8:07 Can you even fathom a car company creating a supercar and even hinting that it would be hard to drive nowadays? Everything has gotten simpler enabling the driver to be dumber: auto clutch on rev-matching, paddle shifts with dual auto clutches, etc. Over-simplification and the lack of driver intuition due to the computerization of vehicles ruins and makes every Jimmy Olsen a Superman. Kinda like all the big money folks that pay to scale Everest while eating by candlelight with chefs preparing their 5 star dinners on the way up.
I remember this episode of 60 minutes when it aired live, I was 20 years old dreaming of exotic vehicles. I am now 52 years old and fortunate enough to have a V12, not a Lamborghini but a Mercedes SL65 AMG, I enjoy it just the same.
Seeing a Countash in real life is still just as rare and just as thrilling and shocking. Park that same Countash in the same spot in Manhattan tomorrow and see what happens.
Balboni didnt ask for it... He didn't have to. The Italian government bestowed it upon him out of the enormous respect they have for him as a driver. It will also be passed down to his children and theirs.
Was dining outside with my wife at a Santa Barbara restaurant when a Countach passed by. I just followed it with my eyes (so did practically everyone else who saw it). My wife (facing the other direction) rolled up her eyes and asked, "Okay, what did the girl look like?" I replied, "Oh, she's REAL HOT!"
I miss David E. Davis and the old Car and Driver magazine. I started reading it high school in the 70's. It was a really good read, as well a magazine about cars.
@@johnrocha6212 New Yorkers are VERY dependent on public transportation to get anywhere. Few NYC residents can afford cars - insurance, parking-fees, gas-prices, etc. are massive. Coupled with the fact that the Countach is a MANUAL transmission, and fewer people even know how to operate a stick-shift/clutch-pedal....that car wasn't going ANYWHERE even with the keys on the dashboard.
OMG,,,,,,,I watch this when I was 13 years old,,, I recorded it on my Dad's BataMax then rewatch it over 100 times till the tape degraded too much to watch it anymore. Know 25 years later I'm watching it again. WTF. I love technology. Wow,,,, You made my Christmas !!!!
jrw yeah! That was actually interesting! Basically, can you, as an owner of this car, take on the looks, attention (good and very bad), etc that it will bring? The analogy with a beautiful woman is spot-on: most men would shy away or be petrified or floored by an authentic stunning looking woman.
I've always loved Valentino's chill attitude. I'm from Hawaii, where Lamborghini's are even rarer than normal, but I had a neighbor in the early 90's who was a mechanical engineer and an Italian national. In his garage he had a Miura and a LP 400 Periscopa. I never met Valentino myself, by my neighbor casually mentioned that Valentino Balbone and his wife stayed at his house every time they visited Hawaii. My jaw dropped.
Yeah, I'd much rather have a Lambo than a Ferrari. Ferarri's are the Ford Mustangs of exotic cars -- everyone rich buys them, they really aren't particularly unique. Lambo's just stand out more -- especially the classics like the Countach.
@@LakeHowellDigitalVideo I agree Don't get me wrong, Ferrari is quite something But I love Ferruccio Lamborghini's story, he's the personification of a success story.
Mister D ehh if I had to choose I would deffinetly go to Ferraris lambo's are for wanna be's like rappers, and people who wanna look like they got money.
At 2.30 that looks like 180mph, remember the road is fairly wide and he is in the middle, and i am after watching on bike footage of the North West 200 on narrow roads at 200mph, that was definitely around 180mph.
Sean It was never a pin-up in the way the Countach was, although I have to say I prefer the Jota incarnation, those eyelashes were just too goofy to be taken seriously. But as you say, each to their own. :)
Because presidents never behaved as poorly as this one, when a president stops starting a war with iran, north Korea,Chinese trade wars, then we may go back to this peaceful car stuff
RIP David Davis - His brilliant commentary beginning at 7:41 is just as true now as it was when he said it back in '87. "It's the ultimate Outlaw statement... " True of owning any high performance supercar...
That comment about seeing one for the first time was right on the money. I saw one only once as a kid from a small town, some lawyer from a neighboring city had one, and pulled out of a parking lot as we passed. I damn near jumped out the window at the sight of it. Magnificent aesthetic, and over the decades has proven to be perfectly timeless.
