What my neighbor was hiding - The Reveal!

"Brian, The Life of" (familycar) 01/20/2014 at 11:19 • Filed to: None

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So yesterday morning I posted a couples !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! of what could either have been a supercar from the golden age of cocaine or a total knockoff and posted them to Oppo. The guesses from comments seemed to favor the latter and, hey, who can blame them? Who on Earth keeps a supercar parked in their driveway when they have a perfectly serviceable garage right behind it?

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Welp, I took the pooch for an afternoon stroll through the 'hood yesterday afternoon and, as it turns out, I learned that my neighbor does.

For those wondering "why?" the answer, apparently, it so he can keep both of his low-mileage C4 Zr1s out of the weather.

NoahthePorscheGuy > Brian, The Life of 01/20/2014 at 11:20

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apart from the awful bumper, its actually not that bad.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Brian, The Life of 01/20/2014 at 11:20

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That bumper, its so ugly.

Now that we've got that out of the way, did he supply a complimentary line of coke to snort off the wing?

Quattro-luvr, Powered by Datsun & Stinger > Brian, The Life of 01/20/2014 at 11:23

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What's motivating it?

EL_ULY > Brian, The Life of 01/20/2014 at 11:24

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woooooooooah! That's a real one right? replica?

MonkeePuzzle > EL_ULY 01/20/2014 at 11:25

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noone makes a replica with taht bumper :P

Group B-raaaaaaaaaap! > Quattro-luvr, Powered by Datsun & Stinger 01/20/2014 at 11:26

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My guess? A cocaine spider.

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > Brian, The Life of 01/20/2014 at 11:26

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Well well well. I'll take one, please.

Argent > EL_ULY 01/20/2014 at 11:27

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I kinda doubt a replica would include that atrocious front bumper!

Brian, The Life of > Quattro-luvr, Powered by Datsun & Stinger 01/20/2014 at 11:28

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I didn't ask but it looks like a 5000QV which would mean the 5.2L v12, according to Wiki.

EL_ULY > Argent 01/20/2014 at 11:30

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lol that's true :]

EL_ULY > MonkeePuzzle 01/20/2014 at 11:31

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lol yeah, crazy Murica rules :]

Vizzini > Brian, The Life of 01/20/2014 at 11:32

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I know that every journalist who has actually driven one of these quickly came to hate it. I know the federalized front bumper is hideous. I know it is outrageous and cartoonish, because it has always been so.

I don't care. My inner twelve year old starts squealing when I see one of these. The real twelve year old me really did have a poster of this on my wall. I've just decided that driving one, even briefly, is now on my bucket list.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > Brian, The Life of 01/20/2014 at 11:32

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Wait!!! So thats real!?!?

Goshen, formerly Darkcode > Brian, The Life of 01/20/2014 at 11:33

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Replica?

Party-vi > Brian, The Life of 01/20/2014 at 11:33

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Seriously? He's keeping a $120,000 25th Anniversary Edition Countach outside under a cover because he has two $35,000 ZR1's in the garage?

Just how big is his pile of cocaine???

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Brian, The Life of 01/20/2014 at 11:33

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NICE! this was my poster car as a kid and still my favorite lambo to this day!

one day I will have one.

Hermann > Brian, The Life of 01/20/2014 at 11:34

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Damn American bumpers.

-> www.ebay.com
-> "Countach euro bumper"
-> "Countach euro bumper -fiero"
-> "Countach euro bumper -fiero -MR2"
-> bid

Brian, The Life of > Goshen, formerly Darkcode 01/20/2014 at 11:38

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Real.

twinturbobmw > Brian, The Life of 01/20/2014 at 11:53

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So two C4 ZR1s and this!? That is one cool guy,

André - Volvo4Life > Party-vi 01/20/2014 at 12:09

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DOES NOT COMPUTE.

Brian, The Life of > Party-vi 01/20/2014 at 12:12

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Huge, is my guess.

maximillious > Brian, The Life of 01/20/2014 at 12:20

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Now that the world knows this is in his driveway, please keep us posted on when we need to mount our next auto thief search. This one should be about as difficults as the black delorean or the racing striped Bug

Brian, The Life of > maximillious 01/20/2014 at 12:23

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Tell me the location of his driveway and I'll be impressed ;)

soto > Brian, The Life of 01/20/2014 at 12:34

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I call Fake/Replica. the inside of the door...

This one is real...

soto > soto 01/20/2014 at 12:35

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Also, who de-badges a fucking 25th Ani?

Brian, The Life of > soto 01/20/2014 at 12:42

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If I was going to fake a Countach, the very last thing I'd do is add that US-spec hideous front bumper. Also, I've never seen a fake Countach that is this spot-on before. Anything is possible, but I doubt it.

minardi > Brian, The Life of 01/20/2014 at 13:09

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Why debadged?

Brian, The Life of > minardi 01/20/2014 at 13:17

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Good question!

M54B30 > Brian, The Life of 01/20/2014 at 14:56

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How hard is it to remove the front bumper? God it's ugly. The rest of the car is beautiful though

Brian, The Life of > M54B30 01/20/2014 at 15:00

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The way he was talking about it, he seemed to think any regular ol' beat cop would immediately spot it as a violation and that he'd get a ticket if he drove the car without it. I didn't dig too deep there, though.

M54B30 > Brian, The Life of 01/20/2014 at 15:23

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I don't blame him,mid be nervous too. But it looks so tacked on, I'd think there's nothing important inside of it to stop its removal. But, what do I know...

offroadkarter > Brian, The Life of 01/20/2014 at 16:18

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If he has the money for two Zr1's and a Countach, he has the money for an additional garage bay.

Keeping this outside is stupid, if its real.

