OK, ever since I was a kid, I've had an absolute infatuation for the Lamborghini Countach. I think it started when I got a blaze orange Countach Matchbox car. It was - and still is - my favorite Matchbox car.

I was too young to know anything about fast cars, but I knew the Countach looked fast, and something about it just made me want one - bad. I never did look up the performance specs on the old Countach.

Well, I just did. In 1976, the Countach LP400 had a 4.0 liter engine rated at 375 hp, and could hit 0-60 mph in 6.8 seconds.

Hmmm...

I just realized that my SRT-6 is better than a Countach. I've estimated the crank hp at 405 (which bears out with numbers from the dragstrip), and estimated my 0-60 times in under 5 seconds (again from the dragstrip).

No wonder I love my SRT-6 so much. I'm still shocked!

OK, don't burst my bubble here. I know that later models of the Countach were faster, getting that 0-60 time down to 4.7 seconds. But I'm betting I'm still pretty close. And that car is still considered a supercar!

 

Tom, hit yourself, you are day dreaming again....ok, I liked Lambo's too, I'll admit it...lets you and I go to Italy and look for one...cars, just cars...but the girls...

 

Ah, now you're talking Doc. Two of my favorite vices: cars and girls...

 

can't go wrong there....

 

who didnt fall in love with the countach and testarossa
i think a red testarossa 512tr is as sexy as a car gets

 

I agree and watching a girl in a mini get out of one is even better....man I've got to get my mind back on track....Rob...do you have an installment plan set up for ole' guys who want your mani's.....???? well, hey, maybe Tom will loan me the money, he's got it....LOL...

 

sure, we can lease them to ya

 

Loved the Countach as well. White especially.
Some Lambo stats:

1982 Lamborghini Countach S 5.7 14.1
1986 Lamborghini Countach 5000S 5.2 13.7
1991 Lamborghini Diablo 4.4 13.2
1992 Lamborghini Diablo 4.5 13.3
1995 Lamborghini Diablo VT 4.7 13.2
2000 Lamborghini Diablo VT 4.3 12.2
1983 Lamborghini Jalpa 7.3 15.4
1968 Lamborghini Miura V12 6.3 14.5
1970 Lamborghini Miura S 5.5 13.9
2002 Lamborghini Murcielago 3.6 12.0
2008 Lamborghini Murcielago LP460 4.0 12.0

From:
http://www.albeedigital.com/supercou...0-60times.html

 

multi bene RPM... Rob, Monday was my birthday...does that get me anything...I have an AARP card now...and I am over 55....just don't act it....I'm trying here....be quiet Tom, I heard that

 

Disagree about the Lambos and Ferraris. They are more myth than substance -- very angular and from what I have read, damn hard on the butt to drive and worse to see out of. But they do impress the yokels because they cost big $$$.

Now - stand behind your Crossfire and look at the way the fenders narrow up to the roof, especially in the coupe. Kind of like a woman's hips and waist. Now don't go starting rumors that I have a sexual fetish for my Crossfire. I still prefer sheep.

 

I still have a Countach poster in my bedroom & somewhere around the house, I know I have a episode of 60 minutes on tape where Morley Safer takes a ride in a Countach & interviews various Lamborghini employees. That one episode changed my life because from that point forward I HAD TO HAVE a fast car. Who would've known that my 'little' V6 could compete with a V12!
Hey, Doc, did you get your AARP membership application the day after you turned 50?

 

yes I did, and my so called friends got me the membership for my birthday...careful I working on Rob for an AARP discount...on the mani's...I think its 10%...

 

one of my favorite cars. period. listen to this exhaust.....o god.....i think i just wet myself

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foDcL...eature=related

 

That car is in a class of it's own then and now regardless of speed! Some of us are faster but will never attain that type of legendary status. Keep that old infatuation going and the matchbox, and maybe when we all grow up ( our bank accounts anyway ) we can get one! They still fetch upwards of $100k to this day.

 

Wow Tom, the difference in our ages is really showing. My favorite Matchbox Car was a 55 Chevy Nomad (the only "Shoe Box" I wouldn't mind owning).
I get a kick out of comparing cars performance statistics, especially old ones to new ones. I think it's incredible how what once was considered "exotic" performance, can now be delivered/ and surpassed by a daily driver.
I guess Sonny & Cher's "The Beat Goes On" was more profound than we ever imagined.

 

I've worked on and driven all of those except the Jalpa....................also the 2008 Murcie is a LP640 not a LP460(simple typo). Old Lambo's are built like junk and you could built a new chassis with square fence posts(that's what they use on everything except the Gallardo).

 

While I liked the Countach... I really liked the Testarossa! Especially in RED

 

Dam_, wish I would've thought of that !
Don't worry, I carry an AARP Visa card........hey, it's got great rates!

 

Is that the episode where the driver had to open the door, stand up inside, and look behind in order to drive in reverse (only way to see where he was going)?

6.8 seconds, heck my Spirit can beat that.

 

Brent, you da man!
That's the one!!
I was mesmerized!