Envious Eric
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1987 Lamborghini Countach
A little background on this car:
“The Countach was the predecessor to the very successful Miura. The body was designed by Marcello Gandini at Bertone, and given a mid-engine layout in two-door coupe configuration. It featured an attractive and curvaceous body with elegant lines and fitted with modern mechanical components and technology. The engine was mounted longitudinally and replaced the transverse layout of its predecessor. The transmission was now fitted in front of the engine offering excellent weight distribution. Power was sent to the rear wheels through a driveshaft, which ran in its own tunnel in the engine's sump. Top speed was achieved at nearly 200 mph with zero-to-sixty taking under six-seconds.� (conceptcarz.com)
Now, for the detail portion of this magnificent car!
Upon arrival, I was told the car was in really good condition! Well, this is what I arrived to:
The car is kept inside a "bubble" which has an air filter attached to it. This "bubble" prevents anything from falling on the car possibly damaging it, scratching it, denting it, etc. It was pretty neat "unveiling it" when I got there.
After we took it out of its "bubble," I could tell there were some paint issues
Under the halogens and LED lights, this is what I was greeted with:
Once I figured out that the car wasn’t in a truly great condition, I pulled it out into the sun and this is what I was dealing with:
I knew it was going to be a couple of days, so I got started right away!
A little background on this car:
“The Countach was the predecessor to the very successful Miura. The body was designed by Marcello Gandini at Bertone, and given a mid-engine layout in two-door coupe configuration. It featured an attractive and curvaceous body with elegant lines and fitted with modern mechanical components and technology. The engine was mounted longitudinally and replaced the transverse layout of its predecessor. The transmission was now fitted in front of the engine offering excellent weight distribution. Power was sent to the rear wheels through a driveshaft, which ran in its own tunnel in the engine's sump. Top speed was achieved at nearly 200 mph with zero-to-sixty taking under six-seconds.� (conceptcarz.com)
Now, for the detail portion of this magnificent car!
Upon arrival, I was told the car was in really good condition! Well, this is what I arrived to:
The car is kept inside a "bubble" which has an air filter attached to it. This "bubble" prevents anything from falling on the car possibly damaging it, scratching it, denting it, etc. It was pretty neat "unveiling it" when I got there.
After we took it out of its "bubble," I could tell there were some paint issues
Under the halogens and LED lights, this is what I was greeted with:
Once I figured out that the car wasn’t in a truly great condition, I pulled it out into the sun and this is what I was dealing with:
I knew it was going to be a couple of days, so I got started right away!
