First Wash in 20 Years Lamborghini Countach Most Disgusting Super Car Disaster Detail
This is a 1985 Lamborghini Countach found by wearecurated.com up in Connecticut that has not been moved in 20 years. It's a complete detailing disaster with mice poop and urine everywhere and need a full restoration detail before it goes to Curated in Miami to get fully restored prior to sale. My goal today is to get it out of the garage and bring it to the AMMO Studio where I will perform a preservation detail similar to when Kevin Brown, Derek Bemiss, and the team detailed Matt Farah's Lamborghini Countach in Los Angeles a few years ago. The paint is very thin in some place and thick in others indicating it was paint by hand. Inside the glove box I pulled out the most disgusting bio-hazard Jordache jean soaking wet in urine and feces. This full detail will go down as one of my favorite Barn Finds ever! Hope you enjoy. -Larry
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From rolling biohazard, to Hunt For Red October movie quotes (“… somethings don’t react well to bullets.”), to an absolutely stunning resurrection of beauty - a brilliant upload, good fun! Keep doing what you do!
My favorite sub movie.
I hate to be that guy but I have to because it's one of my favorite movies but it's "most things in here don't react well to bullets". Or more specifically: "mosht things don't reacts well to bulleshhets" -Sean Connery
The moment he quoted the movie I needed to leave a comment! Turns out I'm not the only Connery-quotes-in-the-THFRO freak in here... Glad to see these guys doing this awesome work to this beauty!
Love the music
How do you clean under the seats? Remove them? You do clean under the seats, don't you?
It’s amazing that there are still barn finds like this, it’s always sad to me to see someone sell their once pride and joy. Glad it’s being restored instead of rotting away though.
Agreed its tragic,they should b used at least 4 or 5 times in 20 years!I know they fickle and all but come on!🤔🤯🤔🤯🤯
@@craigmorgan4676 Some people just lose the passion or care to be bothered to do it, I know I have, sadly.
I’m amazed how many stories are people driving them home from the dealer and parking in a shed never to be touched. Like, why?
its being restored just to be sold to a collector and rot in a climate controlled garage
@@RoxxPC atleast it's climate controlled haha Climate change joke
It's amazing that someone can let a Countach get to that state.
It was a different Era. Cars like this were hated by their owners who were too busy working hard.
Well even though you hate them without them there would have been less of these cars in existence.
You’d be surprised at what gets left in the streets and ally’s in Dubai
Let’s just put it away and let it rot.. real smart
Dude can't even say the name right
Unbelievable. I SO enjoy watching your videos. I can only pine for one of the vehicles you restore but I'm picking up so many cool tips and ideas about getting my family's cars in much better shape. Thanks for just making the whole series eminently watchable. You guys are great!
Came back here after watching so many “Detailing/Restoration” of cars. I thought I’m watching the best videos of detailing/restoration of cars until I remembered this channel. Still the best.
Heartbreaking to see a car of this caliber going to waste in a mouse-infested heap of a garage. Just glad someone rescued it for preservation while it was still salvageable.
You have hit the nail on the head...
Ya know, I’m the only guy in my state who deals with mold mitigation , biologicals etc on interior restoration. I do have to say, you’re the only guy on KZhead who backs up what he says and does it the right way. Cudos. So many people don’t understand the dangers these things come with. Car turned out great!
oh yeah?... what dangers are those?... all the people dying from the dreaded "black mold".. just fodder for lawsuits
@@herbyverstink Your ignorance is showing. We usually don't find black mold in cars because that's usually caused by constant dampness over years. However we do regularly find chlorohalonata. Which is highly toxic and can cause respiratory issues that will ruin your lungs, also if someone has underlying medical conditions such as COPD or a weakened immune system these types of mold can cause infections that can be fatal. Even expressly non toxic molds can cause brachial irritation and trigger asthmatic episodes in children. There are 45 types of toxic classified molds that tend to grow in cars. Stachybotrys chartarum or as you put it in lamens terms "black mold" is not usually one of them. That's why people like myself and the video creator are classified as Professionals who remove it.....because we know things like this. Thanks for your question. 😁
@@Odinthesleepy Great answer Sir 👏
@@Odinthesleepy owned
@@Odinthesleepy My daughter was bed ridden for 3 days from asthma attack after trying to clean a small spot of white mold off seat belt from our car which had been sitting over this summer. Yes, she already has asthma and breathing issues, but thought she'd be ok. Nope!. This is serious stuff some people take for granted. Thank you for your response.
