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OK whats wrong with that? I dunno, it depends on what your cup of tea is. We're talking banana boobed women; redneck city, dive bars. You kinda' wanna' be mildy drunk just to be able to stand yourself when you go there. :drunk

This is very good to know. If I wanted to get replacement parts, would I have to go through a dealership? How does Lamborghini handle this? Do they have a catalog. How would they handle things like weatherstripping and fender badges?

You better be EXTREMLY careful; if you are going to go from restoring US cars into exotics. The parts prices will floor you. A little Italian part can be $145.00. The same US part may be $6.95. You really had better do you homework here. Be EXTRA careful. I am just being honest. Here is another example. How much is a NOS dash for a 1972 POS. How much is a NOS or used dash for a 1986 Countach ? Perhaps you should check around ? It is a world of difference. You can restore these cars !!! It can be done. I would really walk around the house a few times, before I picked up any basket case. Full restorations can easily run six figures. Engine rebuild ? 40K. Paint 15K, etc.......... An engine rebuild on a 1967 427/435 Stingray does not cost 40K. A total engine rebuild on a Countach will run 40K. Paint ? It does not cost 15K to repaint the Stingray. It will cost at least 15K to paint the Countach the correct way. The problem is that the best QV F.I. (Bosch) Countach, can be found for less than 90K. Yes some people will pay a little more for the Anniv Cars. I am talking about the pre-89 cars. I don't want to bust your bubble. Just do your "homework" before you take the plunge. You can also find a decent Countach for 65K, that is all ready to go. What are some good places to learn about these cars? In particular, their woes and wees. Are their any good reference materials to go by? Can a person trust the books that are out there? Are there any purist publications that I could use? You mentioned painting the Countach the correct way. I'm taking that you're meaning the correct texture and overspray? On the domestics I know that some guys strive for a car that looks like it rolled out of the factory ,that's complete with all the flaws that a mass produced auto would have in areas such as body gap in the panels, correct overspray, correct date coded hose clamps and such. I have absolutely no idea where to go to find parts for these places, like I would for a domestic or Birtish car. I've looked in Hemmings, Dupont Registry and some others. All I found were some auto boutiques in Miami with a naked chic laying on the car. They weren't really places I felt would be much benefit. Does anyone really know where to go on this issue? I have heard that Lamborghini has a restoration facility. They only do a few restorations a year. They still have all the original tooling for these cars, and even some of the same workers that were around when these were new. So I'm wondering if they could make parts. Anybody know?

I have restored some kinds of automobiles before. All were domestic, and some were concours level restorations, but they were domestic automobiles though. I Kind of have the feeling that a local Lamborghini dealer won't be much help past a certain point. He'll more than likely won't understand where I'm coming from on certain things, because the majority of his clients don't do much of the work themselves.

Are restoration parts for these cars easy to find? Some of them are well over twenty years old. Does anybody know?

Hey!! I'm right down the road from that location. Kennedale, by the way, in case anybody here's interested, is a dump of a town. It's nothing but trailers, junkyards, raunchy strip bars, and liquor stores. The town is nothing; never has been anything since it's inception and probably never will. I bet I could get him down to $450.

Are restoration parts and mainenance parts for these cars hard to find? I have never been into cars that are in this league. I'd imagine the market is extremely small with the prices that go with it? I have no problem with any of that. Years ago I knew a fellow that was restoring a Lancia, and he got in touch with the factory. The factory was nice enough to send him copies of blueprints for the unibody. Does Lampborghini in the States have people that sell licensed parts for their cars? What magazines and publications can you guys recommend. Does Lamborghini stand behind their enthusiasts the way some other makers do?

I am looking for tech books and manuals that go into detail on the Countach line. There is tons of information for other cars, but I'm having a hard time finding good quality information on the Lamborghini line. I am also wanting to know things such as what to look for when buying a Countach. Lambocars.com , is really an asset. I am seriously looking at an LP500 S. I am wanting to get into these cars, as I am fascinated by them, and I like the fact that it's exclusive, and you won't see yourself coming and going like you do with other cars,and it's a little more of a challenge than going to a magazine and ordering parts off the page. I am new here and just registered. Thanks