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Countach, the ultimate supercar

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  1. triple-x

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    Talking about the car show.

    Lambo of Houston (you know how much I LOVE those guys) NOT lmao.

    They have now announced on facebook they they are going to show off the green Miura.

    It's a beautiful car don't get me wrong.

    However it's not an SV. It's a tribute SV which in my book can't possibly be judged as the real deal.

    Why would anyone go through the trouble to make a tribute SV isn't the plain ol' P400 good enough?

    This is like taking my 914-6GT and trying to turn it into a 916 by welding a hard roof and adding a/c.

    I know my car is not the best in the world but it will be interesting how it's going to hold its ground against that green Miura.

    I was "hoping for best classic" before they announced the Miura, and most definitely the children's choice award.

    Now I'm going to concentrate ALL my efforts to win the children's choice award.

    That's why I put fog machines (flame throwers according to Kitty Cat) strobes and laser in the front grill to get the little kid's attention. My son is going to be operating the remote controls. =)

    The organizers got a kick out of what I'm doing, they can't wait for me to pull the trigger when Balboni walks by it at the gala.

    The organizers also told me that a "totally original carb countach" unmolested car with Gotti rims is much better than a tribute SV that's why they are going to use it in the opening gala.

    All I can say I'm humbled by this, now I'm going to be working around the clock trying to pull off what twicebaked bull is doing.

    I'm also getting the satisfaction of being able to say I did this one pretty much on my own.

    13 days to go.......
     
  2. triple-x

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    98% right down to the black tabs on the carbs!

    The person that's tuning the carbs could not believe what he was seeing, he didn't even want to touch anything until he changed the spark plugs first.

    He said it's a virgin it would be a shame to touch anything unless absolutely needed.

    I've only enhanced what was already there.

    I did the seats/sills,center dye job myself, believe it or not it came out pretty good keeping the patina and slight cracks on the butt area.

    I wasn't going for perfection just uniform color.

    I'm going to fill in the slightly deeper cracks next week end then airbrush them again to remove the little shadows that remain.

    The only thing I did not do is mix the color, everything else I'm doing all on my own with a little stitch work from my wife.

    Most people would have spent 1000's to put new leather, but again you lose the original leather. I much rather have original patina with light cracks in the leather than new dull unused leather any day.

    I pretty much saved the leather on my dash however I'm going to use new just because I already bought new leather.

    Otherwise I would only replace the leather where the upper vents are due to shrinkage.

    I'm learning a lot as I go along....
     
  3. islandguy

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    Sure does Joe :)

    I'll have to send that to Ross. Great guy. Saw him just this week. Told him that he always has an open invitation to stop by the house and take a ride.

    Larry
     
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    In the hope that spring does eventually arrive in the UK got car in for some minor fettling. Checking out the cooling system for leaks and replacing hoses and clips. I prefer keeping car as original as i can but i am thinking of upgrading the radiator cores as they are old now and the cooling always has been marginal, but want to retain the look. Also have a fe minor oil leaks, one from distributor but they have all been done. Want to give car a mini serivce and have it back on the road in a few weeks to await a nice sunny day whatever that is.

    Regarding the originality discussion i do think we all have a responsibility to keep the cars as original as possible, but sensible upgrades to preserve them are in my opinion ok. But over-restoration sucks all the life and character out of the car. In much the same way that the extreamly wealthy aristrocrats in the uk have a habit of being attached to old shooting jackets that they have worn for years until they appear tatty but are worn like old friends, there is something really cool (to use modern parlance ) about a worn old ferrari or lamborghini or indeed ,and in particular, any vintage car, as in pre-war car. I cringe when lovely cars are sent off for a re-spray and retrim. Preservation is everything and i am sure many owners will regret one day going for the shiny new.
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    I was asked to make my QV and Espada available for a photoshoot for an aspirational feature for a UK car magazine called Retro Cars. Not their usual type of car , but thought why not!

    Spent about 5 hours in the freezing cold today for the shoot. I saw some of the images on the camera after they were taken. Some looked good. The photographer was using quite a few flash lights on stands around the garden so the overcast light wasnt too big an issue, although he struggled to get a good engine shot of the QV, which is a black hole!

    My cars are not concourse ones, as they do tend to get driven a lot and quite hard, so when you see the feature Stay Calm...! lol
     
  6. joe sackey

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    Awesome Stephen, your LP400 is fabulous in its originality.
     
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    I prefer a bit of patina & retained originality...
     
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    Provided such changes are reversible with hand tools, I see nothing wrong with sympathetic updates and upgrades, especially those that serve to make the car safer or easier to use. Brake upgrades, electronic ignition, even that bolt on, hidden electric power steering offer their advantages with the ability to revert to OEM stock at any time.