It is hard to imagine such a car being neglected like this.
It's almost a sin !!!
And then call it a countock
agreed such a shame that people don't value what they have.
This guy's so rich, he throws his Countach in a barn and forgets about it. Talk about the need for wealth redistribution.
@@joeblankenship377 or not.
The wheel in the parking brake cable is to keep equal tension on both calipers when applied. My 91 MR2 had a similar device, but it was just a bar that the two cables linked into with a swedge
@@AMMO-NYC Many many cars use this system (Of course I'm talking about standard handbrake)
I'm stupidly proud that with my limited car knowledge, I knew what it was as soon as I saw it.
@@johnabbottphotography thing is almost every single car these days uses e-brake and in older cars this Wheel is often above shaft and You can’t see it without removing panels
@@VeltyGames I put two and two together because I once worked on a car where I had to work around the emergency brakes, and I read up on them to make sure I knew what the deal was. I can't remember the system, but it was something similar where it was made to provide even tension to both cables. One of those cases where if you recognize the principle, you know what you're looking at.
Yep, came here to comment on this. My 1988 VW Vanagon has a very similar setup (a floating crossbar instead of a wheel).
The timeless design of the Countach makes it one of the most iconic supercars of all time. Larry, you did a fantastic job on this one (as you always do).
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It blows my mind that anyone could let a car like that sit for 20 years. That amount of neglect, I will never understand.
I love your videos!! The before and afters are so amazing! just wondering if and why doing the inside first would be a good or bad idea. it seems like a good idea because you save the outside reveal for last, which is the biggest reveal.
It's the Hunt for Red October quote for me... Haha! Great episode, and cool car!
A russian submarine intending to deflect with their captain being Ukranian being chased by russians! How convenient.
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@@mauricehan2594 Of course! With the war and all my brain farted ,it's been some 25 years since i saw the movie.
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Your job has gotten to the point where every day you're doing something so incredible, what a great place to be! Congrats!
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Can not believe someone would neglect a Countach. I have seen it all.......this is depressing. - God Bless you Larry for attempting to bring this piece of art back to life. One would hope this car would get into the hands of someone who can appreciate and understand the level of artisan work that went into this build.
Life often gets in the way...
@@youwillneverguess" - it's worse than you think. - it usually is."
I just can't believe that someone would let this happen to a vehicle this special. Glad it's finally getting the attention it deserves. I remember having a huge poster of this exact car on my wall as a teenager. It was as long as my bed. I believe I bought it at a store in my local South Florida mall called Spencer's.
Yeah,an iconic car and this guy just lets the thing turn into a giant mouse nest.Too lazy to even throw a car cover on the thing.Pretty funny watching his old ass trying to get out of that thing..😆
@@marybetheby5184 He said - "We had to pass the fuel hose THROUGH the car." What a knobber! Comb-over lookin' GOOD!
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@@marybetheby5184 The old world billionaires use their Saturday Night Live shows and such to brainwash people to think Satan is only a cartoon, whilst they themselves practice the same Satanism that was being done all throughout the Old Testament. ----------------------------------------------- Get active before qay ped ohs are on your sons and cannibalism is as real as when the natives were systematically eating people at the pyramids in Mexico. The billionaire folk were once enslaved near the pyramids of Satanic E-jipt. Mexican drug cartels now force their members to eat people. Lack of education brings the same Satanism to modern people. ----------------------------------------------- Even an Islamic hadith says Mohamed sucked his nephew's lips or tongue and then said, “Allah, I so love him....” This guarantees rampant qay ped oh fee lya in Islam. One hadith says Mohamed married a 6 year old. Qur-ann 46 & 72 tells of magical Jinn people liking & helping spread the Qur-ann when it first came out. It says Satan was a Jinn. Copy/Save/Spread truth
I still have that poster from 1984 and yes, I bought it at Spencer's in the Oaks Mall in Gainesville, Florida.
Simply incredible. Sad, but this seems to becoming more common in the fast paced world we now live in. People just get sidetracked in life and it leads to amazing stories like this.
