Countach, the ultimate supercar

Great vintage shot!
But I think it may only be an old recolored black & white photo... thus appearing inaccurate for some details.

 

Correct, the bumper should be silver.

Now if only we can get Automobili Lamborghini SpA to change the black bumper of the LP400 prototype in the Museo to silver, ending 15 years of existence in erroneous spec, everyone will be happy!

 

The original black-and-white image of 1120056 with Silvera (the one posted on Instagram has been colorized).
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How the hell did he get the car in those garage doors

 

It was snug.
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Much better!
Thank you for sharing!

 

Kidston - Films!

A lovely clip of Balboni driving an LP400.

 

Does anyone remember what Month/Year the Motor Trend article featuring the Lamborghini North America Countach 2 Valves was?

I think it showed a EPA/DOT converted Black car in Michigan with Jas R?

Joe?

 

December 1983 edition of Motor Trend magazine.

 

Lots of photos have been popping up on my Facebook page of the Walter Wolf Countach.

Mike
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Cool! My car being used as part of the Supercar display by Historit.
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It looks absolutely amazing! Please share some other pictures, especially of the interior.

 

Interior before the re-paint nothing has changed at the moment, other than sorting the sagging headliner.
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Here are some shots I took of the Wolf LP500S at Villa d'Este yesterday. It really is a spectacular car and one of my favorite examples of the model.
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That is just amazing, bet parking with that tiny wheel was quite hard work.

 

Looking lovely mate! Seen a few pictures of your stunning car on Twitter. Glad it stayed dry for th scramble.

R

 

Awesome to see.

As I said elsewhere, the rear wing should be without the end plates, and the door mirrors should be the gold items (see below).

Wrong steering wheel affixed also.

Still, good to see it doing well.
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very cool! good to see new pics. thanks for posting

 

In love!!!

 

Agreed.

 

It will end up close to you!

 

Beautiful shot!

 

Hi Joe , hope the arm is on the mend ( and no need to reply). I love that LP400 ( posted on the Miura thread) as its just so refreshing to see a car that carries the bumps and bruises of time like an old warier and is looks like its given its owners a lot of pleasure over the years. Here's 2 for u, one mint and one a bit rough but on the mend and I would try keep it as much as is, but its not my decision. Taken earlier this year.
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Hello everybody,

the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este was held during the week-end 20-22 May. At the end, the 'Best in Show', the most important prize of the Concorso, was awarded by the Jury on Sunday evening to a gorgeous 1954 Maserati A6GCS Pininfarina coupé. Not many may have noticed that the always spectacular 112.0202, Walter Wolf's light blue Countach, won its class, 'Class H- DRIVEN BY EXCESS –FROM GLAM ROCK TO NEW WAVE'.

The car was in a splendid condition and I had little trouble in convincing my two team-mates in the Jury for that Class (Harm Lagaaj and Lord Charles March) of the extreme importance of this car in the automotive world of 1977 and of its visual impact even today. We all agreed that even if it is not 'elegant' in the strict sense of this word, it was anyway one of the cars that everybody would have been happy to take home for his garage, especially me; this made it for the 'Best in Class', that means that the Countach was theoretically eligible for the 'Best in Show' award. Valentino drove the car during the defilé in front of the Jury and was affable as ever.

2nd place in Class H went, and I think deservedly so, the last ray of hope of a dying Lamborghini in 1980, Albert and Rita Spiess' Athon. Harm and Charles were impressed by the 'futuristic' style of its interior and when I showed them some little special details of the prototype (the special, very much hand-made air filter boxes, for example) they were quite intrigued.

To be honest, I was much less impressed by Miura #4846, presented by Polo Storico. I don't know who was in charge of the car during the event, as none of the guys standing around didn't seem fit to introduce themselves to the Jury. While I don't think that they might know me (and I wouldn't be of much importance to them anyway) Lord March is well-known and some words would have been appreciated.

These notes apart, I was very happy to see and hear 112.0202 in rude health making all the right noises and driving well, always surrounded by lots of people fascinated by its history and sheer glamour. How did the Miura manage to win the people's vote on Sunday (when it's open to the general public) is anyone's guess.

I took the pic attached to this message from my place at the Jury's podium; if you ever want to see some more amateurish pics of that magnificent week-end.....

Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2016

All the best,

Stefano
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