I remember laughing my ass off when I finally got to drive one of these in the late 80's... firstly because the car was pure joy... but also because after a decade of seeing it advertised alongside Alpine it was amusing to discover that even idling in my driveway the car was SO LOUD that you could not hear a thing coming out of the stereo.
I'm in my 40s and I was 15 when I first saw a countach, owned by a Mr Ruskin of Hertfordshire, it was in a showroom in Broxbourne. He also had a testarossa which he took me for a spin up the A10 in. Unforgettable.
Nationalcitysycho no. He did not. It's so disheartening that certain people's minds go straight to that line of thought. I was a victim of that shit, not from this man and not at that age. I just thought I'd share one of the very few good memories I have. Looks like it was a mistake. Thanks for that.
I watched this live when I was 17. I am nearly 53 in early 2023 and just got my V12 a year ago. A 98 SL600 with the glass tops and AMG aero package. Blissful driving!
"If this sounds like a commercial"...well played. I watched this on loop as a kid off of a VHS recording my dad made probably in 1987 when this aired. 32 years of hustle later, I just bought a used Gallardo that needs a little work to eventually go and hoon on a track somewhere (and film of course). No "billionaire doors" or door-sill reversing, but a 'bull none the less. Cheers Morley.
I was born in 1987 and it was an honor to drive a Lamborghini recently, knowing in my heart, I could of picked any other car, I went with the one that somehow, made sense.
This is why I love the internet. When this was originally broadcasted you'd be called crazy if you could ever watch it again unless you owned the master tape.
Agreed. Our modern society is sexist. Look at the Gillette commercial shaming men. That's why I dropped Gillette and switched to Harrys. For less than half the price of the other brands, I can have quality razors shipped to my home every month. So what are you waiting for. Are you tired of spending too much on razors made my sexist corporations? Make the switch today and use keyword "egg" to save 20% off your first order.
Pepperoni Unicorn actually the truth is even more unfathomable! Because Lamborghini didn't have a test track, he went to the local police, and asked the chief of police if he would kindly stop giving tickets to Balboni, because he was tired of paying the fine. The police chief said, well either Drive slower, or get a licence to drive fast (as a joke). Lamborghini had an idea then, and went to the government and pleaded his case, stating that Lamborghini was a world status symbol, and making Italy look good. And he needed somewhere to make the car drive more sporty, making more exports possible. Three weeks later Balboni obtained a special licence.
I remember seeing my first Lamborghini countache in Monaco in 1983 I was 5 or 6. They were right in this report back then you stood there and just was in awe when you witnessed a car like this. Remember cars were just boxes with badges back then
When seeing a Lamborghini was life changing. NOW? I see one every single day. Not a Countach but different Lamborghini models. At stop lights most people don't even acknowledge a Lambo next to them. I miss the 80's.
Safer was the perfect guy to do this story because he was a big time car fanatic, he owned a Ferrari 308 and while stationed in London in the 60’s bought a Rolls Royce with his winnings at various poker games with other correspondents
These cars are pure icons of cool. I still love them. I had several little metal models of the Countach and still have them. They are legends and now sell for more than $300,000.
11:43 He has a license to pass two cars in the same location?! How do I apply for that? Despite that car being 35 years old, it would generate a crowd even today.
No power anything, eyes on the road, both hands on the wheel. And no going to school before some dealer tech will unlock the speed limiter. I once caught a 8 mile 5 minute ( we caught a red light) ride in one courtesy of the local dealer himself. Forever grateful for that. 40 years ago.
Keep in mind, at the time of this report, there was a young engineer working for Lamborghini named Horacio Pagani. He was pouring a lot of sweat into early carbon fiber technology for the Countach. Wonder what happened to him... oh right haha
As a teanage boy in the 1980's this TV segment is etched in my brain and I think this episode is largely responsible for the current fame of the test driver Valentino Balboni, who is a nice guy. Since Mr. Lamborghinis passing Balboni has become the face of Lamborghini.
Same here. I remember seeing the 60 minutes commercial the day it aired showing this segment. I recorded it on vhs that night and watched it many many times. Kind of crazy that I'm watching it 34 years later on my phone.
I still have this episode on a Betamax tape in a box somewhere...I must have watched it 100 times in '87....I could almost recite it... Love that RUclips put this at the top of my feed....