Nah, he was in his 20's when he got this - clearly just came from so much money that it wasn't a big deal - and when he lost interest in it he just tucked it away - like us normal middle class people might pack away our childhood toys in the attic. I'm sure he loves the car, but it's clearly just not something he has any real passion for (I mean look where he put the jack for Christ sake! God that made me cringe!), and probably never really did - it was just one of his many, many possessions.
@@Beer_Dad1975 Lots of assumptions tied up in this comment.
@@scuph the Lamborghini owner clearly loved the car but was in over his head . He bought it so he could have paid to convert to oem specs. He just lost interest. He just wanted to keep it for a conversation piece.
@@Beer_Dad1975 If the Countach wasn't a big deal, I don't understand why (at one time) he went to such great lengths with OEM Euro spec components, etc....
@@bedlambikes Oh sure he gave some fucks, enough that he had plans to do some work on it - but clearly not enough fucks to see it through - and he's lost interest as the years went by. Again this is like a normal person buying a kitset RC aircraft or something intending to build it and fly it... and then leaving it on the shelf for a couple of decades before selling it on ebay. I'm just trying to explain why someone would let a car worth hundreds of thousands of dollars sit around rotting for 20 years to people for whom hundreds of thousands of dollars is a big deal.
This is literally my favourite channel on KZhead! I love cars, I really enjoy detailing. Binge these videos more than any other channel. So cool 😎
It's so cool that there are people who put this level of attention to detail in their work! This was a very interesting video to watch about one of my beloved unicorn cars from my childhood.
This is my childhood dream car. I'm sure many others feel the same way. I still have a 24"x40" picture of this car (in white) framed behind glass. There's a red one local to me which I see come out every summer. It's driven nearly every day. Very refreshing to see it in person.
Are u in canada
@@yungdolphin9130 yes I am
The Countach in my poster was black, and I no longer have it. But definitely my childhood (and adulthood) dream car!
@@CKWraps SAME! (Replying to your OG comment. I live in the USA) An older gentleman in my hometown owns an all black Countach. It's gorgeous! I spoke to him once. He drives it during the days with awesome weather, and keeps it nice and clean inside his garage during crappier weather. He's vowed to not let that vehicle break down any faster than it has to, due to its legacy. I respect him for that!
@@CKWraps I asked because I lived there for a few years. and you mentioned you would see it every summer. the hot cars would come out in summer
THIS attention to detail is what sets you mountains above most. The fact that you are constantly evolving your techniques, as well as creating and introducing BRAND NEW products for the world to use - suffice to say you are nothing short of inspirational. Awesome work as always!
So glad to see this gem end up in such capable and competent hands. I had posters of the 1988 all over my walls, as a teen.
Your videos are very well done. I like how you explain about what you will be doing and about the amount of paint there is to work with on these older cars. The Countach is indeed a dream car for car lovers.
As a car guy with over 20 years of paint & body experience I commend your efforts and determination. Something like that Lambo surely deserves time to do it correctly and in that condition demands that time as well.
The sad part about this is that its going to go from being sitting in a barn covered in dust to being sitting in a garage to collect dust. Previous owner didnt drive it because it needed work. New owner wont drive it because its worth $500k. So it will continue to sit.
17:30 When watching this with my parents, they recognized that club. It was super popular back then and they went there every so often.
Absolutely insane. Congrats on the find & outstanding work as always Larry!
Appreciate the kind words :)
@@AMMO-NYC about what do you charge and where's your location
@@amyschaub5725it's probably a lot and it's obvious in New York city
Why was the Countach neglected for so many years What was owners reason for letting it rot in his garage?
@@thebarneykiller4167 The old world billionaires use their Saturday Night Live shows and such to brainwash people to think Satan is only a cartoon, whilst they themselves practice the same Satanism that was being done all throughout the Old Testament. ----------------------------------------------- Get active before qay ped ohs are on your sons and cannibalism is as real as when the natives were systematically eating people at the pyramids in Mexico. The billionaire folk were once enslaved near the pyramids of Satanic E-jipt. Mexican drug cartels now force their members to eat people. Lack of education brings the same Satanism to modern people. ----------------------------------------------- Even an Islamic hadith says Mohamed sucked his nephew's lips or tongue and then said, “Allah, I so love him....” This guarantees rampant qay ped oh fee lya in Islam. One hadith says Mohamed married a 6 year old. Qur-ann 46 & 72 tells of magical Jinn people liking & helping spread the Qur-ann when it first came out. It says Satan was a Jinn. Copy/Save/Spread truth
I feel like this should be saved in a historical vault of some sort. These videos are so well described and informative. I have so much respect for these guys’ knowledge and passion. Thank you for making these videos.
