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  1. wbaeumer

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    #25376 wbaeumer, Oct 12, 2018
    A book about the LP 400?? Chassis-by-chassis? Fantastic! I would buy 5 copies!

    Just do it...;)
     
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  2. cnpapa24

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    #25377 cnpapa24, Oct 12, 2018
    What are th publication costs? Maybe we can crowd fund it.
     
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  3. Garrison

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    #25378 Garrison, Oct 13, 2018
    Thanks so much for your quick reply! I reached out by email to Michael Call and got the attached photo as well. It looks like there's some significant variance in the placement of the wing from the top of the trunk lid, ranging from 10.5 cm to 17 cm.
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  4. Lambocars666

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    #25379 Lambocars666, Oct 13, 2018
    There's a significant number of Countach that received their rear wing post production, and not installed at the factory!
    We definitely need more examples and more importantly some kind of proof for each of them whether those Countach got their rear wing from new at the factory or not.
     
  5. Redlambo

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    #25380 Redlambo, Oct 13, 2018
    The variance could be the difference between the large wing and the small wing.
    The Red DD Countach may have the larger wing and the Michael's wing may be the small wing.
    I know you said you are installing the small wing so I would go with 10.5 cm as the larger wing needs to be placed further back in order to open the engine bonnet. Sincerely Vic
     
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  6. joe sackey

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    #25381 joe sackey, Oct 13, 2018
    Small wing versus big wing, plus the fact that many wings were installed post-production and there is some fitment variance possible, just make sure the engine cover can open without hitting the wing.

    I'm not sure the factory themselves documented wing fitment so establishing which Countach had wings affixed by the factory (as opposed to the dealer or privateer later on) will be impossible to establish accurately.

    Correct.
     
  7. ian copley

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    #25382 ian copley, Oct 16, 2018
     

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  8. em42

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    #25383 em42, Oct 16, 2018
    Strange, seems that there is no or a broken window handle on the LP400.
     
  9. Lambocars666

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    #25384 Lambocars666, Oct 17, 2018
    This is indeed 1120106 with its first UK registration.
    I have never seen those cranks on any other Lamborghini so far!
    Hard to believe these were original... but they seem to be fonctional, at least, as there are several photos with the windows up or down.

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    The first type of black window crank on the LP400 was in plastic and maybe easy to break. This could be the reason they were replaced by the metal type from 1120202 onwards.
    See below are 1120124 and 1120174 that appear to have lost their driver side window crank at some point (I have other pics with the passenger sde ones OK)

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  10. joe sackey

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    #25385 joe sackey, Oct 17, 2018
    Same as used on some same-period Mercedes Benz

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    #25386 Robert W, Oct 18, 2018
    RU27 is now on Don Nelson’s Ferrari 275 GTB, which is light blue
     
  12. joe sackey

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    #25387 joe sackey, Oct 18, 2018
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    #25388 Lemacc, Oct 18, 2018
    DLA12606, stunning colour-combo!
     
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    #25389 joe sackey, Oct 18, 2018
    One of my favorite Countachs.
     
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    #25390 joe sackey, Oct 18, 2018
    Our former LP400S S1 Lowbody 1121038 which we've sold 3 separate times over the years to great clients, and now resides in a long-term home, fond memories of this Countach, Blu Tahiti with Bianco & Bleu interior.

    Delivered locally to us, it was new to a young Prince in 1979 who drove it from his Laguna Beach home to college @ UCI California during the day, and to an infamous Newport Beach discotheque by night, it's lived La Dolce Vita

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    #25391 Dave rocks, Oct 18, 2018
    That is a really cool photo. It makes the car look tiny compared to the passengers. Really cool!
     
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    #25392 geno berns, Oct 18, 2018
    Hard to beat the low stance of a low body. Add in the color of Blu Tahiti and the Bravos and you have leathal cocktail
     
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    #25393 V8Lambo, Oct 19, 2018
    nice combination ! Like it will make my qv in the same color

    Was that original on the 5000S and QV available?
     
  19. joe sackey

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    #25394 joe sackey, Oct 19, 2018
    I think the last Luci Del Bosco Countach was an LP500S, it was used on the LP400 and LP400S also.
     
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    #25395 Boomhauer, Oct 20, 2018
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    #25396 amc, Oct 20, 2018
    Honestly all these high quality restorations, "museum quality" are done for investment sake, making profit and not for the cars sake.
    Someone who buys these cars to drive them more than 1000 miles per year won't go so easily for these type of restorations. Eventually all low body Countach's will become museum pieces tucked away.
    Ironically many people who turned investors into classic cars don't really have the money to use them properly so they end up hidden in garages until the imminent re-sale.
     
  22. Rossocorsa1

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    #25397 Rossocorsa1, Oct 20, 2018

    I couldn’t disagree more. Many Countach’s simply aren’t in very good shape. Any owner who invests his time and resources into restoring a car, whether it be a full restoration or a superb enhancement, should be commended. It’s a good thing to have these amazing cars in peak mechanical and cosmetic condition, in whatever way the owners choose to enjoy them.
     
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    #25398 joe sackey, Oct 20, 2018
    That's a generalization, I spent several hundred thousand dollars restoring my Countach and I will easily exceed 1,000 miles a year, same with Simon Kidston, and the same is true with a number of private owners I know, the restored Lowbody posted above is driven often, people are restoring to save the cars and give them a new lease of life so they can actually be enjoyed.

    Really well-said, thank you.
     
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  25. V8Lambo

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    #25400 V8Lambo, Oct 21, 2018
    Thanks for your help

    Got NOS carello s from a italian guy at the fair in Salzburg for little money

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