Even though in 2019 it may not be considered a "fast" car. There is nothing better than the sound of a Lambo V12 and the looks of a Countach. It will never be outdone.
One of those videos that stays with you. I remember watching it when it first aired; I hadn't seen it since but somehow I still remember most of it...brings back memories great memories of the 1st time I watched one being fired up and left idling, I could feel the ground around it vibrate. :-)
I thought I was the only one. I wish I had Balboni's job. I read in Autocar how he got the job by accident or on recommendation off a priest can not remember.
In the 1980's In my early teenage years I had a poster of a red countach taped above my beds headboard hoping to someday own a countach , I'm poor lol so I bought a red scale model Lamborghini countach I treat it like it was the real thing . Such an iconic exotic car to me .
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nothing is better than drive your own lamborghini which you named after yourself after a long day working in the land with your tractor.
Tamas Kalman your Lamborghini tractor
Tamas Kalman your tractor which is also named after yourself
Well Duh! Who the hell wants an ugly one..... lol
(which has your name on it as well)
@John Doe LOL XD
6:15 "and of course you can not go with children -- you must have only a beautiful woman and that's it." Man, I loved the 1980's.
Me too D
Mister D pretty sure thats still alright to say now, and definitely in italy
@@AozoraUltra2006 Don't let the PC crowd or feminists hear you "objectifying women for their looks."
Now we have wamen in Subarus
An experience never forgotten
Remember the old days when the Countach was hot and CBS made television worth watching?
Pepperidge farm remembers.
Good old day's.
That was awesome...!
@R. Ive A fool like you never saw Cronkite nor Murrow. Hence, you are uninformed.
8:07 Can you even fathom a car company creating a supercar and even hinting that it would be hard to drive nowadays? Everything has gotten simpler enabling the driver to be dumber: auto clutch on rev-matching, paddle shifts with dual auto clutches, etc.
Over-simplification and the lack of driver intuition due to the computerization of vehicles ruins and makes every Jimmy Olsen a Superman. Kinda like all the big money folks that pay to scale Everest while eating by candlelight with chefs preparing their 5 star dinners on the way up.
I remember this episode of 60 minutes when it aired live, I was 20 years old dreaming of exotic vehicles. I am now 52 years old and fortunate enough to have a V12, not a Lamborghini but a Mercedes SL65 AMG, I enjoy it just the same.
When you put it that way, I'm willing to bet you deserve that V12, sir.
Hopefully in 20 years from now you’ll be fortunate enough to have a Tesla roadster without any cylinders
@@bush-b5330 who'd want one of those though?
Those are dime a dozen
I and most humanbeings!
Back when seeing a Lamborghini was an event...
I'm literally drinking my coffee across the street from the Lam dealer in Austin.
aaron kryder lol I'm from Austin, still here, and I remember seeing anything exotic in Austin was a big deal...back when it was a "small" town.
aaron kryder some RUclips kid stars have a Mario themed lambo here in NW Florida 😭 it’s heartbreaking.
Still is....
Seeing a Countash in real life is still just as rare and just as thrilling and shocking. Park that same Countash in the same spot in Manhattan tomorrow and see what happens.
The " marketing director " gets first prize! 😆
The guy is hilarious.
Luke Perry got his facial expressions from this gent.
anonymous lol
Italians desperate for puss, drugs, and money...
Crazy 80s
The interview with the marketing director was priceless. Gotta love Italians.
R.I.P. Ferruchio Lamborghini, Morley Safer & David E. Davis Jr.
Morley is just sittin there cool as hell with his shades on. Meanwhile the Lambo is doin 180 on a public road! Great job Mr. Safer!
@@CV-ly6ct shut your stinking mouth
C V nope you wouldn’t because back then real man used to drive them if he said it could go belive me it would go !
... Hoping that tractor doesn't pull out on him 😁
Countach, a pure masterpiece.
Definitely increases my Italian pride. Glad these vehicles are still largely appreciated to this day.
6:18 "You must only, have a beautiful woman and that's it." Lol
I have my beautiful woman, now where's my countach 😂
Or a really wealthy ugly one that will buy you one.
LoL
You couldn’t say that on tv nowadays
Imagine what would happen if you said that in todays culture.
