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  1. joe sackey

    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ

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  2. joe sackey

    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ

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  3. joe sackey

    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ

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  4. Spyder-Man

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    #1929 Spyder-Man, Feb 27, 2016
    She looks good enough to eat Joe! Apparently the DD has never had a problem with overheating. Was it purely design choice as to why they changed from no side vents on later models?
     
  5. joe sackey

    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ

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    #1930 joe sackey, Feb 27, 2016
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    The L 507 V4 carburatori engine came along after quite a few years of development of the carbureted engines, its the last of the series, and my experience has been that they are fairly bullet-proof. I think they realized the vents were not necessary, plus eliminating them saved production costs. That's just my speculation, but I could ask Ing. Marmiroli to confirm one way or another.

    The first series hoods are more dramatic with the intricate venting, and the second series ones are more sleek and flow with the lines of the car (as shown below), they both have their appeal.
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  6. joe sackey

    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ

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    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ

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    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ

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    #1933 joe sackey, Feb 27, 2016
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    For photography nuts - I'm using a Canon EOS mirror-less camera to document 12997's restoration.

    The latest component to be refurbished is the 'Peronal' shift-knob, scratches polished off the face, leather dyed etc
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    #1934 joe sackey, Feb 27, 2016
    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKUDpYexJlU[/ame]
     
  10. Doc_K

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    #1935 Doc_K, Feb 27, 2016
    Awesome work. Is this your company's car and going to be resold once finished, or a client's car?
     
  11. joe sackey

    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ

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    #1936 joe sackey, Feb 28, 2016
    Thank you, its a personal car.
     
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    #1937 Doc_K, Feb 28, 2016


    I hope she is enjoyed to the fullest once finished!
     
  13. raymondQV

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    #1938 raymondQV, Feb 28, 2016
  14. BlueBiturbo

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    #1939 BlueBiturbo, Feb 28, 2016
    You sold it Raymond?

    Any other Lambo in the near future?
     
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    #1940 raymondQV, Feb 28, 2016
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    Obviously, Joe is posting Pictures of the restoration process since weeks...

    No Lambo at the moment, the only one I'm interested in is a Silhouette but not for the current Prices, I had the chance to buy two of them for 40-50K (40002 and40018).

    BTW: Look at the tree in the Background, it's called Blood Plum, a perfect match of Colors
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    #1941 BlueBiturbo, Feb 28, 2016
    Same color exactly ��
     
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    #1942 BlueBiturbo, Feb 28, 2016

    Sorry didn't pat much attention that it was Your car.
    Yours is THE Countach QV. I never thought You would sell it.

    Hope You get a better replacement.
     
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    #1943 raymondQV, Feb 28, 2016
    Never say never again...
    There is no replacement for the ultimate QV, it's gone, period.
     
  19. joe sackey

    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ

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  20. joe sackey

    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ

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    #1945 joe sackey, Feb 28, 2016
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    As Raymond mentioned earlier, for your 1,000 Euros, you don't get much besides the chassis, engine, gearbox and diff ID numbers.

    The colors are correct in Italian, but wrong in English.

    No color-code or special color identification is offered.
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    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ

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    #1946 joe sackey, Feb 28, 2016
    I'm sure Raymond will corroborate, there is a story here that is worth mentioning. He mentioned to me that he wanted to sell, and as I typically do, I offered my clients the car first.

    When everybody passed, I simply decided to buy it myself and restore it.

    I have been involved with some restorations in the past, but they were always like pulling teeth to execute properly. I haven't done a restoration in 10 years, but I saw an opportunity to apply my knowledge & experience and work closely with a great team of people I'd identified, and do this car justice. When finished it should speak for itself.

    The plan was to have Raymond help with consulting since his technical knowledge of these cars is so vast, and he has been very helpful in the early stages of the process. He has an open invitation to come and drive it post-restoration. After Valentino signs off, of course.
     
  22. joe sackey

    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ

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    #1947 joe sackey, Feb 28, 2016
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    Again, as Raymond suggested, that build sheet attached to the car's passenger-side fender is somewhere in a file at Sant Agata. I have been told by an insider that files assumed NLA/missing/burned etc are still intact. I hope to get a copy of it.
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    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ

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    #1948 joe sackey, Feb 28, 2016
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    Interestingly, of all the old images Ive seen, this one replicates the true Bordeaux Speciale (as found on the car underneath the spats) best.
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    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ

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  25. joe sackey

    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ

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    #1950 joe sackey, Feb 28, 2016
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