Lamborghini Countach LP400 review. Full story in Octane Magazine this month

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Driving a Lamborghini Countach is always fun but this Countach is extra special as it's the first edition Countach, the LP400, dating from 1977 and owned by Simon Kidston ( www.kidston.com ) to whom I'm extremely grateful for allowing Octane Magazine to drive it for this month's cover story.
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  • @yamahaxs6501
    @yamahaxs65014 жыл бұрын

    when I was a kid, I thought the LP400 was too plain...now I see the beauty of the simplicity without the flares and wing.

  • @gojewla

    @gojewla

    3 жыл бұрын

    ffred34 I actually like the wheel flares. I don’t like all those weird updates they kept adding on later on though.

  • @JETJOOBOY

    @JETJOOBOY

    2 жыл бұрын

    SAMES

  • @JETJOOBOY

    @JETJOOBOY

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@gojewla You will Learn padawan... Although the Cannonball Countach is the one Countach to Rule them all!

  • @justinforrest1613

    @justinforrest1613

    Жыл бұрын

    I was just about to write that and then I saw your comment! It was laughable as a kid, now I love it.

  • @lebojay

    @lebojay

    8 ай бұрын

    1000%

  • @mynewcolour
    @mynewcolour5 жыл бұрын

    Wow, a Countach without arches and spoilers is a beautiful thing.

  • @rogermason1674

    @rogermason1674

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, just what I thought too. A much better (less cartoonish) looking overall design without all of that added bodywork. Best looking Countach I've seen.

  • @olik136

    @olik136

    5 жыл бұрын

    I used to like the later models better- but the clean design really has grown on me- today I think the old ones look better- but also a bit more dated (not a bad thing though), mostly because of the wheels I think.

  • @MLP640R

    @MLP640R

    5 жыл бұрын

    😍😛 Love that car !!!

  • @hornetbrown

    @hornetbrown

    5 жыл бұрын

    Indeed. Strange, the color is a real popper, but the shape seems more artful without the geegaws.

  • @roverwaters3875

    @roverwaters3875

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@rogermason1674 less plastics you mean, since cf is plastic

  • @ubu852
    @ubu8525 жыл бұрын

    If you turn on captions the engine noises are labeled "music". So true.

  • @JackBandicootsBunker

    @JackBandicootsBunker

    5 жыл бұрын

    Aaron Chapman And the popping exhaust sounds are labeled *Applause*

  • @elmoomle4565
    @elmoomle45655 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic LP400! Love the 'naked' look with the smaller tires, no spoilers/flares and the rather obvious, 'lively' driving experience. Wonderful.

  • @PipeOPhile
    @PipeOPhile5 жыл бұрын

    Turtleneck and a purple LP400, pure class. Well done and thank you for sharing it with us Harry.

  • @BobbyDazzler888

    @BobbyDazzler888

    5 жыл бұрын

    Leuff has a panerai beater too

  • @johncharleson8733

    @johncharleson8733

    2 жыл бұрын

    I wanted to see the lime green, but I have to otherwise agree with you, in spirit if nothing else.

  • @JETJOOBOY

    @JETJOOBOY

    2 жыл бұрын

    Happy Harry is Drunk as a Judge in this video! GUARANTEED

  • @timakimat
    @timakimat5 жыл бұрын

    Always my favorite. This looks like a supermodel. Later versions looked like body builders.

  • @marcushogan6613
    @marcushogan66135 жыл бұрын

    Early Countachs are some of the most special cars ever made. Cheers Harry for once again delivering on this wonderful channel!!!!

  • @JETJOOBOY

    @JETJOOBOY

    2 жыл бұрын

    He should buy it! Maybe if he clipped a MPV he would have won the option?

  • @DoubleDeckerAnton
    @DoubleDeckerAnton5 жыл бұрын

    Lovely purple colour!

  • @duckman5642

    @duckman5642

    5 жыл бұрын

    Original?

  • @mercoid

    @mercoid

    5 жыл бұрын

    Duck Man ...I doubt it, but it IS beautiful.

  • @jd-py5nm

    @jd-py5nm

    5 жыл бұрын

    agreed and i think the white leather looks quite nice with the purple

  • @John_Wood_

    @John_Wood_

    5 жыл бұрын

    The magazine cover added some turbo to the colour.

  • @pauldoree3967

    @pauldoree3967

    5 жыл бұрын

    @G. V. Quinn I used to read Car in the 70's. There was one edition where they went to Italy to pick up 3 Lambos and drive them back to England. All gold metallic, a Countach, a Uracco and a Silhouette (I think). It was an epic article, and has stayed with me for all this time.

