RE: PH Heroes: Lamborghini Countach
Discussion
Not keen on the additions made for the Anniversary and the earlier models looked a wee bit apologetic with the narrow (comparatively) bodywork.
Evo Harry's QV is Countach perfection to me: Right model, right colour, no wing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dD5_Q_wIOQ
Evo Harry's QV is Countach perfection to me: Right model, right colour, no wing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dD5_Q_wIOQ
Edited by BarbaricAvatar on Tuesday 4th September 14:08
Mel Nichols (then of Car magazine) drove one back from the factory alongside a Urraco and Silhouette. I can't remember if this is a reproduction of his original words, or a retelling of the story, but it makes for a great read either way.
http://goo.gl/7lIQQ
http://goo.gl/7lIQQ
I recall every Countach article which made purchase of the relevant mag essential. I recall the Mel Nichols' piece and how it blew away an XJS like it was going backwards (maybe not so great an achievement in retrospect) but you savoured every word in an age where journos weren't so lazy and let the photos do the talking. I still recall marveling at 345/30 tyres.
I was disappointed when Autocar tested a white later model and it only hit 164mph and the acceleration suddenly didn't seem that specatcular.
Like most, my favourite was the 5000QV and to be fair, I'd take the OTT wing every time as it was the reason it made so many posters - it was a ground-based aircraft. The sh*t bodygit and strakes on later models ruined it's film star looks.
I even considered adding to my mortgage for a low mile black Countach 5000QV at £45k once but my cahunas shrank at the thought. Wish I had now!
I was disappointed when Autocar tested a white later model and it only hit 164mph and the acceleration suddenly didn't seem that specatcular.
Like most, my favourite was the 5000QV and to be fair, I'd take the OTT wing every time as it was the reason it made so many posters - it was a ground-based aircraft. The sh*t bodygit and strakes on later models ruined it's film star looks.
I even considered adding to my mortgage for a low mile black Countach 5000QV at £45k once but my cahunas shrank at the thought. Wish I had now!
TKH said:
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
Jealous. Very jealous. 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
Stuart said:
Mel Nichols (then of Car magazine) drove one back from the factory alongside a Urraco and Silhouette. I can't remember if this is a reproduction of his original words, or a retelling of the story, but it makes for a great read either way.
http://goo.gl/7lIQQ
Just spent my lunch break reading that story and can honestly say that one experience like that would make my life complete. Averaging those kinds of spedds and cruising past cops at silly mph with not a care in the world is sadly confined to the past now. http://goo.gl/7lIQQ
Found it intersting that he talks about crossing a continent in a series of Lambos as though he were doing it in an S Class. Makes you wonder if the Countach and its ilk really are that difficult to drive or whether they were made of sterner stuff back then.
I had the Athena poster of the white one on my wall for years, until my basement flat got flooded. I should really get round to buying a replacement.
Not keen on the anniversary, but love all of the others. Love the rear wing and even the front wing on the Cannonball car. One of my all time favorite films, must have watched it 20 or 30 times. My younger brother and I still occassionaly quote the outakes from the end of the film.
"If I had the time, I'd take those rosary bleads and shove em up your nose".
"These bleads?"
I don't think I'll ever be able to afford an original and am always uncertain about kit cars. I guess I'll have to hold on to the dream of a lottery win.
Not keen on the anniversary, but love all of the others. Love the rear wing and even the front wing on the Cannonball car. One of my all time favorite films, must have watched it 20 or 30 times. My younger brother and I still occassionaly quote the outakes from the end of the film.
"If I had the time, I'd take those rosary bleads and shove em up your nose".
"These bleads?"
I don't think I'll ever be able to afford an original and am always uncertain about kit cars. I guess I'll have to hold on to the dream of a lottery win.
Edited by VladD on Tuesday 4th September 14:20
PH said:
There were other challenges that were harder to warm to: ... almost zero rear visibility; .... It wasn't what you'd call an 'easy' car to drive.
I've read about loads of supercars that rear visibility is a problem.Yet it's not a problem when driving a van.
Do supercars reverse more often than vans? Or is it just that motoring journalists don't drive vans often?
I understand it's more worrying to reverse an expensive car without a nice big window, but I've reversed a van with a car trailer behind it though a petrol station, and while the risks were huge I managed it by "being careful". It wasn't really a problem.
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