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"Goggles Pizzano" (gogglespizzano) 10/23/2016 at 20:15 • Filed to: thatwing

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Only ever known of the full width.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Goggles Pizzano 10/23/2016 at 20:18

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Gawd those look awful.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Goggles Pizzano 10/23/2016 at 20:26

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Yes frunk wings. Completely impractical but if you need your Countach to be practical, then you need a better butler.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 10/23/2016 at 20:31

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The wings? Yes. But the Countach? Ever seen one in person? I assure you it’s amazing.

wafflesnfalafel > Goggles Pizzano 10/23/2016 at 21:59

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I had heard those shnoz wings were functional - nose got light at speed. But I agree - not a good look.

JMordu becoming “savethemilanos” > wafflesnfalafel 10/24/2016 at 00:00

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I’ve heard some say they helped reduce front end lift, others say it was so poorly designed that it made lift worse somehow. But the story I most believe is that it started out with some grey market Countach importer trying to convince the feds the wing was the real front crash structure, and therefore avoid the giant black rubber bumpers. Though this new evidence of the white car with mini front wing is shaking me to my core countach beliefs.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > wafflesnfalafel 10/24/2016 at 09:25

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The wing is actually there to meet front bumper height laws. Downforce was just a handy bonus.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 10/24/2016 at 11:24

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The black wings. Countach is a stunning vehicle of the highest order.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Goggles Pizzano 10/24/2016 at 16:53

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I kinda enjoy the front wing one. (More places to do coke) and

AuthiCooper1300 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 10/31/2016 at 07:01

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The first time I saw one in the metal, some fifteen years ago, I found the car to be astonishingly small. In particular the front wheels look absolutely minuscule.

(By the way, I have several old Minis – with 10" steelies, of course – so it is not as if I can only think of wheels in terms of 17".)

AuthiCooper1300 > Goggles Pizzano 10/31/2016 at 07:07

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Maybe the smaller size was an attempt to reduce the chances of that wing becoming a pedestrian slicer?

I wonder if the front wing was part of the “Walter Wolf” package that also gave the Countach the spats, the bigger wheels and the P7s (which required some geometry changes to the suspension).

Also, I read somewhere that, back in the day, the person in charge of the developing the hideous front bumpers, side strakes etc was a certain Horacio Pagani.

Among other things, of course; the man does have talent, even if the looks of his cars are an acquired taste, to put it midly.

Interestingly the original LP500 prototype was an extremely handsome design. Pity the production version needed those air intakes.