    This applies to any collectible car, not just the Countach. Nothing wrong with making use of a couple advances in technology that have occurred since your car came out of the factory.
     
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  10. triple-x

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    Nice car Roy. You should have taken off the US side markers since you went full euro on the back. That's just my opinion.

    That's one funky valance back there. never seen one quite like that one.
     
  11. Robert W

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    Yes, F919OYR did used to be red. In the UK we had 2 x blue 88.5, 2 x black 88.5 and 5 x red and 5 x white. One of the whites is no longer of this world, and this red one is now black.
     
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    I always remember your car at Portman Lamborghini in George Street in London. I took the photo below (on its original registration number) on 11th November 1989, when it was 4 days short of 18 months old.
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    Thanks for confirming. In fact, here it is when red with the first owner, with wing at that time. Your pics?
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    Which 88.5 was this one then? I knew the first owner of this car who traded an LP500S to purchase it through Portmans.
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    Speaking of red Countachs that are now black, news reaches me that it has been determined that the long-lost 2 ANP has been uncovered as being URA 259 in Melbourne Australia. Is this so?
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    Leo, that's the USA-spec exhaust valance that comes with a USA car circa 1986 to 1988.

    See the car below, also a USA QV that has been Europeanized. Here too the USA valance has been left in place, although in this instance the single-piece Eu front bumper-splitter has been completed to match the rear panel.

    The Eu exhaust valance is the same as you have on your LP500S.
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    Does this car also have LP400 tail lights?
     
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    Ah I see.

    I was also looking at the pictures of the interior of this car.

    I noticed on the dash where the black meets tan and noticed that its wavy like Raymond's was and how mine was.

    Here I was thinking there was a drunk Italian that didn't know how to sew in a straight line.

    Now after looking at Kitty Cat's dash I came to a sudden conclusion that it's shrinking and pulling the tan upward.

    Also Kitty Cat I don't want to nip pick your car. What's up with the tranny tunnel looks like it reads GO in a yellowish color. Did you have one of your chicks sit on it and pee there?

    I can redye that for you to perfection. lol

    Also, you shouldnt use hair grease when driving your CT it kinda tends to mess up your headliner.

    I was lucky with mine, the original owner was only 5'2'' lmao.


    All kidding aside.


    Need a little clutch & slave master help.

    I've heard that you can get fiat and or alpha it's all the same.

    Does anyone have a part number that I can reference and where I can get them with the BS I went thru to get my filters.

    I got hosed by a vendor that's a whole other issue that I don't care to discuss here.

    You live and learn.
     
  19. joe sackey

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    Yes, unfortunately he did not use the panels that would be correct for QV. Good observation!
     
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    Hi Leo,

    If you’re talking about this then yes, from what I’ve seen it’s typical.

    Shrinkage or drunk Italian? Who knows ;)

    Larry
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    Larry, its an easy fix once the dashboard is out, providing the upholsterer is experienced.

    Yes, its quite common, and Ive mostly seen it with later 5 liter cars.

    Its definitely shrinkage from some sun exposure.
     
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    Eh HEM JOE!

    I'm doing ALL the work myself. (well kinda) wife is doing the sewing.

    I'm a rookie at this but I have good common sense.

    What I plan on doing in that area is the same I did with the gauge pod.

    I'm going to build it up a little then smooth it out with filler and maybe use a stiffer more modern foam than what they used in 1984.

    What takes a pro a couple of days to do takes me about a week if not more, but I can assure you when I'm done it's going to be as perfect as it gets pro or not.

    @ Larry you're funny! I think it was a drunk Italian @ around 3pm that was in charge of the dashboards.

    I had a chance to really look at Kitty Cat's car on his flicker page.

    It's nice from far, but you when you get up close as he's done in his very own pictures its far from good.

    A word to Kitty Cat before you rag on my ride take a look at yours.

    Redye your tranny tunnel and fix your dashboard like I'm doing with mine and finally clean that dang headliner.

    I'm not even going to mention the fungus you have growing on your gauge!

    He must have had a champagne party in there once. If he ever thinks of doing it again I have a great highly modded fog machine that he can borrow.

    He can even pick out his own scent he wants the fog to be.

    I'm going with vanilla with a hint of musk at the opening gala. That's just how I roll. lmao
     
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    No, not my photo, but it was still red and with the wing in 1998 and beyond.

    Will post a better photo of F919OYR, as it's gorgeous and I have a photo that'll do it more justice!
     
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    Yes, it is. 2ANP was red, then resprayed black and sold to Oz.
     

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