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  1. Ciro Izzo

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    1121036 ex Dan Hanna. I’m not always a wing fan but the slung back adjustable moody wing on this S1 is amazing.
     
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    #253 joe sackey, May 16, 2019
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    If you don't mind I can demonstrate with a simple image I took years ago

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  4. Ciro Izzo

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    That says it all !
     
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    #256 joe sackey, May 19, 2019
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    A trio of brand new LP400S S1s ready @ Sant Agata in the spring of 1979, this image given to me by Dr Gene Boston who took it when he was there to collect his brand new 1121034 - closest to camera.

    The car was delayed a few days because Campagnolo refused to release the wheels until their invoices were settled.

    Gene paid cash for the wheels and they were supplied.

    In the pre-Mimran days things were tough.

    Valentino tested the car and all was good, Gene hopped in and Ubaldo Sgarzi waved goodbye at the gates.

    He drove it away on EE plates directly to Frankfurt (seeing @ 175 mph along the way) whereupon he put it on a Lufthansa 747 flight to Los Angeles

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  7. 2aftercannonball

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    Unusual mirror on the one furthest from the camera
     
  8. raymondQV

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    It shows nicely that S1's were delivered with single flag mirrors.
    The Black one must be 1121046 consigned 26th April 1979, whereas 1121034 was consigned on 24th april 1979.

    According to the factory list 1121034 is among the first cars consigned in 1979 after a break of four month during which no car was consigned (after x-mas till 13th April #1038).

    The second red one is most likely 1121044, I wasn't able to find a better match of color combo plus consignment date.
    #172, Lambor S.A. in Switzerland on the May 17th, 1979 with first registration in 1980 in Switzerland. Strassbourg, France
     
  9. joe sackey

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    #259 joe sackey, May 20, 2019
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    Vitaloni Tornado 'Flag' mirror pushed a little forward.

    S1s were delivered with a mix of Vitaloni Sebring 'Bullet' mirrors and then Vitaloni Tornado 'Flag' mirrors

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  10. Ciro Izzo

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    #260 Ciro Izzo, May 20, 2019
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    Here’s an interesting post on Instagram. Seems to be a right hand drive series one. Does anybody know how many right hand drives were made in series 1 and the chassis number for this particular car?
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  11. joe sackey

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    FWIW this is 1121048, Bianco/Senape, May 1979, it was at the factory when Dr Gene Boston picked up his S1, he thought it was going to Rod Stewart but it went to Tony De Fina in Australia.
     
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    Excellent information Joe, thank you. I assume right hand drive and I wonder how many RHD S1 were made. Any idea?
     
  13. joe sackey

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    I can't think of another one offhand but perhaps someone can, I know there were some S2s and S3s.
     
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    This car recently sold, twice in very quick succession, in Australia. Currently red exterior and has been sitting for about 25 years.
     
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    #268 footsoldier, May 28, 2019
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    One of mine, similarly on the move. The black tape on lights is a cheap way of converting to drive on the left...

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  19. 2aftercannonball

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    Funny, all those parked cars look scared!
     
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  20. joe sackey

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    #270 joe sackey, May 29, 2019
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    1977.

    What a great year that was for Walter Wolf.

    He drove his Countach prototype specially prepared by Giampaolo Dallara to watch his Wolf Racing WR1 compete in the crown jewel of Formula One, the Monaco F1 Grand Prix.

    And they won!

    The Countach was essentially a prototype for the LP400S and all Countachs thereafter, and it's existence came from Wolf's desire to improve the handling of his Countach LP400. Looking at the back of Frank William's F1 car, a light bulb went off in his head. He called his friend Giampaolo Dallara, and told him he thought the answer was parallel-linked suspension and wide tires, just like Frank's F1 car

    That is not a creative anecdote nor am I guessing, Wolf told me this personally a number of years ago, and Dallara confirmed the same thing to me separately years after.

    Back to the 1997 Monaco F1 Grand Prix, Walter Wolf Racing's WR1 with Jody Shekter battled to beat an amazing field including the Ferraris of Niki Lauda and Carlos Reutemann fair & square

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  23. EMILIO

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    Which Alpine radio on S2-S3 cars?
    i have seen different ones on the 1981-1982 cars
    even not Alpine stereos
    i am curious to see what models of stereos you found on these cars
    thank you
    Emilio
     
  24. 2aftercannonball

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    Great set of posts Joe! Not off topic at all. History of how the 400S came to be and related F1 history, love it!!
     
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  25. mt_jt

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    The back end of the Frank Williams car? No, I think he was fiddling with those sunglasses and thought to himself “Hmmm, my Countach needs cool wheel arches like these sunglasses rims!”.
     

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