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  1. luzion

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    #28501 luzion, Dec 14, 2022
    1121186 AUSTRALIA

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  3. joe sackey

    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ

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    #28503 joe sackey, Dec 15, 2022
    It features an unusual replacement center console.

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  4. JohnMH

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    #28504 JohnMH, Dec 16, 2022
    The centre console appear identical to the one in my LP400S (except I have no stereo).

    How is it unusual?
     
  5. raymondQV

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    #28505 raymondQV, Dec 16, 2022
  6. Marcello

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    #28506 Marcello, Dec 17, 2022
    Just wow!! Love this ultra low taken photo of this Countach Anniversary KLA12504. Here is your chance to buy one of the lowest mileage Countachs in existence! Just 164 kilometers (102 miles)! Incredible…Going to be auctioned by Mecum, january 4-15 in Kissimmee. Delivered on December 29, 1988 to dealer Eugine Carrie in Canada. Pearl white with a white piped blue interior. A perfect combination!
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  7. em42

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    #28507 em42, Dec 17, 2022
    Very nice japanese video of a Quattrovalvole driven by Masanori Sekiya, 24h of Le Mans 1995 winner.

    He compares the driving with the Testarossa (easier to drive) and the Pantera (doesn't rev as much). The smile on his face says it all!

     
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  8. joe sackey

    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ

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    #28508 joe sackey, Dec 17, 2022
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  9. Spyder-Man

    Spyder-Man Formula 3

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    #28509 Spyder-Man, Dec 17, 2022
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  10. joe sackey

    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ

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    #28510 joe sackey, Dec 17, 2022
    Good result, regarding the livery, the interior is currently grey, the original color was Senape (mustard).
     
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    #28511 Caliautobahn, Dec 17, 2022
    I snagged it! Also have 1121446 for putting lots of miles on. Headed off to Iain to get back to drivable then out to California.

    Not sure about that center console - seems like the only significant deviation from stock to me, an odd change but I kinda like it.
     
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  12. Rossocorsa1

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    #28512 Rossocorsa1, Dec 17, 2022
    Scott - congrats. Check your messages, I sent you a quick note.
     
  13. joe sackey

    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ

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    #28513 joe sackey, Dec 17, 2022
    It's minor, and besides you are a driver so don't worry about it, just enjoy it the way you enjoy 1121446!
     
  14. joe sackey

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    #28514 joe sackey, Dec 17, 2022
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  15. em42

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    #28515 em42, Dec 18, 2022
    Another interesting video of an american injected QV being driven hard:

    The fun starts at 6:16!

     
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    #28516 Spyder-Man, Dec 18, 2022
    Many congrats to you Scott. Enjoy her in good health!
     
  17. Spyder-Man

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    #28517 Spyder-Man, Dec 18, 2022
    He has enjoyed himself no doubt. Not particularly smooth driving but to be fair he has only driven one for less than a hour. Seeing this a lot of late, people never driven a Countach before and boom! They love it. Truly a great driving experience as we lucky owners know.
     
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  18. Rossocorsa1

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    #28518 Rossocorsa1, Dec 18, 2022
    I know this has been discussed and corroborated multiple times before. A few of us have had the same conversation with Valentino before. For anyone who still isn’t clear about Countach wings this is nice to have on video from a man that would know.

    https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRVTBkD5/
     
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  19. EarlyCat

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    #28519 EarlyCat, Dec 18, 2022
    His own words, officially no, however it was an option, customer's choice, the wing was not homologated for the Italian market.

    At any rate this guy preferred the wing.
     
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  20. raymondQV

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    #28520 raymondQV, Dec 18, 2022
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    The wing was nowhere homologated, thats why it was always a special ordered addon. When checking the cars through the authorities the wing had to be removed or some owners simply had two luggage compartment lids.
     
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  21. 2aftercannonball

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    #28521 2aftercannonball, Dec 18, 2022
    Good info Raymond.

    It was a special order option(whatever the rules) and many went with it. The wing is part of the Countach history, love or hate it. If you own one, set it up how you like, Ferruchio did.
     
  22. joe sackey

    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ

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    #28522 joe sackey, Dec 18, 2022
    For a man who has never driven a Countach before, he looks at home in the cockpit and he drives it just the way a Countach (carbureted or injected) likes to be driven, which is with plenty of revs and lots of open throttle, which not coincidentally is the purpose of the car. If he was to own a Countach, within a few drives he'd be really good driver for the car. The Countach does not want to be idled around town or the neighborhood using low revs, driving it hard even in metropolitan areas is possible, you want to give it a chance to clear it's throat often, then they tend to run really well.

    You don't have to justify use of the wing, it is a striking application we can all agree, everybody who is familiar with the Countach story knows the deal, there are threads where the wing or wingless has been voted on and it wingless seems to be highly desired again, amongst Countach owners I can tell you that it's popularity is waning because many people are taking them off, however, if you like it use it, all good.

    It was unofficial because it was not homologated, it's aerodynamic efficiency was never tested, anyone who has driven the same Countach at near terminal velocity with both the wing and wingless (I have) knows the wing has the aerodynamic efficiency of a barn door, it simply slows the car (this was demonstrated back in the day by a UK magazine using Barry Robinson's Downdraft), plus it restricts rear visibility. On the plus side the wing is unrivaled for 'pretty girl lying on wing' photos.
     
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  23. joe sackey

    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ

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    #28523 joe sackey, Dec 18, 2022
    On balance even through it's true that many came with a wing, the vast majority of cars left Sant Agata and were delivered without a wing, that much has been well-established.
     
  24. 2aftercannonball

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    #28524 2aftercannonball, Dec 18, 2022
    Was Ferruccio still driving this Countach in his later years?
     
  25. joe sackey

    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ

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    #28525 joe sackey, Dec 18, 2022
    Sure, when he drove 1121164 for CBS 60 Minutes TV show with gusto he was @ 70 years old and I'm sure that wasn't the last time, during his retirement he liked to play with the cars on his winery, and as he said in an interview with a French magazine, nothing gave him more pleasure than going into the garage to "twist the key" of one of his V12 bulls.

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