512BB v Testarossa v Countach

512BB v Testarossa v Countach

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Fessia fancier

Original Poster:

1,258 posts

198 months

Monday 2nd September 2024
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browngt3 said:
Fessia fancier said:

This qualifies as an engine in my view
Definitely!

The BB "flat 12" was derived from the highly successful F1 engine which took Niki Lauda to multiple victories.

Car magazine called it the Worlds best engine.

Now imagine if anyone replaced it with electric... eek
Replacing it with electric would be time to park it in the living room! You probably know there are some Teslarossas but personally I prefer this version :-)


Fessia fancier

Original Poster:

1,258 posts

198 months

Monday 2nd September 2024
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Thanks Paul and Mike.
The interiors are quite distinct, the opposite of formulaic.
Was out in the BB today, now done 600 miles. One point I think I forgot to make about the steering is it seems lower geared than the other two - it isn't necessarily bad and perhaps was done for weighting reasons, but a little more movement of the arms required.

browngt3

1,431 posts

226 months

Sunday 17th November 2024
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Just watched a great review of your 512 by JayEmm. Looked and sounded fabulous!

Fessia fancier

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1,258 posts

198 months

Sunday 17th November 2024
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Thanks, it came out as a lovely video.

ratrod 2

1,624 posts

24 months

Sunday 17th November 2024
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Just watched the Boxer video 5 minutes ago,

High praise from someone who owns 3 modern Ferrari's,

Probably a unnecessary exercise but having owned 2 green Ferrari's would be tempted to

return it to it's original colour but there again no point in mending something that's not broken.

As your collection grows i wonder what you are going to surprise us with next , yes

Edited by ratrod 2 on Sunday 17th November 20:51

Fessia fancier

Original Poster:

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198 months

Monday 18th November 2024
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Thanks Ratrod. If I was painting it I would certainly return it to Verde Medio. But as it is the current paint is super and I don’t have the heart to strip it off and it seems like unnecessary expense.

As for other additions, I need to sell my 308 racer first!

ratrod 2

1,624 posts

24 months

Monday 18th November 2024
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Fessia fancier said:
Thanks Ratrod. If I was painting it I would certainly return it to Verde Medio. But as it is the current paint is super and I don’t have the heart to strip it off and it seems like unnecessary expense.

As for other additions, I need to sell my 308 racer first!
Sometimes i wonder if we are to anal over these cars,my Countach was

on it's third colour including the original paint, was always going to put it

back to the original colour but never got round to it,

Added three more cars to the fleet in the last year so like you something has to go before

anymore new arrivals,just got to keep my head out of the classifieds rolleyes

Fessia fancier

Original Poster:

1,258 posts

198 months

Monday 18th November 2024
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Well Ratrod, only THREE cars this year! :-)