  • @rogermouton2273
    @rogermouton22735 жыл бұрын

    I've adored the Countach for 40 or so years, and if I had to choose one, I think this would be it. Talk about automotive sculpture, such an amazingly striking, gorgeous, pure shape. Gandini was a car design genius. If you showed a picture of this to a non-car person, there is no way they'd think this car is more than 40 years old. For me, the beautiful shade of purple is perfect for this car; it suits its character so very well.

  • @E92M3Guy
    @E92M3Guy5 жыл бұрын

    The car I fell in love with in my pack of top trumps as a small boy in the 70's and in particular this periscopio in its purest form , sublime and still as spectacular now as it was then , just a Gandini masterpiece . 👏👏👏

  • @carlitoxb110
    @carlitoxb1105 жыл бұрын

    This is more pleasing to the eye than the QV, (my personal opinion)

  • @rhysenna
    @rhysenna5 жыл бұрын

    One of your best videos Harry. Delivered the feeling of this car to someone who will never drive one. Thank you.

  • @900108Chale

    @900108Chale

    5 жыл бұрын

    I thought the same! A wonderful car that I may never get to drive...

  • @SB-vb8ch
    @SB-vb8ch5 жыл бұрын

    "Doesn't catch fire quite as often as a Miura....", that's good to know! Great car, great vid.

  • @512bb
    @512bb5 жыл бұрын

    I was 10 years old when I saw the original Countach when it debuted & the LP400 is still the most beautiful & pure version of this iconic car. I admit the super exotics of today are incredible machines but are a dime a dozen & they just don't pull at my heart strings like this era of super car. It isn't hard to find coverage on the later Countach's, this is a rare treat to see the original LP400, thanks so much Harry!!!!!

  • @8iker
    @8iker5 жыл бұрын

    I love it when people talk so enthusiastically about a driving experience. The smile that the narrator can't hide is infectious.

  • @lutherblissett9070
    @lutherblissett90705 жыл бұрын

    Looks a lot better than the later models IMO.

  • @BingBangBrine

    @BingBangBrine

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah it is surprising how much better it shows the car without all the extra fender flares and vents wing etc… it looks so much cooler

  • @olliejabooty6777

    @olliejabooty6777

    Жыл бұрын

    @@BingBangBrine which is exactly why I don’t like any Lamborghini after the murcialago they try too hard to look exotic but it just looks awkward

  • @toysandgameswithesmeeandis4096
    @toysandgameswithesmeeandis40965 жыл бұрын

    Harry Metcalfe, Chris Harris and Henry Catchpole for Top Gear!!!

  • @TheMRmadhatt

    @TheMRmadhatt

    5 жыл бұрын

    Iused to watch top gear.. don't now but if i see anything on you tube with Chris Harris in it's always worth a watch

  • @paulrea3529

    @paulrea3529

    5 жыл бұрын

    Spot on! The perfect trio 👍

  • @harald.370

    @harald.370

    5 жыл бұрын

    Sorry, but no. Concept of that show is not on par with the strengths of these presenters. Setting them together for a car show is fine, but not under the current Top Gear show concept...

  • @chrisrawlings8077

    @chrisrawlings8077

    5 жыл бұрын

    Time for a new car show....Modern Classic car Show with Harry as lead presenter 🙂

  • @TheMRmadhatt

    @TheMRmadhatt

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@chrisrawlings8077 It's already here you're watching it now

  • @iang333
    @iang3335 жыл бұрын

    I loved watching how much Harry enjoyed driving the LP400 as much as I loved watching the car itself. Beautiful car...great reaction from Harry.

  • @gotham61
    @gotham612 жыл бұрын

    I remember in 1976 being passed by a red LP400 going down the M4 west of London. It must have been one of the first ones in the UK. It made an impression that continues to this day.

  • @johnrussell5763
    @johnrussell57635 жыл бұрын

    Gandini was chosen by God to design the best iconic car ever made.........

  • @user-ht9fr6eh9u

    @user-ht9fr6eh9u

    3 жыл бұрын

    Even his name sounds artistic

  • @jannadrielcervo7753

    @jannadrielcervo7753

    2 жыл бұрын

    He is God.

  • @Any_Friday
    @Any_Friday5 жыл бұрын

    This was my favourite Countach, the design is just simply pure. Truly a timeless design and masterpiece!

  • @virgiltracey9130
    @virgiltracey91305 жыл бұрын

    This is what the Countach was supposed to look like. Not covered in useless comical spoilers.

