Pontighini Couniero

"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa) 08/17/2019 at 20:22 • Filed to: None

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So... I love this more than a legitimate Countach. This is a 1986 Fiero that has been stretched and bequeathed a 1:1 replica fiberglass body molded from an actual Countach, with an 80s IROC Camaro engine dropped in mated to an OEM Pontiac 4 speed. OEM Lamborghini wheels, glass, and paint. The fit and finish makes for a 10-footer that I think would fool a vast, vast majority of people until they hear the muscle car rumble.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 08/17/2019 at 20:25

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Gib GP2 to Squirrel.

lone_liberal > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 08/17/2019 at 20:37

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The wheels really sell it. They're so distinctive once you see them you're ready to believe that it's real.

E90M3 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 08/17/2019 at 20:38

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To me, it’s like knock off rims or a fake watch. Even if it fools a bunch of people, at the end of the day, it’s a fake. There’s nothing wrong with not being able to afford something like that, but I detest  people who fake it. 

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > E90M3 08/17/2019 at 20:45

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To me it all depends on the intent. This isn’t trying to fool people. It’s built entirely to make people go “what the fuck?” when they hear a lumpy V8 coming from a 10-footer Countach.

Nick Has an Exocet > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 08/17/2019 at 20:48

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It’s a good fake, but you would know it’s not the real thing every time you turned the key, hit a corner, pressed the gas, moved the shifter, etc. 

E90M3 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 08/17/2019 at 20:49

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With the correct portions and the OEM Lamborghini wheels, it really seems like it’s trying to fool people, or at least that’s what it seems like to me. 

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Nick Has an Exocet 08/17/2019 at 20:53

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Yup. But it’s real fun to take to car shows and watch people try to figure out WTF it is

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > E90M3 08/17/2019 at 20:54

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Nah. Just makes it even more entertaining to listen to people try to figure out wtf it is. One dude thought it was a fox body which is... hilarious.

Nick Has an Exocet > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 08/17/2019 at 21:15

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Yeah, though I know first hand that you can achieve that with a kit that isn’t a Fiero based replica, haha. Heck, I get that every time I go to a gas station with the Exocet. I think the difference is that Schmoontache is really trying to hide it’s origins and fool people. It  has a weird taste to it.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Nick Has an Exocet 08/17/2019 at 21:16

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The question is, knowing how awful the Countach really is according to modern reviews, would this handle worse or better?

Nick Has an Exocet > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 08/17/2019 at 21:30

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It kind of doesn’t matter. The closest analogy I can find is cameras/lenses. Yes, a new Sigma lens on a Panasonic mirrorless is better in every way than an old Hasselblad film camera but you’ll never have the same feeling. 

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Nick Has an Exocet 08/17/2019 at 22:12

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Except this stuff is from a similar era. 

Nick Has an Exocet > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 08/17/2019 at 22:15

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Was it built in period? I guess a better camera analogy would be one of the hipster-style digital cameras that LOOK like a film camera.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Nick Has an Exocet 08/17/2019 at 22:17

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It’s a Fiero with an 80's small block. 

Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 08/18/2019 at 00:30

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That’ s Fau xtastic!

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 08/18/2019 at 00:39

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As close as automotive trolling gets to art. I kinda dig it.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 08/18/2019 at 01:14

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They mailed it on the roof and doors though.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > E90M3 08/18/2019 at 01:17

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I agree with your sentiment. This is isn’t done as a tribute nor “ironically.” Someone spent time and money to make a fake, because what are the the odds a real Countach shows up and reveals the truth? Virtually zero.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 08/18/2019 at 03:06

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I think the low angle of the photos may be throwing it off. All the glass is OEM Lamborghini stuff and the whole body is a mold of a real car so I assume the greenhouse is the proper shape.

Personally I think these cars are absolutely hideous so... whatever.

Nauraushaun > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 08/18/2019 at 11:23

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Oem glass you say. That is a good replica

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Nauraushaun 08/18/2019 at 11:49

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Yeah, that’s why the cracked windshield hasn’t been replaced. Turns out countach windshields aren’t cheap

Noodles > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 08/18/2019 at 18:56

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Damn fine replica. It would trick me if it had the right seats. 

Nauraushaun > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 08/19/2019 at 04:16

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Ugh. The thought of the owner going all in and purchasing that windshield only to have it get cracked. Hurts me

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 08/26/2019 at 13:53

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I’m not a massive fan of Countaches or Fieros for that matter (don’t hate either, just don’t see the point in owning one) but there has been enough time and work spent on this to receive a few props from me.

Sort of like that guy who builds the tallest building from playing cards. I don’t want to do it or own it, but I’m impressed at the energy and work applied in doing it, and give props to that.

Way better than the average cheap-car replica attempt I’ve seen online.

I mean this shit is just horrible

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely 08/26/2019 at 14:05

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I really want to do a photoshoot of one of those godawful imitation kits.