Countach, the ultimate supercar

Is this Rico Tenni from Valtellina ?

 

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Just sent you a message!! : )

 

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50 Years of Lamborghini by Car UK.

This article is one of my personal favorites amongst modern automotive journalism.

"Which you’d grab the keys for first might well rest on the generation to which you belong, which poster you had on your wall, whether your favourite film was The Italian Job, Cannonball Run or, er The First Wives Club (Diablo fans really suffered for a fix). But over 40 years after it was launched, the Countach retains something truly rare in the car world, a true cross-generational appeal. It’s the origin of the supercar as we know it, and in our eyes the greatest Lamborghini of them all." - Car UK

Even when driven back to back with masterpieces such as the Miura SV & brutal Diablo GTR the Countach is still the car that stands out from the crowd.

Worth noting too is that the Countach used was a 5000s. Also mentioned, was that it "pulled impressively hard for its age." It really goes to show how special every Countach model is, great read.

The Ultimate Supercar.

http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/features/car-culture/absolute-bull-50-years-of-great-lamborghini-v12s-car-february-2016/

 

Basically a nice read, indeed, but finally another example of journalism delivering fake "information". The LP400's chassis definitively is not "wobbly", and its handling definitively is not "disappointing". I don't like journalists who describe things and situations that they never experienced themselves. At least, the author did not try to make believe that any Countach is an undriveable car...

 

Having not driven a 400 I'll defer to someone such as yourself who actually has experience in this area. No doubt "disappointing" is a gross misuse of the term.

My criteria of a "great read" has more to do with the first hand driving impressions of the given journalist. I completely agree with your assessment. However, many articles contain small errors in relation to these cars, nothing surprising there.

It was simply enjoyable to see these cars painted in such a positive light, as they should be.

 

Nice piece, thanks for sharing.

 

That my friends is my old car. I should have never sold her but there you go. Regret. Yes.

But she is in great hands now and well loved and looked after by the current chap. The article also uses some of his other cars, but I cant be 100% on which ones are his. Needless to say, the Countach is a firm favourite!

 

Yes. It is a joy to drive any Countach variant. The LP400 has a more comfortable suspension and its behaviour is more predictable due to the XWX tires while later variants are able to go faster through bends for the reasons mentioned by Joe.

 

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Shameless rip off from Twitter . . .

 

I guess it's always a pleasure !

 

Sure, all are known and collected on my Website: http://www.countach.ch/History/PaceCar/index.html

 

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Is there a Special history behind CLA12488?

 

Did it have a sunroof!

 

La Gombe :

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Now that had to be a sight to see him getting in and out of that thing.

I am sure that after you witnessed that you would think it needed a moon roof not a sunroof.

 

HA! I remember the fellow who sold the car (circa 89'-90') to "an airline pilot from Colorado" telling me that he took a very special (amazing history)Ferrari 275 GTB in need of restoration as a "straight up" trade for this car. I wonder when Countach and 275 GTBs value orbits will re-align?