Larry, you’re a sick genius. No one knows more about how to bring these cars back to life than you.
@22:44 - As AWESOME and iconic a design for a supercar that ever was. It still inspires and turns heads! I had a friend who had one of these, back in the late 80's, as well as other cars like Ferrari's and such. He said if you want to get out and drive a fast car on a regular basis, then the Ferrari was more fun to drive. If you wanted to simply get laid, just pull up, anywhere, and sit or stand near your Countach. I remember some years ago, a little over a decade now, when Mario Andretti's 1989 Anniversary Edition was sitting in a showroom in Fort Lauderdale. Gorgeous!!!
You are a rode model to me. Your professionalism is amazing, all this attention to detail and above all the attitude you are handle it, no words honestly!
Amazing video work. I appreciate how you always articulate the small details with just a story behind every owners car 🏎
You were a hero tackling such contamination! You made the car look fantastic. Soon after the turn of the century I came across a black anniversary edition, covered in thick grime in the rear yard of a regular family car dealership (Sturgess of Leicester England) . Long forgotten as it did not fit in with their stock. It had 30,000 miles with a large rear gull wing. Throughout my life it had/ still is my fantasy vehicle but I never imagined being able to own one. I did some instant mental arithmatic and calculated that I could at a pinch scrape together and borrow a total of £ 31,500. (U.K. pounds) and so I offered every last one. But the dealer wouldn't budge on £ 35,000. So I walked away with head hung desolately low. So close yet so far away! Such is life.
There are many car cleaning companies and people here in KZhead. I've been watching some of them, but please believe me, you're the best so good so far Larry. Congratulatons for your excellent efforts and amazing videos. Greetings from Istanbul...
My childhood dream car, left inside a barn for 20 years... Unbelievable! I really enjoyed the cleaning of the car, but most of all the clarity of the freshly polished paint was unbelievable! I'll probably never own one of these cars, cause I can't afford it, however watching it come back to life, was an absolute joy!
A barn?
Great work!!! You've been an inspiration to my wife and I starting our own detailing business. We still follow your master classes and guide to the letter. Keep up the great work and thanking you for being a mentor to all that follows your channel.
Good job! What a mess! A few years back I detailed a 2012 BMW that had been stored on a ranch with pet food bags in the trunk. It was far worse than this. I removed the back seat and recommended she have the dashboard disassembled as there were nests in all of the vents. Mouse damage is the worst! Glad you didn't get Hanta virus!
The fact that you clean your tools is so detailistic and elaborate work .
I could watch these car detailings on these super luxury cars all day long. Great work Ammo team, super fan over here in London, UK!
Fantastic job! Like many kids in the 80's, I had a poster of that Lambo on my wall and still love it to this day. Absolutely amazing!
Since 1985 this was one of my favorite cars of all time due to buying the 6 foot long 2 foot wide picture of a white one it was so frustrating to see what the rodents have done to the vehicle but then how amazing to see the cleaning process and how good you guys did thank you very much For this video it actually brought a tear to my eye
Amazing work to bring some life back into this neglected piece of super car history. Very cool for this Gen X guy to watch. ty
You've done an amazing job starting to get it back to it's former glory. As a child of the 70's n 80's, it's beyond me why people leave cars like these to rot.........obviously not true car people...... Instantly brought back memories of The Cannonball Run.
The intro of cannonball run and appears in two episodes of Miami Vice (white countach). The best silhouette all time
Great work. Really enjoy your videos. I know it's difficult to show everything when doing a video like this but I would love to get a true feel as to the how much time and effort really goes into a project like this. How long (hours and days) does this actually take? A BTS time-lapse of what you have to do in your garage afterwards to keep it clean showing the depth of how involved that process is would could be really interesting. At least to me. lol. Thanks again. Looking forward to next one.
