November 5, 2024 • 11 mins
Immerse yourself in the exhilarating world of the Lamborghini Countach, where audacity meets automotive brilliance. Ever wondered how a mere exclamation could become the name of a legend? Join Marv and Claudia on the Mega Car Review Podcast as we promise to take you on a journey through the bold and brash legacy of a supercar that embodies the spirit of the 70s and 80s. Learn the intriguing story behind the Countach's radical wedge shape and its debut at the 1971 Geneva Motor Show, as well as the genius of Marcello Gandini, who also crafted the Miura and Lancia Stratos.
Step into the world of iconic scissor doors and discover their perfect blend of form and function. We'll share how the Countach became a cultural icon, gracing posters, films, and video games alike, and delve into the practical genius behind its design. Whether you're a seasoned car enthusiast or a curious newcomer, expect high-octane insights and stories that underline why this Lamborghini remains one of the most celebrated models ever. Buckle up for a ride through automotive history with Marv and Claudia as your trusted guides.
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Speaker 1 (00:08):
Welcome to the Mega Car Review Podcast from
Confounderit, your go-to showfor everything cars, whether
you're a gearhead or justshopping for your next set of
wheels.
Every week, your hosts, marvand Claudia, dive into the
latest automotive trends, givehands-on reviews and share the
insights you need to make thesmart decisions in the world of
cars From the hottest models tomarket secrets.
(00:28):
Marv and Claudia have youcovered.
Get ready for expert opinions,lively debates and all the
details you won't hear anywhereelse.
Now let's join Marv and Claudiafor another episode of the Mega
Car Review Podcast.
Speaker 2 (00:44):
You ready for this?
We got a whole pile of stuffabout the Lamborghini Countach.
Yeah, Classic supercar right.
Speaker 3 (00:51):
Absolutely.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
We're going to dive into its history, its design and
what you need to know if you'rethinking about buying one.
A Countach, yeah.
So buckle up, you know.
Get ready for some high-octanefacts.
Speaker 3 (01:05):
It really is an up.
You know, get ready for somehigh octane facts.
It really is an icon.
You know this is a car that'sbeen on posters on bedroom walls
for decades.
Speaker 2 (01:11):
I feel like everybody kind of knows what it looks
like.
Speaker 3 (01:13):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (01:13):
And it's just such a like an aggressive looking.
Speaker 3 (01:16):
And it's been in so many films and TV shows and
video games.
Speaker 2 (01:20):
Right.
Speaker 3 (01:20):
It's part of the culture.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
Yeah, so before we get too far.
I mean, you said it's iconicand it's been in all this stuff,
but for someone who's maybe youknow doesn't have a Countach
poster on their wall.
Speaker 1 (01:31):
Right.
Speaker 2 (01:31):
Like how would you sum up like its place in history
?
Speaker 3 (01:35):
Well, I think it represents a sort of an era of
excess.
You know, it's very much achild of the 70s and 80s, when
everything was big and bold andbrash.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
Yeah, yeah, and I know that it was designed by.
Speaker 3 (01:51):
Marcello Gandini.
Marcello Gandini, and now healso designed some other like
pretty famous vehicles too,right, yeah, he designed the
Miura, which was anotherLamborghini, and also he
designed the Lancia Stratos,which is a rally car.
Okay, yeah, I mean, the guy wasa genius and All very
distinctive looking cars, allvery distinctive looking.
That's right yeah.
Speaker 2 (02:10):
So what made the Countach stand out from other
supercars, like when it wasfirst revealed?
Speaker 3 (02:18):
Well, I think it was the shape it's got this
incredibly radical wedge shapedesign, which was completely
unlike anything that had comebefore.
You know, it made othersupercars look kind of you know
ordinary.
Speaker 2 (02:28):
Right, and you know, I think we should probably
mention that it debuted as aprototype.
Speaker 3 (02:32):
Yes.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
Back in 1971 at the Geneva Motor Show.
Speaker 3 (02:35):
That's right, yeah, and then it went into production
in 1974 and stayed inproduction right through to 1990
.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
So for a good long time, yeah, people were able to
get a hold of these things 16years.
And I think even the nameCountach is kind of part of its
mystique, like where does thatname even come from?
