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  1. sp1der

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    #22452 Spyder-Man, Mar 28, 2016
    Good spot fella ;-)
     
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    #22453 raymondQV, Mar 28, 2016
    I checked all my ILOC Magazine but wasn't able to find another Picture of this CT.

    A similar car is on the cover and the first Pages of Jeremy Coulters Book World Supercars 2, but that one was a RHD LP5000s with Vale behind the steering wheel.
     
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    #22454 Lambocars666, Mar 29, 2016
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    Looking at the heraldic features on that particular LP400S (coat of arms on the rear panel and on the dashboard), I really believe this car was repainted to match the historical White & Blue colors of the Duchy of Bavaria.
    This Countach then certainly used to belong to a Bavaria Duke descendant.

    If anybody knows/remembers... be sure to tell us more! ;)
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    #22455 mt_jt, Mar 30, 2016
    Off topic I know but oh no, that poor crossbred Miura!!
     
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    #22458 Spyder-Man, Apr 3, 2016
    Lovely picture!
     
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    #22459 Ellagirl, Apr 4, 2016
    Spendt a few days in Seattle last week, and drove up to Lynwood to see Roy s place,awesome place,great bunch of guys,not to mention their location is perfect for driving your Countach ( i live in Florida ,and driving is boring) also had a chance to check out his Absolutely stunning 83 pearl white on red Countach, anybody in the market of buying should inspect this car, it is 100%perfect , a fantastic example, also had a chance to chat with Roy coolest guy you will ever meet, great place, great people, also got a ride a brand new Aventadoor, perfect day��
     
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    #22460 joe sackey, Apr 4, 2016
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    I know Laurent Nay made a set of luggage for 1120200 to match it's interior color, but as an aside, does anyone know if any Countach was supplied by the works with fitted luggage?
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    #22461 EMILIO, Apr 5, 2016
    i have seen a set of countach luggage at Max Bobnar auction in 2005
    not sure factory or Bobnar made them
     
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    #22462 Lambocars666, Apr 5, 2016
    My eyes hurt. :(

    Joke aside, Never seen or heard of any factory Countach luggage. But who knows...
     
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    #22463 Lambocars666, Apr 5, 2016
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    Does anybody know where the golden bullet-shape side mirrors mounted on Wolf's #1120202 and #1121002 come from?
    These are not the usual Vitaloni Sebring's.
    I've never seen them on any other car. Ever.

    Any help would be much appreciated!
    Not only looking for information... also buying! ;)
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    #22464 joe sackey, Apr 6, 2016
    Fabulous Wolf Countach images!

    Thanks for sharing.

    BTW perhaps those mirrors were inspired by the ones he had affixed to his Ford GT40 - which he owned before he got into Lamborghinis.
     
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    #22465 Lambocars666, Apr 8, 2016
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    There's much more to discover by questioning the known stories than searching for a brand-new one.

    Those period photos were believed to be of LP400 #1120020 when first imported into the USA by Joe Nastasi; and the others of LP400S #1121014 at Bob Wallace Cars, July 1980.

    Well, after further research on the matter, I really think these are more likely to be all of LP400 #1120004.

    People and location may not change... only the subject-car on the photos does.
    And the stories of #1120020 being imported into the USA in 1974 (even though it eventually failed) and of #1121014 receiving some modification at Bob Wallace Cars in the late-70s or early-80s are STILL TRUE.
    I'm only pointing out that the photos are of another Countach with oddly-similar events.

    #1120004 seems to have a very unique detail: The water spray nozzles position, outermost compared with ANY OTHER LP400 or LP400S (or probably any other Countach, simply).
    I could check this particular detail on more than 135 different LP400 and on more than 80 different low-body LP400S... and still searching...

    This difference could be explained by the car being the 2nd production Countach ever built, at that time when development was (even more) empirical.

    Be sure to let me know what you think.
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    #22466 joe sackey, Apr 8, 2016
    You may be on to something....
     
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    #22467 ElvisNasty, Apr 12, 2016
    Does anyone have a photo of the Countach undercarriage?
     
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    #22469 ElvisNasty, Apr 13, 2016
    Those pics are helpful, thank you Victor.

    I'm getting my car detailed to an extreme level, and I want to make sure I have all the metal plates on the bottom looking correct. I'm pretty sure I have all of them, but it would help to have a reference pic of a car that is correct underneath. I'm referring to the plates that are riveted under the car to the tube frame.

    That picture of the Countach sideways in the air is far out. Is that from the guy who hung one on his wall?
     
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    #22470 Lambocars666, Apr 14, 2016
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    You're welcome, Elvis.
    I sent you a private message.
    And yes, the Countach in the air is indeed the black S-fitted LP400 now hung on the wall in a Californian mansion.
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    #22472 Peter K., Apr 14, 2016
    I bet that car will not be hanging there forever.
     
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    #22473 Lambocars666, Apr 14, 2016
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    Really cool! Thanks for the links.

    Interesting Countach S at 01:58 of the first video!
    Reminds me of LP400 #1120134 that got its front spoiler removed for convenience reason + the Rarewala front wing/bumper here.
    Could be #1121248 or 1121250 that I'm still looking for...
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    #22474 Lambocars666, Apr 14, 2016
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    Actually, it will be much harder to remove it, than it was to put it down there... from that long but narrow roof window... only!

    To put a Countach on your wall is something questionable in the first place. But to each his own, I suppose.
    The crazy thing is: out of 2000+ Countach built, it had to fall on a very rare early 1975 LP400... and even more than that, one of the very few retrofitted LP400 "S" still alive! (or dead, in that case... since the broken engine is now used as a coffee table)
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    #22475 elms, Apr 14, 2016
    That is just fantastically crazy!
     
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