Countach Downdraft 1985 to 1988.5

12997 in High Build Surfacing Primer
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Thanks for sharing.

I think your car was UK-registered C 701 BYX - Robert can confirm - and, if so, it was featured in the Spring 1986 edition of High Performance magazine (below), which you can still get on Ebay: What Car High Performance Spring 1986 Countach Audi Quattro Sport | eBay
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Agreed, Ive seen this with a few cars.

This is exactly one of the many reasons we are not using the standard Ansa Sport or the other variants that exist in the market.

As already posted, we manufactured a special system http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/144449292-post1534.html with brackets to be added in situ during the mounting/mock-up process, that allows the unit to be affixed per the factory boxed muffler, using the original muffler supports, and without damaging the heat-shield.

The finished result ought to be very satisfactory. I'll be sure to document its application with images when we get to that point. Hopefully both the look & the sound will make the effort worthwhile.

 

Whilst we are on the exhaust subject, here is DGM14753 from the factory archives (via QV engineer Marmiroli) that shows the air-box application & standard boxed muffler unit as Homologated for road use for the Downdraft.
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Sectioned, this illustration shows the (heavy & restrictive) unit most cars were fitted with.

That said, its worth noting that by the advent of the DD, many cars were in fact delivered with a sports exhaust unit fitted, as I witnessed myself circa 1985 to 1988. There is a reason so many dispense with the boxed muffler unit, more pleasing sound notwithstanding. Its unfortunate though that the units developed in the past left a little to be desired, but I suspect this was for economic reasons.
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LHD Blu Acapulco DD receives some TLC
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Bianco/Bianco German-registered 88.5 DD often seen out
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Thank you for the guidance as always Robert, so here is C 740 BYX outside the Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington Gardens, London, circa 1986 when fairly new.
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The same Rosso Siviglia we were chatting about a few pages earlier, although, some of the images such as this one below were likely taken in the golden evening light, giving the car an orange hue.

AFAIK, there was only one non-metallic red used for this variant of Countach.
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No for the Downdraft, but yes for the Periscopa.

 

Blu Acapulco DD often seen out & around in the Melbourne area, Victoria-registered URA 259
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Robert our resident RHD guru seems to think its another Rosso Siviglia/Bianco car.

Interesting that the rear fog-light on your DD is on the left because the original factory application was on the side of the steering wheel for either LHD or RHD.

BTW there is another Rosso Siviglia RHD Downdraft near you, this one has a Nero interior.
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Epic image of car & owner.

 

Maestro Valentino backing up (RHD) GLA 12942 today.
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DD in Colorado registered "TAZIO"
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88.5 DD @ the Chantilly Concours d'Elegance, and admirer
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