The Impossible Car: Lamborghini Countach

External Since: May 26, 2006 Posts: 1

Hello and greets all,

....Where oh where to begin...

As the title suggests, I'm looking for a Countach replica. After almost 2 months of
searching, I don't think there's one website dealing with Countaches that I haven't
been to, in my pursuit of finding a decent replica. Some of the more significant
sites (or info) I've found are:

Prova
Lamberti
Parallel Designs
Mirage Replicas

These companies do (or did at one time) produce Countaches. Yet, email these folks as
many times as you want from the 'contact us' page and you never seem to get a reply.

I've been to lamborghinireplica.com. There are always a few Countach replicas for
sale or trade there, but frankly, most of them look terrible and wouldn't pass an
inspection at 100 feet from even an amateurs's eye.

I've been to sites like www.kitcars.com. There, you may actually be lucky enough to
find something very close to what you're looking for. Only problem is the guy will be
located something like 15,000 miles away (relative to the US) halfway around the
world in the Middle East or something and you can find no shipping companies to get
from "here to there."

So what do I mean by a "decent" Countach? A countach that is about 99.9%
indistinguishable from the original (not counting the engine and the like).
It seems to me that the greatest supercar ever made is not just going to fade into
history and become dust in the wind. The companies I listed above have all made very
decent Countaches at one time or another. Where are they now? Where are their cars?

It's looking more and more like I'm going to have to go out on a limb, a very THIN
limb, and actually buy an original Countach, although this is going to break the
bank, put me in debt, and maybe even get me into a heap of trouble with financing and
enormous operating and maintenance expenses. I will not be denied my favorite
supercar of all time, the only one car I've every really wanted. Is this what I'll
have to resort to? If you can, someone please help. Any info much appreciated.
Thank you.

MJ

External Since: Mar 18, 2006 Posts: 5

Try http://www.ifgonline.com/

"Michael J." <michaelJ RemoveThis @nospam.com> wrote in message
news:7h3e72t09mmfdf4m12fikjb6cq2mlbgpk1@4ax.com...
> Hello and greets all,
>
> ...Where oh where to begin...
>
> As the title suggests, I'm looking for a Countach replica. After almost 2
> months of
> searching, I don't think there's one website dealing with Countaches that
> I haven't
> been to, in my pursuit of finding a decent replica. Some of the more
> significant
> sites (or info) I've found are:
>
> Prova
> Lamberti
> Parallel Designs
> Mirage Replicas
>
> These companies do (or did at one time) produce Countaches. Yet, email
> these folks as
> many times as you want from the 'contact us' page and you never seem to
> get a reply.
>
> I've been to lamborghinireplica.com. There are always a few Countach
> replicas for
> sale or trade there, but frankly, most of them look terrible and wouldn't
> pass an
> inspection at 100 feet from even an amateurs's eye.
>
> I've been to sites like www.kitcars.com. There, you may actually be lucky
> enough to
> find something very close to what you're looking for. Only problem is the
> guy will be
> located something like 15,000 miles away (relative to the US) halfway
> around the
> world in the Middle East or something and you can find no shipping
> companies to get
> from "here to there."
>
> So what do I mean by a "decent" Countach? A countach that is about 99.9%
> indistinguishable from the original (not counting the engine and the
> like).
> It seems to me that the greatest supercar ever made is not just going to
> fade into
> history and become dust in the wind. The companies I listed above have all
> made very
> decent Countaches at one time or another. Where are they now? Where are
> their cars?
>
> It's looking more and more like I'm going to have to go out on a limb, a
> very THIN
> limb, and actually buy an original Countach, although this is going to
> break the
> bank, put me in debt, and maybe even get me into a heap of trouble with
> financing and
> enormous operating and maintenance expenses. I will not be denied my
> favorite
> supercar of all time, the only one car I've every really wanted. Is this
> what I'll
> have to resort to? If you can, someone please help. Any info much
> appreciated.
> Thank you.
>
> MJ

Joined: Jan 15, 2007 Posts: 4

Yes, I'm still looking for the car myself (I was the original poster of this thread Michael J.)

I can tell you this, and this comes after a TREMENDOUS amount of research in looking for these darn things for about the past 8 months: at least 90% of the Lambert/Mirage type replicas are located in Europe. Many/most of them are right-hand drive, naturally being manufactured in Europe. I can drive either, but it does pose a problem if you should need to go through a toll booth on a busy highway, or through your drive-through bank-teller or even McDonald's for a burger.

I have been actively searching for a V8 Lamberti, Mirage, Prova or Sienna replica for months. The conclusion I've reached is this: There are none in the States that can be found, and if by some luck you do find one, chances are it won't be for sale.

There's a guy located in the UK on ebay.. his name is something like "Steve The Maniac Swapper." His real name is Roger, I've corresponded with him several times regarding a Countach clone he has. It's a Mirage, and externally the car is utterly flawless.

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The angle of the front bonette to windshield is correct. The "phone dial" wheels are correct, as is the plane of the roof with respect to the rest of the car (some have too much of a rearward tilt). Notice that even the fender flares are seperate pieces; glued into place just as the original Countach; you can tell by the thin black line of epoxy seperating the fender flares from the body; it's difficult with this car as its color is dark.. just look at any real Countach (most US replicas are a one-piece body which is a dead givaway to any expert, and this is the one thing that almost everybody misses in looking for a replica!)

Back in June the guy started out at only about $49,000US. I think now he might be down to around maybe $45,000. Yes, nuts.

Speaking of the Countach, am I the only one who believes that the Countach is 10x better looking than the Diablo, Gallardo or Murcielago? In fact, does anyone else believe that the Countach was simply the most awesome car design to this very day, basically either the biggest fluke of all time, or a stroke of pure genious in automotive design?

Maybe this is so because the Countach was the last car produced while Ferruccio Lamborghini stilled owned the company. And the Countach was, essentially, his ultimate dream car.

Yea or Nay?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezvyb9rzX6Q (The Lamborghini Countach)
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Joined: Jan 15, 2007 Posts: 4

Yes, in fact only several months ago I took a Countach for a very short test drive around the block at a local dealer about 15 miles from where I live.

I'm only 6' (with my shoes on) so I had no problem fitting inside the car. Although I must admit, it's not the kind of car I would want to take on a long roadtrip across the US. Smile

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