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  1. joe sackey

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    #151 joe sackey, Oct 25, 2015
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    In fairness to the TR I think it was a legitimate comparison car, I think the DD was simply seen as much more 'hard-core'.

    This test for example shows that the TR was at least in the same class, but over time its become apparent which car 'drivers' prefer.
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    Stefano Pasini, the Godfather of Lamborghini historians (who some of us view as the historian who inspired us) published a great book on the variant
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    This is my car, which was purchased by Alpine. Very cool Joe. I have some fantastic notes for you with the Alpine executives when you write your book.
     
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    This is the magazine that got me. The article came out on my 15th birthday. I found it in my high school library, which had a subscription. I was transfixed by this article. Every photo burned into my brain. To this day I can almost recite this entire article by heart.
     
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    Same here...I was 15 when that C&D article came out, I still own that magazine now. I drug that magazine from the southern Caribbean to Canada to all over the US, it is VERY well traveled and still intact ever after 31 years!
     
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    #166 Jalpa_Mike, Oct 25, 2015
    Very cool!

    Interesting to note on Page 1 with the exterior photos, the rear shot shows a car with the USA rear bumper cover.

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    Without side-markers, that would be a car destined for the Middle East. They used whatever was in the yard!
     
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    Excellent, thanks for sharing!
     
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    #172 joe sackey, Oct 25, 2015
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    As far as Lamborghini is concerned, the Miura had a Downdraft carburetor application as I noted in my first post.

    For example, a number of Ferrari competition cars of the 50s & 60s had this application, so it wasn't new when the Countach DD used it (in fact it was practically obsolete by then), it was more a case of tried & true, proven, so to speak.

    I note that the first Lamborghini V12 was deigned having a DD carburetor application and the Miura used the same, with the application of Sidedraft carbs simply to accommodate lower sleeker silhouettes.

    Others may have additional input, but I wouldn't read too much into any of this as car companies generally do what is convenient & cost-effective!
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    I'll have to get this updated version! I bought mine back in the early-80s, and as you can tell, it only covered the variants through the 5000S.

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