  • @jeremyb4493

    @jeremyb4493

    5 жыл бұрын

    But then the 80s happened lol

  • @xpusostomos

    @xpusostomos

    5 жыл бұрын

    Once you added those huge air intakes, the other additions start to make sense. The purist might be tempted to remove them.

  • @99percenter1

    @99percenter1

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@xpusostomos Not if he wants to drive it.

  • @xpusostomos

    @xpusostomos

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@99percenter1 oh I don't know, if the car came it today it would have electric retractable scoops.

  • @cesteres

    @cesteres

    5 жыл бұрын

    Happens still this day. Look at the Paganis and Koenigseggs.

  • @mikege451
    @mikege4514 жыл бұрын

    Oh My Days, Harry you have made my day with the LP400. What a beauty!

  • @gojewla
    @gojewla3 жыл бұрын

    What a revolutionary design for its time. It’s hard to believe that a car like this went into production in the 70’s.

  • @pallendo
    @pallendo5 жыл бұрын

    The white interior is so you don't have to clean up immediately when you spill your salt-shaker of coke.

  • @nicklinik4454

    @nicklinik4454

    5 жыл бұрын

    Most cars interiors get darker as they age, but these just seem to get whiter and whiter...

  • @matthews852

    @matthews852

    5 жыл бұрын

    That is a glorious comment.

  • @trumpstroll7438

    @trumpstroll7438

    4 жыл бұрын

    I had to completely change my cars interior be able of that pictmmmm

  • @richardparnell3770

    @richardparnell3770

    4 жыл бұрын

    Me; bloodshot eyes shaking like a leaf with my face buried in the leather like a dog looking for a treat.

  • @justbreakingballs

    @justbreakingballs

    4 жыл бұрын

    That’s ridiculous who drinks coke out of a salt shaker

  • @t0k1d0k1
    @t0k1d0k15 жыл бұрын

    Stunning. Especially in its purest form.

  • @cougarfan1341
    @cougarfan13415 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely gorgeous. The white interior would be a pain but it goes with the purple so well!

  • @alfonsodriver1324
    @alfonsodriver13245 жыл бұрын

    So good. Harry, Italy & an early Countach. Thank you so much for your videos. Bellissimo.

  • @drasp87
    @drasp875 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely stunning! I was never a fan of the Countach, it was too angular for me, but this original one looks so beautiful! Such great balance and poise. Loved the video as usual, Harry! Cheers!

  • @jws2
    @jws25 жыл бұрын

    Being a old geezer this is the car I first saw and fell in love with. I still think it looks the best!!!

  • @DT-of5qq
    @DT-of5qq5 жыл бұрын

    An absolute work of art.

  • @jareknowak8712
    @jareknowak87125 жыл бұрын

    This one looks much more newer that the later model. Love Your videos. Greetings from Poland.

  • @theartmannchannel
    @theartmannchannel5 жыл бұрын

    Cheers Harry! You bring a ton of knowledge and experience to the table and I can't stop watching your videos. Thank you for making them!

  • @grayfool
    @grayfool5 жыл бұрын

    I was stunnend when I first saw one of these in the seventies. I still remember the article in Car magazine written by the wonderful LJK Setright. After all these decades the awe is still there. This is, without doubt, the all-time poster car. If there was ever a perfect case of an example of automotive art, this is it. I'm not usually a jealous person but I'm certainly showing my green side now. Thanks for a wonderful video Harry. I'm 16 again.

  • @michaelroberts889
    @michaelroberts8894 жыл бұрын

    The best looking Contach ever built! It's so nice to see one without all the add ons that in my opinion ruin such a gorgeous design. Thanks Harry!

  • @timogaleon1630
    @timogaleon16305 жыл бұрын

    What a car! Seems so alive and full of character. Out on the road it looks absolutely stunning, too. Thanks, Harry!

  • @aviationlba747
    @aviationlba7473 жыл бұрын

    Don’t get me wrong, I love the later Countach LP5000 QVs with the huge wing, and the fender flares. But, these earlier periscope Countach’s without the bodykit are so beautiful!

  • @tomorr6083

    @tomorr6083

    Жыл бұрын

    UmmThey had fender flares etc since 1978 starting with the 400S...the QV came around in 1985 and it was just 4 valves per cylinder (QV) was the major chamge not the bodywork

  • @aviationlba747

    @aviationlba747

    Жыл бұрын

    @@tomorr6083 Yes, I’ve known that for a while now. I wasn’t as familiar with Countachs back then.

