service work to the new cars in the 80s. No surprise.
     
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    Roy - that looks nice. Does the conversion include the front?
     
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    The front was already done by the previous owner...just the back had not been done...so now both ends are free of USA Bumper stuff...

    I am sure it can be put under a micro scope and find a bolt or something that is not in the EXACT correct OEM Factory finish and/or location

    Just got in this new 2013 Areil Atom..just took this pic...kinda of neat

    "The Old and the New"
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    Thanks for sharing, I have word this car has over 100,000 km?
     
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    Ah OH! Bolt or something that's NOT OEM 20k deduction 10k for not the incorrect finish. lol

    In all seriousness I got the correct copper rivets yesterday. They sure are pretty & very heavy.
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    I cant see from that out-of-focus pic you have posted, but, isn't the front end still like this below?

    If so, then it is sporting a European Countach 25th Anniversary front bumper, with USA front splitter & driving lamps below that, a combination of Eu & USA which happens to be fairly popular due to its ease of application.

    To go to a European front end, the single-piece Eu bumper-splitter would have to be applied. I think George Evans has these.
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    Awesome.
     
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    Yep...thats it...
     
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    Thought so.

    Having spent time & expense to create a 1988 Euro rear end, you might as well do the same for the front end.
     
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    We just got pricey cookware too....hope it works out. (Saladmaster). I will keep my old iron skillets until I die though.
     
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    Here is a pic with our Camera guys camera...should be better...along with Eddie Van Halen's
    Ex LM 002A that I just aquaired last week...
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    I tend to prefer the US rear end “cover”. It makes the car appear lower and meaner, not to mention it was the first “look” I ever saw in person way back when.

    Referred to here: http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/141906605-post15514.html

    If I was in the market for a car and this was one on my radar I would have asked that you didn’t remove it. But that’s just me ;)
     
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    The nice thing is..if you are anyone else wants to retrun it back to that look...very easy to do as I have retained all the parts that were removed....problem solved...
     
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    I forgot about our little exchange on this subject, and, my feelings haven't changed.

    Regarding the pre-25th Anniversary USA spec cars:

    I don't mind the cars in full original USA spec (as below).

    I also do like any Countach in full Euro spec, especially if it was made that way.

    My personal feelings are if you are going to Europeanize a USA car, I think you should go all the way and do both ends, or else it looks half-done. At this point, with the trend towards Europeanizing USA cars, cars that are completely & fully done will always be more desired. In fact, a USA car that remains untouched will have appeal for some too. Either way, but if you must Europeanize, I say go all the way.
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    very nice picture..

    there is a quite decent 500s for sale in Germany. Looks unmoloested and few onwers. I wonder if the price is as high as the one for salein italy.
    good carb cars for sale are becoming an endangered species.

    1984 Lamborghini Countach 5000 S for sale: Anamera
     
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    When my mom dies I get her saladmaster collection.

    When my dad dies I get over 1/2 million bucks worth of snap-on tools.

    When I die my kid gets everything. lol
     
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    What happened to EVH's black Countach?
     
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    How much is this one going for?
     
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    I have not a clue where it lives today...
     
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