Speaker 3 (02:54):
Well, it's actually an exclamation of astonishment
in the Piedmontese dialect,which is spoken in the region of
Italy where Lamborghini isbased.
Okay, and the story goes thatone of the Lamborghini factory
workers saw the prototype forthe first time and exclaimed
Countach.
And it kind of stuck.
Speaker 2 (03:14):
Okay, so it's like the first reaction to seeing
this thing.
Speaker 3 (03:16):
Yeah, I mean, can you imagine it was like nothing
anyone had ever seen before?
Speaker 2 (03:20):
Right.
Speaker 3 (03:20):
So it's a great story and it's a great name for a car
All right.
Speaker 2 (03:23):
So let's get into some of these iconic design
elements of the Count Tash Sure,starting with those scissor
doors.
Yeah, they're kind of the thing, right, I mean, if you think,
countach.
Speaker 3 (03:34):
That's the signature feature.
Speaker 2 (03:35):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (03:36):
Yeah, absolutely.
Speaker 2 (03:37):
And they look cool.
Speaker 3 (03:38):
They do.
Speaker 2 (03:38):
But they're not just there to look cool right,
there's actually a practicalreason behind them.
Speaker 3 (03:46):
Well, the Countach is an incredibly wide car and
conventional doors just wouldn'thave worked.
You know, they would haveneeded a huge amount of space to
open oh, I see, so it's almostlike so the upward opening doors
solved that problem, but ofcourse they looked amazing as
well it's like they said hey, wegot to make these doors work
somehow right what if they wentlike this yeah, yeah yeah, I
mean it was stroke of genius andit became part of the car's
(04:10):
legend all right, so let's talkabout, uh about.
Speaker 2 (04:13):
Well, we've got to talk about the engine, right.
Speaker 3 (04:14):
Of course, of course.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
The Lamborghini.
So it's got to have, it's gotto have a V12.
Speaker 3 (04:18):
A V12.
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (04:19):
And not just any V12.
Yeah, this thing could pump out.
Speaker 3 (04:22):
In the later models it was putting out over 400
horsepower.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
Over 400 horsepower yeah.
Speaker 3 (04:32):
And it just sounded incredible.
Speaker 2 (04:34):
Like you knew when a Comtach was coming.
Speaker 3 (04:36):
Oh yeah.
Speaker 2 (04:36):
You know, blocks away .
Speaker 3 (04:38):
It was just, it just sounded so, so good.
Speaker 2 (04:40):
Yeah, that's awesome.
Uh, now I mean, this is a uh, adream car for a lot of people.
But we're looking at somemarket reports here and this is
going to cost a pretty penny toactually get your hands on one.
Speaker 3 (04:53):
It is, yeah.
I mean, if you want a good one,you're going to have to pay for
it.
Speaker 2 (04:55):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (04:57):
And you know the older models.
You can find them in variousconditions and prices.
So if you're lucky and you knowwhat you're looking for, you
can find a bargain.
Speaker 2 (05:04):
Okay.
Speaker 3 (05:05):
But if you want a really good one, a pristine
example, you know, especiallyone of the later models, or a
special edition, then you'relooking at serious money.
Speaker 2 (05:15):
Yeah, like we're seeing some, some prices here
that are just yeah, I meanthey're going up in value all
the time.
Like, really Like, are wetalking like hundreds of
thousands of dollars?
Yeah, yeah, for sure, wow.
Speaker 3 (05:26):
I mean some of the really rare ones are going for
millions, millions.
Yeah, it's crazy.
Speaker 2 (05:30):
Okay, so let's say that somebody is thinking about
actually getting a Countach.
Speaker 3 (05:35):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (05:35):
It's not just enough to buy it right.
You got to insure this thing,you got to keep it running.
What can somebody expect, youknow, in terms of those costs?
Speaker 3 (05:44):
Well, first of all, insurance.
You know you're going to belooking at a pretty high
insurance group for a Countach.
Speaker 2 (05:50):
Okay, now what does that mean?
Like when you say insurancegroup.
Speaker 3 (05:54):
Well, it's basically a way of categorizing cards
according to their risk.
Speaker 2 (05:59):
Gotcha.
Speaker 3 (05:59):
So the higher the group, the more expensive the
insurance is going to be.
Speaker 2 (06:03):
So, like a higher performance, more expensive cars
are going to be in a highergroup.
