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  1. joe sackey

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    #1601 joe sackey, Jan 24, 2016
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    Another DD French-registered 1928 YD 78 in gorgeous Blu Acapulco at the Chantilly Arts et Elégance 2015.

    I'm wondering if this isn't HLA12150 which was formerly based in Necker, Germany registered ES-EE 11?
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    #1602 joe sackey, Jan 24, 2016
    Interestingly, white is one of the colors I am specifically asked for.
     
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    #1603 forza_lamborghini, Jan 26, 2016
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    Yes, that was my shot :) Here's the next one...
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    #1604 joe sackey, Jan 26, 2016
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    Those wheels are quite a departure from the original factory gold as shown below.
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    #1605 raymondQV, Jan 26, 2016
    Thar red QV was anyway completely changed from a former White/White car.
     
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    #1607 joe sackey, Jan 26, 2016
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    Yes correct, that's when the gold wheels were refinished in a brighter shade.

    Here is another example from new documented as 1987.

    Tutto Originale.
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    #1608 Doc_K, Jan 26, 2016
    Does anyone know what the brightest color red was (without pearl) that was available on the Countach?
     
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    #1609 Jalpa_Mike, Jan 26, 2016
    Rosso Siviglia (215157)? Just a guess.

    Mike
     
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    #1611 joe sackey, Jan 26, 2016
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    Jalpa_Mike is correct, PPG 2.464.022 Rosso Siviglia is the only non-metallic Red for the Countach, at least as far as the DD is concerned.
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    #1613 blown daytona, Jan 27, 2016
    Did the QV FI cars have a different red option ;)
     
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    #1614 joe sackey, Jan 27, 2016
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    I think the question of what the brightest (non-metallic) red used for the Countach was posed for the Countach in general (from LP400 to 25th), and since we are in the DD thread, I can confirm that Rosso Siviglia is is correct for the DD.

    However, it is likely also correct for all the other variants from the LP400S onwards.

    Interestingly, my color chart is for 1985 - 1988 and states the color code as PPG 2.464.022 whereas Mike referred to the color code as 215157, and he has a QV FI, so either the FI cars have a different color code or the paint sampler uses and old out-of-date paint code. In case of the former, it wont be the first time a factory has designated particular livery choices for certain destinations, in case of the latter, I wouldn't be at all surprised, and then the moral of the story may be - don't trust paint codes!

    Here is a paint sticker off a 1988 QV FI: PPG 215157.
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    #1618 Spyder-Man, Jan 28, 2016
    Only the one wing mirror in the drawings?
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    #1619 joe sackey, Jan 28, 2016
    Single-mirror (Monospecchio) prototype.
     
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    #1620 joe sackey, Jan 28, 2016
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    Light units dismantled, cleaned & reassembled.

    Lenses are the original units manufactured by PlastiCenter di Bologna, they polished very well, the spring-locked turn-signal units were removed and the internal light reflector-bases cleaned up like new (they were full of dust & silt deposits), and the rectangular bezels have been polished. This is the DS unit, in original Swiss configuration, ready to go back into the completed car
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    #1621 raymondQV, Jan 29, 2016
    If anybody needs these Plexi lenses, I have a set of spare I bought for a friend who lost them during the repaint of his car.
     
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    #1622 DaniT, Jan 29, 2016
    PM sent.
     
  23. joe sackey

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    #1623 joe sackey, Jan 29, 2016
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    Excellent.

    I have an OEM set but I'm keeping them as spares.

    FWIW they are part numbers 006319504 & 006319503.
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