Countach Downdraft 1985 to 1988.5

Image Unavailable, Please Login In my opinion white and black highlight the incredible Gandini best.

 

For me, it's the combinations that make them appealing. Triple White has a special place in my heart. As does Black and Tan (champagne?) especially with gold wheels. White/Tan (champagne?) not so much. Red with gold wheels not so much although I sway at times - seems to depend if the red is rich, and the gold is pale - otherwise silver wheels look better to me. For some reason, it's the one car where the combination of the interior color and the exterior make the whole package. My current car has a black interior - the only choice I liked - yet the black interiors in the Countach don't inspire me, other than being less likely to show dirt or stains. Having said that - White/Black or Red/Black I could do. Black/Black, probably not.

But I agree with the unusual colors. I've been looking at what's around just to get a feel for the market and the cars, and some of the blues and greens that pop up make me think I would sway from my desire to have a QV just to get that color. But have to be honest - yellow turns me cold. Perhaps it's the perception (scientific fact) that yellow = cheap, or just the shouty "look at me" nature of it, but I just don't gel with yellow. Never have.

 

Fantastic looking car!
It does kill me to see white Countachs without the Black Caulking.
Also, you are quite tall Joe! haha, I am 5f 6" and my knees head arms fit the Countach perfectly!!

 

I agree.

 

this Q.V. was resprayed from its original red to black in the UK before being shipped to Oz. The apricot coloured UK RHD LP5000S was resprayed navy blue and is also in Oz. Suspect this info will solve your angst.

 

Oh oh oh rhd how much they want for her . Joe I couldn't find it on their for sales are there any more pictures every thing here is rhd to risky overtaking in a lhd

 

£350k here is the link...
https://www.jdclassics.com/Cars/For-Sale/1988-Lamborghini-Countach-5000-QV-RHD/cb95c73b-d374-4842-2919-08d5da838e16

 

Thanks Joe it's looks very tidy even has black piping on the seats and rhd I better check my lotto ticket lol

 

Phil's car is amazing I ran through quite a bit of film.years ago when it was on display here in an Alpine display it was immaculate maybe I should put my name down to be the new owner if he ever tires of it not likely it would be a blast to drive . Only ever sat in one of the Alpine cars and oggled Phil's and one other lhd red one here at a car show and a 25th on display that's my ration so far

 

I sat in the LHD red one that Alpine brought to Auckland for the Car Show one year (I'm thinking around 1986/1987 - I was still in school). That's as close as I've ever been.

 

Yep i sat in the same car and had a photo taken I knew the Alpine crew so as I'm trying to build a decent replica I got permission to measure the entire Alpine car it took 3 days and I made card board patterns as its extremely unlikely I will ever afford a real car but you never know it could happen .

 

Have you looked at getting a kit car rather than trying to make your own? I know it's probably sacrilegious to talk about kit cars in here, but if you're trying to make your own it might be a better route? I know some in the UK were made from molds made from the genuine article.

I never thought it would happen either - I had that poster on my wall as a teenager, and longed to have that car. Now, looks like it will happen, unless my financial advisers beat me up and tell me I can't do it. Good thing I hold the check book (that's cheque book to you ) and I make the decisions. My budget might only stretch to a fuelie not a downdraft, but my primary focus is owning that poster - I'll be as happy as a pig in **** just to have a Countach.

 

Yes dreams are free but Countach not so much, you should do it you only live once if your lucky ,I started my build in 1987 after sitting in that Alpine car I now have a Countess body supposedly moulded from a realcar same as a prova and genuine wheels and pzeros and are building the chassis from scratch hopefully with a bmw v12 and audi trans I just hope at 63 I live long enough to finish it, sadly it is not a real Mc coy but you can't say never it might just happen lol