RE: Mirage Countach | The Brave Pill
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Great attention to detail in the interior which is where replicas often properly reveal themselves. Exterior isn’t too bad, a pretty good effort really but still not quite right and never will be.
Struggling to see who would buy it in 2023 though, especially at that sort of price. The days of the Countach being an Athena poster pin up are long gone. It all just seems a bit sad really. As said earlier in the thread you could buy a real Lamborghini or Ferrari for the price. Not even sure maintenance costs would be that much lower for this either, the mechanicals might be straightforward but body panels, trim etc could be a real problem.
Obviously a lot of effort has gone into the car but I think it’s just too niche.
Struggling to see who would buy it in 2023 though, especially at that sort of price. The days of the Countach being an Athena poster pin up are long gone. It all just seems a bit sad really. As said earlier in the thread you could buy a real Lamborghini or Ferrari for the price. Not even sure maintenance costs would be that much lower for this either, the mechanicals might be straightforward but body panels, trim etc could be a real problem.
Obviously a lot of effort has gone into the car but I think it’s just too niche.
There are two issues with this, for me.
Firstly the shape isn't quite right. The scuttle is too high at the front, so there's too much metal over the front wheels. This then means that the whole car has lost its defining wedge shape. Also the side skirts are too deep at the front, probably for the same reason.
So it looks wrong and you lose the pleasure of staring at a beautiful shape.
Secondly, a real Countach has double wishbones all round, set up by Bob Wallace. With fresh bushes and the geometry done, it apparently handles decently at least by period standards - well enough for Monkey to get one sideways on the road. With this, who knows what suspension it uses and what the geometry is like, is the chassis flexing, what sort of horrors await if you actually try to drive it properly? If Lee Noble actually confirmed his contribution that would be one thing, but that just sounds like a convenient rumour so far.
So it doesn't look right and it probably doesn't drive right. Umm.. those two are kind of the point of having a supercar, no?
For £69,999 you could buy a genuine supercar instead. Or if you want a 70s Italian option you could buy, say, a Merak . Either would be far more satisfying to own than this pretence.
soxboy said:
I remember reading at the time about a company who made Countach replicas using moulds taken from a real Countach that they’d hired for the weekend. Wonder if this is one of them?
I’d prefer this over a garish Cobra replica, but prefer a Stratos (in Stradale spec, not Alitalia).
I think this may be Parallel Designs. They made replica panels of the owner’s own Diablo. He was frustrated with the reliability and running costs so made replicas.I’d prefer this over a garish Cobra replica, but prefer a Stratos (in Stradale spec, not Alitalia).
Wren-went said:
This in original lambo form was on my bedroom wall as a teenager at the side of Sam Fox .
£70,000 for a Mickey mouse Lamborghini no thanks planty more motors I'd rather have, now if I could afford the real thing well that would be more of a brave pill , brave of me parking it somewhere without.it been graffitied with a key.
Snap !£70,000 for a Mickey mouse Lamborghini no thanks planty more motors I'd rather have, now if I could afford the real thing well that would be more of a brave pill , brave of me parking it somewhere without.it been graffitied with a key.
With Linda Lusardi looking on from the opposite wall.
TBF and first glance you'd be hard pressed to tell it was fake. Unlike Sam & Linda, who were perfectly natural.
Wren-went said:
This in original lambo form was on my bedroom wall as a teenager at the side of Sam Fox .
£70,000 for a Mickey mouse Lamborghini no thanks planty more motors I'd rather have, now if I could afford the real thing well that would be more of a brave pill , brave of me parking it somewhere without.it been graffitied with a key.
Sam Fox lives across the road from a friend of mine (about a 10 minute drive from my place).£70,000 for a Mickey mouse Lamborghini no thanks planty more motors I'd rather have, now if I could afford the real thing well that would be more of a brave pill , brave of me parking it somewhere without.it been graffitied with a key.
Having seen the state of her today, I'd take the Mickey Mouse option, it definitely has aged FAR better.
I've seen several replicas go through Classic Car auctions and they've somehow been labelled 'Evocation' these days. Thry have their buyers; Mini Coopers, Ford RS Escorts are commoner, but in 2018, a Countach went for £22k + fees at CCA:
https://www.classiccarauctions.co.uk/1991-mirage-c...
In 2017, a replica Countach 5000S went for over 50k.
https://www.classiccarauctions.co.uk/2005-lamborgh...
https://www.classiccarauctions.co.uk/1991-mirage-c...
In 2017, a replica Countach 5000S went for over 50k.
https://www.classiccarauctions.co.uk/2005-lamborgh...
They could fool me with such if I saw one driving by, so if you really want a Lamborghini but can't pay what they are worth now, but you can pay for this replica, then hey, be my guest, I can understand.
Although they are not my taste (real ones) so its not worth it for me.
a GT40 replica or Stratos or say Porsche 904 GTS is more my taste and in such case would be worth such kind of money for me, while still being replica's. (if they are good ones to my liking)
Although they are not my taste (real ones) so its not worth it for me.
a GT40 replica or Stratos or say Porsche 904 GTS is more my taste and in such case would be worth such kind of money for me, while still being replica's. (if they are good ones to my liking)
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