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A anniversary can be had for $400k and a standing 1/4 mile of 13.5 in today's money is a turd indeed. And lets face it it is not the most ergonomic and well put together vehicle ever made. Don't get me wrong I love the Countach, it is arguably the most iconic motor vehicle ever built and like many people it is the dream car. But is it worth $400K when there are other cars in that price range that will do over 200mph and a 1/4 mile in 10.5? I'm not so sure. Unfortunately the Countach is going to be relegated to collection duties and rarely see the light of day. For me who wants a car I can drive, the money for awesome factor is starting to tip in the favour of more modern supercars.

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Wow you're pretty rough on the Countach! Having owned one, your absolutely on target, and left a lot out. IMPOSSIBLE car to get parts for. My carbureted early model had a water pump failure. The housing was frozen/crusted in the block. I managed to get it out but cracked a piece. Called Bill at GT Car Parts. Took one YEAR to locate a USED one, oh... this was almost 20 years ago! Then the clutch slave gave out. H U G E headache to get to. TWIN Magneli Merelli Distributors that EACH had duel points AND condensers. IMPOSSIBLE to syncronize, AND... the GD timing mark is up in a HOLE...UNDER the BELL housing. Try timing THAT, trying to locate the marks with the light when you can't even move the distributor[s] because you're under the car. The flywheel marks looked like they used a saw blade to make. Horrible horrible car. Wasn't even fast. Didn't have the juice of the Boxer. Those early cars were dogs. Oh, one more thing to consider. I would charge the carburetors by leaving the fuel pumps run a half minute or so before starting. BIG mistake. One of the side draft Webers had a STUCK FLOAT. Happened to be an open intake valve right there. Filled the cylinder #10 with raw fuel. The ENGINE HYDRAULICED & BENT THE ROD. NEVER AGAIN would I buy another one. The piston/cylinder assembly had to be MADE. Another YEAR and a half down time. At least with my Boxer I could FIND PARTS. But, in it's defense, I LOVED ][looking at] THAT CAR. Even though every time I drove it something else broke. Go locate a Merelli ignition switch! Sold it for 52 grand after 6 months for sale. Like you said, excellent showroom piece ONLY.
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