Countach

[Robert W]

Hi

Thanks for these - they're great! If you click on the thumbnails, then you get full size photos, which are wonderful.

Yes, there is only one silver RHD LP400S, which is this car and has had lots of number plates including WRT176X, SMW53, AGT239W and EHJ152X.

It has been in the UK for many years, and then went back to South Africa 5+ years ago, and believed to be there today and regularly seen and on display there.

Robert

[6750cc]

A couple of recent Countach pics from the Supercars & Rarities thread...

[minster]

hi , I am new here, but stumbled across this thread, and with interest may be able to shed some light on LGF849N.As countachman posted earlier on this thread , that the first time he saw a countach lp400 in the flesh was in Bolton, I too saw this as a new car in 1975, it was the same blue with tan trim , and as my dad knew the owner , he gave me a ride in it, which , as a young 12 year old was something to remember!!.The car lived about 2mins from where we lived, and the number plate is etched on my mind, and I recall it being JYH928N, and the owner had purchased it from Rodney Turner of MALTIN CAR CONCESSIONAIRES.He kept it for 2.5 years, then a Silhouette replaced it, which was yellow, but I believe that is now silver.I think that lgf849n, is one of the very early cars bought into the uk, but I stand to be corrected.!

[countachman]

I've just found my Lamborghini Days video of 1988 with 100s of Lambos on it :-).....plays well haha what a great event.

Here are a few snaps while it played...quality is fair it is 20+ years old.

[countachman]

[countachman]

[P300V8]

minster said:

hi , I am new here......the owner had purchased it from Rodney Turner of MALTIN CAR CONCESSIONAIRES.He kept it for 2.5 years, then a Silhouette replaced it, which was yellow, but I believe that is now silver

You are correct. Silhouette 40098 was originally yellow, then silver, now in Australia.

[rich888]

6750cc said:

A couple of recent Countach pics from the Supercars & Rarities thread...

Could I ask how you post full size pics on Pistonheads forum because all I seem able to do is post thumbnails? Step by step instructions would be very useful

[NEFOC]

rich888 said:

Could I ask how you post full size pics on Pistonheads forum because all I seem able to do is post thumbnails? Step by step instructions would be very useful

Looking at your pics against those which are large I can see why in the format, if not what you did to insert it. They are formatted as follows {ignore the !!! which is so that it doesn't show the pic}:
[!!!url][!!!img]http://thumbsnap.com/t/dhJMWXgw.jpg[/img]|http://thumbsnap.com/dhJMWXgw[/url]

It has inserted a thumbnail pic ' the /t directory'. The large pictures from others use a '/s directory' instead. So switch the t to an s and you will get the right size pic. E.g.

[!!!img]http://thumbsnap.com/sc/dhJMWXgw.jpg[/img]. Remember Ignore the !!! Which I added to stop it from showing the pic. Correct below:



I've just loaded some of my own pics with the upload tool on this site. When uploading select the 'forum fit' radio button when inserting. See attached:

Edited by NEFOC on Wednesday 15th January 13:29

[minster]

the silouhette was featured in Throughbred And Classic in july 1978, and was registered KJO840S, but if you go on colin clarkes website and visit gallery 3, it is on there reg SIL5354, But , I have seen this car for sale in the past few years , and think it may well be still in the uk.

[Ems33]

paulqv said:

Hi Jonathan

I understood the low body referred to the roof and doors and not to the height of the body off the ground. I understand that the distance from the ground to the cills and top arches etc has always been the same. I believe the low body cars are about 1-2'' lower in the roof?

Am I mistaken? If you have had both then presumably you can compare and explain the headroom etc for us. I would be greatly interested in your reply and experience.

Paul

Hi Paul, bit off topic but was wondering if your Italian Car and Bike day was on this year and if so what date?
Cheers!
Kev

[P300V8]

minster said:

the silouhette was featured ........ and think it may well be still in the uk.

In Australia for sure. I am in contact with the owner.

[minster]

what a shame,,, the silhouette was rarer than an lp400, and looked terrific in yellow as I recall it flying down our road. how many are in the uk now ??

[NEFOC]

Here are a few pics that came with my car from the 80s at a guess from Heathmans.

[minster]

IAN , please read my earlier post about this car,,,, I am sure I am correct on this issue, and jyp43n, was used in advertising material, using plate 1 NKO.

Edited by minster on Wednesday 15th January 18:50

[minster]

if Rodney Turner ( car salesman to the stars- google him )is still around , I am sure he can tell you a lot about lp400's , as he supplied most of them.i met him on the Lamborghini stand in 1976, when he was manning it, and he had a gold countach , and gold espada, and a red silohette if my memory serves me well !!

[paulqv]

Ems33 said:

Hi Paul, bit off topic but was wondering if your Italian Car and Bike day was on this year and if so what date?
Cheers!
Kev

Kev

I am in the process of checking alternative dates and venues and will revert shortly

Regards

Paul

[P300V8]

minster said:

what a shame,,, the silhouette was rarer than an lp400, and looked terrific in yellow as I recall it flying down our road. how many are in the uk now ??

Five - three LHD red, two RHD black.

[rich888]

NEFOC Thank you for providing clear instructions on how to post full size pics on the forum instead of thumbnails, and it was my mistake when I selected the wrong format in thumbsnap options, I've now made the changes to the code by changing the t to s so hopefully fullsize pics should be shown below:








Robert W, I remember I push-biked all the way from Nottingham to Syston and taking several photographs of the silver RHD Countach LP400S mid-summer in 1980 or 1981 when it was on display in the Cooper Cars showroom in Syston in Leicestershire before it had been assigned any number-plates.




Minister, with regard to the Lamborghini Silhouette, I remember that in the 1980s Carrera Sport owned a yellow Silhouette with a reg plate ending in 666, and also recollect that a guy from Nigeria was driving around like a lunatic in another one, though can't remember the colour of it.

Will have to dig the pics out!

Edited by rich888 on Wednesday 15th January 23:42 - pics added from Cooper Cars showroom in Syston

Edited by rich888 on Wednesday 15th January 23:45

[rich888]

A couple of pics of another black Lamborghini Countach B543 YHV, which I took at the Carrera Sport supercar test-day at Goodwood in 1986.




As a footnote, these 'supercar test days' organised once or twice a year at the Goodwood race circuit by Mike Pullen of Carrera Sport really were quite sensational.

Edited by rich888 on Thursday 16th January 11:58