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It's normal.

 

It's a Fiat Key. Just a fyi, when the ignition switch goes bad, you will be replacing it with a Fiat ignition lock.

 

I had 2 keys cut the other day for my QV DD from a locksmith using Fiat blanks, so if you ring around locksmiths for fiat blanks they should be able to cut them.
$8.00 each NZD.I am sure you will enjoy your Countach I have owned mine for 16 years and still love every drive. Also I use 1st to 3rd when cold. I also have a spare mint condition QV owners manual. My QV is also RHD. If you are not sure about the amount of fuel in your tank you can use a dip stick through the vent above the fuel filler, also the sender unit is next to the filler just under a cover easy to remove and get serviced if needed. About 10 minute job. All the best Phil

 

Makes perfect geographic sense. I will investigate

 

Mine does not really burn a lot of oil and besides, all down to use. I use a good quality semi synth 10w - 40, no issues. Original spec oil in the manual is 10w - 50.

Check to see what Iain has used and buy a 1L of that.

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Looks like Mobil 1 0W-40 Euro spec would also cover the full temp range nicely. 0W is definitely more friendly to the engine on cold starts...

 

Fantastic images!

Your pigeon incident reminds me of a certain gentleman who collected his new Countach at the factory in the late 80s and drove it back to the UK, he hit a sparrow somewhere in France going VMax on the way back. I saw the car at Portman's West London service center after he arrived, the pantograph arm was mangled and had to be replaced, perhaps that's the difference of another 100 mph?

 

Fitted a tow bar yet, you can use her to plough the fields

Great that plenty of use. The only thing with the accelerator is the long travel. You’ll soon master!

Lucky no damage from our flying friend.

 

Try eurospares.co.uk for the gas strut.

This is the paint I have used on several cars. Nice quality & looks great. Not too shiny. https://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-extreme-chassis-black-paint.html

I don't think there is much you can do with the tunnel without a complete re do. Many times, the leather has shrunk. You might get lucky though & just a re glue could work.

 

Stabilus is widely available in germany and should also be in UK.

 

A leather specialist should be able to manage that. Important to keep the original leather!!, just the material underneath should be replaced. The airfilter cover should be painted in black matt/semi matt. On your existing gas struts should be a part number and the force stated. Stabilus is a known OEM supplier.

 

They list the struts under their parts finder!

https://www.stabilus.com/products/search-for-spare-parts/passenger-cars

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That is rather . . . . strange! But as others have mentioned, you can easy respray it back to black. Wonder why it's this colour. Not seen one like this on any car I know?
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