When I was a boy my neighbor bought a 85 Countach. I studied all the lines and curves and drew the car over a thousand times. You are right! It does look sexy all soaped up!
This is amazing to watch; awesome quality and great video!
I can't believe no respiratory protection was utilized when cleaning this at the beginning... great outcome regardless. Nice work guys.
Another truly outstanding vlog!! What a pleasure to watch you show some love to these amazing vehicles. The time and detail your team puts in a next level. Not to mention the time you spend on the videos themselves. Thanks for sharing these awesome experiences with us!! 💪😎
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This happens more than you might think. Life happens, time passes by and situations happen and before you know it, this barn find happens.
This is a very well satisfying video…knowing that another Countach still roars out there in the world. - Thank you
So glad you've done your own video of this, as I watched "Curated" video and really felt it lacked that personal touch. You always manage to bring the human element into the story behind the car, and your commentary on the restoration process adds so much to the video giving details behind decisions made, and the reasons why you're doing things... much appreciated Larry. Oh, and the Red October reference.... gotta love a bit of Sean.
"And I have to be careful what I shoot at?!"
Agreed
In the late 80s the summer holidays as I finished primary school waiting to start high school, I was walking through a sleepy little village in Norfolk UK where I lived and it was sunday and I remember hearing it before I saw it, turning around and seeing this beautiful beast of a car purr along slowly though a 40mph... I knew what it was but never thought.. all I could do was stand there gawking as it glided by, I've never been much into cars but that memory still makes me smile, all these amazing super cars are more common now but back then unless I was dragged resentfully (I had a pony) to some car race thing with family, big powerful cars generally weren't often seen on the rds and 30 plus years later it still gets me. This was amazing to watch, thanks for the smile, flood of memories and most of all for restoring this amazing car with such care.
Sad I didn’t see the full journey being detailed and then restored by these guys. Didn’t find it on their website on my iPhone Nice nice job. Can’t stop watching these before and after videos ❤
This is amazing. I wanna learn how to polish cars really good, and how to work on them from mechanical point of view. My inner soul had so much respect for you guys the whole time I was watching this. This is pure art to be able to restore this car from horrible condition it was in. Just Amazing !!! This video also inspires me a lot!! Thank you 🙏
Hey Larry! Absolutely loving the content lately. Would you be able to do an update to your 2-bucket/at-home wash tips video from a while back? Curious if any of your suggestions have changed after 6 more years of experience and progress with materials and products. Thanks for sharing all you do!
Yes planning on an update soon :)
@@AMMO-NYC Can't wait!!
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This was an awesome video! I learned some good info on keeping a car nice. Glad I found the channel! What a beautiful, beautiful car!
really stunning car.... great find and great job cleaning it up..
This has been my dream car for as long as I can remember. I know the owner is probably busy beyond belief, I can’t believe someone could let this happen to a Countach
I would have been 34 when this was left in a garage, and that almost leaves me crying.
@@johnabbottphotography yes
Stumbled upon your channel when you just got started years ago and it’s amazing to see where this journey took you - kudos and congrats to you, Larry! I learnt a lot and love your videos. One question about the lighting in your studio though: why didn’t you install parallel “lines” of light sources like all manufacturers car design studios have to better read the surface instead of the hexagons in just one bay?
Amazing job! I stood next to this particular Countach for a picture as a young child at the Toledo OH Autorama in circa ~1985/1986! That experience, just standing next to it, kicked off a forever love of cars! I drew this car hundreds of times after visiting it 👍👍
That’s crazy, I’m from Toledo. A detail shop here years ago had a Diablo that sat out front of the building and as I kid I would beg my mom to stop on the way home from school so I could take pictures and look at it
@tysona8421
the countach is truly a masterpiece and an elegant car. Definitely up there with cars I would love to see
Amazing, and beautiful, and sad to see it so neglected for so long. Glad you could clean it up! That parking brake isn’t surprising to me at all, except it seems to be in a very vulnerable area just under such a low car. The mechanism’s geometry is quite common.
For the cable under the car, going to the rear brakes, it is for the parking brake. Since this is a European car, this was a common way to attach the handbrake lever to the rear brakes on a car. I owned a Peugeot 205 GTI, and it had more or less the same system for the parking brake.
