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Countach Downdraft 1985 to 1988.5

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  1. joe sackey

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    #8027 S_AGATA, Jan 22, 2018
    This may have been posted before. 173 mph with plenty of room....

     
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    #8028 joe sackey, Jan 22, 2018
    Posted here before but good to see again.

    This 1987 Downdraft is German-registered (UN.QV 87), there are other videos of this Downdraft on the Lamborghini Giro as well, in one of the others, the passenger who took the videos suggests the 'popping' sound from 40 secs on also heard in one of the other high speed videos is caused by the open windows - I'm not sure that's correct.

    Regardless, at that speed he's pushing along a bit.
     
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    #8030 judealexander, Jan 22, 2018
    Joe, per the notation by Oliver Nameche on the Miura thread, Pierre Brignole owned a Miura S #4419, which happens to be for sale through Simon Kidston. Sounds like he owned the Miura from 1989-2013. My understanding is that Mr. Brignole had a collection of cars in Corsica managed by a live-in mechanic? Not sure how to contact Mr. Brignole, but hopefully someone on this thread will know how!

    Thanks,
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    #8032 raymondQV, Jan 22, 2018
    Funny happening, on the main plaza I talked to the owner (know him for more than a decade), he told me the electric doesn't work, the support mechanics at Giro had already a look but didn't find it - took me two minutes to identify the broken fuse...

    The popping is not normal, it was at that time not running well, was fixed after the return - meanwhile he sold the QV which was originally white/white.
     
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    I thought so.
     
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    #8034 joe sackey, Jan 23, 2018
    Anyone know the chassis number of this Danish Downdraft?

     
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    #8036 joe sackey, Jan 23, 2018
    I think so!

    Emilio do you know which chassis number this Italy-registered 88.5 is?

     
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    #8037 raymondQV, Jan 23, 2018
    Most likely ex-Swiss #GLA12951
     
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    Thank you, I made the connection, now with gold wheels and no wing, when for sale a few years ago.

    If this is the correct car, I think it was originally built to Middle East spec, it has the ME airbox and it has had the rear safety panel removed - you can see they used LP400 reflectors.

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    #8041 EMILIO, Jan 24, 2018
    no, sorry
    i do not personally know this car or the owner
     
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    #8042 joe sackey, Jan 24, 2018
    This is the same car that was used in a photoshoot with Marcello Gandini in recent times.
     
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    #8043 EMILIO, Jan 24, 2018
    ah ok
    still not know who is the owner
    this is a car i never seen in person i think
     
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    #8044 joe sackey, Jan 24, 2018
    Last year I posted an image of it with both Valentino Balboni & Marcelo Gandini (I've never seen another Countach image with the 2 of them together), this is the car below, turn up the volume and listen to the sound on acceleration

     
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    #8045 joe sackey, Jan 24, 2018
    Speaking of Marcello Gandini, in 2002, he told me personally (translated via his daughter Marzia) that the Countach with spats is finally complete.

    I liked hearing that from the man himself.

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    #8049 Robert W, Jan 26, 2018
    I’d hoped you’d driven it up there!
     
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