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  1. joe sackey

    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ

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    #2401 joe sackey, Apr 7, 2016
    Yes correct, that spare is original paint.
     
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    #2402 joe sackey, Apr 7, 2016
    Shocks re-manufactured, some perishable suspension components new, re-usable components restored, every part of the car is essentially being restored.
     
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    #2403 joe sackey, Apr 7, 2016
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    Nero Tenebere/Nero with red piping, 86 DD in the Bentley Museum.

    I believe this car was delivered new to Private Jet broker Godfrey Hope, who would drive it around London resplendent in his traditional Yoruba Agbada! A sight for sore eyes.
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    #2407 em42, Apr 8, 2016
    Labour of love! Beautiful.
     
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    #2408 Spyder-Man, Apr 8, 2016
    When I win the lotto, I'm shipping my car to you Joe, so you can refurb her! Great work and attention to detail!
     
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    #2409 joe sackey, Apr 8, 2016
    Thank you!

    Before I started the restoration of this Countach, I thought I knew a fair amount about Countachs, I realize now that I knew just a little! We are restoring/refurbishing/repairing stuff that I never knew existed.
     
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    #2410 joe sackey, Apr 8, 2016
    Thank you Rob, hope you guys are well.
     
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    #2411 GraemeS, Apr 8, 2016
    hi Joe, From the pictures it appears that the vents are vacuum controlled, that's something I never suspected, as usually airflow is controlled by flappers inside the heater unit of a modern car.I figured on a Countach they just blew air and you could open or close them, to suit your needs , we all learn something from your restoration , thanks for the detailed pictures amazing work you are doing.
     
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    #2412 joe sackey, Apr 8, 2016
    Thank you for your kind words and the interest in the project.

    What can I say? I too am learning a lot more, and I hold these cars in even higher esteem through this process.

    The fact that the former owner of Automobili Lamborghini is both aware & following is very special also, I'd better not screw up!
     
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    #2413 GTAV6, Apr 8, 2016
    I suspect there is a very large emphasis on the 'labour' aspect of all this that Joe is modestly glossing over...
     
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    #2414 joe sackey, Apr 9, 2016
    My wife would agree with that.
     
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    #2415 joe sackey, Apr 9, 2016
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    120-plus pages in I can't believe Ive not yet posted this epic magazine which I bought off the stands in the period - October 1988 Road & Track Special Series magazine featuring Lamborghini.

    The feature car is a 1988.5 DD French-spec car in Rosso Siviglia/Bianco.
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    #2418 Ellagirl, Apr 12, 2016
    Sweden and Switzerland had the same tech import regulations on the Countach ,before the EU wichh in sweedens case lifted these old rules, made it very hard to import a car privatly to sweden, unless you could find a Used Swiss car.
     
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    #2419 raymondQV, Apr 12, 2016
    Plus the headlight washers!
     
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    #2421 joe sackey, Apr 12, 2016
    All you had to do was pull out your drill and get to work on those fenders!

    Chassis & undercoating complete in GLA12997 by the way, paint starting this week.
     
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    #2425 joe sackey, Apr 12, 2016
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    Perfect image to show the difference between the position of the side-mounted turn-signal light in the fender of the LP500S versus the Downdraft
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