  • @tomorr6083

    @tomorr6083

    Жыл бұрын

    @@aviationlba747 oh i see. sorry bud..that was pretty rude of me

  • @improvsax
    @improvsax3 жыл бұрын

    Many, many years ago I saw a used LP400 for sale at a Ferrari dealer (in the 70s). In person, I was amazed just how good it looked. For me, it fit really well also. Sure wish I could have bought and afforded that car.

  • @Dan-wz9tr
    @Dan-wz9tr5 жыл бұрын

    The yellow prototype without the up right radiator is a thing of beauty for sure.......keep the reviews coming Harry your the Boss !

  • @roverwaters3875

    @roverwaters3875

    5 жыл бұрын

    wait a few seconds to load app.sketchup.com/viewer/3dw?WarehouseModelId=10a4db29-3afb-423e-bd49-2b214dfd705e&failureURL=aHR0cHM6Ly8zZHdhcmVob3VzZS5za2V0Y2h1cC5jb20vZW1iZWQuaHRtbD9taWQ9MTBhNGRiMjktM2FmYi00MjNlLWJkNDktMmIyMTRkZmQ3MDVlJmV0cD1zdyZyZWRpcmVjdD0x

  • @Yorkshiremadmick
    @Yorkshiremadmick5 жыл бұрын

    I do firmly think 💭 that the designers have lost their way with tyres and wheels. That LP400 looks so right. And you are enthusing about it so much. The rubber will be giving you a better ride too. Great Car. Good Review!

  • @Speednote10

    @Speednote10

    5 жыл бұрын

    It's not all because of the designers, the real reason is the insane performance of the modern cars which requires bigger brakes.

  • @daverobert6761

    @daverobert6761

    5 жыл бұрын

    I think they must be obsessed with being different

  • @rickc2102

    @rickc2102

    5 жыл бұрын

    Consumers demand peak performance, track capability. They've lost the concept of most real-world fun.

  • @johnmatthews1095

    @johnmatthews1095

    5 жыл бұрын

    it's bizarre isn't it? everyone prefers the purity of classic cars, light weight, tyres with sidewalls , steering feel ... and yet all manufacturers do is put on bigger wheels, more power ...

  • @johnmatthews1095

    @johnmatthews1095

    5 жыл бұрын

    I think alfaholics gta-r is the best new car out there right now, at least someone gets it

  • @matte8441
    @matte84415 жыл бұрын

    One of the very few cars that looks good in purple 👌🏻

  • @tremulant2388
    @tremulant23885 жыл бұрын

    A special film of an even more special car. Thank you, Harry!

  • @jamesward7425
    @jamesward74255 жыл бұрын

    What a lovely wheel and tyre combination.

  • @Saintraees
    @Saintraees4 жыл бұрын

    Love these reviews, probably the most true and best personal touch on KZread. You make everyone else look like they're doing it for the money

  • @pan68
    @pan685 жыл бұрын

    Magnificent car and what a colour! Never saw Harry enjoying a car like that! My all time favorite Lamborghini! 😍😍😍

  • @banjopete

    @banjopete

    5 жыл бұрын

    pan68 , big overhangs, nah!

  • @MrBrentles
    @MrBrentles5 жыл бұрын

    That blip of the throttle for gear changes. Good driving. What a lovely video

  • @AndyRRR0791
    @AndyRRR07915 жыл бұрын

    What a stunning car, Harry! That was a great, short and sweet video of a real gem!

  • @andyfry1970
    @andyfry19705 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely stunning!!!! You could look at this Countach in 50 or 100 years and still be blown away by it's looks, the design is a marvel of extremities, I love it. A great video thank you, your a lucky man 😊

  • @albopastrami9269
    @albopastrami92695 жыл бұрын

    beautifully clean. Simon K has some cool cars; particularly MCL-F1-007

  • @VertigoGTI
    @VertigoGTI5 жыл бұрын

    Been waiting for this one for a while; this version is easily my favorite Lamborghini of all time.

  • @joegranata7936
    @joegranata79362 жыл бұрын

    The LP400 is just art. She's my dream car since I was a kid. Thank you for this amazing video. Looking at your quick countersteering getting out the corners make my heart losing a couple beats. Man... it's like flipping a Monet painting in the air!

  • @2hondaboy2
    @2hondaboy25 жыл бұрын

    Always look forward to your videos! You always give a REAL perspective. Thank you.