Speaker 3 (06:08):
That's right, yeah, and the countach, with its
performance and its value isgoing to be in one of the higher
right.
Yeah, and the Countach, withits performance and its value is
going to be in one of thehigher groups.
Speaker 2 (06:15):
Okay, so that's something to keep in mind.
Speaker 3 (06:17):
Definitely.
Speaker 2 (06:18):
It's not just the sticker price.
Speaker 3 (06:19):
No, that's just the start.
Speaker 2 (06:21):
What about things like, you know, fuel efficiency?
Speaker 3 (06:25):
Oh well, fuel efficiency wasn't really a
priority when they designed theCountach.
Right, it's a gas guzzler, Okay, but you know you don't buy a
Countach to save money on fuel.
Speaker 2 (06:36):
No, you don't buy it for that.
Speaker 3 (06:37):
You buy it for the experience.
Speaker 2 (06:38):
Yeah For the, for the .
You know the feeling of it.
Speaker 3 (06:41):
For the thrill of it.
Yeah, the thrill, yeah.
Speaker 2 (06:43):
Okay, and what about maintenance?
Uh, you know we're talkingabout a, uh, a supercar here, a
very exotic vehicle, very exotic.
Yeah, it's a complex machine.
I imagine that can't be cheapto maintain.
Speaker 3 (06:57):
No, it's not.
It's not.
You need to find a specialistwho knows these cars inside out.
Speaker 2 (07:03):
Right.
Speaker 3 (07:04):
And you're going to need to be prepared to pay for
the best parts.
Speaker 2 (07:07):
Okay.
Speaker 3 (07:07):
Because you know you don't want to cut corners with a
car like this.
Speaker 2 (07:10):
Right, yeah, you're not taking it to Jiffy Lube.
Speaker 3 (07:12):
No, no, definitely not.
Speaker 2 (07:13):
Okay.
Speaker 3 (07:14):
And then there's road tax, which can also be quite
high.
Speaker 2 (07:17):
Okay.
Speaker 3 (07:18):
Again, depending on the model.
Speaker 2 (07:19):
Right yeah, so lots of costs to factor in.
Speaker 3 (07:22):
It's not a cheap car to run.
Speaker 2 (07:23):
Not a cheap car to run, but if you can afford.
Um, what are some?
Some red flags, some thingsthey should watch out for, uh,
especially if they're looking ata used one.
Speaker 3 (07:42):
Well, I think the biggest thing is to get a
pre-purchase inspection by aspecialist who knows these cars
inside out?
Speaker 1 (07:50):
Right.
Speaker 3 (07:50):
Because, you know, there are some things that can
go wrong with them, right?
Uh, particularly with the oldermodels.
Speaker 2 (07:56):
Okay, yeah, like what kind of things?
What should we be looking outfor?
Speaker 3 (08:06):
Well, the early Countax were notorious for their
electrical problems.
Speaker 2 (08:08):
It was a combination of Italian electrics and you
know, seventies technology,Maybe not the greatest
combination.
Speaker 3 (08:13):
Not the best combination.
No, yeah.
So you could be driving alongand suddenly your headlights
would go out or your wiperswould stop working or your
gauges would start dancing allover the place.
It was all part of theexperience.
But you know, if you'respending a lot of money on a car
, you don't want to be dealingwith those kind of problems.
So get a pre-purchaseinspection, Definitely, yeah.
(08:33):
And the later models?
They're generally more reliable, but they have their own
complexities, particularly withthe engine management systems,
which were quite advanced fortheir time.
So again, you need a specialistwho knows what they're doing.
Speaker 2 (08:47):
So we've talked a lot about the Countach, but it got
me thinking.
Speaker 3 (08:50):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (08:51):
If somebody wasn't going to get a Countach, what
are some other supercars fromthat era that might appeal to
them?
Speaker 3 (09:01):
Well, if you wanted something that was more, you
know, focused on raw power,there was the Ferrari Testarossa
.
Okay, you know, it's got a flat12 engine.
Yeah, it's a very dramaticlooking car.
Yeah, but some people say itlacks the aggression of the
Countach.
Speaker 2 (09:16):
Yeah, I could see that it's a bit more, you know,
refined, yeah.
Speaker 3 (09:18):
The aggression of the Count Hatch yeah, I could see
that it's a bit more, you knowrefined, yeah, a bit more
understated.