I first saw this segment as a 12 year old child at my family's dinner table. I was mesmerized, and am so glad I found this clip 30 years later!
was one of the best 60 minutes segments ever. RIP Morley Safer- just read he died today a week after retiring :(
It's amazing how iconic that car is. Even with all of the subsequent models over the years, it still holds a mythical aura about it.
1. Get a beautiful woman.
2. Go out with her.
3. Buy a Countach.
4. Daily drive it.
Got it.
You forgot about the cocaine, you cant forget that
No I have not got it - I mean the money😭😭😭!
@@gerrywhelan5761 First you will have to learn to stay confident in the company of a beautiful woman. The rest will come ;)
@@vdochev OK I am heading out now, with your advice ringing in my ears, wish me luck, whatever have a good day!
@@gerrywhelan5761 Good luck, man! I wish you find what you are searching for.
This is awesome... Seeing Ferrucio Lamborghini and Valentino Balboni talk about a Lamborghini Countach...
1:55 A license to race on the road? I want one!
First you have get an A-class license in Gran Turismo
Eleven And then get all gold medals on the S-Class missions.
Balboni is a legend
Balboni didnt ask for it... He didn't have to.
The Italian government bestowed it upon him out of the enormous respect they have for him as a driver.
It will also be passed down to his children and theirs.
Only in Italy, and on secondary roads as well!
Was dining outside with my wife at a Santa Barbara restaurant when a Countach passed by. I just followed it with my eyes (so did practically everyone else who saw it). My wife (facing the other direction) rolled up her eyes and asked, "Okay, what did the girl look like?" I replied, "Oh, she's REAL HOT!"
I miss David E. Davis and the old Car and Driver magazine. I started reading it high school in the 70's. It was a really good read, as well a magazine about cars.
This video never gets old no matter how many times one watches it. The same nervous-giddy-excitement each & every time.
"He left the keys in it, he mustn't know New York too well"
I'd like to see that guy try to drive it!
Oof
He would finish the ride in less than 2 minutes...in crash..smiling..😃
He wouldn't be able-to....thieves avoid manuals like the finest car-alarm system. THEY CAN"T DRIVE STICK.
With all those people surrounding the Contach you'd think someone would but none of them even dared to even try!
@@johnrocha6212 New Yorkers are VERY dependent on public transportation to get anywhere. Few NYC residents can afford cars - insurance, parking-fees, gas-prices, etc. are massive. Coupled with the fact that the Countach is a MANUAL transmission, and fewer people even know how to operate a stick-shift/clutch-pedal....that car wasn't going ANYWHERE even with the keys on the dashboard.
Lamborghini Countach & Muira are automobile icons. 100 years from now they will still impress you.
OMG,,,,,,,I watch this when I was 13 years old,,, I recorded it on my Dad's BataMax then rewatch it over 100 times till the tape degraded too much to watch it anymore. Know 25 years later I'm watching it again. WTF. I love technology. Wow,,,, You made my Christmas !!!!
Same thing but I was 25!
This is probably the only video that you'll ever see a Countach doing spin outs and fish tails.
rlmz00 yeah I noticed
Hm , cannonballrun ?
Tyler Hoover just got one and he's already engaged in such foolishness, bless his heart.
My favorite Morley Safer piece that he did for 60 minutes.
+STEFAZON500 Me too. I don't watch much TV and did not know Morley Safer's name but I remember this piece from 1987.
Credit to the marketing guy. Although he comes across as a cliche, he correctly explained why most people can't own this car (not the money).
Because they can't get "a beautiful woman and that's it"...
jrw yeah! That was actually interesting! Basically, can you, as an owner of this car, take on the looks, attention (good and very bad), etc that it will bring?
The analogy with a beautiful woman is spot-on: most men would shy away or be petrified or floored by an authentic stunning looking woman.
But now a days lambo owners look so average.
Rightfully so, because most beautiful women are fraud$$$ it is rare to have a natural beautiful woman with real body parts and real love for one man
Doug New You must own a lot of these cars then.
I've always loved Valentino's chill attitude.
I'm from Hawaii, where Lamborghini's are even rarer than normal, but I had a neighbor in the early 90's who was a mechanical engineer and an Italian national. In his garage he had a Miura and a LP 400 Periscopa.
I never met Valentino myself, by my neighbor casually mentioned that Valentino Balbone and his wife stayed at his house every time they visited Hawaii. My jaw dropped.
