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  1. Olivier NAMECHE

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    #17326 Olivier NAMECHE, Jun 23, 2013
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    #17327 raymondQV, Jun 23, 2013
    Thanks, one more...

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RagsHg-_P8w]Lamborghini Countach journey - YouTube[/ame]
     
  3. joe sackey

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    #17328 joe sackey, Jun 23, 2013
    Congratulations, you make class-winning a routine!
     
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  5. Olivier NAMECHE

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    #17331 S_A, Jun 24, 2013
    YES thank you very much indeed! :)
    I just can not help to say, I love that gearbox, really can see it's not Toyotas' manual. :D
    Love it.!
    And I'm surprised how low gears you were driving, 3,4 gears quite long time, and it didn't seem to be any high speeds at all, way down 100kmh all the time.
    So seems the "rumours" Lamborghini's V12 are true...there is serious "GRUNT" in that engine. Even the gear-ratiors are very much different than normal sporstcar.......

    Any way thanks for the clips! :) Of course; we watch more if you have ones. :)
     
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    #17333 Countachqv, Jun 24, 2013
    A well tuned downdraft does not need to rev much to take off. the grunt is not rumors for the QV, (at least for the one with no emission restriction). Still, an impressive video. I love the alpine road myself.. Smooth and twisty. Will be back there next month, halas not with the CT..:(
     
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    #17334 S_A, Jun 24, 2013
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    I have a question to you Joe, hope you don't mind.

    Is this LP400 real, an orginal shape LP400?
    I just have a flashback that there was some detail errors of this car or was it?
    http://arthomobiles.fr/Lambo50/Big%20D4/lambo50d2_1795.JPG

    The reason why I ask, is that I'm attend to draw LP400 and I'm looking for an orginal detailed LP400 image, this view, full side view and this mentioned image is perfect, but I need know is this an orginal shape.
    For me; the exhaust pipes looks bit wierd, their angle is wierd. Or is it?

    I also watched your web site; the red LP400 is perfect, but the side view is bit wrong, unfortunately. :(

    And IF someone has good images of LP400, full side view, good quality image, please give me some link. :)
    I appreciate much.!

    EDIT:

    I found these ones, which are 100% perfect. One question, these are not scalemodel images? :D
    http://www.wallpaperup.com/search/results/Lamborghini+Countach/all_cats/all_res/at_least/date_added/DESC/all_colors
     
  10. Olivier NAMECHE

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    #17335 Olivier NAMECHE, Jun 24, 2013
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    I forgot to mention its VIN : DLA-12664

    Here at Château de Boursault near Epernay, with the rest of the group & placed in the middle to honor the 1st and the last scissor doors...
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  11. raymondQV

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    #17336 raymondQV, Jun 24, 2013
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    Well, if you knew the strict laws we have you wouldn't be surprised, putting some hot vids on YouTube would also be a risk since they can find you...

    I'ts a real one, the one which crashed at the 50th Event...
     
  12. S_A

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    #17337 S_A, Jun 24, 2013
    OK, yes I know the risks defenitely. Understand very well. Anyway, fantastic to see those clips. :) Not supposed to be flat out driving, I think it's more enjoyable to watch "cruising" and changing gears and so on than trying to catch 250kmh... :)

    OK. THANKS. Just the exhaust pipes angle seems wierd but good it's an orginal. I really don't want to spend time to no real one, or fixed one. :)
     
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    #17338 kmeighannj, Jun 24, 2013
    Thanks, I have been lucky to have some great cars. One of the longtime attendees came up to me yesterday and said the rest of the guys were going to pass the hat and buy me a trip to the Caribbbean for next year at this time so I didn't attend the event. :)
     
  14. joe sackey

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    #17339 joe sackey, Jun 24, 2013
    Raymond already answered, yes its definitely a real original LP400, and yes, you have a good eye, those exhaust tips extrude at a lower angle than they should for an LP400.
     
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    #17340 joe sackey, Jun 24, 2013
    I think they will have to!

    Or, we will have to get you into something completely different.

    Like an F40 :)
     
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    #17341 ApexOversteer, Jun 24, 2013
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    Also missing the paint detail between the little window behind the door and the airbox, and don't LP400's have a black stripe along the very bottom edge of the rocker panel?

    Edit: S_A, here is another side shot for you. The wheels are incorrect, but I think it should serve your purpose. Check out the area right behind the door with the window and the vents. The yellow car should be painted the same. This car is also missing the rocker panel stripe, which I think gets forgotten sometimes when the cars are resprayed. That is, if the stripe is supposed to be there from factory.

    Rosso LP400


    ...
     
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    #17342 joe sackey, Jun 24, 2013
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    Here is a pic taken in 1977 of an LP400 showing the blackout detail along the lower sill that you speak of.

    Every Countach from LP400 to QV pre-88.5 should have this.
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  18. Olivier NAMECHE

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    #17343 Olivier NAMECHE, Jun 24, 2013
    is this at Monaco, Casino Plaza ?
     
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    #17344 kmeighannj, Jun 24, 2013
    You know me, Joe. Never say never...
     
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    #17345 joe sackey, Jun 24, 2013
    Yes.
     
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    #17346 S_A, Jun 24, 2013

    OK thanks for the link tip!
    I also remember that there was some small, very small errors mentioned here earlier. And these have defenitely saw different in that Rosso-colored LP400.
    But good it's an orginal car. I have to consider will I do something about this car.
    The exhaust pipes are the most bigest thing to consider... :/
     
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    #17347 S_A, Jun 24, 2013
    OK. :)
     
  23. joe sackey

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    #17348 joe sackey, Jun 26, 2013
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    A 1979 & 1983. A 4 liter and a 5 liter example of Lamborghini's iconic Countach.

    1121038 (Blu Tahiti/Bianco) is a rather well-known Countach S Series 1 Lowbody car (one of just 27 small-gauge cars) which we used to own. As most know it was built for a member of the Saudi Arabia Royal family and flown out to Laguna Beach where it lived its early days as a not-very-quiet midnight conveyance of beautiful women from Newport Beach's Tiffanys's nightclub back home. These days it exists in peaceful retirement (barring the occasional high-speed blast), fully restored and as primed as a Countach can be. It now belongs to a gentleman collector who has a passion for Countachs like I have rarely seen.

    12730 (Bianco Perlato /Rosso) was special-ordered by the famed USA Lamborghini importer Joe Nastasi as his personal car and he kept it for 29 years from 1983 till 2012 when he sold it to us. It has barely 2,000 miles on the clock! It looks, sounds, smells & runs like a new Lamborghini. What's different about this is Countach is its Plexi Tail (Coda Plexi) which Joe asked Ubaldo Sgarzi to build the car with as a special feature. He took delivery of the car in New Jersey in the summer of 1983 and as they say the rest is history. The car is fresh of a major mechanical refurbishment & cosmetic detail.

    The owner of both these cars graciously wanted to share with the community as proud as he is of them. His quest for unusual & rare Countach continues. Soon to be The Three Musketeers.
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    #17349 ZAMIRZ, Jun 26, 2013
    That plexi tail looks odd at first, but it's actually a nice touch and ties-in well with the oxblood interior. Kind of reminds me of G-series Porsche 911 rear reflector.
     
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    #17350 BlueBiturbo, Jun 26, 2013
    Wow.

    The red tail light actually looks nice.
     
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