As I read this post, all I can think of is this movie and wish I understood more of it : Image Unavailable, Please Login
Dennis The Menace out for a run in OC today, he's owned 1121052 for 33 years now Image Unavailable, Please Login
LP400S PRESS RELEASE This is a rare piece of literature that would have been distributed @ Geneva in 1978. It covers the significant upgrades done to the LP400 to produce the LP400S, as regards Front Suspension, Rear Suspension, Passenger Compartment and External upgrades Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
A pleasure to share. Another beautiful Countach LP400S sold by us, we brought this one into the USA, when it arrived it had a wing.
Our former 1121036 which now lives in an amazing collection of cars. This image was taken by the late great Steve Dypvik, who told me the story of how his purchase of the last LP400 1120300, plus 1121014, 1121016 and 1121036 helped keep the factory alive during desperate financial times. Which is partly why he purchased those cars, at the request of Messrs Dan Morgan, Ubaldo Sgarzi et al. Image Unavailable, Please Login
It’s fantastic that you took the time to reach out to former original owners to get the truth about what was happening during those critical moments in Lamborghini history. The community owes you a thank you as these true stories( that would have been lost forever) add so much to owning these special and rare cars.
1121014 From LP112.COM Originally to Steve Dypvik, San Diego, CA, USA. Road & Track, December 1978 cover feature car. Bob Wallace tuned with megaphone exhaust, special heads with valvetrain lightened 40%, therefore redline up to 9000!. The picture below was taken at Steve Dypvik’s company Micro Chassis in 1980. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Thank you, it's been a pleasure, I didn't have a specific goal all those years ago, I just thought: "I wonder if I can track down this guy?" and sure enough I did. Steve Dypvik was a jovial fun guy and he had tons of stories, and I cherish the afternoon I spent at his Rancho Santa Fe home, Walter Wolf had a lot of stories as well, as did Patrick Mimran more recently. This Countach was Steve's favorite I think.
1121282 is a S2 Lowbody. The S3’s that I have seen still had Campagnolo not OZ. Is that what you're referring to?
Series 1 &2 had the Bravo’s, series 3 had the same style ones carried through LP5000S to the QV? These series 3 and early LP5000S cars had Campagnolo’s, then they went to the OZ wheels?
I previously answered that the Bravos were only for the S1 cars, perhap you missed it. S2 & S3 used smooth-dish Campagnolos. Mimran switched the company's supplier to Ozzetta at the advent of the LP500S for quality reasons.
Here's one more of the Goodwood Supercar test days, keeping it on topic, it features the famed Oro Metallizzato LP400S S3 coming out of Goodwood's chicane, about to have a wide-body 911 Carrera for lunch Image Unavailable, Please Login
Congratulations to John for bringing yet another piece of Countach LP400S history to the USA, with the strobe light in these images showing us the red-white-and-blue for July 4th! These pics beg the trivia question: What do all Monaco F1 Countach Pace Cars have in common? No wing... Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Only the one with swiss plates [GE 156 330] is #1121314. No wing in 1981, with wing in 1982. There were two white LP400S pace cars in Monaco in 1982: #1121314, with "swiss" reversed front blinkers, adjustable rear wing, and was VOITURE OFFICIELLE - DIRECTEUR DE COURSE. The other one had no license plate, regular blinkers and was for INTERVENTION. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Nice try but not 100% correct... http://www.countach.ch/History/PaceCar/index.html Some had wings but as can seen they were removed otherwise the lights could not be seen. The second White car had a Cannes Registration and had obviously the wing removed in Monaco: http://www.countach.ch/History/PaceCar/1982/cnpo123_0582.jpg
Nothing is ever 100% with the Countach story, that said I stand corrected and accept 80% or whatever number represents the vast majority of wingless F1 Pace cars.
