Really awesome story! I am so happy that there are people out there like you that still carry a passion for older super cars (especially Lamborghini Countach and Diablo!!!) thank you for sharing a story on this extremely rare one!!!!!!
That car came to our shop in Reno, the carbs and a lot of parts of it were in boxes stuffed into the interior. The car was filthy and it was a mess to figure out what I had or was missing, luckily I found plenty of photos and a site with actual parts lists and images. Yes it was serviced, I believe the place who was working on it for Pennington had replaced the clutch and other parts. After going through the carbs, rebuilding a fuel system, properly setting up the clutch release mechanism and a bunch of other little jobs you need to do before firing up an old car, I got it running. The photos you show of it with the 25th anniversary car were taken on the floor of Sport Haus in Reno where I had been working. That job was particularly satisfying in knowing it's importance and history. I had heard Mr. Penningtom was actually a very nice guy from locals who got to know him. The person who brought it to the shop owned the Ben's liquors chain and a big strip club called Wild Orchid. Was fun getting my foot in the door of the exotic car restoration people, shops with no signs or windows kinds of places, that network was good for tracking a few parts and some good info down. I have a few pix of the car on my phone still, when it was in the shop and on the showroom. Yes I drove it a little, but the tires were from somewhere around '85 and if those were still on it when Balboni was driving it, he was taking his life in his hands! Honestly once I got it running and the carbs set up it ran pretty reliably so long as we put stabil in the gas. Glad it's in good hands now as at the time the owner I was dealing with was looking at shockingly ugly ghetto/tuner wheels to put on it!
What were the wheels on the car you worked on in Reno? Look again at the photo of me Lamborghini. Why does the Lamborghini in the photo with Lorenzo and the driver have chrome rims? The Wolf Lamborghini is supposed to have matching candy apple red rims but that photo has chrome rims. Is it the same car?
@@LaGrandeBayou Had to go through a lot of photos on my phone, but the wheels on the car had the outer rim edge polished, and most of the centers painted body color. When I was working on it, the owner was going over what wheels he wanted to have put on, and was looking at wheels that looked like they belonged on some coke dealers pickup. The ones in this video are what was on it.
Amazing! I remember this car from a magazine my brother gave me back in the 80s with only Countachs in it and I now have tears in my eyes. I went blind in 2005, but I remember this car with the seatbelts and twin turbos. Is there anyway you can get my blind ass a ride in this thing? It holds a special place in my heart.
I live in Reno and saw this car around town twice, and actually have a Snapchat Memory from July 2018 with the car taking up 2 handicap spots parked outside of Walmart
Nice 👍 I like stories about cars and you have really great content 😊👍 Lamborghini always is nice topic and many years ago I heard the story about the Greek magnate Aristotle Onassis and his Lamborghini miura Was very interesting. 👍
Why don't you get all the information together and send it to John?? If he did decide to purchase the car I'm sure he would be very fair with you for giving him the lead! You could make some 💸💵💸💵💸💵💸
I saw this car when i was younger. it was at the dealership/storage facility when i went there. i went to look at a Lamborghini Gallardo because i believe i was 8 at the time and i was so interested in cars. they were in the process of cleaning it. i wish i would’ve known how important this car was. awesome story 👏
Question: Why does the Lamborghini in the photo with Lorenzo and the driver have chrome rims? The Wolf Lamborghini is supposed to have matching candy apple red rims but that photo has chrome rims. Is it the same car?
So... You turned a legendary car and a piece of history into a timeshare. You gotta do what you gotta do I guess. Those ridiculous ripped jeans probably aren't cheap.
fun dtory, i saw this car in new york city in the most obscure place, it was in a shop called rally road on a plynth, and i thought it was just a normal countach and i was so excited but now i saw and heard about the car and realised it was a special car, i still cant believe it, it was in a small shop ahahaha in the backstreets of new york city, this was 2019 april time, oh wow xD you mentioned it in the video hahahaha
It's always nice when someone is telling story and has photos of the events that transpired. Thanks for sharing-
I have watched all the stories about this car yesterday, when I saw you uploaded about it today I had to watch and listen to the whole story!
Mo-hammad Abunaser huu i am confusion obout you sentence
@@dumentchacat7997 yesterday I saw the previous videos of the Countach turbo, and today Curated released a new video, so I watched it
Really awesome story! I am so happy that there are people out there like you that still carry a passion for older super cars (especially Lamborghini Countach and Diablo!!!) thank you for sharing a story on this extremely rare one!!!!!!
John, your mission, if you choose to accept it: acquire a Walter Wolf Countach.
Yeah that would be incredible! The Countach Turbo (1 of 2) and the Walter Wolf Countach (1 of 3) really are the ultimate Countach’s.
Supposedly all 3 Walter Wolf Countachs are still in Japan
Awesome story. I'm starting to really enjoy the concept of learning the story of a cars life and not just seeing it as an asset
That car came to our shop in Reno, the carbs and a lot of parts of it were in boxes stuffed into the interior. The car was filthy and it was a mess to figure out what I had or was missing, luckily I found plenty of photos and a site with actual parts lists and images. Yes it was serviced, I believe the place who was working on it for Pennington had replaced the clutch and other parts. After going through the carbs, rebuilding a fuel system, properly setting up the clutch release mechanism and a bunch of other little jobs you need to do before firing up an old car, I got it running. The photos you show of it with the 25th anniversary car were taken on the floor of Sport Haus in Reno where I had been working. That job was particularly satisfying in knowing it's importance and history. I had heard Mr. Penningtom was actually a very nice guy from locals who got to know him. The person who brought it to the shop owned the Ben's liquors chain and a big strip club called Wild Orchid. Was fun getting my foot in the door of the exotic car restoration people, shops with no signs or windows kinds of places, that network was good for tracking a few parts and some good info down. I have a few pix of the car on my phone still, when it was in the shop and on the showroom. Yes I drove it a little, but the tires were from somewhere around '85 and if those were still on it when Balboni was driving it, he was taking his life in his hands! Honestly once I got it running and the carbs set up it ran pretty reliably so long as we put stabil in the gas. Glad it's in good hands now as at the time the owner I was dealing with was looking at shockingly ugly ghetto/tuner wheels to put on it!
