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Old 08 October 2010, 02:16 PM
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Default Beautiful and hideous in equal measure!

Poster car for many a driver on here I am sure!

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Old 08 October 2010, 02:24 PM
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Personally those Anniversary run-out models were my least favourite design, but I have to say that looks a really nice car condition-wise and they are actually amongst the most valuable ones (always plenty for sale though). That price is actually quite cheap these days too. It will be gone by Monday, so good spot Trout.

Sell your Beetle-based Sports thingy and get yourself a proper supercar!
Old 08 October 2010, 02:27 PM
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the sound alone is worth 64k http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foDcL...eature=related
Old 08 October 2010, 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Turbo2

Sell your Beetle-based Sports thingy and get yourself a proper supercar!
I think my Beetle would be running rings around the bewinged tractor!
Old 08 October 2010, 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Trout
I think my Beetle would be running rings around the bewinged tractor!
Most half-decent modern cars would too, but they'll never get half as much attention as that monster!

They're appreciating nicely too.
Old 08 October 2010, 04:01 PM
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If I had a spare £64k I'd have that.

In fact, I'd have that over any Porsche.
Old 08 October 2010, 04:22 PM
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£64k for a Countach with a bodykit?

The early wingless ones are quite pretty but as much as I adored them when I was a child I would never want to own one.
Old 08 October 2010, 06:30 PM
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Nope - Miura is about 10x prettier.

I'd rather have a decent 993.
Old 08 October 2010, 07:10 PM
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I remember a review on the countach by James May, it began by him saying it was the car he always longed for as a young boy, i believe it ended in disappointment once he drove it though.
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Old 08 October 2010, 07:15 PM
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They never look the same without an airbrushed Amazonian woman with huge ***** stood in front of it clutching a massive sword.

I think they are like many 80's icons, best as a memory of something you lusted after.
Old 08 October 2010, 08:12 PM
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love it

but agree with the james may thing, he said never meet your childhood heroes; they're never like you remember!! i imagine it would be the same with this...........
Old 08 October 2010, 08:26 PM
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I drove one years ago thought it was cool then I thought where will I put my tool box and overalls,great for pulling the wenches,never did it for me,
Old 08 October 2010, 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by hughes741
Blimey I was gonna bad mouth it too ...

TX.
Old 08 October 2010, 10:30 PM
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hmmm.... would gladly part with my £64K....... right up until the point where I bought a Ferrari instead.
Old 08 October 2010, 10:41 PM
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Cannonball Run - Nuff said
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Originally Posted by hughes741
personally i think that v12 RC engine video on the list on the side by it is more impressive
but have say that exhaust sounds good on that one
Old 08 October 2010, 11:33 PM
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Originally Posted by hughes741
There's an awful lot of oil coming out of that car

It does sound wild - although I saw one of these years ago outside Harrods and it sounded like a broken bag of spanners!
Old 10 October 2010, 06:26 AM
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Love them...but then I had Top Trumps

To this day I don't know if you pronounce it Cowntak or Coontash
Old 10 October 2010, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Terminator X
Blimey I was gonna bad mouth it too ...

TX.
The Lambo sounds lovely, but this is my fav
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t6ES...eature=related
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