Harry’s Garage

[Zonda_]

Watching the video I was amazed how shonky the cabin looked, and was reminded of the Ultima etc. The door didn't even open on the first go! I guess you have to drive it to appreciate it. Peter Stevens' point about the noise and theatre of the thing is what drives a modern Insta reels culture rather than necessarily the build quality.

To be fair it is a pre production prototype.

[Marv]

Watching the video I was amazed how shonky the cabin looked, and was reminded of the Ultima etc. The door didn't even open on the first go! I guess you have to drive it to appreciate it. Peter Stevens' point about the noise and theatre of the thing is what drives a modern Insta reels culture rather than necessarily the build quality.

To be fair it is a pre production prototype.

I think the pics in Peter Stevens Instagram post showing shonky panel gaps are from a customer's car though?

[Jobbo]

Taking a drill to the Countach was a bit of a moment.

Still looks worse with the wing on.

[mik]

That.

[scotta]

That.

Despite the drilling - I think this is the worst video harry has ever done. Man fits wheels to a car. Man refits spoiler again.

[Jobbo]

I forgot to mention the brake clearance on the Project 7 front wheels. That didn't look as much as 3mm when he rotated the wheel but even so, they're big wheels; how much does everything deflect under heavy load?

[Mito Man]

Haven’t seen the video but I vaguely remember him taking off the wing years ago and fitting bungs to cover the holes. Did he get it filled and painted only to drill them out again?

[mik]

Did he get it filled and painted only to drill them out again?

Yep.

Which surprised me, as something in my memory suggested he had two rear hatches - one with oles and one without oles. Maybe it was just an idea he had that he never followed up on?

[GG.]

Which car was the write off - was that the Countach or the Testarossa? I guess if it was a category car in any event then drilling some holes in it doesn't really matter too much.

From a design point of view the LP400/Periscopio is the definitive Countach (all later variants are derivative and ultimately obscure Gandini's original design (e.g. the wheel arch extensions that lessen the effect of the signature Gandini arch shape)) so I'm in the "without wing" camp as well.

[Jobbo]

It's the Testarossa which was an insurance write-off before he bought it. I'd forgotten that completely until you mentioned it.

[integrale_evo]

I was interested to see how the lambo wing was constructed, but lord that was a tedious drawn out process!

Not sure it really needed quite so many fixings either, there are probably only 4 bolts holding the boot lid to the hinges

I think lambos with the arches look better with the wing, but my favourite versions are early non-arch, no wing ones. Still really don’t like the gold wheels on it, I don’t know why, maybe it looks better in the flesh, I thought it looked great in the little moving clip at the end.

[speedingfine]

Interesting addition to the garage this week Jobbo

[Matty]

that M5 looks absolutely monstrous compared to everything around it.

And "take the Shad" ? Eurgh

[Jobbo]

Interesting addition to the garage this week Jobbo

Yeah, it’s funny how unenthusiastic a car journalist is when given a vehicle for 6 months. Based on how much my brakes haven’t been used due to regen in ~300 miles so far, I think the £9k carbon ceramics are probably an irrelevant option too. I do look forward to what he says about it at some point. Hope to see how it copes with a muddy field

[Explosive Newt]

I thought the M5 was an X5, it looks like it's up to Harry's shoulder height?

And "take the Shad" ? Eurgh

Surely if you have a Rolls Royce you call it "a rolls". Is he nuts?

[Mito Man]

Let’s take ‘the shat’

[speedingfine]

Decent one this week, those paddocks

[KiwiDave]

...but there wasn't enough of the induction noise you get in the F1, it just sounded like fucking loud exhaust all the time.

Sorry to go back to the T50 for a moment, but this. I don't think the T50 sounds that great from inside or outside, it's all just a bit 'shriek and scream' and no texture. The F1 induction noise inside is sexual, the exhaust note from outside is not. And to prove the point, watch the Chris Harris video of the T50S Niki Lauda, inside that thing sounds immense, so it is possible with that Cosworth V12.

All this to say, induction noise over exhaust noise on any spicy NA car. Always. It's the law.

[V8Granite]

Wondering was just the microphone or where it was placed, in the other videos I've watched it sounds incredible.

The F1 is a hell of a noise to beat though.

Dave!