Wowwww thats good to know.. Excellent!! Thanks for that information.
What were the wheels on the car you worked on in Reno?
Look again at the photo of me Lamborghini.
Why does the Lamborghini in the photo with Lorenzo and the driver have chrome rims?
The Wolf Lamborghini is supposed to have matching candy apple red rims but that photo has chrome rims.
Is it the same car?
@@LaGrandeBayou Had to go through a lot of photos on my phone, but the wheels on the car had the outer rim edge polished, and most of the centers painted body color. When I was working on it, the owner was going over what wheels he wanted to have put on, and was looking at wheels that looked like they belonged on some coke dealers pickup. The ones in this video are what was on it.
Amazing! I remember this car from a magazine my brother gave me back in the 80s with only Countachs in it and I now have tears in my eyes. I went blind in 2005, but I remember this car with the seatbelts and twin turbos. Is there anyway you can get my blind ass a ride in this thing? It holds a special place in my heart.
Stories are second to none! More please!
Congrats on the 6k subs john ! Don’t know why you don’t have more, your videos are awesome and you are my favorite vinwiki host... same taste in cars!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
Love hearing this story again, that car, this experience. Amazing
Can't thank you enough for posting that Lambo factory video. I enjoyed it so much.
Yeah I remember having the story from the magazine back in the day and all those pictures wonderful nostalgia..
I live in Reno and saw this car around town twice, and actually have a Snapchat Memory from July 2018 with the car taking up 2 handicap spots parked outside of Walmart
John is a perfect combination of 2 things I love - fast special cars and the SESH. You just know John is a sesh head,
Great story. Thanks for sharing. I would love to see the car come to Australia sometime in the future.
Nice 👍 I like stories about cars and you have really great content 😊👍 Lamborghini always is nice topic and many years ago I heard the story about the Greek magnate Aristotle Onassis and his Lamborghini miura Was very interesting. 👍
I had the magazine and the poster of this car back in the day. So incredible.
I'm in Belfast Ireland there's a countach floating about over here lol
Why don't you get all the information together and send it to John?? If he did decide to purchase the car I'm sure he would be very fair with you for giving him the lead! You could make some
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great to see you with another amazing story, god bless keep it up
Thank you!!
I saw this car when i was younger. it was at the dealership/storage facility when i went there. i went to look at a Lamborghini Gallardo because i believe i was 8 at the time and i was so interested in cars. they were in the process of cleaning it. i wish i would’ve known how important this car was. awesome story 👏
Wow! Where did you see it? City or state
@@WeAreCurated it was in reno at a shop. i think it was called cool classics
This is the one that should have never gotten away
My unicorn dream car is a Mercedes CLK GTR.
imran zahid hope you make it bro
TheDNLTEEN oh yeah, working on it. I hope everyone in this comment section make it.
should show the photos longer during the video
I love your stories brother!!
I seen Bill Penningtons red Ferrari Boxer back in 1988 under plexiglass.
Amazing story
that paint job looks incredible !
turbo badge is from a Renault
How much horsepower do the countach turbo Lamborghini have?
Cool one waiting for more :)
Every Thursday at 9am : )
Question:
Why does the Lamborghini in the photo with Lorenzo and the driver have chrome rims?
The Wolf Lamborghini is supposed to have matching candy apple red rims but that photo has chrome rims.
Is it the same car?
Awesome, i just finished every video upload yesterday :)
This dudes fashion style is A1
So cool - is that Turbo badge off a Renault?
My dream car is a Lamborghini countach and I would love to see one
i wouldnt fit in it i need a spider
version to fit 🙈
Does anyone know what happened to the Countach from 'Speed Zone' ? The real one, not the kit/stunt cars (although that might be just as interesting)
So... You turned a legendary car and a piece of history into a timeshare. You gotta do what you gotta do I guess. Those ridiculous ripped jeans probably aren't cheap.
literally my phone background
Error haven't we already had this video??
fun dtory, i saw this car in new york city in the most obscure place, it was in a shop called rally road on a plynth, and i thought it was just a normal countach and i was so excited but now i saw and heard about the car and realised it was a special car, i still cant believe it, it was in a small shop ahahaha in the backstreets of new york city, this was 2019 april time, oh wow xD you mentioned it in the video hahahaha
i cant take people seriously, or even listen to them, after hearing them use the word 'literally' incorrectly, excessively, or unnecessarily
God I just wanna take care of one of these things for my entire life.
Amazing.
I'd trust Balboni
I wouldn't trust the tires on it though, they were over 35 years old!
Indeed.
I wanted to make a video to make some new content!
So how often are you going to tell that story and make money with it?
I'm pretty I know where the car is now and it's absolutely stunning!
Kansas city
@@13beeRx8 may seem crazy to some folks but it is.
Both not bolth
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😭😭😫😫😫😫 WHYYY
Awesome.(That's all I can say)
Mr cool cars
boo.
ne-VA-duh not ne-VAH-duh
It's a Spanish word, he is pronouncing it correctly.
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