  • @HenkKroese
    @HenkKroese5 жыл бұрын

    An authentic car enthusiast in action. Thank you Harry for your enthusiasm!

  • @prodyung829

    @prodyung829

    Жыл бұрын

    Very very true. He's super educated it's pretty crazy.

  • @FreekaPista
    @FreekaPista5 жыл бұрын

    I've never been enamored with the Countach's looks, but Harry certainly makes a good sell on the driving behavior. That V12 is really something special, I think Feruccio Lamborghini got it right when he looked at a Ferrari and said "I can do better"

  • @bendoyle5023
    @bendoyle50235 жыл бұрын

    Your videos are genuinely one of my biggest pleasures in life! Thankyou Harry!

  • @jjefferyworboys8138
    @jjefferyworboys81383 жыл бұрын

    Looks like so much fun to drive. I love the smaller wheels and tyres. I could watch Harry's videos all day and not get bored.

  • @peter455sd
    @peter455sd5 жыл бұрын

    Way to go Harry,this one is epic !

  • @andrewgurney6019
    @andrewgurney60195 жыл бұрын

    Stunning car and great video, thank you.

  • @KYoss68
    @KYoss685 жыл бұрын

    Thank You so much for sharing this Harry. I've loved the LP400 for 40 years and they are very very special.

  • @CarlAvoryMusic
    @CarlAvoryMusic5 жыл бұрын

    Harry! You've hit the nail on the head with this one. This is the Zenith of all Harry's Garage videos. I've seen them all. You've transported this pauper car lover further than ever into the exclusive world of exotic car ownership. Just inspiring. Thank you so, so much.

  • @soupclassicmotoring
    @soupclassicmotoring5 жыл бұрын

    Pantograph wiper just the same on S1/S2 Esprits Harry! They're not unalike in a few ways, and debuted as concepts within a year of each other. Must be difficult to get tyres for just the same too.

  • @SerbiacarFan
    @SerbiacarFan5 жыл бұрын

    Countach + Harry = What a beautiful combination

  • @X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X

    @X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@valgehiir He already did, I believe. You should be able to find the video on his channel.

  • @valgehiir

    @valgehiir

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X Thank you, how on earth did I miss that one

  • @X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X

    @X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@valgehiir I'd love to see him do a video on a Diablo!

  • @heathhouse6917
    @heathhouse69174 жыл бұрын

    Just love the purity of the original design without the wings, wheel arch extensions etc, just like the original Cobra, Lotus Esprit etc etc.

  • @k.ravattentrager3699
    @k.ravattentrager36995 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video Harry. Much appreciated to see a review of you of an early Countach!

  • 5 жыл бұрын

    Wow, if the first owner of this car was a Swede, then it must be the purple LP400 I saw as a boy at a car show in the small town of Västervik on the Swedish east coast circa 1986 or 87 (I remember them having a replica Porsche 959 so it can't have been much earlier). If I recall correctly, this one had a pink handprint somewhere on both sides of the car on the shoulder beneath the rear air intakes. I remember being incredibly bothered by how the owner had desecrated the car at the time.

  • @joakimquensel597

    @joakimquensel597

    5 жыл бұрын

    I remember the car (probably this one) with the hand print featured in "Bilsport" magazine sometimes in the 80's. I remember the hand print as beeing white though.

  • 5 жыл бұрын

    @@joakimquensel597 It has to be the same car, doesn't it?

  • @joakimquensel597

    @joakimquensel597

    5 жыл бұрын

    @ Yes for sure, there can't have been that many Countach in Sweden in the 80s. I wrote another post about this car. My comment has approx 20 likes so maybe you find it if you sort on popularity and scroll down. EDIT: Here is a copy of the post: As a Swede I would like to know who was that first "Swedish playboy" owner? I also remember seeing this car as a kid sometime in the 80's in a Swedish motor magazine. Must have been this car for sure because it it had the same colour but I also recall that it had a white colour hand print on one of the fenders. And come to think of it, I also remember that my dad said that someone at the company he worked for had a Countach. He worked for Atlas Copco which is part of the multi billion Wallenberg industry group. And since there can't have been that many Countach around in Sweden in the 80's my guess would be that this car was once owned by a "Wallenberger" that was Vice President or somehow part of the Atlas Copco steering board. And to make this post even longer... When I lived in Bern Swizerland around 2000-2004 there was a LP400 for sale in a small exotic car dealer with this exact colour and interior. Could it have been this car? And since the LP400 has always been my no1 dream car I was sort of playing with the thought of buying it. Can't remember the exact price but I'm pretty sure it was below CHF 200,000! Still too much money for me back then... ☹

  • @davidjacobs8558

    @davidjacobs8558

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@joakimquensel597 if it was white vinyl decal, it would look pink on purple background.

