Countach

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rat rod

4,997 posts

64 months

Wednesday 3rd March 2021
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footsoldier said:
Yes, I thought the same thing.
I’m sure it was auctioned a couple of years ago, and they seemed to downplay it then as well
Was entered in the February Retro Race Silverstone auction in 2018 with a top bid of £235K unsold.

The car looked in good condition even under the strong fluorescent lights,

Could have been bought after the auction for £287,500 including buyers commission which is near their top estimate.

Don't know if there was any takers.

Edited by rat rod on Wednesday 3rd March 21:38

Dinoboy

2,494 posts

216 months

Thursday 4th March 2021
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Interesting article on the L150 prototype

https://www.classicdriver.com/en/article/cars/find...

CallMeLegend

8,777 posts

209 months

Thursday 4th March 2021
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Sweet Jesus

sardis

305 posts

175 months

Thursday 4th March 2021
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I know I really do need to get out more, but that genuinely gave me goosebumps wobble

driving

thegreenhell

15,115 posts

218 months

Thursday 4th March 2021
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That looks and sounds like it has the Kreissieg exhaust.


12TS

1,806 posts

209 months

Thursday 4th March 2021
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Dinoboy said:
Interesting article on the L150 prototype

https://www.classicdriver.com/en/article/cars/find...
Interesting. Owner has a very appropriate name.

Fessia fancier

982 posts

182 months

Thursday 4th March 2021
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CallMeLegend said:


Sweet Jesus
That does sound amazing.

Bo_apex

2,506 posts

217 months

Friday 5th March 2021
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thegreenhell said:
That looks and sounds like it has the Kreissieg exhaust.

smile

Excellent safety for those jay walking pedestrians who are plugged into their iPads.



sir humphrey appleby

1,614 posts

221 months

Friday 5th March 2021
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Bo_apex said:
smile

Excellent safety for those jay walking pedestrians who are plugged into their iPads.
My god, I adore the Countach. What I would give to have one of those to drive and enjoy.

cloud9cloud9cloud9

JuniorD

8,616 posts

222 months

Thursday 11th March 2021
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I may have posted these before, a couple of Couhtachs through the glass of the place on Kimber Road back in the mid 90s and a plexi front Daytona in Straight 8 off Goldhawk Rd, apparently had belonged to Larry Mullen Jr of U2






Adam.

27,142 posts

253 months

Thursday 11th March 2021
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Was a funny old showroom that - small, shabby but with some lovely cars.

I still chuckle at Mr Macari trying to sell my a 360 (I was after a 996 turbo) back when he had that 10 car (at a squeeze) showroom in the middle of Wandsworth one way system. Saw that my first Zonda there, silver one about a year after lauch, was about £200k IIRC - oh if I had the money back then

Ferruccio

1,832 posts

118 months

Thursday 11th March 2021
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It was probably still the Pullicino brothers in the days of those photos

JuniorD

8,616 posts

222 months

Thursday 11th March 2021
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Ferruccio said:
It was probably still the Pullicino brothers in the days of those photos
Yes, it was Pullicino.

cgt2

7,093 posts

187 months

Thursday 11th March 2021
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Adam. said:
Was a funny old showroom that - small, shabby but with some lovely cars.

I still chuckle at Mr Macari trying to sell my a 360 (I was after a 996 turbo) back when he had that 10 car (at a squeeze) showroom in the middle of Wandsworth one way system. Saw that my first Zonda there, silver one about a year after lauch, was about £200k IIRC - oh if I had the money back then
Joe took over after the previous dealers there Blackwater pulled the old SOR/don't pay customers scam and ran off. I think Joe came in around 2001 or possibly 2000 if you say it was a year after the launch. Blackwater were definitely around in 1999 as they tried to sell me a 355 too from that site, I bought one elsewhere that year.

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Edited by cgt2 on Thursday 11th March 22:32

Adam.

27,142 posts

253 months

Thursday 11th March 2021
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cgt2 said:
Joe took over after the previous dealers there Blackwater pulled the old SOR/don't pay customers scam and ran off. I think Joe came in around 2001 or possibly 2000 if you say it was a year after the launch. Blackwater were definitely around in 1999 as they tried to sell me a 355 too from that site, I bought one elsewhere that year.
Interesting thanks, could have been a bit later, I remember being shocked at the depreciation, as I think they were 325-350k new, and it was only a year or 2 old, probably worth 5x that now.

He is quite a character especially back in those days.

rat rod

4,997 posts

64 months

Friday 12th March 2021
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JuniorD said:
I may have posted these before, a couple of Couhtachs through the glass of the place on Kimber Road back in the mid 90s and a plexi front Daytona in Straight 8 off Goldhawk Rd, apparently had belonged to Larry Mullen Jr of U2





Going back a bit now, Sold Danny Donovan a white 308 GT4 and a mint 60's Merc 300SE Coupe when he owned Straight Eight.

He was driving a Austin A35 van when i first met him, now trading in Kew as DD Classics.

Bought a Pantera GT5 from Pullicano's who from memory were in Kimber Road ,

As most showrooms in London at the time was a little lived in but with plenty of character unlike the clinical marble palaces of today.


132

474 posts

262 months

Friday 12th March 2021
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rat rod said:
Going back a bit now, Sold Danny Donovan a white 308 GT4 and a mint 60's Merc 300SE Coupe when he owned Straight Eight.

He was driving a Austin A35 van when i first met him, now trading in Kew as DD Classics.

Bought a Pantera GT5 from Pullicano's who from memory were in Kimber Road ,

As most showrooms in London at the time was a little lived in but with plenty of character unlike the clinical marble palaces of today.
I remember squeezing between cars and inadvertently knocking the mirror off an EB110...Mark just laughed it off...wonderful memories of that old place.

Adam.

27,142 posts

253 months

Friday 12th March 2021
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132 said:
I remember squeezing between cars and inadvertently knocking the mirror off an EB110...Mark just laughed it off...wonderful memories of that old place.
Heart in mouth moment!

“Oi, you broke it you buy it mate” hehe

cgt2

7,093 posts

187 months

Friday 12th March 2021
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Those were the days. Barry at Heathmans used to have very rare machinery sitting out in the yard, an ex Jo Siffert F1 car abandoned in a corner is memorable

rat rod

4,997 posts

64 months

Saturday 13th March 2021
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cgt2 said:
Those were the days. Barry at Heathmans used to have very rare machinery sitting out in the yard, an ex Jo Siffert F1 car abandoned in a corner is memorable
While walking through the Revival classic car park at Goodwood one year stood a blue Aston DB4 convertible ,exhaust stained rear

bumper and paintwork , A well ingrained fly splatted nose and windscreen

but not only the fresh ones from the days drive but from years of previous long fast drives .

Along with this the paintwork was dirty and grubby like a car that hasn't been washed or polished for years, likewise the chrome

wire wheels were caked in brake dust and general dirt, made a refreshing change from the sea of over restored concours E Types,

Ferrari's ,Healey's and other Aston's that surrounded it but this must sound really strange but what really made it for me was a Heathmans

rear window sticker which had the same patina as the rest of the car, Remember thinking that i bet the owner bought it from them all those

years ago, It was like a time warp, took me back to the classic dealers like ,The Garage On The Green, Paradise Garage

Pullicano's , Claredons of Chelsea and Portman's i would visit when in London as well as the vintage specialists in the Mews off Cromwell

Road . Most now have been turned into private houses , Sorry gone miles off thread it's just the mention of Heathmans reminded me of my

visits to the London dealers.



Edited by rat rod on Saturday 13th March 00:55