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  1. joe sackey

    joe sackey Five Time F1 World Champ

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    #26401 joe sackey, Nov 1, 2019
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    I'd like to arrange with you & Mike to get some of these engines dyno'd on the bench prior to installment so we can expand our database of true horsepower across the variants

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    #26402 raymondQV, Nov 3, 2019
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    #26404 joe sackey, Nov 3, 2019
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    Here's Harald with his 1120012 & 1121156, he also owns the Frank Sinatra Miura S 4407 which we discovered after a decade long search

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    #26405 raymondQV, Nov 3, 2019
    And an original Swiss delivered car. #228, 15.3.1980, Lamborghini SA, in UK in 2002
     
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    #26406 Rossocorsa1, Nov 5, 2019
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  8. Peter K.

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    #26408 Peter K., Nov 6, 2019
    All good, but, damn it, make the car good looking. Look at the that new De Tomasso p-72, holey crap! They certainly got it right 100%, at least my my eyes.
     
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    #26409 Rich hawk, Nov 8, 2019
    Hi Joe
    Spoke to Mike and we are hoping to get the QV and 1 of the 5000S engines back in and cars home for Christmas so I don't think there will be time to dyno them, however Carrera Sport has lots of Countach engines coming out and being rebuilt so perhaps we could arrange something for next year?

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    #26410 joe sackey, Nov 8, 2019
    Thank you!

    We have already started a database so any additional results would be welcome.
     
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    #26412 cnpapa24, Nov 8, 2019
    I don’t know for certain but it doesn’t look like his signature that I’ve seen on cars he has signed.
     
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    #26414 cnpapa24, Nov 9, 2019

    No, this is the car that Emilio’s friend modified.
     
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    #26415 Peter K., Nov 9, 2019
    Color looks soooo good on that car. Imo
     
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    #26416 Lambocars666, Nov 9, 2019
    Not original to the car, but still period correct: "Verde Abete Metallizzato"
     
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    #26417 Jalpa_Mike, Nov 9, 2019
    Interesting engine decklid ala Diablo SV.

    Mike
     
  18. joe sackey

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    #26418 joe sackey, Nov 9, 2019
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    Correct, original to 1121124 as seen below, the original color seems a bit more muted or subdued with silver tint than the current rendition wouldn't you say?

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    #26419 joe sackey, Nov 9, 2019
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    Also, isn't Verde Abete another example of PPG Milano naming the same paint something different for a different manufacturer as in Verde Pino for Ferrari?

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    #26420 12097, Nov 9, 2019
    It’s possible that the colours are the same.

    The difference of one half of one gram of a tint in a gallon of paint can change the appearance of a colour once it is applied.

    I would venture a guess that there are subtle differences in the configuration of the paint, such as the proportion of each tint, type of metallic added, etc. that is proprietary to each car makers specifications.


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    #26421 raymondQV, Nov 10, 2019
    1121228 1981 Dark Blue Red #264, 30.10.1980 in Bianco/Bianco to Lamborauto, Torino, 3.2.1981 registred in Switzerland
    Since 10.1993 with Dragan T (still White/White), repainted to dark blue, Vortech-Charger. Over 450 PS, Sold in 2016.
     
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    #26422 joe sackey, Nov 10, 2019
    If this car were mine it would be restored back to original livery and all the Vortech doo-dads would be dropped off at Goodwill.
     
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    #26423 Lambocars666, Nov 10, 2019
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    The plan is to restore the engine to original... Parts are being collected. Owner is enjoying his Countach a lot in the meantime!
    He first was thinking about bringing it back to 'Bianco - Bianco' but he chose to have it to his dream-combo of 'Verde Abete - Senape'.

    About the color, it is truly 'Verde Abete' but many photographers who shot this car are applying their own effects to the colors... hence the differences on some shots.
    This is the true shade when I took it earlier this year:
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    #26424 raymondQV, Nov 10, 2019
    Reviewing his ownership he himself came to the conclusion that adding the charger was the hugest fault, for the money and troubles invested he could have easily bought a QV.
     
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