  • @joakimquensel597

    @joakimquensel597

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@davidjacobs8558 Could very well have been pink, this was like 35 years ago... 😁

  • @X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X
    @X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X5 жыл бұрын

    To be perfectly honest, I have always preferred the late Countach models, unlike everybody else. However, this one is simply breathtaking!

  • @DoodlezMusic

    @DoodlezMusic

    5 жыл бұрын

    The QV with the wing is my favourite.

  • @furgulley8077

    @furgulley8077

    5 жыл бұрын

    I was born in 1980 so at 7 years old i was falling in love with the QV. I love the lp400 too but i gotta have the flares and useless wing on the countach of my dreams. Thats the way i was introduced to it.

  • @joakimquensel597

    @joakimquensel597

    5 жыл бұрын

    As a young teenager I fell in love with the Cannonball Run Countach (black wide body with a rear wing) but later on I got to appreciate the early cars more. This will always be the ultimate car design for me. I still get goose bumps every time I see one live (which does not happen very often though).

  • @alastair77

    @alastair77

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@DoodlezMusic 'agreed.'

  • @alastair77

    @alastair77

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@furgulley8077 'agreed.'

  • @fluxrunner
    @fluxrunner5 жыл бұрын

    Way to go Harry! Thanks so much for the smiles! A truly beautiful example of the original styling intent. Wow...

  • @darnoldie
    @darnoldie5 жыл бұрын

    Harry, that was your best drive ever. That was just fabulous. The LP400 was the first Countach I ever saw up close and personal. A race fan drove it to the Nurburgring in 1976. It was just parked in the same lot as many ordinary cars. It was a stunning sight to see resplendent in orange. I saw it but never heard the sound of that V12, You said at the beginning of the video that it wasn't going to be up to your usual standards for quality. That sound and your narration more than made up for any shortcomings. Thanks Harry!!

  • @gtrgenius5425
    @gtrgenius54255 жыл бұрын

    I would love to see Harry Metcalfe and Jay Leno just talk about cars. He should go on Jay Leno's Garage, or Jay Leno should come to Harry's Garage!

  • @johndrake2729

    @johndrake2729

    4 жыл бұрын

    Harry would visit Jay, I'm sure. Don't know about vice versa.

  • @FrostedSeagull

    @FrostedSeagull

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@johndrake2729 have you actually watched the Jay Leno review of this car? Jay Leno reviews a beautiful blue one that was allegedly one of the first 10 imported into North America. Leno highlighted the age old Lamborghini problem re:seats. The LP400 made for a very thin person who is 5'8. It's narrower yet longer than the mid-Eighties Countach. He could see it's appeal, loved the gear ratio e.g. very short first and a really long second gear . . . but . . . overall it's quirky but not his cup of tea.

  • @helthuismartin
    @helthuismartin4 жыл бұрын

    77 UFO.Thats the registration Plate i like.

  • @Kaisuke971
    @Kaisuke9715 жыл бұрын

    What a car, what a sound, and what a review ! Always a pleasure to watch your videos :)

  • @lefroy1
    @lefroy15 жыл бұрын

    Spirited bit of driving on those icy, wet roads. Especially given the peach it was done in. Nicely done Harry!

  • @teamhandsome1974
    @teamhandsome19743 жыл бұрын

    The comparison to your QV is fascinating. The simpler form of the early cars is highly appealing to me. All rather academic as I can’t afford either!🙄

  • @BlitzkriegRap
    @BlitzkriegRap5 жыл бұрын

    That's almost 100 HP per litre from a naturally aspirated engine in 1974....1974!!

  • @theoriginaloneminutesketch7892
    @theoriginaloneminutesketch78925 жыл бұрын

    Another great video. I really like the colour combo of purple body over white interior and the purity of the early design just shows how much of an automotive masterpiece this was. Thanks Harry.

  • @newtypena
    @newtypena5 жыл бұрын

    Just can't get enough of your videos....best reviewer out there. You rock Harry!!

