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| Car of the Day: March 1, 2016; Ertl '84 Lamborghini Countach | |
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| Dean-o-mite | Mar 1 2016, 12:46 AM Post #1 |
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![]() Today's car of the day is Ertl's (Speed Strips) 1984 Lamborghini Countach. ![]()
![]() For more information and pictures of the real car please visit: Lamborghini Countach ![]() ![]() 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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| zzziippyyy | Mar 1 2016, 09:20 AM Post #2 |
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Drive it like you stole it!
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Well its from the 80's and looks like the 80's So yay! |
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| pjedsel | Mar 1 2016, 10:17 AM Post #3 |
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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. It is a decent little model of the Lamborghini...even with the "extra sunroof".
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| Dean-o-mite | Mar 1 2016, 06:17 PM Post #4 |
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Yes! The fuchsia and blue squiggles are totally 80's!
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| microbuss | Mar 1 2016, 08:15 PM Post #5 |
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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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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.
It is a decent little model of the Lamborghini...even with the "extra sunroof".
3:35 AM Jul 11