Lamborghinis used as Covid-19 shopping trolleys
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sisu said:
Andy-IM said:
On the theme of 'Classics' used as Covid-19 shopping trolleys within the "Classics and Yesterday's Heros" section:
ELB420J off for a bit of much needed exercise
Andy I am tempted by the Jamara. I was after a Miura for quite a while and got the 1.2 to buy one and get it sorted. Flew to Sweden to look at it. But found that I can't fit in one very easily. I am 6'3" and although I can scouch down, knees go kart style. My head was on the roof, looking thru the sun visor. I didn't want it as art either.ELB420J off for a bit of much needed exercise
So I looked at Espada's but there were alot that were on sale that hadn't been driven regularly and of the two I test drove they smoked, others seemed to be shady in terms of electrical gremlins or other things, one had a shonky wheel bearing and cooked brake when the dealer took it out for a demo.
I bought a 2 year old, 4000km used 2017 V12 Ferrari GT4 Lusso which is the daily shuttle as other than fuel/tires it has 88,000km on it now.
After having this as a daily espresso to take the kids to school in I would also like to get a LHD Jamara at some point. Are there any things you would look for or advise someone getting one?
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https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1234906
(If I could afford it I'd be interested myself, it's not too far from me....!)
sisu said:
I was after a Miura for quite a while and got the 1.2 to buy one and get it sorted. Flew to Sweden to look at it. But found that I can't fit in one very easily. I am 6'3" and although I can scouch down, knees go kart style. My head was on the roof, looking thru the sun visor. I didn't want it as art either.
It wasn't this one by any chance? BFA 756 Red over cream at Competition Motors https://competitionmotors.se/bildgalleri/Well here's a little treat to start the day, Colleen demonstrating her reversing skills in the Countach!
https://youtu.be/M1x-Drw332c
By the way, I think the Periscopo is easily the most desirable of the series and looks stunning in this (very 70's) bronze.
So, how does one fill up at a petrol station with that crazy design?
https://youtu.be/M1x-Drw332c
By the way, I think the Periscopo is easily the most desirable of the series and looks stunning in this (very 70's) bronze.
So, how does one fill up at a petrol station with that crazy design?
browngt3 said:
Well here's a little treat to start the day, Colleen demonstrating her reversing skills in the Countach!
https://youtu.be/M1x-Drw332c
By the way, I think the Periscopo is easily the most desirable of the series and looks stunning in this (very 70's) bronze.
So, how does one fill up at a petrol station with that crazy design?
Great video. Inside the NACA duct is certainly a very novel location for a fuel filler!https://youtu.be/M1x-Drw332c
By the way, I think the Periscopo is easily the most desirable of the series and looks stunning in this (very 70's) bronze.
So, how does one fill up at a petrol station with that crazy design?
browngt3 said:
Well here's a little treat to start the day, Colleen demonstrating her reversing skills in the Countach!
https://youtu.be/M1x-Drw332c
By the way, I think the Periscopo is easily the most desirable of the series and looks stunning in this (very 70's) bronze.
So, how does one fill up at a petrol station with that crazy design?
Very late UK registered Pantera GT5S in front of the Countach. 1991, must have been one of the last if that reg is original, though narrow rear tyres and a few other details has me wondering if it's a "recreation" re-registered as a later car.https://youtu.be/M1x-Drw332c
By the way, I think the Periscopo is easily the most desirable of the series and looks stunning in this (very 70's) bronze.
So, how does one fill up at a petrol station with that crazy design?
browngt3 said:
Well here's a little treat to start the day, Colleen demonstrating her reversing skills in the Countach!
https://youtu.be/M1x-Drw332c
By the way, I think the Periscopo is easily the most desirable of the series and looks stunning in this (very 70's) bronze.
So, how does one fill up at a petrol station with that crazy design?
Thanks for posting the link, I enjoyed that - the beautiful simplicity of the LP400 would be my perfect choice of Countach given half a chance, but back in the early '80s I toyed with the idea of building a kit car replica with the full on Carlos Fandango look, big fat Pirelli P7s, the arches, wings, the lot. I sent off for one of the brochures, I forget which firm it was but the smudged photocopied booklet duly arrived and I pawed over it for weeks. At the time I was living in my uncle's flat in Hammersmith with no garage and nowhere else to put it, never mind build it, but a mate at work offered me his Dad's garage in Beaconsfield. The 'dream' grew and grew until it dawned on me that I hadn't the faintest idea how to go about it, what donor parts to use and I hadn't even passed my driving test at that point..... needless to say the 'dream' died on the spot! Almost four decades later I can sit here in the knowledge that the closest I'm ever likely to get to one is that the original LP500 prototype met it's sad demise at MIRA, just a few miles down the A5 from where I live....https://youtu.be/M1x-Drw332c
By the way, I think the Periscopo is easily the most desirable of the series and looks stunning in this (very 70's) bronze.
So, how does one fill up at a petrol station with that crazy design?
Its beautiful bright yellow finish was hidden by a quick coat of red paint....
The mortal remains were sent back to Italy, it must still be hidden away in the factory somewhere....
I still think it's an astonishing thing to look at, when you consider that Longbridge were churning out the last of the Moggy Minor vans for the GPO and Canley were still knocking out Triumph Herald saloons, yet the Italians could produce something as glorious as this....
How's this for context....?
I need a drink....!
A few more to pass the time then, it's too hot to go out and mow the lawn...!
Nuccio Bertone with a Series 1 Espada....
Bob Wallace and a chum testing at Modena Autodrome....
Bob with the Jarama Bob....!
The famous 'convoy' from Car magazine back in '76....
Up the workers....
I wonder if any of the young lads in the photo managed to buy or drive a Countach....
