This looks like the three cylinder, air-cooled diesel Lamborghini tractor that I once worked on in NW Kenya. Injector pump seal leaking, dumping fuel into the crankcase.
Posted on 04/30/2016 11:44:40 AM PDT by MtnClimber
This looks like the three cylinder, air-cooled diesel Lamborghini tractor that I once worked on in NW Kenya. Injector pump seal leaking, dumping fuel into the crankcase.
How dare you besmirch the most inspiring super car of my generation; the Countach was a dream for many that I knew - I have been lucky enough to get behind the wheel of two different ones and I, being 6’ tall, fit very comfortably.
Holy zombie thread !
Yeah, the countach is a shop project. The Jarama is way better.
These are opinions. And 6’ isn’t that far from 5’8” - I’m just some dude who used to work on them, I’m not giving them R&T reviews here with facts and specs. Just saying it was a terribly built car.
I wouldn’t kick one out of bed but I wouldn’t spend my money on it. There are few Lambos I would buy - The Jalpa and the Jarama, and that’s about it. In the Ferrari league I would buy a number of them - the BB512 at the top of the list, the Daytona, the 355 and 458 (Yeah, I know.. also junk but I just can’t seem to get them off my mind).
If only Ted Kennedy had that car.....
I will give you that it was by no means the most refined vehicle in that class, first-hand it was a beast to handle at speed - very unforgiving. My reasoning for it is that it was the first to truly go down the space-age styling road; that in itself makes it a special one.
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