Re:400GT 2+2 Factory Restoration #1324

Yes, it"s the green one in the museum and it"s not one of the first, it is the first! Sometimes Lambo enthusiasts know more of Lambo history than the men at the factory who have seen hundreds of cars passing through their hands. This Countach is the red on with the double wiper, then it was repainted in green with single wiper and showed at the Paris Motor Show in 1973. Don"t believe me? Well put the car on a lift, have a look into the fenders, chassis tubes and so on, like I did. Everywhere you can find traces of the red colour, the Car has adjustable Koni Spring suspensions and is the only one that has the air intakes under the front bumper riveted on the car. All other cars have these intakes already molded in the bodywork. If seen hundreds of pictures of early Lp400 and this one is definitly the very first production car. Of course I"m proud to be able to say, that this car is at the factory because I insisted as long till they came to inspect it. Otherwise the car would be in Japan now. Did you think I got a "thank you very much" from the factory? Well before this might happen, the chinese wall will break down! Raymond --- In VintageLambo@yahoogroups.com, Robert Ross wrote: > Well, I seem to have embarassed myself with my very first post! Of course, > Giorgio"s name is Gamberini (I am looking at his card in my Rolodex as I > write this, on which he is titled After Sales Manager). My memory for names > is atrocious. By the way, if the Countach to which you"re referring is > green, I have attached a nice picture I took of it during my last visit to > the factory. Gamberini told me it was one of the first production cars. A > storm was approaching and I had about 30 seconds to snap it from an open > window above the courtyard. > Robert > >> > > > ---------- > > From: raymondstofer > > Reply To: VintageLambo@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Saturday, December 7, 2002 12:35 PM > > To: VintageLambo@yahoogroups.com > > Subject:[VintageLambo] Re:400GT 2+2 Factory Restoration #1324 > > > > Sorry, but the man is called Giorgio Gamberini and is the After Sales > > Director. > > I talked to him last september, he was the man who visited Countach > > #1120001 in Switzerland after I gave Valentino the tip for this very > > first production Countach. Unfortunately my bank account was not high > > enough to buy this car... > > > > 1324 was a swiss car from Kanton Zug, the garage sticker was still on > > the right back end of the car. The picture in the Lambo registry have > > been taken by Marcel de Lange. > > > > Raymond > > > > --- In VintageLambo@yahoogroups.com, "wunderuhu " > > wrote: > > > Gentlemen, > > > > > > I saw that 2+2 (#1324) at the factory in September 2001, and > > > more recently in June 2002 when I went to see Alf Hansen"s > > > beautiful car, #1111. #1324 was an empty shell of its former self > > > by June, and a rusty one at that. > > > > > > I was originally told that the car is a part of the factory collection, > > > not a customer car. It appeared to be in rough shape, but no > > > worse than most examples that have been neglected. Dr. > > > Gambini (manager of the parts and restoration facility) also said > > > that they were preparing a complete electrical schematic for the > > > 2+2 by using #1324 as a guinea pig. It seems that the factory > > > itself does not at present have such documentation (amazing, > > > but not hard to believe.) The shop is big and nice, and if I can get > > > around to it will post some pix of all the usual suspects. > > > > > > > > > > > >--- In VintageLambo@yahoogroups.com, "lamboguy > > > " wrote: > > > > --- In VintageLambo@yahoogroups.com, "raymondstofer > > > > "