I meant to post these the other day, a lone Espada at Goodwood last year....
And that lovely SIII up at Iain Tyrrell's....
Nuccio Bertone with a Series 1 Espada....
Bob Wallace and a chum testing at Modena Autodrome....
Bob with the Jarama Bob....!
The famous 'convoy' from Car magazine back in '76....
Up the workers....
I wonder if any of the young lads in the photo managed to buy or drive a Countach....
I meant to post these the other day, a lone Espada at Goodwood last year....
And that lovely SIII up at Iain Tyrrell's....
Great pics and thanks, especially the ones of Bob as he is one person I do admire and that is coming from a cynic of note.
Maybe because, bravely, he set out on a wing and a prayer from New Zealand to fulfill his dream of working in Italy on the exotica/racing cars of the time and landed up, despite setbacks, with everyone's dream job. Although I am sure at the time it was just a slog, albeit an exciting slog.
It was very difficult times in Italy and for the factory so I am sure it was not all great but every time I get in my car and start her up, I pay him a little respect, as what a great piece of machinery he helped to create, particularly from a driving perspective.
It became fashionable for many years to knock the Countach and it does have its foibles, but it was perhaps in a perverse way, nice to know how great it was/is along with a very small band of slightly eccentric LP400 owners ( in particular), who were all in the know and frankly were too well bred ( maybe not me) to concern themselves with the views of the rabble.
I think Harry's review of Simon's car said it all and in some ways let the cat out of the bag!
I have mentioned it before but I found the memorial to Bob on the roundabout near to the factory to be a fitting tribute as it incorporates the chassis of an LP400, and on the day I visited I found it quite poignant and moving.
That brown Espada is owned by a well known member of the club and I can vouch for the interior which is just scrumptious and shows off what a wonderful luxury 4 seater it is. I saw the car many years ago just after it was restored and the leather was knock out all beautifully done in Italy.
I saw it at the NEC a few years ago and it's a stunner in the metal. I'm barely 5'3'' and standing right next to it, looking down at the roof and bonnet line it looked incredibly low and lithesome.
Another quickie before bed time, I'm up with the lark tomorrow for to earn some more Maserati tokens.... the third or fourth prototype Urraco at the Turin show in 1970.... this is the one with the external fuel filler and the pop up headlights set further back than the production cars which followed two years later....
Another quickie before bed time, I'm up with the lark tomorrow for to earn some more Maserati tokens.... the third or fourth prototype Urraco at the Turin show in 1970.... this is the one with the external fuel filler and the pop up headlights set further back than the production cars which followed two years later....
Edited by P5BNij on Thursday 25th June 21:14
P5BNij you have uploaded some beautiful photos but a few in particular caught my eye, namely CAR magazine dated 1970, I had no idea it was that old, however the CAR mag with the lads hanging round the red Countach was THE ONE that set me off about Countach, I was totally addicted from that point on about anything Countach, I read the article inside so many times, like you say, I wonder if any of the lads ended up buying one? CAR had to be one of the best magazines going and I thoroughly enjoyed rushing out to buy the latest edition.
And the last set of pics above this post of the Espada and and the orange Gallardo in the background, if you look closely at the numberplate on the Gallardo it spells LAM80 4X, I noticed this because I bought that plate back in the 1980s with the intention of putting it on a Lamborghini Countach Quattrovalvole if I ever managed to buy one, however I was brought down to earth with a bump when I was pulled over one winter's day by a grumpy old copper for 'b
dising my numberplate' his words not mine on either Christmas Eve or New Years Eve.
Oange LP400 the photo of you filling up both petrol tanks at the same time made me laugh, could just imagine Mr Bean driving past in his Mini and taking the hoses with him. Excellent pic nevertheless.
And the last set of pics above this post of the Espada and and the orange Gallardo in the background, if you look closely at the numberplate on the Gallardo it spells LAM80 4X, I noticed this because I bought that plate back in the 1980s with the intention of putting it on a Lamborghini Countach Quattrovalvole if I ever managed to buy one, however I was brought down to earth with a bump when I was pulled over one winter's day by a grumpy old copper for 'b
dising my numberplate' his words not mine on either Christmas Eve or New Years Eve.Oange LP400 the photo of you filling up both petrol tanks at the same time made me laugh, could just imagine Mr Bean driving past in his Mini and taking the hoses with him. Excellent pic nevertheless.
For the record, the pic of my car filling up is from before my time when it belonged to the previous owner ( well known Ferrari collectors ) . The two tanks are joined by a pipe but it can take a while for the two to equalise so its quicker to use both sides.
I used this technique for a number of years but blocking the pumps was not always popular!
A few years ago it was found that the pipe joining them was a little squashed against the rear bulkhead which can easily happen when the engine is re installed so a new pipe was fitted and now it is much better .
I now normally, unless i am in a hurry, just fill one side and let the fuel drain through. This is no real hardship as filling up a Countach can be a lengthy affair as all want to talk to you.
Please keep it coming guys.
I am really enjoying the photos and comments, they are bringing back some great memories.
I had a conversation at the factory with Bob Wallace when he was working on 'Jarama Bob', a really nice guy.
It made me cringe when Wayne Carrini was doing a programme on a Miura he had discovered. He explained that an 'American' Bob Wallace, had been involved in the development of the car.
My rant to the television screen in front of my wife cannot be repeated here!
I am really enjoying the photos and comments, they are bringing back some great memories.
I had a conversation at the factory with Bob Wallace when he was working on 'Jarama Bob', a really nice guy.
It made me cringe when Wayne Carrini was doing a programme on a Miura he had discovered. He explained that an 'American' Bob Wallace, had been involved in the development of the car.
My rant to the television screen in front of my wife cannot be repeated here!
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