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  1. joe sackey

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    #1126 joe sackey, Dec 17, 2015
    Stephen, it is awesome.

    Can you post some images of the engine & the interior please?
     
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    #1134 GTAV6, Dec 17, 2015
    That looks spectacular!


    I have several pictures of GLA12889 and one of them is labelled (not by me), "Rosso Metallizzato" - not that I think that that name really proves anything 'official'...?
     
  10. shross

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    #1135 shross, Dec 17, 2015
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    I have several pictures of GLA12889 and one of them is labelled (not by me), "Rosso Metallizzato" - not that I think that that name really proves anything 'official'...?[/QUOTE]

    Well, next time I am at my shop, I will take a picture of the delivery documents. In the meantime, some more pictures.
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  13. joe sackey

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    #1138 joe sackey, Dec 17, 2015
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    FLA 12831 should be in the USA in the near future and I hope to convince the new owner to have the car photographed in detail for posterity, given its nice preservation status
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    #1139 joe sackey, Dec 17, 2015
    The interior looks new! I do like the red piping complementing the external color.

    Thanks for sharing, and please let us know what the official color turns out to be
     
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    #1140 joe sackey, Dec 17, 2015
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    Ive come across 2 different types of original large air-duct hoses in the engine bays of DDs.

    Here is one example, all-black hoses with no cuffs, not sure of the material
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    #1141 joe sackey, Dec 17, 2015
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    The other type has the fabric cuff or tape application at the ends, I think these are neoprene-coated black polyester fabric hoses reinforced with a spring steel wire helixes, as fitted when new.
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    #1143 raymondQV, Dec 18, 2015
    Was it for sale near Cannes?
     
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    #1144 Member, Dec 18, 2015
    Its in belgium for sale near brussel
     
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    #1145 orangelp400, Dec 18, 2015
    Bit off topic I know but is there an affinity between Countach owners and the 308? I know some UK owners who also have a 308/328 and I know there are some in the 'States in a similar lucky position, and not necessarily in big collections, just two cars in some cases if you can use the word "just" in this instance.

    You can explain this occurrence ( if there is one) with the similar age of the cars and growing up/posters/dream cars ( so a nostalgia trip) but the BB and Daytona would perhaps be a more compatible/comparable Italian F cars. I was pondering if it was something to do with the design that appeals to those with impeccable taste ( OK me!) yet they are intrinsically so different ( a Lotus Esprit would make more sense) with a Countach so wild and the 308 flowing femininity and more petite looking . Perhaps its a marriage made in heaven. Its a slow day with Xmas around the corner which gives me time to ponder these important esoteric issues!
     
  21. Robert W

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    #1146 Robert W, Dec 18, 2015
    Is it 12104? Previously white/red well known car to you, but then became bla/bla, but I'm not 100% sure.
     
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    #1147 joe sackey, Dec 18, 2015
    I'm not sure I know which car you mean?
     
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    #1148 joe sackey, Dec 18, 2015
    Correct.
     
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    #1149 joe sackey, Dec 18, 2015
    FLA 12831 was not sold via Belgium, it was sold via France.
     
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    #1150 joe sackey, Dec 18, 2015
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    I think many have compared this variant in the early days with the TR (below) as they both came out at the same time.

    Now there is a comparison with the 288 GTO of the same era because they are both FIA Homologated.
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