And the to realize that he actually thought it was an E-brake🤣
@@pinut187 e-brake is just another name for a parking brake, so yeah, he thought right.
@@pinut187 Well an E brake is the parking brake it's another name for it
C3 Corvettes use a very similar system for the parking brake.
@@pinut187 Not feeling so smug now huh? E-brake is old school terminology for Emergency Brake.
40+ years later and it's still the most beautiful car ever built, hands down.
Uummmm no
no
@@violetjames7534 …Well it is to him. That's his opinion.
@@Guitarwizzard1833 and “no” is my opinion.
@@violetjames7534 Good for you. Now move on.
Thanks y'all to bring back the pride'n joy to this beast. What a pitty the "before" was... my god!
And the question is always, how can you let a class vehicle like this get to this state of disrepair.
different level of money problems
Could be anything, a lot of the time it's a memory of something particularly painful. I assume the fact that he left his dads car in the way he has aswell as the Countach it could be related to the passing of a loved one. Seeing it is a painful reminder of them, but to not see it would be equally as troubling. Or it could be that he hated the way it would drive, but loved the aesthetic too much and was never in a position where he needed to sell it.
Remember, the owner had to be rich. To him it was just a car.
@@JohnSmith-cf4gn it is just a car, a very expensive one...but still a car. Mostly it gets like this by some malfunctions disrepairs and starts to sit for years. or as stated above money problems, personal isssues, or heck even a loss of intrest. I can relate to that as i have some vehicles myself that standing degenerating, better to sell them maybe, but if ya don't need the money......so ill go for the last option
@@Driessens_Peter If it was only a car to him he would have sold it. But obviously he is connected to the car too much to let it go.
Whenever I get my dream car Larry, I'm coming straight to you. I LOVE everything you do. Unreal video!
Thank you!!
@@AMMO-NYC you are great guy can you restore and fix my mclaren
That is really nice, your expertise and detailing is flawless, awesome video, thanks for sharing.
i like how they use different techniques or applications to find the one that works best. this behavior indicates or shows their minds are open which is a very rare find indeed.
Beautiful car! And as always you truly brought it back to life. Hat's off mate
This is beautiful, thank you for restoring this gorgeous piece of artwork!
Just subbed today man! What a fantastic channel, and what an absolutely amazing vehicle this is. The pulley and cable set up is the handbrake system, very cool in its ingenuity for the time. 🤟
Great job on the cleaning and restoration of this Lambroghini. The mice should have been more considerate of your future restoration than to leave their waste behind but it looks like you were able to overcome all of this through your intense and diligent efforts.
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If this video was 12 hours long I would have still sat completely still and watched the entire thing, I wouldn’t have even gone to the bathroom! This is the top quantity car nerd video! Dope!
First thing I did when I bought my old Diablo was get the spoiler off but I love the Countach with and without the spoiler. Great job
What I wouldn’t give to come across something like this!! I was one of the kids growing up with Numerous posters of this car on my walls ❤❤
Proper music for an Italian beauty! What a gorgeous car!
I can't imagine owning such a beautiful car and letting it go for so long without cleaning it from time to time, and letting rodents take over. Glad to see you doing an amazing job cleaning the Countach.
Yeah did that guy ever say why he just let it sit like that? Am I missing something?
@@strangeclouds58 i think its one of those things..out of sight out of mind.. and it probably has some problem that makes it a big investment to fix..no one wants to spend $20,000 to 50,000 to fix a car....so you know the car is worth something but just expensive enough to keep putting it off... and never checking in on it enough to see what the mice have done...
Some people have too much money & lose interest as they buy more unnecessary crap. It’s a shame to see a valuable vehicle like this left to rot for 20 years 😢
Oh man, I've been waiting for this video for weeks now, time to lean back and enjoy some breakfast cereal. 😎
Enjoy!
I love your show "bringing old cars back to life"
Im a photographer and I do light painting, so to see this beauty photographed with that technique was amazing!!
Larry, I have to admit I got a chuckle that you actually labeled the “Before” and “After” shots. 😂
Even after all these year, still one of the most beautiful and iconic!
Thanks! Fascinating! One of my fav cars, what a treasure in a barn!