  • @letsdrivecars
    @letsdrivecars5 жыл бұрын

    Certainly caught that woman's eye @ 1:20 😂

  • @whwhwhwhwhwhwhwhwhwhwhwhwh

    @whwhwhwhwhwhwhwhwhwhwhwhwh

    5 жыл бұрын

    what timing

  • @23gatesy

    @23gatesy

    4 жыл бұрын

    She was moist

  • @user-ht9fr6eh9u

    @user-ht9fr6eh9u

    3 жыл бұрын

    Only in Italy. She probably knew what it was too unlike over 'ere

  • @TheDoosh79
    @TheDoosh795 жыл бұрын

    Sounds like you're talking yourself into one, Harry. Maybe offload the QV and a couple of stragglers and add a nice LP400 to the garage?!

  • @johndrake2729

    @johndrake2729

    4 жыл бұрын

    Stragglers? I saw none.

  • @user-ht9fr6eh9u

    @user-ht9fr6eh9u

    3 жыл бұрын

    Haha stragglers hehe funny

  • @mso008
    @mso0085 жыл бұрын

    These classics have so much charm! Excellent content gent!

  • @stevemilne9306
    @stevemilne93065 жыл бұрын

    What a fantastic video. Great to see how enthused you are by driving it. Love the purple too!

  • @rocketn8
    @rocketn85 жыл бұрын

    Well this is cheering me right up. Jizzy jizzy bang bang

  • @BobMonkeypimp

    @BobMonkeypimp

    5 жыл бұрын

    I prefer bang bang jizzy jizzy.

  • @joakimquensel597
    @joakimquensel5975 жыл бұрын

    As a Swede I would like to know who was that first "Swedish playboy" owner? I also remember seeing this car as a kid sometime in the 80's in a Swedish motor magazine. Must have been this car for sure because it it had the same colour but I also recall that it had a white colour hand print on one of the fenders. And come to think of it, I also remember that my dad said that someone at the company he worked for had a Countach. He worked for Atlas Copco which is part of the multi billion Wallenberg industry group. And since there can't have been that many Countach around in Sweden in the 80's my guess would be that this car was once owned by a "Wallenberger" that was Vice President or somehow part of the Atlas Copco steering board. And to make this post even longer... When I lived in Bern Swizerland around 2000-2004 there was a LP400 for sale in a small exotic car dealer with this exact colour and interior. Could it have been this car? And since the LP400 has always been my no1 dream car I was sort of playing with the thought of buying it. Can't remember the exact price but I'm pretty sure it was below CHF 200,000! Still too much money for me back then... ☹

  • @900108Chale

    @900108Chale

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! I loved your comment!

  • @90OscarS

    @90OscarS

    5 жыл бұрын

    Joakim I think Harry remembered it a bit wrong, I have also read the report of this "Swede", but I'm pretty sure it was a Norwegian vegetable wholesale dealer. He was about 32-33 years of age when he bought it and was already then a millionaire (if I remember it right one of the richer people in Norway at that time). I guess it was a bit special then, as this was before the oil and salmon industries have had time to make the country as rich as it's now. I think he was from Sandefjord or something like this.

  • @joakimquensel597

    @joakimquensel597

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@90OscarS OK but it has been featured in a Sweush magazine and another guy posted that he saw it on a car show in Västervik. But it could still hasve been a Norwegian car.

  • @90OscarS

    @90OscarS

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@joakimquensel597 Yes and it might be that they're different cars, but I'm quite sure that the article said it was the first Lambo in the Nordics at that time (or at least first Countach) and that it was ordered new by this Norwegian businessman. If I remember correctly, the article told that he liked to bring it around to shows in Norway and Sweden and that he had it for quite a long time.

  • @joakimquensel597

    @joakimquensel597

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@90OscarS It was probably the same car if it was this colour. I asked my dad about the Atlas Copco car. It was owned by a skilled mechanical engineer who worked on the car himself. But this was in the mid 80's and I guess it was possible for a "normal" person to own one of these (if you made some priorities in life).

  • @michaelbonade4667
    @michaelbonade4667Ай бұрын

    I could not believe the production numbers as they became more common knowledge a few years back…. The reward/effort to make art that you can get inside and drive….God bless them

  • @christianchristiansen99
    @christianchristiansen995 жыл бұрын

    This is an excellent video! Thank you so much for sharing your LP400 experience with us. What a spectacular car!

  • @karoljarnuszkiewicz5451
    @karoljarnuszkiewicz54515 жыл бұрын

    UFO number plate :) that is a nice touch

  • @alastair77

    @alastair77

    5 жыл бұрын

    unless i am suffering with a mental aberration, i SWEAR i remember seeing this car 77 UFO many years ago, in ORANGE? someone - help my ailing mind? lol! has it been re-dressed (painted differently?) recently? cheers - is flipping stunning, whatever. \m/ x

  • @emanemanrus5835

    @emanemanrus5835

    4 жыл бұрын

    that plate, as if it came from one of the S.H.A.D.O. cars.

