Countach Downdraft 1985 to 1988.5

French-registered Blu Acapulco Downdraft

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Outtake image of French-spec 88.5 Downdraft with yellowed Carello driving lamps, a from period
Road & Track special series cover article, image by John Lamm

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I have no idea but you're probably right, and I note that he also shot the Countach LP400 Prototype in & around the same location.

I have known John Lamm for 20 years since he shot our ex-Shah of Persia Miura SV 4870 for Road & Track magazine and our Countach LP400 1120192 for the same magazine https://www.instagram.com/p/BbXs_0PnSbn/?taken-by=joesackeyclassics & https://www.instagram.com/p/BbLQrlhnBRd/?taken-by=joesackeyclassics and he was always a pleasure to work with because he got a lot done in a short amount of time! That and he had some fun automotive stories to share as he worked. Like the time when World Rally Champion Sandro Munari suggested a pose of a Countach that turned out to be one of the best Countach images he took.

This 88.5 ended up on this cover below as posted here before, I believe that's the World Rally Champion behind the wheel

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FWIW John used the same Downdraft for the jacket of his book Supercar Revolution

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Shot of the snow-white interior of this Countach taken at the factory by John when new, note
slotted dashboard top vents and digital climate control

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A final note on John Lamm, during his tenure @ Road & Track magazine before he retired, he was responsible for some of the most iconic Countach images ever taken, such as this one below during the famed speed test with Phil Hill & Paul Frere, as most probably know

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I don't know the title, but a few years ago I saw what looked like a black or dark grey Downdraft with dark wheels (how many can there be?) in a French-titled movie a few years ago and realized it might be your car, perhaps Brignole can confirm.

 

Thank you for sharing this Harry, its good news for all Countachs.

The cottage-industry of remanufacturing previously unavailable Countach parts will grow under the auspices of Polo Storico, and I think it's safe to say that going forward Countachs will never need to be laid-up for lack of spare parts.

 

88.5 Downdraft in Berlin

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FLA12835 about to hit the road soon and become a Raging Bull again, after some sympathetic refurbishment, a few details corrected and a service

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A couple more of FLA12835

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Today.

I feel a drive coming on in the near future

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Excellent, the more you drive them, the better they get!

 

HLA12165, stunning

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Lambo & 'Rarri rolling along the Back Bay roads in Newport Beach.

By sunset I had been at the wheel on-and-off for @ 7 hours and getting tired, my son on the other hand seemed fresh. Was that because of the GTO he was driving, or my age?

BTW when I fired up the Downdraft, birds flew out of the trees. Many times. Really. Now, I get requests to make birds fly.

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GLA12997's engine lid has two struts!

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A short while later, two men appeared with advanced camera equipment and pole-mounted strobe lights.

That was before a burnout ensued

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They soon were joined by more men pointing illuminators at all the components in the engine bay which they believed would fail within the next 6 months, meanwhile acting like they were doing important work

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