Got my countach back at long last!
Got my countach back at long last!
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paulqv

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3,124 posts

225 months

Saturday 31st October 2009
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In june i organised a 45 car pistonheads run. Despite warning everyone else to be careful of the roads and the directions, I got my convoy lost and then drove into a ditch cracking the front spoiler and suspension.

Decided to do an almost complete respary on the big beastie and finally, finally got her back today! The garage were getting so fed up that i thought they would as promised use B & Q gloss trade emulsion! They are not easy cars to paint or get the details right on!

Decided to keep the side 'seal' lines

anyway here are a few pics of the beastie back home and of course it just started to rain, heavily!







Hope to be out and about in her a bit before the salt starts going down on the roads up here

Paul

fluffnik

20,156 posts

257 months

Saturday 31st October 2009
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Good to see the beastie back. thumbup

...perhaps a wee drive might be in order. scratchchin

lambo_xx

2,199 posts

227 months

Saturday 31st October 2009
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Wow! That is stunning!

cronk-flakes

3,480 posts

283 months

Saturday 31st October 2009
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Very nice! Top man for sharing! thumbup

XXVIII

2,800 posts

244 months

Saturday 31st October 2009
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... that looks rubbish Paul - it's the same ruddy colour again and you've even kept that bloody wing as well - what were you thinking of?

Why couldn't you do what you said you'd be doing and get one of those nice Micras that you always seemed to adore so much?



but seriously, good job Mr. S - just in time for the winter months when you'll be hooning around the glens & mountains again with just the yells of "yahoo!" and "charge!" to be heard over that V12 fury...

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renmure

4,943 posts

254 months

Saturday 31st October 2009
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Looks fab Paul.
White is the new.... err... White smile
Hope the brakes are as good as they were on the Merak heading to Graypaul earlier in the summer wink

Jim

g@ry

323 posts

249 months

Saturday 31st October 2009
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lovely car you have there paul
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urraco 250 s

893 posts

241 months

Saturday 31st October 2009
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stunning glad to see her back on the road biggrin

Anjum

1,606 posts

314 months

Saturday 31st October 2009
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Looks gorgeous. That is the Athena poster car. MMmmm!

countachman

1,290 posts

241 months

Sunday 1st November 2009
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hey countach owner....just had mine back also recently...mad car eh?

countachman

1,290 posts

241 months

Sunday 1st November 2009
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mine...photo this week......


johnfm

13,751 posts

280 months

Sunday 1st November 2009
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Nice car - but I'm more interested in how you put it in a ditch! I expect after the initial gut wrenching, you laughed about it over a beer or two!

paulqv

Original Poster:

3,124 posts

225 months

Sunday 1st November 2009
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Hi
i had organised a run on here on June. To cut a long story short I got lost and wend downa single track road, due to in attention on my part I pannicked at what I thought was a colossal cattle grid and skidded in a gravel parking area off road into a small ditch hitting a rock. My fault. All very low speed about 30-35mph!

Decided to do an almost complete respray on the car which took so long as the body damage was only to the frnt n/s spoiler!

Countachman
Car looks lovley! What were you having done? I do like the red. The first one i looked at buying was that colour combination!
Have we met at any lambo club events?
Paul

XXVIII

2,800 posts

244 months

Sunday 1st November 2009
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paulqv said:
Countachman
Car looks lovley! What were you having done? I do like the red. The first one i looked at buying was that colour combination!
Have we met at any lambo club events?
Paul
... here's the thing chaps ...

Almost certainly nobody ever forgets meeting David Watkinson.

Almost certainly nobody ever forgets meeting Paul Santoni.

So, 2010 might be the year these two phenomena finally collide - let's hope there's no actual collisions though!

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paulqv

Original Poster:

3,124 posts

225 months

Tuesday 3rd November 2009
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Just had Ali of 360 complete detailing around to clean up my engine bay after 4 months car lying around garages and lots f dust etc. Here is a pic



Car looks amazing and pics don't do justice to it

The engine bay was a 23 year old one and nothing special before

Great guy, great results

Paul
xxx

Mattymouse33

1,276 posts

237 months

Wednesday 4th November 2009
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What a difference!!