Speaker 2 (09:21):
It's a different kind of statement.
Speaker 3 (09:23):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (09:23):
What else?
What else comes to mind?
Speaker 3 (09:25):
Well, if you wanted something that was more, you
know, technologically advanced,there was the Porsche 959.
Speaker 1 (09:32):
Okay.
Speaker 3 (09:33):
It was a real technological tour de force.
Speaker 1 (09:37):
Okay.
Speaker 3 (09:38):
It had all-wheel drive, uh, it had advanced
aerodynamics.
It was incredibly capable onboth the road and the track.
Speaker 2 (09:45):
Okay, um, but again, it's a very different car to the
countach yeah it's more, uh,you know, understated yeah, but
I I gotta say like nothing hasquite the same presence as a
countach no, absolutely not likeyou see a count I know what it
is.
Speaker 3 (09:59):
You know what it is.
You know what it is yeah.
Speaker 2 (10:00):
So there you have it, the Lamborghini Countach.
We talked about its history.
Yeah, its iconic design.
The cost of owning one.
Speaker 3 (10:07):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (10:08):
And even some rivals from its era.
Speaker 3 (10:11):
It's a legend.
Speaker 2 (10:13):
Now that you know all this stuff, are you ready to
you know?
Tame the bull.
Speaker 3 (10:17):
It's a dream car for a lot of people and I think it's
a car that will continue to bedesirable.
Speaker 2 (10:22):
Oh yeah, definitely Many years to come.
Speaker 3 (10:24):
Yeah, people will be talking about this car for, you
know, decades.
Speaker 2 (10:28):
You know it's funny talking about this car.
It just it makes me think, likewhat will be the next Countach?
Speaker 3 (10:34):
Yeah, that's a good question.
Speaker 2 (10:35):
Like what will be the car that comes along and just
completely redefines what'spossible.
Speaker 3 (10:40):
I don't know.
Speaker 2 (10:42):
But I'm excited to find out.
Speaker 3 (10:43):
Yeah, me too.
Speaker 2 (10:44):
Yeah, Well, on that note we'll wrap things up.
Thanks for listening.
Speaker 3 (10:48):
And until next time.
Speaker 2 (10:49):
Yeah, see you later.
Speaker 3 (10:51):
Keep your eyes on the road.
Bye and your ears open for thesound of a Countach.
Speaker 2 (10:57):
You'll hear it coming .
Speaker 3 (10:58):
Yeah, for sure.
Speaker 2 (10:59):
All right.
Speaker 3 (11:00):
All right, see ya.
Speaker 2 (11:01):
Bye.
Welcome to the Mega Car Review Podcast from
Confounderit, your go-to showfor everything cars, whether
you're a gearhead or justshopping for your next set of
wheels.
Every week, your hosts, marvand Claudia, dive into the
latest automotive trends, givehands-on reviews and share the
insights you need to make thesmart decisions in the world of
cars From the hottest models tomarket secrets.
(00:28):
Marv and Claudia have youcovered.
Get ready for expert opinions,lively debates and all the
details you won't hear anywhereelse.
Now let's join Marv and Claudiafor another episode of the Mega
Car Review Podcast.
Speaker 2 (00:44):
You ready for this?
We got a whole pile of stuffabout the Lamborghini Countach.
Yeah, Classic supercar right.
Speaker 3 (00:51):
Absolutely.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
We're going to dive into its history, its design and
what you need to know if you'rethinking about buying one.
A Countach, yeah.
So buckle up, you know.
Get ready for some high-octanefacts.
Speaker 3 (01:05):
It really is an up.
You know, get ready for somehigh octane facts.
It really is an icon.
You know this is a car that'sbeen on posters on bedroom walls
for decades.
Speaker 2 (01:11):
I feel like everybody kind of knows what it looks
like.
Speaker 3 (01:13):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (01:13):
And it's just such a like an aggressive looking.
Speaker 3 (01:16):
And it's been in so many films and TV shows and
video games.
Speaker 2 (01:20):
Right.
Speaker 3 (01:20):
It's part of the culture.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
Yeah, so before we get too far.
I mean, you said it's iconicand it's been in all this stuff,
but for someone who's maybe youknow doesn't have a Countach
poster on their wall.
