Countach Downdraft 1985 to 1988.5

Which was the correct Alpine unit gor MY 1986?

 

I think this has been discussed before on this site, but not sure. I know it was on a couple of other forums. I know Tony I. even has a shrine in his garage with posters and units mounted in the wall. Preety cool.

It seems that the USA 5000QV cars were outfitted with the Alpine 7273 as shown in Joe's photo.

So far, I've confirmed with other owners through the years what is in their cars. Here are my findings:

My 1986: 7273
Friend with an 88.5: 7273
Friend with an '87: 7273
Friend with an '86: 7273
Local Lamborghini dealer with an '87: 7273

I believe the USA 25th cars switched over to the 7909 (which has a CD). Funny thing, the 7909 was voted the best Automotive CD/Radio ever back in 2009. They fetch a pretty penny when ey come up for sale.

The Euro cars had something different. I can't remember. According to the 5000QV parts manual, the unit was a 7128L.

Attached is a close up of my 7273.

Mike
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Amazing thread Joe, thanks for sharing ...

 

My 1985 DD QV
FLA12828 Imported by Steve Mcmillen 5/85

I purchased it in 1987 from the first owner "Electrolux" (through a dealer), who supplied it to the Michael Andretti team. I think they had 2 cars at the time, both with gold pinstripes. Car had 4,000 KM on it when I bought it and the clutch was close to gone.

If anyone has any more info on my car I would love to hear it.
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The 7148 is what's in my 1985 DD.

Geno

 

This one works really well! Very elegant, even though I wouldn't have chosen the colour coded steering wheel. A bit restrained if compared to some other wild combinations!

 

Sure, Albert's car, #HLA12069, originally White and not swiss delivered.

 

this unit was also in my fother ex jalpa
a S1 jalpa from 1983 (the one with urraco rear lights)

so i can confirm still used at factory in 1983. i think you are correct on application of this on 5000S, Joe.
i have only some doubts for the S2 and S3 cars as i believe at least some did not came with that

 

One of the better, and also the earliest, Countach vs Testarossa test I've seen!

Both cars were owned by Jean-Pierre van rossem, who had the Onyx F1 team back in 1989. Later he had an early 25th and a dozen of other Ferrari's which were seized and sold by authorities in the nineties but no idea what happened with the DD.
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Ahhh - there's more to that story. Here's my old DD (oh I do miss it !!), the same story came with my car - the whole Electrolux / Andretti story. Mine was FLA12830, so 2 numbers away from yours.... no silver though (I had not heard the story about one with silver stripes / wheels). The pinstripes are a little hard to see in this shot, but they are prominent whe you see it in person. The original wheel had long since been replaced with Gotti's, I put originals back on it and corrected some goofy side marker light treatment that had been done.

Jim Kaminsky had somewhere in his archive photos of my my old car way back in the 80's at some motorsports event, and I have a few old shots of it somewhere with the old wheels and marker lights on it.

Joe I'd love to know what info you have or could dig up about these.

-Steve
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