Party-vi > soto 01/20/2014 at 16:19

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It might be a cheap re-spray. That would explain the awful red, de-badging and colored over door trim.

Brian, The Life of > offroadkarter 01/20/2014 at 16:31

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I live in the Point Loma area of San Diego. Property ain't cheap and he may not have the space to add on.

offroadkarter > Brian, The Life of 01/20/2014 at 16:32

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but.....but... countach!

storage facility? something other than parking a supercar in your driveway to get rained on?

Brian, The Life of > offroadkarter 01/20/2014 at 16:33

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I know man ... I know.

offroadkarter > Brian, The Life of 01/20/2014 at 16:34

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and we're sure its not a replica?

MDP310 > Brian, The Life of 01/20/2014 at 19:07

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When I first moved into my building, there was a yellow 69 Camaro in the parking garage. I never found out who owned it. :(

Ferrero1911 > Brian, The Life of 01/20/2014 at 19:16

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I found it!

Brian, The Life of > Ferrero1911 01/20/2014 at 19:25

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Well, I'll be dipped in shit ...

I'm impressed! Methodology?

Ferrero1911 > Brian, The Life of 01/20/2014 at 19:31

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You can see the street address in the picture and I saw you mentioned Point Loma. So I looked block by block at that street address until I found the right street.

soto > Party-vi 01/20/2014 at 20:00

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But the interior door cut out is smaller than the original.

Todzzgod > Brian, The Life of 01/20/2014 at 20:02

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Did you ever think to just knock on his door, introduce yourself and ask him about his car?

Brian, The Life of > Todzzgod 01/20/2014 at 21:09

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Nope. I figured I'd catch the car undressed soon enough.

Fookin' Prawns > Brian, The Life of 01/20/2014 at 22:18

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Damn. What a sweet car.

One of my neighbors has a red Quattro, but the tires are flat and the paint's pretty dirty. Get your car in shape! It legitimately makes me upset.

Jobjoris > soto 01/21/2014 at 07:46

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And the cut-out is not the only 'strange' thing. Pop-up headlights seem to fit very poorly (but hey: could be as it is Italian), mirrors not synched in colour with body (could be pre '85), seatbelts missing, missing badges (not just the bull, also 'designo bertone' on the side) and the wheels somewhat look out of synch with the '25 anniversary'-style of the higher air-intakes. Bumpers sure are strange on a kitcar nevertheless, but someone trying to dress a pre-88 '25 anniversary' like a 25 anniversary (by altering the intakes) or vice versa (by changing the rims/mirrors) sure seems strange to me as well. And as I recall those bumpers were removed by original Countach-owners as well the day it arrived. I still believe it is a (decent) kit-car.

Todzzgod > Brian, The Life of 01/21/2014 at 11:14

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In today's shoot first and talk to your neighbors if their still alive later shootem up western that has become the US that might be the best call.

Just4GP > Brian, The Life of 01/21/2014 at 13:21

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Another SD Opponaut! Hey neighbor.

Yeah, Point Loma real estate is not cheap by a long shot! Not to mention that there is pretty much ZERO space to build anything new.

I know someone that keeps a 1928 Buick in the driveway under a tarp. Despite Point Loma being surrounded by water on 3 sides, this thing has held up pretty well in the environment.

Brian, The Life of > Just4GP 01/21/2014 at 13:52

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Hey fellow sandy-eggin'! My neighbor across the street keeps a very clean Ford Model A in his driveway under a tarp. I think where we are is juuust far enough from the beach that the morning dew does not carry the sea salt this far. We get lots of moisture on our cars but it does not leave behind the dreaded salt crystals upon drying.

We bought our place at the end of 2010. Even though it was at the "bottom" of the market before the rebound, I am almost embarrassed by how much value we've gained ... almost double to this point, if you believe Zillow's "Zestimate." Whatever, it's a "paper gain" only, as far as I'm concerned. I am just amazed at what our just over 5,000 square feet of dirt is apparently worth now.

What part of America's Finest do you live in?

Just4GP > Brian, The Life of 01/21/2014 at 14:03

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Congrats, that was a great time to buy. There are a lot of beautiful homes in Point Loma. The layout of the few homes I've been in there is really deceiving. What looks like a modest bungalow on the outside, turns out to be a really nice spread on the insides. I'm not surprised to hear about the Model A. I can only imagine what is to be found if you were to look in some of the garages down that way.

I'm in Sabre Springs, just west of Poway

Brian, The Life of > Just4GP 01/21/2014 at 14:10

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Ah ok ... I actually work near you in the Carmel Mountain area. It's a long-ish commute but fast since I drive "against the flow."

It's a "Porch-uh" > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 01/21/2014 at 14:26

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This is what threw me off with the tarp over it. I'd never seen a Countach in the US actually wearing a US-spec bumper. Most owners took it off immediately.

Just4GP > Brian, The Life of 01/21/2014 at 14:31

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What a small world. My office is in Rancho Bernardo. Our president lives in PL and makes the drive up every day. That is a long commute but opposite traffic makes all the difference. I used to live Paradise Hills. It was 30 miles each way (which is about the same for you, isn't it?) and I did it in a shitty car. Well, for some of the time. Not having the entire city going to the same direction made it bearable.

Now I'm 5 miles away and in the best car I've ever owned. With the mileage my CL55 gets, I couldn't afford the gas to make that drive today.

soto > Jobjoris 01/21/2014 at 17:24

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I would agree. Not a bad kit car. But it's a kit car IMO. Good eye for detail.

Poundingsand > Brian, The Life of 01/28/2014 at 16:46

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From the pic of your neighbor's car, it looks like it's missing the wiper assembly.

If so, I call replica...