  • @gggromay
    @gggromay5 жыл бұрын

    Whoever didnt like this video has no heart nor brain.

  • @pdsnpsnldlqnop3330

    @pdsnpsnldlqnop3330

    5 жыл бұрын

    Or they could be a polar bear.

  • @diraziz396

    @diraziz396

    5 жыл бұрын

    Bi-Polar.. @@pdsnpsnldlqnop3330

  • @med8tor1

    @med8tor1

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hang 'em.....

  • @V8_screw_electric_cars

    @V8_screw_electric_cars

    5 жыл бұрын

    tesla fans lol

  • @mahkumification

    @mahkumification

    5 жыл бұрын

    or ferrari fans

  • @Navidain
    @Navidain5 жыл бұрын

    Great review (as always)of one of my favourit cars. Thanks Harry.

  • @LurgsHowToGuides
    @LurgsHowToGuides4 жыл бұрын

    I get almost the same pleasure driving my VW T5 every day! But that car is gorgeous and over 40 years old.

  • @Boric78
    @Boric785 жыл бұрын

    Christ - Rimini looks like Yorkshire.

  • @davidthomas1424

    @davidthomas1424

    5 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant 😂

  • @techtoth1

    @techtoth1

    5 жыл бұрын

    The whole coast there is rather awful; but just keep to the hills, and you'll have some of the greatest driving roads ever, and a whole array of sceneries. Unfortunately, the tarmac is going to be british style as well.

  • @jamesknox64

    @jamesknox64

    4 жыл бұрын

    They wish!

  • @emanemanrus5835

    @emanemanrus5835

    4 жыл бұрын

    I suppose yes (in the inland, in autumn).

  • @niklaswejedal463
    @niklaswejedal4635 жыл бұрын

    The carisma of this car totally destroys all it's contemporary competitors - I don't really want to own any supercar, but this is just of the scales - I do want one of these - absolutely awesome. It might not have all the tech wizardry and over designed interiors of todays supercars - but who cares?

  • @808GT
    @808GT5 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video! Especially liked the comparison shots with your Countach. Thank you!

  • @julianneale6128
    @julianneale61285 жыл бұрын

    Always such excellent reviews, I absolutely love your channel!

  • @stubailey9433
    @stubailey94335 жыл бұрын

    When we're all driving electric cars we will look back at these cars with tears in our eyes.

  • @user-ht9fr6eh9u

    @user-ht9fr6eh9u

    3 жыл бұрын

    Doing that now. When men were men

  • @Headbanger9000

    @Headbanger9000

    3 жыл бұрын

    I don't like the thought of that......

  • @komradkolonel
    @komradkolonel5 жыл бұрын

    There are some really good sounding engines in the world but none of them have ever matched the sound of a Lamborghini V-12.

  • @th3b0untyhunter

    @th3b0untyhunter

    5 жыл бұрын

    I love the Lambo V12, but there are a few engines that can match or even beat it's sound. Colombo V12 - a GTO or LM revving out to 8k is sublime Lampredi V12 - special, a deeper note than the above BRM V16 - sounds like nothing else on this world

  • @davidthomas1424
    @davidthomas14245 жыл бұрын

    Lovely going for a drive with Uncle Harry again. I checked halfway through to make sure there was plenty of play time left 😉 Cracking car, and I rather like the white leather.

  • @mpetry912
    @mpetry9125 жыл бұрын

    What a cool car ! great review Harry in a lovely setting. thank you !!

  • @carbonfiberdiet3746
    @carbonfiberdiet37465 жыл бұрын

    Tremendous,albeit short review Harry;) A special and timeless car that one never tires of. The joy and excitement on your face says it all!

  • @johncollymore1697
    @johncollymore16975 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much Harry for providing us with all your fantastic videos. You are a star. And I will much enjoy reading my copy of Octane - just so good. Lovely LP400, by the way, and great driving and commentary, as always. Best wishes.

  • @jasonkahl1509
    @jasonkahl15094 жыл бұрын

    Superstar review of the original super car. Thank you very much Harry. And thank you too to the farmers working the land to feed us all. Purple for the royals and white like your bucks, in springtime. What a class act.

  • @paulocouto5001
    @paulocouto50015 жыл бұрын

    Gona say it again, congrats Harry you are one off the top car reviewers ever and the transition you made into YT was fantastic, you can do your own content without annoying restritions and we can enjoy it ;)

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