NewNiceMrMe Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 White Countach. Same as the one I had, probably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm Chris Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 No taste some people, my poster of the 70s was a 512BB curves rather than angles, angles look mean curves look lusty. The stealth fighter look belongs in sky and IMHO curves just look nicer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Same as the one I had, probably. That red Countach pic was an excellent one too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 No taste some people, my poster of the 70s was a 512BB curves rather than angles, angles look mean curves look lusty. The stealth fighter look belongs in sky and IMHO curves just look nicer. Yes Chri5, but considering your age would I be correct in saying you had to replace your Penny Farthing poster to put the Ferrari one up? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biscuits Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 (edited) I had a black 911 turbo flat-nose poster on my bedroom wall... and yes, had white red and black wall paper... A 930 Slantnose to be precise ! Edited April 17, 2014 by Biscuits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Performance Car had a white flatnose on the cover once and an article inside about it. I must have read that magazine a thousand times and spent hours looking at those photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 I had a signed picture of Linda Lusardi in my young bedroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 I never liked Linda Lusardi. Well, not compared to many of the other offers I had back then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 What, you mean a damn good rogering on the estuary by your corporal? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 What, you mean a damn good rogering on the estuary by your corporal? Speaking from experience are you, oh kilted one? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 I remember having black, white and red striped bed covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 You little fibber. Don't you mean white and lilac stripes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Speaking from experience are you, oh kilted one? I'm not effing Scottish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimdiesel Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 I'm with Calm Chris. I had a Berlinetta Boxer poster on my wall to. But mine was a 365. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 I wouldn't turn any of them down Just saying. In case anyone is planning to gift one of them to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarMad Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 I had a Porsche 959 picture on my wall, the Lambo was like a dinosaur by then, never really seen the attraction but then I've never been one for old cars its the new ones that tend to appeal to me. I think many forget how bad a Lambo was in the past, and how few they sold and how badly they were made. Its all well and good saying wow look at that but if it was a dog to drive and live with nobody would by them especially today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuprabob Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 (edited) I've still got a Rothmans Porsche 959 Tamiya R/C car.from.the late 80s Edited April 17, 2014 by Cuprabob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 I had a Porsche 959 picture on my wall, the Lambo was like a dinosaur by then, never really seen the attraction but then I've never been one for old cars its the new ones that tend to appeal to me. I think many forget how bad a Lambo was in the past, and how few they sold and how badly they were made. Its all well and good saying wow look at that but if it was a dog to drive and live with nobody would by them especially today. Nobody cared how they were made or how many they sold. They were mental and looked like nothing else. All the best supercars, were terrible to drive, see out of, would kill you in an instant BUT could pull birds from a mile away. What else is there?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarMad Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 I think that was then and this is now. People won't tolerate this now. Cars are expected to start in -20, +40 and not leak in a storm or lose power and not start when its damp regardless of looks. A car needs to go on thousands of miles of winter testing hot weather testing and reliability checks to go on sale. Its the likes of Audi that are able to fund this for Bugatti, Lambourgini and Bentley otherwise they would all probably not exist today. TVR anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 TVR anyone? Yes please Have quite a hankering for one at the moment. Illogical, I know, but, well, TVR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 I'm not effing Scottish. No, but you don't half bite like one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 I think many forget how bad a Lambo was in the past, and how few they sold and how badly they were made. Its all well and good saying wow look at that but if it was a dog to drive and live with nobody would by them especially today. I understand your point, but, to put things in perspective, every car in the 70's was sh1te by todays standards, by the standards of the time they were built in, Lambo's were actually pretty good in terms of build quality and reliability. If you want to see an exceptionally poorly built car even for it's time, look at any Ferrari that pre-dates the F355, peel the surface off and they are epically poorly built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarMad Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Indeed, I remember reading the F40 vs Mclaren F1 and Mclaren saying that if they had anyone that welded as bad as they they would have been sacked. I guess I'm the age of the Diablo as my first poster Lambo now that was a great car but still very big and not as lithe as some of its rivals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 I have a very vivid image of following a Diablo VT through the Tyne Tunnel many years ago. As you've said, they're huge. They're also magnificent to behold, but I still prefer the Countach. To me it is the definitive supercar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Funnily enough, while I'm not a huge fan of what Audi have done with Lamborghini, and I still love the Countach for, well, everything the Countch is, I never liked the Diablo, not one bit, I think it was the lowest point of Lamborghinis history. If you want a wide car, try driving a Testarossa, they are wide, obviously, but the cabin design, mirrors etc just make things worse, a chap I used to know sold his because it such a pain in the arse to drive in that respect. It was epically fast (for it's time), he took me out and did 165mph (on the speedo so probably a bit less) on a length of road I'd have been lucky to crack 90mph in my heavily tuned Alfa Sud that I had at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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