Speaker 1 (01:31):
Right.
Speaker 2 (01:31):
Like how would you sum up like its place in history
?
Speaker 3 (01:35):
Well, I think it represents a sort of an era of
excess.
You know, it's very much achild of the 70s and 80s, when
everything was big and bold andbrash.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
Yeah, yeah, and I know that it was designed by.
Speaker 3 (01:51):
Marcello Gandini.
Marcello Gandini, and now healso designed some other like
pretty famous vehicles too,right, yeah, he designed the
Miura, which was anotherLamborghini, and also he
designed the Lancia Stratos,which is a rally car.
Okay, yeah, I mean, the guy wasa genius and All very
distinctive looking cars, allvery distinctive looking.
That's right yeah.
Speaker 2 (02:10):
So what made the Countach stand out from other
supercars, like when it wasfirst revealed?
Speaker 3 (02:18):
Well, I think it was the shape it's got this
incredibly radical wedge shapedesign, which was completely
unlike anything that had comebefore.
You know, it made othersupercars look kind of you know
ordinary.
Speaker 2 (02:28):
Right, and you know, I think we should probably
mention that it debuted as aprototype.
Speaker 3 (02:32):
Yes.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
Back in 1971 at the Geneva Motor Show.
Speaker 3 (02:35):
That's right, yeah, and then it went into production
in 1974 and stayed inproduction right through to 1990
.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
So for a good long time, yeah, people were able to
get a hold of these things 16years.
And I think even the nameCountach is kind of part of its
mystique, like where does thatname even come from?
Speaker 3 (02:54):
Well, it's actually an exclamation of astonishment
in the Piedmontese dialect,which is spoken in the region of
Italy where Lamborghini isbased.
Okay, and the story goes thatone of the Lamborghini factory
workers saw the prototype forthe first time and exclaimed
Countach.
And it kind of stuck.
Speaker 2 (03:14):
Okay, so it's like the first reaction to seeing
this thing.
Speaker 3 (03:16):
Yeah, I mean, can you imagine it was like nothing
anyone had ever seen before?
Speaker 2 (03:20):
Right.
Speaker 3 (03:20):
So it's a great story and it's a great name for a car
All right.
Speaker 2 (03:23):
So let's get into some of these iconic design
elements of the Count Tash Sure,starting with those scissor
doors.
Yeah, they're kind of the thing, right, I mean, if you think,
countach.
Speaker 3 (03:34):
That's the signature feature.
Speaker 2 (03:35):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (03:36):
Yeah, absolutely.
Speaker 2 (03:37):
And they look cool.
Speaker 3 (03:38):
They do.
Speaker 2 (03:38):
But they're not just there to look cool right,
there's actually a practicalreason behind them.
Speaker 3 (03:46):
Well, the Countach is an incredibly wide car and
conventional doors just wouldn'thave worked.
You know, they would haveneeded a huge amount of space to
open oh, I see, so it's almostlike so the upward opening doors
solved that problem, but ofcourse they looked amazing as
well it's like they said hey, wegot to make these doors work
somehow right what if they wentlike this yeah, yeah yeah, I
mean it was stroke of genius andit became part of the car's
(04:10):
legend all right, so let's talkabout, uh about.
Speaker 2 (04:13):
Well, we've got to talk about the engine, right.
Speaker 3 (04:14):
Of course, of course.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
The Lamborghini.
So it's got to have, it's gotto have a V12.
Speaker 3 (04:18):
A V12.
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (04:19):
And not just any V12.
Yeah, this thing could pump out.
Speaker 3 (04:22):
In the later models it was putting out over 400
horsepower.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
Over 400 horsepower yeah.
Speaker 3 (04:32):
And it just sounded incredible.
Speaker 2 (04:34):
Like you knew when a Comtach was coming.
Speaker 3 (04:36):
Oh yeah.
Speaker 2 (04:36):
You know, blocks away .
Speaker 3 (04:38):
It was just, it just sounded so, so good.
Speaker 2 (04:40):
Yeah, that's awesome.
Uh, now I mean, this is a uh, adream car for a lot of people.
But we're looking at somemarket reports here and this is
going to cost a pretty penny toactually get your hands on one.
Speaker 3 (04:53):
It is, yeah.
