Countach Downdraft 1985 to 1988.5

How do you tell the difference,if the fuelie is taken back to original look by loosing its add ons(with ex of the engine lid) also you should drive one of each induction variant,in proper tune,exhast and all,you might be inn for a suprice, anyway amazing picture and setting.

 

You are correct - the fuelie exterior looks great when someone (a very, very small number of owners will go through the time and expense of conversion), removes and converts the bumpers, etc. Although, I must say, the single rear hump on the downdraft is probably my favorite design feature on any QV. Still, if you're a true purist, the factory created the QV to be a downdraft and that's undeniable. Don't get me wrong, if I'm unsuccessful obtaining my dream of owning a downdraft because it's proves out of my reach, I'll probably end-up getting a fuelie and converting the look, but, I'll always wish I had the real deal.

 

I understand,although i think thr fi version was part of the qv engine plan,from the get go,US market was to important to ignore,anyway i got full respect for your oppinion.

 

This was a weird time in automotive history with a lot of rule changes that unfortunately effected cars from Europe in their original Specs. Things needed to be changed often times with more regulation leaving the regulated product vastly different from the original. Its just the way it happened. Its happening again.

Do you think it would be worth more or less if the new Aston Martin Valkyrie came to america with a blown V8 to meet emissions here instead of the V12 USA is important market. Not even sure if its totally legal anyway, maybe show and display? So if they needed to modifiy it to meet emissions those would trade less, forever. Its the same car and maybe even has the same speed. Its got a different feel, different sound, different look in the engine bay. Those things matter to most buyers in this league. The original is always better than a regulated model which is true for basically any make model of car. This is not some uncommon thing.

The DD countach is so significant due to the fact its a true end of era car with the carbs and the ultimate expression of one period the end. They are old enough and special enough to be at the top of the collectibles list for many nuanced reasons. Argue all day, nothing changes.

 

Still love all Countach's, regardless, but we all have our favorites. How many of us would love to have a periscope car? I know I would. No way I could afford one, however.

 

Excellent points.

 

Dumbest point ever, first,nobody is arguing value.Second,you are comparing a v8 to v12? Have you lost your mind? The dd and fi got the same 4 valve v12,with different inductions, c mon you can do better,lol.

 

Excelent point? I was expecting a differen reaction from you. This duude is something else

 

Really?they were running a sports car factory in the mid 80s and the US was not part of their plan. That would be a comment coming from an engineer. Not the money man
Love the v8 versus v12 Aston example. This duude is something else

 

I’m a duude? I haven’t been called that since college. You’re an interesting personality. I’ll leave it at that.

 

To clearifi ,the duude comment was aimed at Mölke for the v8 Aston comment. Then again Duude is not to bad

 

Thats a statement,coming from you, move on

 

Looks great in yellow.. don’t see many of those. Never met any Lamborghini engineers but did ask VB once if they ever did any FI engine upgrades or special tunes from the factory as they did for a small number of carb cars (side draft and downdraft), and he responded with a resounding “no, too much time and development into the f.i. to alter, changes...emissions”.
On a side note I am happy about any time the front and rear ends are given the euro look on a FI car. It makes them much truer to the original design and look much better.

 

Violation of pre-existing warning/advisory. Permanent thread ban for Ellagirl.

 

I do agree - anyone who converts their FI car to euro looknshojmd be commmended. Unfortunately, I’m sure it’s a costly pain I’m the butt.

 

This was just a hypothetical situation as an illustration, admittedly maybe not the best one.

Maybe the Mercedes Project One with the F1 engine? Totally different system yielding less HP ect ect because of emissions/regulations. That much further from the racing engine? For what its worth I feel the exact same way about USA F40's although that trade goes the other way for many reasons. Because Ferrari...

I think its the Speedtail thats show and display. McLaren needs the car to do one thing and they wont change it to meet US regs. This is the other way it goes which is actually worse case IMO.

Dont get too bent out of shape over there. Its just a discussion and really based in reality based on other makes and models, cheap ones to ultra expensive. Sorry for interjecting.

 

I found the picture of me looking in ( DROOLING OVER ) as a teenager and taking this picture, at this Countach in GM's lot of study cars. I would have done anything to get close to that Countach!!
Sorry for the poor picture quality. I took a picture with my phone of the original picture.
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You have to admit, that is such a surreal image. The ultimate in super cars at the time, sitting among rather ordinary company. What a wild image. Personally, it's pretty funny seeing another pedestrian photo of that specific car, given the impact it had on my life. Thanks for sharing.