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  1. wsaraceni

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    #6326 wsaraceni, May 28, 2017
    joe,

    im half way done with the miura bible on my ipad. when does the countach bible come out?
     
  2. joe sackey

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    #6327 joe sackey, May 28, 2017
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    A monumental task, a nice thought though.

    Ive published the Ferrari book (288 GTO) and the Lamborghini book (Miura), but bear in mind that these works were being researched, photographed for & written a clear decade ago, when the reception towards and the economics for the printed medium was very different.

    I would love to do something for the Countach, but at present most of my time is spent chasing Ferrari Supercars and as my family reminds me, there are only 24 hours in a day!

    At present I am trying to build my archive of details and images from people who were at the factory when the cars were actually being built to produce images such as those below.

    No promises, but, we'll see what happens.
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    #6328 joe sackey, May 28, 2017
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    French connection - does the temporary registration 103 W 93 mean anything?

    Still trying to get the chassis number of this Downdraft, seen here with French (temporary or dealer?) registration 4158 TT 75 apparently dated November 1985.

    Any help appreciated.
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    #6332 ken qv, May 29, 2017
    Joe, loved the video... i must see this car in person as i havent told the story, but This car and Raymond are the reason i own a Countach today!!!! I thank Raymond Greatly and appreciates this car and its a fantastic thing to have this car adding another chapter and supporting the cars we love.
     
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    #6333 joe sackey, May 29, 2017
    I am happy to share it with you.

    I have some history with your black/tan Downdraft HLA12210 as I sold it from its California owner many years ago.
     
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    #6335 wsaraceni, May 29, 2017
    It was hard to tell through the glare but I'm visiting London on business and peeked through the window at H R Owen. Tucked behind a super trofeo track car and next to a white aventador S was a red countach. Their website shows a down draft. The car looks amazing. Hard to believe it's 30ish years old and just as wild as day 1.

    On a side note I saw two aventador S, a huracan, a huracan track car and a downdraft which was awesome but I missed the centenario by like an hour which is a huge bummer.
     
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    #6338 Spyder-Man, May 29, 2017
    Whats with those wing mirrors??
     
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    #6340 cnpapa24, May 29, 2017
    From what I understand there were a couple of small cosmetic mods made by Tonino including a wood steering wheel!
     
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    #6341 joe sackey, May 29, 2017
    F40 door mirrors.
     
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    #6342 Michael Call, May 29, 2017
    It's interesting that despite all of the treasures that sit in the museum, it is only necessary to place stanchions around the Countach. I guess it must be the one car that visitors want to get a little too familiar with;-)
     
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    #6343 cnpapa24, May 29, 2017
    Yes, the Miura was the only other car with them.
     
  19. EMILIO

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    #6344 EMILIO, May 30, 2017
    the wood steering wheel from MOMO is the one it puzzles me more ...looks like something belonging to a 90's SAAB sedan
     
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    #6345 joe sackey, May 30, 2017
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    The Countach apparently needs them.

    In the old Museo you could walk up to this car, open the door and sit in it.

    And many people did.
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    #6346 joe sackey, May 30, 2017
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    For such an important car, in such an important location, that is unfortunate.

    On the other hand, the Bertone SpA Downdraft was un-messed with.
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    #6347 joe sackey, May 30, 2017
    RHD Downdraft @ the Gosford Classic Car Museum

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3IKMQrTyrE[/ame]
     
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    #6348 EMILIO, May 31, 2017
    yes, i agree
    i told Fabio about the steering wheel and mirrors when he was in charge of museum
     
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    #6349 joe sackey, May 31, 2017
    And you can see how much influence he had!
     
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