Nice to see the Countach still king of the wows!
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I was encouraged by the kiddies reaction to Marcello's masterpiece on Top Gear.
Despite the best efforts of the undeniably potent but irretrievably vulgar Pagani Grasshopper, the leaders of tomorrow clearly appreciate the fact that fashion is for the masses, style but for the few.
Bellissimo!
Despite the best efforts of the undeniably potent but irretrievably vulgar Pagani Grasshopper, the leaders of tomorrow clearly appreciate the fact that fashion is for the masses, style but for the few.
Bellissimo!
Agreed - I was next in line at the ferry for Le Mans
when A Black Beastie pulled up along side - still an incredible looking and sounding car, even at age 20
Of the five though - I think the skylin has a certain brutal, pummeling charm. But I guess I would have driven off in the Countach.
when A Black Beastie pulled up along side - still an incredible looking and sounding car, even at age 20
Of the five though - I think the skylin has a certain brutal, pummeling charm. But I guess I would have driven off in the Countach.
Apache - I'm the Countach's biggest advocate but I kinda know what you mean; it always had a slightly cartoony je ne sais quoi, about it.
But it never stopped me from performing lewd acts unbecoming whenever Farrah Fawcett decamped therefrom.
Tuscan in black is undoubtedly a first rate stirrer of the lizard pantalons aussi but must always play duexieme fiddle to the blackest of cantankerous bulls when tete a tete, as it were.
Gargamel - with you 100% Isn't it just, just UNBELIEVABLE?
What a sound, too.
As for something only the infantile would appreciate; well I spent an immeasurably pleasant day prentending not to be utterly absorbed in Monsters Inc followed by the quite fantastic Harry Potter on DVD.
The aspiration back to childhood is something I find more than a little appealing. Zero responsibility and zero tax to pay. An ocean of fish fingers and related junk food, the ability to run without recourse to artificial breathing apparatus and a sense of politics that begins and ends with whether or not Commander Koenig can successfully save Moonbase Alpha from this week's ridiculous extra terrestrial peril.
And the weekend always started with the incomparable Ed Stewart on a certain unrepeatble Friday afternoon kids' show...
But it never stopped me from performing lewd acts unbecoming whenever Farrah Fawcett decamped therefrom.
Tuscan in black is undoubtedly a first rate stirrer of the lizard pantalons aussi but must always play duexieme fiddle to the blackest of cantankerous bulls when tete a tete, as it were.
Gargamel - with you 100% Isn't it just, just UNBELIEVABLE?
What a sound, too.
As for something only the infantile would appreciate; well I spent an immeasurably pleasant day prentending not to be utterly absorbed in Monsters Inc followed by the quite fantastic Harry Potter on DVD.
The aspiration back to childhood is something I find more than a little appealing. Zero responsibility and zero tax to pay. An ocean of fish fingers and related junk food, the ability to run without recourse to artificial breathing apparatus and a sense of politics that begins and ends with whether or not Commander Koenig can successfully save Moonbase Alpha from this week's ridiculous extra terrestrial peril.
And the weekend always started with the incomparable Ed Stewart on a certain unrepeatble Friday afternoon kids' show...
rd pronounced it) has and always willbe at the top of my wish list! IMO There has never been a super car made that can match its style, and the V12 sounded sssSOOOooooo much better than that TVR thingy, what ever that was 
what do you Lambo fans think of these? certainly gets my pulse racing
www.panteracars.com/dk2000.html
www.panteracars.com/dk2000.html
...."Despite the best efforts of the undeniably potent but irretrievably vulgar Pagani Grasshopper...."
Bellissimo!
Oy, bit of perspective here, please guv'nor ? At the very least, wash your mouth out with Imperialist Leather !
Horatio Pagani built his company up from nothing. He is an entrepreneur, and a visionary.
Whilst I tentaively agree that the looks of the car may not be to everyone's taste, the interior of the car is truly a contemporary masterpiece, a joyous marriage of the modern (Kevlar) and traditional (leather - in spades). And heck, you even get your own pair of shoes to drive the thing with. And with THAT engine in the back, you know (you do
) that it'll never break. The Countach is iconic, but sooner or later it will join the illustrious ranks of its elder brother, the Muira. I'm sure in years to come, schoolkids will be drooling over Pagani's creation.