I mean, if you want a good one,you're going to have to pay for
it.
Speaker 2 (04:55):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (04:57):
And you know the older models.
You can find them in variousconditions and prices.
So if you're lucky and you knowwhat you're looking for, you
can find a bargain.
Speaker 2 (05:04):
Okay.
Speaker 3 (05:05):
But if you want a really good one, a pristine
example, you know, especiallyone of the later models, or a
special edition, then you'relooking at serious money.
Speaker 2 (05:15):
Yeah, like we're seeing some, some prices here
that are just yeah, I meanthey're going up in value all
the time.
Like, really Like, are wetalking like hundreds of
thousands of dollars?
Yeah, yeah, for sure, wow.
Speaker 3 (05:26):
I mean some of the really rare ones are going for
millions, millions.
Yeah, it's crazy.
Speaker 2 (05:30):
Okay, so let's say that somebody is thinking about
actually getting a Countach.
Speaker 3 (05:35):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (05:35):
It's not just enough to buy it right.
You got to insure this thing,you got to keep it running.
What can somebody expect, youknow, in terms of those costs?
Speaker 3 (05:44):
Well, first of all, insurance.
You know you're going to belooking at a pretty high
insurance group for a Countach.
Speaker 2 (05:50):
Okay, now what does that mean?
Like when you say insurancegroup.
Speaker 3 (05:54):
Well, it's basically a way of categorizing cards
according to their risk.
Speaker 2 (05:59):
Gotcha.
Speaker 3 (05:59):
So the higher the group, the more expensive the
insurance is going to be.
Speaker 2 (06:03):
So, like a higher performance, more expensive cars
are going to be in a highergroup.
Speaker 3 (06:08):
That's right, yeah, and the countach, with its
performance and its value isgoing to be in one of the higher
right.
Yeah, and the Countach, withits performance and its value is
going to be in one of thehigher groups.
Speaker 2 (06:15):
Okay, so that's something to keep in mind.
Speaker 3 (06:17):
Definitely.
Speaker 2 (06:18):
It's not just the sticker price.
Speaker 3 (06:19):
No, that's just the start.
Speaker 2 (06:21):
What about things like, you know, fuel efficiency?
Speaker 3 (06:25):
Oh well, fuel efficiency wasn't really a
priority when they designed theCountach.
Right, it's a gas guzzler, Okay, but you know you don't buy a
Countach to save money on fuel.
Speaker 2 (06:36):
No, you don't buy it for that.
Speaker 3 (06:37):
You buy it for the experience.
Speaker 2 (06:38):
Yeah For the, for the .
You know the feeling of it.
Speaker 3 (06:41):
For the thrill of it.
Yeah, the thrill, yeah.
Speaker 2 (06:43):
Okay, and what about maintenance?
Uh, you know we're talkingabout a, uh, a supercar here, a
very exotic vehicle, very exotic.
Yeah, it's a complex machine.
I imagine that can't be cheapto maintain.
Speaker 3 (06:57):
No, it's not.
It's not.
You need to find a specialistwho knows these cars inside out.
Speaker 2 (07:03):
Right.
Speaker 3 (07:04):
And you're going to need to be prepared to pay for
the best parts.
Speaker 2 (07:07):
Okay.
Speaker 3 (07:07):
Because you know you don't want to cut corners with a
car like this.
Speaker 2 (07:10):
Right, yeah, you're not taking it to Jiffy Lube.
Speaker 3 (07:12):
No, no, definitely not.
Speaker 2 (07:13):
Okay.
Speaker 3 (07:14):
And then there's road tax, which can also be quite
high.
Speaker 2 (07:17):
Okay.
Speaker 3 (07:18):
Again, depending on the model.
Speaker 2 (07:19):
Right yeah, so lots of costs to factor in.
Speaker 3 (07:22):
It's not a cheap car to run.
Speaker 2 (07:23):
Not a cheap car to run, but if you can afford.
Um, what are some?
Some red flags, some thingsthey should watch out for, uh,
especially if they're looking ata used one.
Speaker 3 (07:42):
Well, I think the biggest thing is to get a
pre-purchase inspection by aspecialist who knows these cars
inside out?
Speaker 1 (07:50):
Right.
Speaker 3 (07:50):
Because, you know, there are some things that can
go wrong with them, right?