*"There's nothing junky about this, nothing put on about it, it's pure."*
Everything modern lambos are not !
@Enzo 1965 Wow. I didn't know that.
“Ovva course, you canna go witha cheeldren, only a beeutifal womaan”.
Hahaha
airindiana 🤣
😂
amen
You buy a Ferrari when you want to be somebody. You buy a Lamborghini when you are somebody.
Frank Sinatra
Bullshit.....its the other way around.....only Ferrari can sell a GTO 250 for $70 million.....hahahahaha.....
It's definitely the other way around. Since the first day.
Yeah, I'd much rather have a Lambo than a Ferrari. Ferarri's are the Ford Mustangs of exotic cars -- everyone rich buys them, they really aren't particularly unique. Lambo's just stand out more -- especially the classics like the Countach.
@@LakeHowellDigitalVideo I agree
Don't get me wrong, Ferrari is quite something
But I love Ferruccio Lamborghini's story, he's the personification of a success story.
Mister D ehh if I had to choose I would deffinetly go to Ferraris lambo's are for wanna be's like rappers, and people who wanna look like they got money.
"You must have only a beautiful woman... and thats it" @6:18
2:33 “This is no special effect, this is 180 miles an hour”
Do you find it relaxing?? 😂
It's not 180mph, I've been 130mph a few times and it was faster than what was in that clip. He must mean 180kph
@@teamhex keep on fooling yourself
teamhex well 130 mph feels faster than 180 mph looks on camera
At 2.30 that looks like 180mph, remember the road is fairly wide and he is in the middle, and i am after watching on bike footage of the North West 200 on narrow roads at 200mph, that was definitely around 180mph.
The Lamborghini Countach... still is the super car genesis.
I'd say the Lamborghini Muira was the supercar genesis, but if you feel it's the Countach I wont argue with you. To each their own!
Sean It was never a pin-up in the way the Countach was, although I have to say I prefer the Jota incarnation, those eyelashes were just too goofy to be taken seriously. But as you say, each to their own. :)
For 5 minutes I got to watch CBS and not hear about Trump
Why can't we have good quality segments like this now?
🤣👌
you can. You just are trying to confirm your bias
Josh Bell they still do sometimes.
Because presidents never behaved as poorly as this one, when a president stops starting a war with iran, north Korea,Chinese trade wars, then we may go back to this peaceful car stuff
@@mr30witda30 You must work for CNN... Couldn't let it go could you?
I had this segment on a VHS tape so many years ago, I watched it so many times it broke the flip of plastic. So happy I found it again!
RIP David Davis - His brilliant commentary beginning at 7:41 is just as true now as it was when he said it back in '87. "It's the ultimate Outlaw statement... " True of owning any high performance supercar...
It was a fantastic description of a car. Great guy to run a magazine.
That comment about seeing one for the first time was right on the money. I saw one only once as a kid from a small town, some lawyer from a neighboring city had one, and pulled out of a parking lot as we passed. I damn near jumped out the window at the sight of it. Magnificent aesthetic, and over the decades has proven to be perfectly timeless.
I remember laughing my ass off when I finally got to drive one of these in the late 80's... firstly because the car was pure joy... but also because after a decade of seeing it advertised alongside Alpine it was amusing to discover that even idling in my driveway the car was SO LOUD that you could not hear a thing coming out of the stereo.
@BestModern Leggings Nice videos you uploaded lol 😁😁
I never get tired of watching this!
Same
I honestly enjoyed watching this far more than current supercar ones.
This car was on a poster on my wall since i was a kid!!!..even today it's still a classic!!..what a CAR!!!
I'm in my 40s and I was 15 when I first saw a countach, owned by a Mr Ruskin of Hertfordshire, it was in a showroom in Broxbourne.
He also had a testarossa which he took me for a spin up the A10 in.
Unforgettable.
@@nationalcitysycho yeah, 'the leather ran smooth on the passenger seat' kind of stuff
"He took me for a spin up the A10" ...That's one way of putting it.
TheRealD4VID one way of putting it? Are you implying something disgusting?
Nationalcitysycho no. He did not.
It's so disheartening that certain people's minds go straight to that line of thought.
I was a victim of that shit, not from this man and not at that age.
I just thought I'd share one of the very few good memories I have.