GregE240 said:
...wash your mouth out with Imperialist Leather !
Horatio Pagani built his company up from nothing. He is an entrepreneur, and a visionary.
Whilst I tentaively agree that the looks of the car may not be to everyone's taste, the interior of the car is truly a contemporary masterpiece, a joyous marriage of the modern (Kevlar) and traditional (leather - in spades). And heck, you even get your own pair of shoes to drive the thing with. And with THAT engine in the back, you know (you do
The Countach is iconic, but sooner or later it will join the illustrious ranks of its elder brother, the Muira. I'm sure in years to come, schoolkids will be drooling over Pagani's creation.
Yes, apologies, Squire. I am, quite simply, wrong.
I think I'm mistaking my overriding childhood fantasy for actual quality and as you point out, the sheer bespoke nature of Horatio's creation is undeniably something which, if you were fortunate enough to encounter as an ownership experience, would have you dribbling into your horlicks for years...
However, there is something about the Countach which excites me on a quite primal, subconcious level. It is almost certainly bested by an army of successive and contemporary performance vehicles and yet withall, it stirs my Pengragon like a sheeny Excalibur freshly plucked from a hitherto unrelenting mossy boulder.
Nevertheless, I offer my immediate and unreserved retractive apology to Mr. Pagani and concur with the assertion made above that his Zonda S is in fact staggering.
Consider my gums and teeth thoroughly cleansed by the soapiest of palmolive lubricant. Irk.
Coat, get, my I'll.
apache said: what do you Lambo fans think of these? certainly gets my pulse racing
www.panteracars.com/dk2000.html
How about:
www.panteraplace.com/
Burgundy suits them doncha think?
Yankee concourse: nobody does it better!
HOW do they keep their cars so Goddam immaculate?
Of course; no rain, perfect climate, zymol concours d'elegance, unbelievably anal valetting procedures and more money than sense.
But THAT Pantera in burgundy? Incredible. But also those others; I love the black stripe on yellow too...aw, I just love 'em all!
When you see something in this condition, doesn't it just make you lust after...?
Fanbleedingtastic!!!
HOW do they keep their cars so Goddam immaculate?
Of course; no rain, perfect climate, zymol concours d'elegance, unbelievably anal valetting procedures and more money than sense.
But THAT Pantera in burgundy? Incredible. But also those others; I love the black stripe on yellow too...aw, I just love 'em all!
When you see something in this condition, doesn't it just make you lust after...?
Fanbleedingtastic!!!
I have wanted a GT5 Gp3 since I was a kid and had a Supercar road test book with one in.
www.panteraplace.com/Pantera%20Pics/Red%20GT5.jpg
Hmmmm
www.panteraplace.com/Pantera%20Pics/Red%20GT5.jpg
Hmmmm
Fourwheeldrift said: I think we all have a soft spot for the Countach and it can be summed up in one sentance.
It was the first car we ever saw that looked exactly like the cars we drew on the back of our maths books.
Couldn't agree more.
Originals are always better than sequals.
Mind you, that goes for the Countach as well. Just look at the original LP400 design alongside the last of the line LP500 QV!
MDG.
Simonelite501 said: Of them all, its the LP400S that really does it for me. Side skirts and wheel arch extentions are what I grew up with, as was the LP400S itself, come to think of it. Sharp pointy cars are where its at dude.
Such taste!
I remember seeing an early LP400 at a specialist fettler of Rollers when a mate's Spirit was being fettled, when said Bolognese Bull rolled off a ramp from somewhere.
What little composure I may have had immediately evaporated and the 7 year old took over; hyperventilating, I offered the driver £20 just to drive me up the road.
This was a pathetic sight but did I care? Not a jot! Still, the miserable bugger said no! Jeez!
Nevertheless, transfixed, I watched this vision of motorized hedonism blast off; several minutes later, with smelling salts and all, I came to.
Confirmation, if it were needed, of the Countach's place in my all time dream barn garage outhouse thingy.
Nothing else has ever QUITE captivated me the same. Like Anetha Falstogg's buttocks (fillie from ABBA)in 1977 - spellbinding.
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