Uh, particularly with the oldermodels.
Speaker 2 (07:56):
Okay, yeah, like what kind of things?
What should we be looking outfor?
Speaker 3 (08:06):
Well, the early Countax were notorious for their
electrical problems.
Speaker 2 (08:08):
It was a combination of Italian electrics and you
know, seventies technology,Maybe not the greatest
combination.
Speaker 3 (08:13):
Not the best combination.
No, yeah.
So you could be driving alongand suddenly your headlights
would go out or your wiperswould stop working or your
gauges would start dancing allover the place.
It was all part of theexperience.
But you know, if you'respending a lot of money on a car
, you don't want to be dealingwith those kind of problems.
So get a pre-purchaseinspection, Definitely, yeah.
(08:33):
And the later models?
They're generally more reliable, but they have their own
complexities, particularly withthe engine management systems,
which were quite advanced fortheir time.
So again, you need a specialistwho knows what they're doing.
Speaker 2 (08:47):
So we've talked a lot about the Countach, but it got
me thinking.
Speaker 3 (08:50):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (08:51):
If somebody wasn't going to get a Countach, what
are some other supercars fromthat era that might appeal to
them?
Speaker 3 (09:01):
Well, if you wanted something that was more, you
know, focused on raw power,there was the Ferrari Testarossa
.
Okay, you know, it's got a flat12 engine.
Yeah, it's a very dramaticlooking car.
Yeah, but some people say itlacks the aggression of the
Countach.
Speaker 2 (09:16):
Yeah, I could see that it's a bit more, you know,
refined, yeah.
Speaker 3 (09:18):
The aggression of the Count Hatch yeah, I could see
that it's a bit more, you knowrefined, yeah, a bit more
understated.
Speaker 2 (09:21):
It's a different kind of statement.
Speaker 3 (09:23):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (09:23):
What else?
What else comes to mind?
Speaker 3 (09:25):
Well, if you wanted something that was more, you
know, technologically advanced,there was the Porsche 959.
Speaker 1 (09:32):
Okay.
Speaker 3 (09:33):
It was a real technological tour de force.
Speaker 1 (09:37):
Okay.
Speaker 3 (09:38):
It had all-wheel drive, uh, it had advanced
aerodynamics.
It was incredibly capable onboth the road and the track.
Speaker 2 (09:45):
Okay, um, but again, it's a very different car to the
countach yeah it's more, uh,you know, understated yeah, but
I I gotta say like nothing hasquite the same presence as a
countach no, absolutely not likeyou see a count I know what it
is.
Speaker 3 (09:59):
You know what it is.
You know what it is yeah.
Speaker 2 (10:00):
So there you have it, the Lamborghini Countach.
We talked about its history.
Yeah, its iconic design.
The cost of owning one.
Speaker 3 (10:07):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (10:08):
And even some rivals from its era.
Speaker 3 (10:11):
It's a legend.
Speaker 2 (10:13):
Now that you know all this stuff, are you ready to
you know?
Tame the bull.
Speaker 3 (10:17):
It's a dream car for a lot of people and I think it's
a car that will continue to bedesirable.
Speaker 2 (10:22):
Oh yeah, definitely Many years to come.
Speaker 3 (10:24):
Yeah, people will be talking about this car for, you
know, decades.
Speaker 2 (10:28):
You know it's funny talking about this car.
It just it makes me think, likewhat will be the next Countach?
Speaker 3 (10:34):
Yeah, that's a good question.
Speaker 2 (10:35):
Like what will be the car that comes along and just
completely redefines what'spossible.
Speaker 3 (10:40):
I don't know.
Speaker 2 (10:42):
But I'm excited to find out.
Speaker 3 (10:43):
Yeah, me too.
Speaker 2 (10:44):
Yeah, Well, on that note we'll wrap things up.
Thanks for listening.
Speaker 3 (10:48):
And until next time.
Speaker 2 (10:49):
Yeah, see you later.
Speaker 3 (10:51):
Keep your eyes on the road.
Bye and your ears open for thesound of a Countach.
Speaker 2 (10:57):
You'll hear it coming .
Speaker 3 (10:58):
Yeah, for sure.
Speaker 2 (10:59):
All right.
Speaker 3 (11:00):
All right, see ya.
Speaker 2 (11:01):
Bye.
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