Countach, the ultimate supercar

The VIN is 1120154

 

Hope she's doing ok. Looking forward to the update. That is a really cool find. Nice wheels!

 

From what I understand there were some 1987 cars made with the first design side skirts that did not have the strakes in them. If this is true does anyone know when they first starting applying them to cars and approximately how many they made ? I see some cars with them and always wondered if they are factory or aftermarket.

 

There was certainly a UK RHD car delivered in April 1987 like this. It is red and had side skirts without strikes, registered D111HUV.

But, there was also an LP5000S delivered just before January 1983 which had side skirts without strikes as well. Again a red car registered AXI7836.

Did this come under the title of "if you come up with the right money. The factory will build any option you like!"?

 

This car was in my garage in Orlando, Florida, for about a month, before my father asked my friend, a mechanic, to come get the car! I was storing it while he tried sourcing parts to repair accident damage. Holy #@*^#*!! Over the Thanksgiving 2016 holiday, last month, one of my former neighbors gave me 4 or 5 photos he shot while the car was in my possession in 1984.

I need to re-subscribe so I can post the pictures, as I've been at my limit for a couple of years. Here's the story about the car:
The car belonged to a Kuwaiti-national, living in Winter Park, Florida, named Marwan, or Marwhan...something like that. The front number-plate reads " AXI (space) 7836 " I was told by the local mechanic, Joe Nitti, that this car was a Koenig-modified Countach. The side-skirts were not factory-installed.

A relative of Marwan lost control of the car one night, striking a concrete light-pole with the right-rear quarter panel. The damage was extensive, as you will see in one of the photos.

Holy cow! I've been wanting to post these photos after receiving them, but with the current discussion posting the registration number...I'm going to get off my a** and subscribe again so you can see these pictures. I've always wondered what became of the car! Did it eventually get repaired?

Kevin Flankey (KevFla)
Orlando, FL

 

By now it had pearl white wheels, white rear badges and AFTERMARKET side skirts affixed, these had nothing to do with the factory, who only ever supplied cars with the type of side skirts you see on 88.5 cars.[/QUOTE]

So the factory never installed side skirts without strakes. Thanks for the info.

 

Not sure...it's been over 30 years and I never actually met him. I just knew of him as Marwan. I have a medium-format, super sharp 8x10 of the accident damage somewhere in my archives. Time to start looking thru the Kodak boxes! Car took a pretty good lick! Hope it wasn't parted-out.

KevFla

 

November 1987 onward makes perfect sense,my car is Oct 87 prod,no side skirts.

 

That doesn't add up,,,Joe showed a car DELIVERED in Sept with side skirts and your car is later production with no side skirts ??

 

very nice car!

 

Joe,
It´s JLA12226. I just saw this car one month ago. This particular car is getting an engine overhaul at the moment. It´s a stunning car, very special. I really like the effect of the pearl white.

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It would be great to see these photos - wow, what a story. How did a right hand drive car end up in the U.S.? If you are having problems posting them here, PM me and I can do for you.

 

Good deal. thks!
At first, I thought reading 1120054, the other tahiti blue that was in a fire! lol.

 

whats with the floor mat and carpeting trim, is this a big thing in the 80s?

Saw it on a SEC Koenig Specials as well.

 

It´s the burberry pattern or what do you mean?