Looks like it was a mistake.
Thanks for that.
Morley Safer has been gone for several years, but still has that smile on his face. 😊
Great filming and editing and the feel. Absolutely bang on!
Back when 60 minutes was watchable and worth while.
Watched this for the 1st time today and... smiling from start till the end...the emotion of Lamborghini is captured phenomenally here.
The greatest car interview/60 Minute episode ever!!
I watched this live when I was 17. I am nearly 53 in early 2023 and just got my V12 a year ago. A 98 SL600 with the glass tops and AMG aero package. Blissful driving!
Great video!!! Remember watching it back in the day. The Countach is still my favorite exotic
Back when Lamborghini like so many other prestige brands were a rare sight and you'd actually get excited seeing one.
Relaxing at a crusing speed of 180mph
@Von_Nightmare_ Luciferian So, 60 mph slower? lol
To be a Lamborghini test driver in the eighties 😎
Love the welder and his mask, ahh can’t beat that grit in your eyes
Why is this in my recommended after 8 years
Zach Evans because you’re a car guy like the rest of us😂
the video had to mature for a few years, like a good Italian wine
@@ussindyboyz9683 trueeee
@@gdp1121 hahaha
Because RUclips is killing videos and content creators videos.
A lot of stuff from the "early days" of RUclips are making a reappearance.
This is awesome🙌
Good to see this awesome video again. I still have an old VHS recording of this from the late 80s.
The last time I saw this clip was when it first aired on TV. Exactly how I remembered it! It's still awesome to see!
"If this sounds like a commercial"...well played. I watched this on loop as a kid off of a VHS recording my dad made probably in 1987 when this aired. 32 years of hustle later, I just bought a used Gallardo that needs a little work to eventually go and hoon on a track somewhere (and film of course). No "billionaire doors" or door-sill reversing, but a 'bull none the less. Cheers Morley.
I was born in 1987 and it was an honor to drive a Lamborghini recently, knowing in my heart, I could of picked any other car, I went with the one that somehow, made sense.
I spent a month in Northern Italy in 2009, I'm a bicycle guy, but even the bikes, flawless.
This is why I love the internet. When this was originally broadcasted you'd be called crazy if you could ever watch it again unless you owned the master tape.
This car would get as much or even more attention today.... absolutely timeless design.
F40 and Countach the best cars ever made!
I dunno why this appeared as a recommendation on my TL but wooo this is LEGENDARY
A Time where a Man was allowed to be a Man.
Agreed. Our modern society is sexist. Look at the Gillette commercial shaming men. That's why I dropped Gillette and switched to Harrys. For less than half the price of the other brands, I can have quality razors shipped to my home every month. So what are you waiting for. Are you tired of spending too much on razors made my sexist corporations? Make the switch today and use keyword "egg" to save 20% off your first order.
The Egg
I want Gillette, tho.
@@TheEgg185 a real man doesn't let anyone "allow" him to exist, he just does.
@@emilyemr2591 You're replying to the wrong person. Please correct.
Who else was started wiping the screen for a smudge, only to realize it was just bug splatter from the Lamborghini ?
This is pure automotive GOLD! Glad this was posted and I came across it! Thanks!!
Balboni has a license to drive like a maniac, nice!
Pepperoni Unicorn actually the truth is even more unfathomable!
Because Lamborghini didn't have a test track, he went to the local police, and asked the chief of police if he would kindly stop giving tickets to Balboni, because he was tired of paying the fine.
The police chief said, well either Drive slower, or get a licence to drive fast (as a joke).
Lamborghini had an idea then, and went to the government and pleaded his case, stating that Lamborghini was a world status symbol, and making Italy look good. And he needed somewhere to make the car drive more sporty, making more exports possible.
Three weeks later Balboni obtained a special licence.
He does not drive, he flies the car, like a pilot....only be rarely.leaves the ground....
6:52 Wow! It's stunning in black. Never seen it in that guise.
I remember seeing my first Lamborghini countache in Monaco in 1983 I was 5 or 6. They were right in this report back then you stood there and just was in awe when you witnessed a car like this. Remember cars were just boxes with badges back then
When seeing a Lamborghini was life changing. NOW? I see one every single day. Not a Countach but different Lamborghini models. At stop lights most people don't even acknowledge a Lambo next to them. I miss the 80's.
