RE: PH Heroes: Lamborghini Countach

[garypotter]

Every time i See one of these I always think of the lovely 2 ladies driving one at the beginning of Cannon Ball.

(I appreciate the film was sped up but for a spotty teenager life could get no better)

[Hugo a Gogo]

what are they actually like, performance wise (round bends etc, not just straight line)?

[edo]

garypotter said:

Every time i See one of these I always think of the lovely 2 ladies driving one at the beginning of Cannon Ball.

(I appreciate the film was sped up but for a spotty teenager life could get no better)

I was looking for a pic of that and found this...

[J4CKO]

Up there with the Pink Panther car for me in terms of being a thing of motoring wonder, never really want to drive either, well perhaps the Lambo.

Suspect they are a pain in the backside and a diesel BMW would make faster progress for most of us due to utter terror in the Countach due to the very real possibility of it spitting you off the road if you take liberties.

[em177]

edo said:

garypotter said:

Every time i See one of these I always think of the lovely 2 ladies driving one at the beginning of Cannon Ball.

(I appreciate the film was sped up but for a spotty teenager life could get no better)

I was looking for a pic of that and found this...

Isn't the internet a wonderful place!!

[Veeayt]

dean_ratpac said:

Main image I now need in large format for my desktop!

and for below - What a superb shot too!

Krikkit said:

QFT. The original, uncluttered with wings and wide arches, looks best for the road cars. Looked sensational as a racer though:

I'll second that. In 16:9 please. That's hell of a genius shot!

[interloper]

St John Smythe said:

the_hood said:

Schnellmann said:

When I was a child this was my absolute dream car. However, since then have read many reports that it is better to look at than actually drive. Unfortunately, not yet had an opportunity to find out for myself.

+1
I've yet to read a review which praises the driving experience. I'ld love to find out for myself, but fear this will never happen.
I've only ever seen one on the road many years ago and it hadn't lost any of it's drama and I doubt it ever will!

I haven't driven one but did get the chance to sit in one a few years back. Probably the most uncomfortable driving position imaginable to be honest but it wouldn't put me off buying one if I had the money!!

Although there are unfavourable reviews out there, mainly from the current Top Gear presenters. I have come across a couple of old reviews, one from Car magazine which at the time found that although the Countach was a bit of a mare around town, it was an absolute weapon out on the Welsh test route.

So from what I can gather, so long as you intend to drive it rather than pose in it you will enjoy it!

[Baron Greenback]

garypotter said:

Every time i See one of these I always think of the lovely 2 ladies driving one at the beginning of Cannon Ball.

(I appreciate the film was sped up but for a spotty teenager life could get no better)

Total agreed!

[GregR1]

I'm very much an 80s child but the countach never did it for me. 959 or F40 all the way.

[Schnellmann]

interloper said:

Although there are unfavourable reviews out there, mainly from the current Top Gear presenters. I have come across a couple of old reviews, one from Car magazine which at the time found that although the Countach was a bit of a mare around town, it was an absolute weapon out on the Welsh test route.

So from what I can gather, so long as you intend to drive it rather than pose in it you will enjoy it!

I think the clue here is the reference to "old reviews". When I was about 12 one of my prize possessions was a copy of Car magazine (I think it was Car - it was over 30 years ago!). Had a huge article on the then current version of the Countach. God knows how many times I read it or gawped at the photos. I am pretty sure that it was written in a reverential manner with no hint of criticism. Maybe the fact that it doesn't get glowing reviews today is because there has since been much better supercars. Not sure though because I recently drove a 2.7 RS, which is even older, and that was amazing and just as brilliant as all the reviews I've read (although to be fair I've never read a bad review of the 2.7 RS).

For me supercars should be difficult to drive in a positive way (I understand an F40 falls into that category), rather than difficult because you can't see out of it, push the clutch down more than
10 times an hour or reverse it without climbing out of the car.

Still looks bloody lovely though

[alexpa]

It's not what you do
It's how you do it.
Be anything you want to be
It's not what you got
It's how you use it
You be you
And I'll be me
It's just a matter of style
You can fake it
Mile after mile
Feeling free
If you got the soul
you can make it
Move-em out
Let 'em roll
From sea to shining sea
Ball
Cannonball
CANNONBALL

[Baron Greenback]

[redacted]

[Housey]

Still the daddy.

[pSynrg]

I'm of that where this was the single most desirable, inspiring and exciting object ever.

It still does it for me more than any other...

[TKH]

I too was a teenager at the Countach poster time and the car never left my thoughts the visual and audible drama just epic IMHO

finally i realised the dream which it lives upto yes its challenging to drive in many ways but every drive is a sensational experience

here she is on a Supercardriver day out thanks Adam for the footage from his steed of the day MP4-12C

http://youtu.be/-EawoZNbpR8

[JuiceBag]

Perfection

[chrisxr2]

Dream car as a kid, and the start of both cannonball run films made me want one even more.

[Renomaxi]

edo said:

garypotter said:

Every time i See one of these I always think of the lovely 2 ladies driving one at the beginning of Cannon Ball.

(I appreciate the film was sped up but for a spotty teenager life could get no better)

I was looking for a pic of that and found this...

Edo! What a pic! Mclaren MP4-12 take note you corporate design mess....this car has so much presence, who gives a f@@ck what it's nurburgring time is or how it is to live with. Naomi Campbell is a wicked twisted tounge but you would wouldn't you!

[Guffy]

Idolised the Countach growing up, false prophet perhaps, but still looks the dog's danglies.

[Kamox]

This is the car which made me become a petrolhead!