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Old 08-23-2010, 05:40 PM
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My dream car (this week)

I go back and forth about what my dream car is. Presently it is an Alfa Romeo 8C Competitzione. What a beauty! But I got to thinking....

When I was young I had the Lamborghini Countach poster. It was white with the white wheels and the white and black interior. My inner child says this is my dream car, but my car knowledge tells me that this car is a piece-o-crap even by 1980's standards. But what if....

If I could buy a Gallardo LP570 Superleggera and hire a quality coach builder to re-skin it as a Countach..... THAT would be my dream car, at least this week.

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Clearly you haven't seen the episode where James May drove the Countach ...
Old 08-23-2010, 08:46 PM
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I think you'd love it until you own one. That's what someone who bought an NSX from me said.
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It's a great looking car but I wouldn't want to own one.
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I had the Countach poster as a teenager. Lambo's have always been my dream car. But instead of the Countach, I've graduated to the Murcielago or even the LP640-4. I would say the Reventon, but I know that's totally out of the question....

I almost tried to buy a 1991 Diablo, but I worried about what maintenance would be for a 19 year old Italian supercar.
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my dream car this week, and since it's been out. The Ferrari F430 scuderia Everytime I see it, its more amazing. Saw a italia and it couldn't replace the scuderia in my mind. The 599 GTO came very close though, still haven't seen one of those though.
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Lamborghini=my favorite cars, but I'd pick a new one over this.
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Mmmmm I really do like the Countach, but I LOVE the Diablo still.

Dream car= F40 LM...... scratch that... F50 GT1 please.
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Originally Posted by charliemike
Clearly you haven't seen the episode where James May drove the Countach ...
Or where Jezza drove the 8C. Both cars are lookers, not so great in the moving department.
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My dream.


SE30 Jota-spec.
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i'll never forget the first day I saw one and first day I sat in one.

First day I saw one was at a little league game (maybe 8 years old) a white one drove by and everyone thought it was a ferrari...i was quick to correct them.

The first one I sat in was 1-2 years later I was with my dad at a car show in the bay area...i got in the passenger seat and looked at the person in the driver seat just giggling....when we both got out my dad told me I should go ask the guy for his autograph.....it was Reggie Jackson
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btw, anyone remember how horrid the US Spec bumpers were?

just awful

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I don't care what color it is, I just want one.

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Originally Posted by CLpower
i'll never forget the first day I saw one and first day I sat in one.

First day I saw one was at a little league game (maybe 8 years old) a white one drove by and everyone thought it was a ferrari...i was quick to correct them.

The first one I sat in was 1-2 years later I was with my dad at a car show in the bay area...i got in the passenger seat and looked at the person in the driver seat just giggling....when we both got out my dad told me I should go ask the guy for his autograph.....it was Reggie Jackson
Yep, say what you want about them, but they were the iconic supercar of the eighties. And performance wise, they weren't all that bad either. Today, seeing one up close, it's evident it's aged well.



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Originally Posted by CLpower
btw, anyone remember how horrid the US Spec bumpers were?

just awful
I actually don't mind it, but it's gotta be painted to match the body color. I also prefer the 25th Anniversary Edition.

This one is clean.


Look, red interior too.



More pics here, http://www.lamborghinihouston.com/ve...rsary-Countach.

Ok...who's got $140k I can borrow?
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Originally Posted by CLtotheTL32
I don't care what color it is, I just want one.


Yeah.... great choice. That's a sexy color for that car. Ultra classy and very sleek.
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Originally Posted by cltothetl32
i don't care what color it is, i just want one.


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Originally Posted by onebadna1nsx
Mmmmm I really do like the Countach, but I LOVE the Diablo still.

Dream car= F40 LM...... scratch that... F50 GT1 please.
No kidding?! You mean the Chrysler Diablo? I see those years as the time Lamborghini went into a coma.
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Originally Posted by CLpower
i'll never forget the first day I saw one and first day I sat in one.

First day I saw one was at a little league game (maybe 8 years old) a white one drove by and everyone thought it was a ferrari...i was quick to correct them.

The first one I sat in was 1-2 years later I was with my dad at a car show in the bay area...i got in the passenger seat and looked at the person in the driver seat just giggling....when we both got out my dad told me I should go ask the guy for his autograph.....it was Reggie Jackson
See, that's just it. I can't remember the first time I saw a Ferrari or Porsche or any other Lambo, but I do remember the first time I saw a Countach. Even today the design is gorgeous and truly Italian.
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I recently sat in my first Lamborghini in March-it was an orange Gallardo. Once I got in, I wanted to start the car, but it was on display at an auto show.
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Zonda R or Reventón... kthxbye.
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They are nice cars, but not my dream car. Give me my 69 Dodge Charger.
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WOW....they HAVE aged very well....
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Probably one of those 2010 Gallardo LP550-2 editions. (The special RWD/6mt version). Only 250 made...that would be the Italian supercar I'd have if I could have any of them.

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Originally Posted by v6cord2k5
Zonda R or Reventón... kthxbye.


I'd still pick Lamborghini, but the Zonda's are hot!
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My favorite lambo is still the diablo

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I would love an Orange Murcielago SV.
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hope u like really big videos of zondas...

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Countach = fun to look at.....and that is where it begins and ends for this car.

...and yes, Zonda
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Originally Posted by Moog-Type-S
Countach = fun to look at.....and that is where it begins and ends for this car.

...and yes, Zonda
This is why I say Countach skins & Gallardo guts.
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Cool Zonda video-I'll still take the Lambo!
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My dream?
LP570-4 Superleggera

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