Safer was the perfect guy to do this story because he was a big time car fanatic, he owned a Ferrari 308 and while stationed in London in the 60’s bought a Rolls Royce with his winnings at various poker games with other correspondents
These cars are pure icons of cool. I still love them. I had several little metal models of the Countach and still have them. They are legends and now sell for more than $300,000.
Doug Demuro just bought ‘83 Countach for $700k and put up a video on it
11:43 He has a license to pass two cars in the same location?! How do I apply for that?
Despite that car being 35 years old, it would generate a crowd even today.
modspell they still drive like this with every model on public streets lmao
Balboni could have shot the police chief of that town in the town square in front of everyone and never would have been convicted.
@@gearjammergamer8560 Balboni! Man this comment is so funny..next time Im drinking im going to drink for Balboni.
It's not illegal in Italy
This is the best part, manager is the worst :)
There's an old saying that everybody should drive a V12 ones in their life ....awesome vintage video man
So many incredible and beautiful things from ITALY.
No power anything, eyes on the road, both hands on the wheel. And no going to school before some dealer tech will unlock the speed limiter. I once caught a 8 mile 5 minute ( we caught a red light) ride in one courtesy of the local dealer himself. Forever grateful for that. 40 years ago.
Thanks for sharing this marvelous piece of jpurnalism
‘It’s a thrilling ride, I must say’
So composed!
Keep in mind, at the time of this report, there was a young engineer working for Lamborghini named Horacio Pagani. He was pouring a lot of sweat into early carbon fiber technology for the Countach. Wonder what happened to him... oh right haha
Okay, ill keep that in mind.
"When you want to get to the top, you drive a FERRARI."
"A LAMBORGHINI is what you drive when you get there."
I love the ways of the Italian lives, the way they dress, the best player in the flashy world.
Lee Bdst ☺
Most beautiful car ever made.
What a great looking car....timeless beauty
I actually recorded this episode when it originally aired.. I had a vcr tape of it and konigseg bodykit European cars.. I miss Morley Schaffer
That's my hometown at 6.38!!! You can see the statue of Marcello Malpighi located right in front of the church, in crevalcore
AMAZING HELLO FROM MIAMI, FLORIDA
the dude "malpighian tubules" were named after...
*_DI DOVE SEI?_*
Really enjoyed that! Ferrucio himself when he came out in the countach, wow!!!
As a teanage boy in the 1980's this TV segment is etched in my brain and I think this episode is largely responsible for the current fame of the test driver Valentino Balboni,
who is a nice guy.
Since Mr. Lamborghinis passing Balboni has become the face of Lamborghini.
Same here. I remember seeing the 60 minutes commercial the day it aired showing this segment. I recorded it on vhs that night and watched it many many times. Kind of crazy that I'm watching it 34 years later on my phone.
I still have this episode on a Betamax tape in a box somewhere...I must have watched it 100 times in '87....I could almost recite it... Love that RUclips put this at the top of my feed....
Even though in 2019 it may not be considered a "fast" car. There is nothing better than the sound of a Lambo V12 and the looks of a Countach. It will never be outdone.
I remember watching this episode when it came out and recorded it on my VCR in Sp mode
Balboni killed a few bugs in this video, LOL
What a great piece. Countach, a forever classic.
Great car! Nice on the eyes and sounds great! What beautiful art!
This video is absolutely amazing for the fact alone that Ferrucio and Valentino are really, TRULY driving these cars.
One of those videos that stays with you. I remember watching it when it first aired; I hadn't seen it since but somehow I still remember most of it...brings back memories great memories of the 1st time I watched one being fired up and left idling, I could feel the ground around it vibrate. :-)
Fantastic. This video is a treasure for anyone who loves the Countach.
I was crying when I watched this clip. Awesome Lamborghini :((
I thought I was the only one. I wish I had Balboni's job. I read in Autocar how he got the job by accident or on recommendation off a priest can not remember.
My parents recorded this segment on a vhs when it first aired. My brother and I completely wore that thing out watching it over and over.
That salesman is incredible 😂
In the 1980's In my early teenage years I had a poster of a red countach taped above my beds headboard hoping to someday own a countach , I'm poor lol so I bought a red scale model Lamborghini countach
I treat it like it was the real thing .
Such an iconic exotic car to me .