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  1. Lambocars666

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  2. andecorp

    andecorp Formula 3

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    #20852 andecorp, Mar 14, 2015
    Same car. The outside pics are taken at an old heritage building in Brighton, Melbourne, while the indoor pics are taken during Motorclassica at the old Royal Melbourne Exhibition building.
     
  3. joe sackey

    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ

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    #20853 joe sackey, Mar 14, 2015
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    This car's interior was the subject of some conjecture, and this image clearly shows that the interior is not original. Even though the image is not a high-resolution one, you can see that the stitching of the seats and the carpeting is post-production.
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  4. Lambocars666

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    #20854 Lambocars666, Mar 15, 2015
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    Thank you for this precision!


    Thanks Joe for pointing this out.

    I think this is the same LP400 #1120260, pictured in 1982-1983, with (its original??) Tobacco interior...
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  5. joe sackey

    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ

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    #20855 joe sackey, Mar 15, 2015
    This appears to be the case.
     
  6. Jamesark

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    #20856 Jamesark, Mar 15, 2015
    Yes and with it's original LP400 rear light surrounds...
     
  7. fabone

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    #20857 fabone, Mar 15, 2015
    Nice story for this Countach. I love the "grand tour of Europe", putting some miles on it before being shipped to Australia.
     
  8. P300V8

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    #20858 P300V8, Mar 15, 2015
    In the auction blurb it says...."got word of the imminent release of the 400s". In November 1976? I thought the 400s wasn't available until 1978....
     
  9. joe sackey

    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ

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    #20859 joe sackey, Mar 15, 2015
    It was quite common for owners to drove out of the factory in their new Countach on EE plates. In fact, some USA owners did this as well, before eventually shipping the car to the USA. Agreed, it was always nice to hear the stories of epic first impressions!
     
  10. joe sackey

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    #20860 joe sackey, Mar 15, 2015
    Once Walter Wolf took delivery of his "S"-modified LP400 cars (1120148 & 1120202) in 1976 on, there was a 'buzz' in the press about an imminent LP400S production car, which unfortunately didn't materialize till late 1978.
     
  11. Lambocars666

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    #20861 Lambocars666, Mar 18, 2015
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    Here's a silver LP400 that was for sale last year in Paris...

    I have never seen this car before!

    When I tried to contact the seller, the car was already gone.

    88'000 Kms, 3 owners... and said to have been built in 1974 (!!!)

    The leather interior is described as 'Fauve' that could mean Tan or Beige or Tobacco.

    Note the clear front blinker lights, the silver-painted NACAs, the Bertone logos standing a little higher than usual, and the thin red stripe all around the upper edges of the car!

    Does anybody here know something about this rare LP400?
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  12. Olivier NAMECHE

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    #20862 Olivier NAMECHE, Mar 19, 2015
    it is still not sold ?

    the seller is a very difficult person, he always changes his mind, not very reliable... like if the car is not belonging to him
     
  13. Lambocars666

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    #20863 Lambocars666, Mar 19, 2015
    I found this offer last summer when I went back to France. But the offer didn't stay very long on the Internet... I don't know if it was sold eventually.

    Do you know something about this LP400, Olivier ?
    Your help would be very much appreciated!! :)
     
  14. Olivier NAMECHE

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    #20864 Olivier NAMECHE, Mar 19, 2015
    I have only exchanged few emails with him, but nothing came up really, he was very "bizarre"...

    interior is original "senape" and yes the lateral NACA ducts are silver painted instead of black
     
  15. Lambocars666

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    #20865 Lambocars666, Mar 19, 2015
    Merci ! :)

    Ahah! I also had a strange feeling about that guy... Some people just can't let it go! ;)

    I wish I could know more about it still... Mostly to know if it really is one of the early 1974 LP400.
     
  16. Olivier NAMECHE

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    #20866 Olivier NAMECHE, Mar 19, 2015
    yes it is one of the early...
     
  17. Lambocars666

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    #20867 Lambocars666, Mar 19, 2015
    Do you know the VIN? S'il te plaaaaaaaaiiiiiiit ! :D
     
  18. joe sackey

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    #20868 joe sackey, Mar 19, 2015
    Agreed Olivier, some people really do not help themselves when they want to sell a motorcar!

    That said, for me, the 88,000km, the Bertone badges askew, the painted NACA ducts and the pin-striping all say: repaint.

    Perhaps there is a story with this car, and the Seller is/was looking for the 'right' kind of buyer! This would explain the odd behavior...
     
  19. Olivier NAMECHE

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    #20869 Olivier NAMECHE, Mar 19, 2015
    yes it is repainted, Argento is not original color, but the interior is still

    well, as far as I understood, he wants a real collector that will pay the price of a speculator...
     
  20. em42

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    #20870 em42, Mar 21, 2015
    Hi everyone,

    I have trouble with my Countach when there is a lot of sun. Indeed, there are no sun visors and even though I wear sunglasses, it is very annoying. Did anybody find a solution? I wonder if some sucking pad sun visors exist?
    Thanks a lot for any help!
     
  21. Peter K.

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    #20871 Peter K., Mar 21, 2015
    I know most will laugh BUT I have see baby/child tint that will cling onto the window to protect the child. Maybe something like that cut into shape. The brighter the sun, the better the sticking. There is no adhesive.
     
  22. em42

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    #20872 em42, Mar 21, 2015
    Good idea! I will try with one of these... Thanks!
     
  23. joe sackey

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    #20873 joe sackey, Mar 21, 2015
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    Clearly, you need at 25th Anniversario!
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  24. em42

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    #20874 em42, Mar 21, 2015
    Unfortunately they are not street legal in Switzerland...

    Great shot by the way! Did Paul Frère make an article on the 25th?
     
  25. joe sackey

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