Carl Sundquist
January 20th 09, 11:08 PM
Billzz wrote:
> "Clive George" > wrote in message
> et...
>> "Nate Nagel" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>>> http://www.automotivehistoryonline.com/LamborghiniCountach.htm
>>>>
>>>> still has the power of 'auto-erection' over me......<g>
>>> To me, the page you referce is like a photomontage of evolution of a car
>>> from merely unattractive to heinous IMHO. Diff'rent strokes, I guess...
>> I prefer the original too - the later ones in skirts don't do it for me,
>> but I know they're there to cover the huge rubber bits. The
>> original/prototype is at least interesting, if not actually attractive.
>
> Just passing by. Used to be interested in cars. Owned XK-140 and E-Type
> Jaguars. Raced once at Laguna Seca. The history of this one is unique...
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamborghini
>
> Lamborghini is not the only one dismissed by Enzo Ferrari to see it come
> back in spades. He was approached by Henry Ford II (when Ferrari was in
> money trouble, which they always were) and dismissed any Ford investment.
> So Ford built the GT-40s and won at LeMans, over Ferrari, 1,2,3. Ford could
> probably still be winning at LeMans, but they thought they had proved the
> point.
>
> Lamborghini is now turning out the most audacious cars (The Reventon - about
> a million dollars) and just to stick it to Ferrari. The old men are now
> gone, but the feud continues. It's like an Italian Mafia family feud. But,
> it is producing some fabulous collector cars. I was in the showroom, in
> Dallas, and they were showing the only Countach, in Dallas, and I heard the
> words, from a salesman to a customer, that I had heard in Europe, "It's not
> just a car, it's a work of art!" And inside of me, I wanted to give the
> salesman a high-five. That's it. You are not buying an Italian car, like a
> Fiat, at this level. You are buying a piece of art. Buy a Fiat, you get a
> car, and a bad investment. Buy a Lamborghini and you won't lose money, and
> it could be in a museum. In fact Malcolm Forbes "money-green" Countach is
> in a museum, in Sacramento, California, still worth enough, in ticket sales,
> that they won't sell it
>
>
Right, it's in a museum. If you actually wanted to drive it as a daily
driver, you get a car and it's a bad investment.
> "Clive George" > wrote in message
> et...
>> "Nate Nagel" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>>> http://www.automotivehistoryonline.com/LamborghiniCountach.htm
>>>>
>>>> still has the power of 'auto-erection' over me......<g>
>>> To me, the page you referce is like a photomontage of evolution of a car
>>> from merely unattractive to heinous IMHO. Diff'rent strokes, I guess...
>> I prefer the original too - the later ones in skirts don't do it for me,
>> but I know they're there to cover the huge rubber bits. The
>> original/prototype is at least interesting, if not actually attractive.
>
> Just passing by. Used to be interested in cars. Owned XK-140 and E-Type
> Jaguars. Raced once at Laguna Seca. The history of this one is unique...
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamborghini
>
> Lamborghini is not the only one dismissed by Enzo Ferrari to see it come
> back in spades. He was approached by Henry Ford II (when Ferrari was in
> money trouble, which they always were) and dismissed any Ford investment.
> So Ford built the GT-40s and won at LeMans, over Ferrari, 1,2,3. Ford could
> probably still be winning at LeMans, but they thought they had proved the
> point.
>
> Lamborghini is now turning out the most audacious cars (The Reventon - about
> a million dollars) and just to stick it to Ferrari. The old men are now
> gone, but the feud continues. It's like an Italian Mafia family feud. But,
> it is producing some fabulous collector cars. I was in the showroom, in
> Dallas, and they were showing the only Countach, in Dallas, and I heard the
> words, from a salesman to a customer, that I had heard in Europe, "It's not
> just a car, it's a work of art!" And inside of me, I wanted to give the
> salesman a high-five. That's it. You are not buying an Italian car, like a
> Fiat, at this level. You are buying a piece of art. Buy a Fiat, you get a
> car, and a bad investment. Buy a Lamborghini and you won't lose money, and
> it could be in a museum. In fact Malcolm Forbes "money-green" Countach is
> in a museum, in Sacramento, California, still worth enough, in ticket sales,
> that they won't sell it
>
>
Right, it's in a museum. If you actually wanted to drive it as a daily
driver, you get a car and it's a bad investment.