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  1. raymondQV

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    #4476 raymondQV, Oct 24, 2016
    Any idea of the VIN?
     
  2. Ellagirl

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    #4477 Ellagirl, Oct 24, 2016
    Great Video,sound very deep(base) my cockpit sound is much higher pitch,kinda screams more, probably the carbs versus Efi, fantastic place to drive a Countach,
     
  3. orangelp400

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    #4478 orangelp400, Oct 24, 2016
    Driven on wrong side of road so Europe or 'States but European scenery , driven hard so possibly Italian driver , I would guess our friend Val?
     
  4. raymondQV

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    #4479 raymondQV, Oct 24, 2016
    I suppose somewhere in Bavarian alpes, not Vale, too slow...
     
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    #4480 SupercarGuru, Oct 24, 2016
    Wow! Insane.
     
  6. joe sackey

    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ

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    #4481 joe sackey, Oct 24, 2016
    Raymond, I think this is in Switzerland somewhere.

    Not Vale, but the driver is pushing it, and he nearly loses it a couple of times :eek: :D

    From the air-vents in the dashboard its a late HLA prefix or JLA Downdraft, red/tan obviously.

    Sport exhaust affixed - you can just about hear it crackling away.
     
  7. joe sackey

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    #4482 joe sackey, Oct 24, 2016
    That sums up how I feel.
     
  8. joe sackey

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    #4483 joe sackey, Oct 24, 2016
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    Speaking of Vale, here is a nice portrait of him & one of Mimran's Countach Hot Rods circa 1987, looking like he is about to go very fast.
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  9. rmolke85

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    #4484 rmolke85, Oct 24, 2016
    Id say that has to do more with exhaust, esp if you have a quicksilver.... It will have a more metallic sound up top.

    Mainly its the throttle linkage, and the air intake noises that are vastly different than the FI and cant ever be reproduced (by any car). Purely mechanically speaking, the DD is the pinnacle of engines in street driven vehicles. Its unique in the car world and the FIA homologation of the engine is the icing on top, giving credence to its superiority.

    The blah blah blahness of the FI/DD debate is DOA in my book. Not the same, not by a mile. Over time thoughts change, and fact is no one knew of the FIA certification before very recently. For a supercar of that era, there is no better blessing.
     
  10. raymondQV

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    #4485 raymondQV, Oct 24, 2016
    From the traffic sign I can say, not switzerland, most likely Germany.
     
  11. joe sackey

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    #4486 joe sackey, Oct 24, 2016
    I see now, good point.
     
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    #4487 joe sackey, Oct 24, 2016
    The induction 'whistle' that emanates from those Downdraft Webers is a nice sound.
     
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  14. mt_jt

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    #4489 mt_jt, Oct 25, 2016
    What type of Countach is this?
     
  15. Ellagirl

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    #4490 Ellagirl, Oct 25, 2016
    No Quicksilver,Just sounds great,
     
  16. joe sackey

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    #4491 joe sackey, Oct 25, 2016
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    Its a Countach L150, a restyled developmental Countach, the Prototype for what I believe was aimed at putting a limited edition of Super Countachs into production. However after the sale of the company by Mimran to Lee Iaccoca & Chrysler, the project was shelved.

    The model below was made by Mimran as inspiration for this project.
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    #4492 SupercarGuru, Oct 26, 2016
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    Our photographer is still editing photos from our Downdraft photoshoot but wanted to share this with everyone... our 72' Miura SV, 85' Downdraft and 97 Diablo Roadster which we recently sold to a local collector! Enjoy!
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  18. Countach88.5

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    #4493 Countach88.5, Oct 26, 2016
    sport cams? were these made by Burtoni? My car is currently rev limited to 7500, but I used to go to 8k regularly, and Mike P believes his 400 may have seen 9k trying to stay ahead of later countachs at Brands in the 80s.
    I would love more bhp, but without better aero, any increase in top speed would be impercetible.
     
  19. joe sackey

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    #4494 joe sackey, Oct 26, 2016
    The sport cams Raymond is speaking of in GLA12997 are Lamborghini factory sport cams.

    I recently was able to get written documentation of the car's factory tuned engine status.
     
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    #4495 joe sackey, Oct 26, 2016
    Stunning image, please post more!
     
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    #4496 joe sackey, Oct 26, 2016
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    Thank you Zdenek!

    He has solved the location of the video, he says:

    "At 8 Minutes and 36 Seconds you can see a Road sign with the name "Förchenbachtal"

    So I think it is on following street:Sudelfeldstrasse - 83098 Brannenburg (City)

    This is in south Germany very close to the Austrian border.

    The driver turns on a Sawmill. I think it is Company Fischer & Söhne at the Sudelfeldstrasse 112 in 83098 Brannenburg.

    On this link (if you scroll down) you can see the Entrance to the tunnel"

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  22. joe sackey

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    #4497 joe sackey, Oct 26, 2016
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    #4498 EMILIO, Oct 26, 2016
    EPIC pic!
    i have the luck of owning both a diablo roadster and a countach...but i missed my chance to get a Miura SV :(
     
  24. joe sackey

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