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Car of the Day: March 1, 2016; Ertl '84 Lamborghini Countach
Topic Started: Mar 1 2016, 12:46 AM (605 Views)
Dean-o-mite
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Today's car of the day is Ertl's (Speed Strips) 1984 Lamborghini Countach.


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The Lamborghini Countach is a mid-engined, V12 sports car produced by Italian car manufacturer Lamborghini from 1974 to 1990. Its design pioneered and popularized the wedge-shaped, sharply angled look popular in many high-performance sports cars. It also popularized the "cabin-forward" design concept, which pushes the passenger compartment forward to accommodate a larger engine. The rear wheels were driven by a traditional Lamborghini V12 engine mounted longitudinally with a mid-engined configuration. Although originally planned as a 5 L (310 cu in) power plant, the first production cars used the Lamborghini Miura's 4-liter engine. Later advances increased the displacement to 4754 cc and then (in the "Quattrovalvole" model) 5167 cc with four valves per cylinder.



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For more information and pictures of the real car please visit: Lamborghini Countach


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Here is the Lamborghini Countach from Ertl's Speed Strip series, in which the car could snap onto a viewer, and with the turn of a dial, one could view a short car-themed comic strip. The added sunroof must have been deemed necessary to allow sufficient light to enter, and illuminate the comic strip. For a blast from the past, here are links to two other Speed Strips castings run for COTD in the past:
Mitsubishi Eclipse
Ford Taurus SHO

I have a question for the Countach experts: I wasn't able to find any information regarding the roof of the Countach. This Ertl has the indentation down the middle of the roof as opposed to a flat roof. Was there a design change from one year to another, or was this something found on a trim level that wasn't offered on another?


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The doors, most often credited as a Lamborghini trademark, were a remarkable design feature for the Countach. They first appeared on the Alfa Romeo 33 'Carabo' concept car in 1968, an earlier design accomplishment, also by the talented Gandini. The doors have come to be known as scissor doors: hinged at the front with horizontal hinges, so that they lifted up and tilted forwards. The main reason is the car's tubular spaceframe chassis results in very high and wide door sills. It was also partly for style, and partly because the width of the car made conventional doors impossible to use in even slightly confined space. Care needed to be taken, though, in opening the doors with a low roof overhead. The pure style of the prototype was progressively altered by the evolution of the car to improve its performance, handling, tractability, and ability to meet mandated requirements. This began with the first production model, which included several vents that Lamborghini found necessary to cool the engine adequately. These included the iconic NACA duct on the doors and rear fenders. The car design changes ended with a large engine vent directly behind the driver, reducing the rear view. Later additions - including fender flares, spoilers, carburetor covers, and bumpers - progressively changed the car's aesthetic values.



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zzziippyyy
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Drive it like you stole it!
Well its from the 80's and looks like the 80's So yay!
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pjedsel
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:wave: An ERTL Speed Strip car - what fun! From a time when Hot Wheels had the cars you peeked in the back to see a scene, ERTL went one "better" and created a fun little film strip. I have a couple of the cars from the series but, at the moment, have no clue where the speed strip film part is. :D It is a decent little model of the Lamborghini...even with the "extra sunroof".
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zzziippyyy
Mar 1 2016, 09:20 AM
Well its from the 80's and looks like the 80's So yay!
Yes! The fuchsia and blue squiggles are totally 80's! :smurfy:
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Ertl always did have the coolest of diecast vehicles

yeah do want to build a kit like this using Dodge Viper parts
including Viper Red
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