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  1. jollygood

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    #19526 jollygood, Aug 21, 2014



    Looks very Swedish to me ;-)
     
  2. jollygood

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    #19527 jollygood, Aug 21, 2014


    At LNB!
     
  3. joe sackey

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    #19528 joe sackey, Aug 21, 2014
    Yes indeed, Verde Metallizzato.
     
  4. joe sackey

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    #19529 joe sackey, Aug 21, 2014
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    Thank you John.

    It was interesting to see how the arrival of this car completely stopped all work, and the contemporary Lamborghinis were temporarily forgotten. Actually, its humbling, perhaps moving, to see the effect a truly nice car has upon people. We all just stood around and stared for a while...

    A few more outtakes from yesterday.
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  5. joe sackey

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    #19530 joe sackey, Aug 21, 2014
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    Whilst I think the modifications you have done to the rear end of your LP400 are Supercool, I find it hard to imagine that they can be reversed in less than 60 mins.

    The rear panel of the car as you have modified it is now a different shape, this would have to be replaced or swapped if you kept the original panel, perhaps there would be some paintwork/bodywork etc, the badges transferred, and certainly the original lenses would have to be re-mounted and silicone applied around them in place. To do this stuff properly takes time. Unless I am missing something?

    Either way, its very unique the way it exists now.
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  6. joe sackey

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    #19531 joe sackey, Aug 21, 2014
    Well, you missed an amazing opportunity. The owner contacted me, and this Countach was placed the very next day.
     
  7. wbaeumer

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    #19532 wbaeumer, Aug 21, 2014
    Fan - tas - tic!!!! THat combination isgreat!

    Is this the car that was once in Germany, offered here as "ex-Walter Wolff" (what it never was!)???
     
  8. wbaeumer

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    #19533 wbaeumer, Aug 21, 2014
    ….last week was sold to Russia via a member of FChat.
     
  9. Olivier NAMECHE

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    #19534 Olivier NAMECHE, Aug 21, 2014
    I'm modest, I won't divulge its price publically and I can't play in that league anymore as my money is invested in a nice property...

    I see many amazing opportunities every year, I'm already very happy to have the chance to see, inspect, admire them.

    By owner who do you mean ? seller or buyer ?
     
  10. joe sackey

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    #19535 joe sackey, Aug 21, 2014
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    Seller. It was a nice opportunity. I agree, the Countach is in a higher league now, not just value-wise, but its perception in Supercar hierarchy. Nice to see.
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    #19536 Olivier NAMECHE, Aug 21, 2014
    The seller is a wise guy, I fell very confortable with him for several years.

    I have a deep respect for what he achieved with his collection, reason why I never released the information of this green Countach sale or its pics since March.
     
  12. johnhoughtaling

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    #19537 johnhoughtaling, Aug 21, 2014
    Very cool.
     
  13. LC3929

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    #19538 LC3929, Aug 21, 2014
    No. Lel's car is #1120142 (Lars-Erik, please correct me if I am wrong, but in 2013, when we met at Passo di Futa, I still knew the chassis no. of your car, hence I suppose that I am right).

    The car that you are speaking of is #1120030. The car was offered in the period when you owned #1120118 (now the Autostadt car).

    Did you see / inspect the silver #1120030 at "Sportwagen Engel" in 1998? If yes, what do you remember about that car?
     
  14. LC3929

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    #19539 LC3929, Aug 21, 2014
    1975, not 1974!
     
  15. Lel

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    #19540 Lel, Aug 21, 2014
    Vielen Dank!

    No that was the LP400 #1120022 that I owned 10 years ago which had the "Wolf" modification. I painted that one silver as well but its new owner painted it green like the prototype at the factory museum. I think the car is in Italy by now.

    L-E
     
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    #19542 Lel, Aug 21, 2014
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    Thanks Joe!

    It's much easier than you think.

    I just have to remove the red plexiglass which together with lamp holders are connected to the opening with two hooks.
    That is one and a half minutes per side, which make three minutes.
    After that I have to loosen the two very small nuts that hold the emblems. one minute per nut makes two minutes for "Lamborghini" and two minutes for "Countach". That's four minutes.

    And WHOOPS........... the modified back panel will fall to the ground and behind is the original one shining in its untouched form.

    The emblems get back in five minutes and then the complete original rear lamps has to be fixed with four nuts per side. Give it three minutes per nut plus four extra minutes for the ones connecting the earth cables. That's another twenty eights minutes.

    It will make forty minutes all together and there are twenty minutes left for the silicone to have it all done in one hour!


    I am very pleased that all of you like the look of the back of my Countach, but I would never dream of making an irrevocable modification to one of these masterpieces.




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    #19543 Taurean Bull, Aug 21, 2014
    I love the creativity. Outstanding.
     
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    #19544 key03, Aug 21, 2014
    and the design connects all of the dots for me. That is beautiful!
     
  20. LC3929

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  21. johnhoughtaling

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    #19546 johnhoughtaling, Aug 21, 2014

    Fantastic!!!!
     
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    #19547 jgoodman, Aug 21, 2014
    +1! Very cool!
     
  23. Lel

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  24. joe sackey

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    #19549 joe sackey, Aug 21, 2014

    Well, now I have seen everything! Good to see you having fun & enjoying your car...
     
  25. joe sackey

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    #19550 joe sackey, Aug 21, 2014
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    Walter,

    The car you are thinking of is 1120030.

    It was sold as Lot # 317 @ the Bonhams Monte Carlo Auction on the 18th of May 2002, with 17,958 km showing on the clock, erroneously described as a 1976 (incorrect - it is a 1974) and as having been owned by Walter Wolf (incorrect - he never owned it).

    The estimate was €65,000 to €75,000 and the eventual hammer price (inc premium) was a very good €77,300. Maybe the false Walter Wolf story helped it go over estimate!

    After the auction, SCM parroted Bonhams erroneous description thus:
    "Rare Periscopa model first owned by Canadian F1 team owner Walter Wolf. Could have been all original. Fair paint with curious mottled silver finish to alloys. Much scuffed sill leather and driver's seat. Worn leather-covered steering wheel rim"

    * I called up Walter Wolf at the time (2002) and he told me personally that he never owned this Countach, and that its auction text was based on a completely made-up story.

    I believe the car was subsequently Turin/Italy-registered TO.85166L.
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