Nice work! Very satisfying for you I'm certain....loved watching a classic brought back to life )
I love ammo, he gets to work on some of the coolest cars
I can’t imagine ever becoming so preoccupied and bored with a Lambo that I’d leave it sitting for 20 days, much less 20 years.
It’s a pleasure watching and listening to a master of his craft.
I grew up the 80s the Countach was a super cool car. On occasion i would see one, but now i am guessing what i saw where just kit cars. I didn't realize how few of this year and model made it stateside. Great car, great video!
WOW, so glad I stumbled across you and your channel. LOVE it, takes me back 28 years ago when I had my own little detail shop. NOTHING like what you're doing but still cool. How much would someone expect to pay for a detail like the Lambo got?
How can someone leave a car like that lying around for 20 years+ ? What, he forgot??
The fact that someone kept this masterpiece of an automobile rotting away in a garage for 20 years simply boggles the mind!
This is part of the reality of supercars. They are great until you have a mechanical issue, or need to change a lot of service items at once. Owners stung by the price park them up except for special occasions. But the stinging cost is still in their mind, so special occasions are few and far between. That is how barn finds are born, and why a large proportion of supercars are still out there. Cars with a more economical cost of ownership like muscle cars are more likely to be run to death.
This was my high school fantasy car. My friends and I had posters of this and the Ferrari 308. We all fantasized becoming rich and buying one. Decades later and I own a Grand Cherokee. Ah well :) Great video, this was fun to watch!
Damn, Tony was a wild boy back in the days! hehehe Awesome detail as always Larry, so nice to see an icon come back to life
I just watched a guy clean a car for almost a half hour and wished it was longer 😂Very well done! Reading the comments it is really cool to see how many fellow Countach fans there are. When it came out I was still a young kid, but it changed the way I looked at cars forever. Still one of, if not the most beautiful cars ever created in my opinion (1985 5000S). A timeless classic that was the foundation of today's hypercar - I was kinda disappointed with this year's remake.. they should have made it more like the original instead of putting such a modern spin on it.
The reason the new versions of exotic cars don't look as cool is because back then the Italian & German car makers had car designers who were actual artists. They didn't have computers to draw the designs. They literally had to draw & sketch everything by hand but first had to use their brains and imagination to develope a design. Today the designs are all done by computer software. That's why they look so artificial. There's no human being behind the design. No thought. No imagination! And that's why those exotic designs of 80's have so much character & attention to detail because they were designed by actual human beings. The artist who's responsible for the 85 Countach said he came up with that particular design because one day Ferrucio Lamborghini had a meeting with his designers and told them he was sick and tired of the same old car looks. He said everything looked either like a bubble or a box. He said Ferrucio told them to come up with something futuristic. He said Ferrucio gave them pictures of satellites and space ships and said "think about drawing something like this but with wheels on it" lmao!! Well they came with the only possible such thing when they drew the Countach. The lead artist said they also were tired of the bubble or box look as well & decided to think "outside the box" & go through the Unicode block of geometric shapes & symbols for their design on the Countach and it DEFINITELY shows. The influence of that Unicode block is all over the Countach & then it was copied later by Ferrari, Porche & Lotus. As an artist myself, I immediately noticed the geometric pattern of quadrilaterals & hexagons. Sort of a fusion of the 2 shapes. Look at the rear lights. They are hexagonal shaped. The windows too. In fact that pattern is EVERYWHERE on the Countach from interior to exterior. But these are not a standard hexagon shape, it's a quadrilateral/hexagonal combination. Once u notice that pattern in the design of the Countach, then u can't stop unseeing it everywhere. It's brilliant. It was so well thought out, deliberated, implemented, and drawn by man. But the finished product couldn't have come about if not for a thought. We all know that computers don't think. They compute. And that's the difference between that eras exotic car designs & today's.
Das Auto in 50 Jahren jemandem gezeigt und die Aussage wird kommen, ein Design von einem anderen Stern. Immer wieder schön anzuschauen!!!!
I have a model and a 1:64 scale Countach I’ve kept since I was 14. That was 33 years. One of my favorite super cars ever.
... and that's a "Hunt for Red October" quote at 14:00 😂
Will you ever show us the paint depth after correction? I always wonder what sort of level gets removed in these processes and between different cars and paints. Purely a curiosity thing :)