The Lamborghini Silhouette - Brilliant.. Yet Virtually Unknown?

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  • Опубликовано: 23 дек 2024

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  • @dudovich13
    @dudovich13 11 месяцев назад +18

    James May bought one that arrived on a flatbed and broke down immediately. All three of their cars - a Dino 308 GT4, the Jalpa, and Clarkson's Maserati Merak were all pieces of crap. The moral was, don't buy used supercars.

    • @Number27
      @Number27  11 месяцев назад +42

      Yes.. but they bought then 40 year old cars that had issues, hadn’t been looked after properly for years (they were cheap then) didn’t fix them before driving, took no care of them and I’m sure parts were staged.

    • @DonCarnaje
      @DonCarnaje 11 месяцев назад

      Top Gear is fake as fnck.

    • @manofweed1
      @manofweed1 10 месяцев назад +19

      Urraco not a Jalpa. Anyway that whole supercar edition was very entertaining, but total BS.

    • @robellis2011
      @robellis2011 10 месяцев назад +5

      you know the whole top gear show was scripted, right? everything they said and everything that happened was pre-planned by the writers. don't disagree that buying the cheapest 70's supercar you can find then driving the crap out of it and doing a mega road trip is likely to result in some sort of breakdown, but its not necessarily the nightmare that the show portrayed.

    • @RUfromthe40s
      @RUfromthe40s 10 месяцев назад +3

      it was an urraco, this is similar but a silhouette

  • @bicyclist2
    @bicyclist2 11 месяцев назад +98

    The Lamborghini Silhouette has always been my favorite Lambo since I was a little kid. Most people I talk to have never seen one, and don't know what it is. This is the first time I've ever seen a review of one. I have only ever seen two of these Silhouette's ever go up for sale in the last 30 years. One red one at Curated in Miami, and another gold one at a auction. I believe that the Lamborghini Silhouette is the best looking car Lamborghini has ever made and Bertone ever designed. I'm probably the only one who thinks so. I was always a big fan of anything Bertone designed. Thank you.

    • @leolopezvalido1892
      @leolopezvalido1892 11 месяцев назад +13

      After reading your words, I agree with you. To me it looks absolutely timeless, beautiful and unique. My favourite Lamborghini... ever! Thanks

    • @simonhodgetts6530
      @simonhodgetts6530 11 месяцев назад +19

      No, you’re not the only one - this, and the Jalpa are by far my favourite Lambos.

    • @ThunderChunky101
      @ThunderChunky101 11 месяцев назад +10

      Oh no I mostly agree!
      I don't like most lambo's, but this one is pretty special.
      The Miura of course, and some special edition Countach's, but this is nicer looking than nearly every car they ever made.

    • @richardconway6425
      @richardconway6425 11 месяцев назад +7

      Oh, this is a great looking car, no doubt. It still looks like a very modern design. Bertone designs were always very 'modern' looking.

    • @kmisad
      @kmisad 11 месяцев назад +4

      Credits to great Marcelo Gandini for all those great cars Bertone did while he was chef designer. He had to wait for a couple of years, to get the position, as in his first attempt, Giorgetto Giugiaro, had his veto against Bertone recruiting him.

  • @Jaq365
    @Jaq365 11 месяцев назад +91

    Incredible car. It's almost as if a Countach and an X1/9 had a baby.

    • @kttk4564
      @kttk4564 11 месяцев назад +11

      Same father, though... 😊

    • @RICHBLACKCOCK
      @RICHBLACKCOCK 11 месяцев назад

      ​@@kttk4564Countach & 914 PORSCHE hybrid❗❗❗

    • @djsilverva
      @djsilverva 11 месяцев назад +5

      All of the 70’s Bertones looked very similar, this Lamborghini, X1/9 and Ferrari have the same genetics 😂

    • @anonymous_bot_bot
      @anonymous_bot_bot 11 месяцев назад +3

      I remember the Jalpa very well, the Silhouette was one of those cars which escaped my radar. Jalpa's were also very good looking cars.

    • @RUfromthe40s
      @RUfromthe40s 8 месяцев назад

      @@djsilverva but the X1/9 was poorly built .allthough it looked very nice when new and cheaper than the mid 70´s improved wolksvagenporshe and called something 16 ,this was a cheaper and nicer to drive option but today the poor materials make it look horrible but it was a Fiat, lot´s of diferent models look bad today and when new they looked very good , so why spend a fortune on a porshe, that it wasn´t ,if a new and atractive model was maybe less than half the price, but earlier i had bought when released in yellow the Wolksporshe and it looked beautifull compared to the more powerfull version after a few years and didn´t look good but strange, allthough they made it faster, but the X1/9 was more atractive when new

  • @ThePedroDB
    @ThePedroDB 11 месяцев назад +42

    I owned a Jalpa (one of only 35 RHD made..) for a few years back in the Noughties and used to meet a few Silhouette owners at car events. The sharp design of the Silhouette is very 70's cool. Mike Pullen of Carrera Sport used the manifolds from his Silhouette as a 'pattern' to make Stainless examples for my car.
    A couple of points. No Urraco had recirculating ball steering - they were all rack & pinion. The 3.0L engine appeared in the Urraco P300 and was used unchanged in the Silhouette. The 3.5L engine in the Jalpa was the ultimate development of the Lambo V8 - it was more flexible engine and sounded equally epic (especially with the Sport Exhaust fitted - which mine had!).

  • @TheOriginalGeekyNoob
    @TheOriginalGeekyNoob 11 месяцев назад +62

    The steering wheel alone is absolutely heroic.

    • @rogerwennstrom6677
      @rogerwennstrom6677 11 месяцев назад +4

      Love it!
      The whole cockpit just exudes 80's sci-fi and arcade cabinets :)

    • @ChishanFipz
      @ChishanFipz 11 месяцев назад +2

      wow - I didn't notice that but it's now my absolute favorite car steering wheel - those angles! That depth!

    • @10secondsrule
      @10secondsrule 11 месяцев назад +1

      You need a pretty long hands to use a the most important device on a car for Italians - the horn 😂

    • @diazfernandezantonio
      @diazfernandezantonio 11 месяцев назад

      I thought the same 🤔

    • @Truth-Machine5000
      @Truth-Machine5000 11 месяцев назад

      Like an early 80s Dodge/Plymouth Charger/Horizon, steering wheel.

  • @johnandrews3568
    @johnandrews3568 11 месяцев назад +18

    That engine note is GOLD! I always loved the Silhouette as the lines are SO VERY 1970s supercar. Just a shame they couldn't pass the emissions on this side of the pond. Awesome review, Jack! Thanks.

  • @Greg-io1ip
    @Greg-io1ip 11 месяцев назад +4

    That's a real beauty. Perfect balance and 3 liters. Proof anything bigger is more than a mouthful.

  • @icsunonove72
    @icsunonove72 11 месяцев назад +41

    I had a thought, yes it happens... Most car reviewers start by standaing around the car and they babble for at least ten minutes.
    You do the opposite, you just drive and tell everything about the car at the same time. I like that! It makes the movie come alive right from the start.

    • @w.e.s.
      @w.e.s. 11 месяцев назад +2

      Most people like me likes to see all the details more then the drive...he didnt review anything just the drive.

    • @icsunonove72
      @icsunonove72 11 месяцев назад +2

      @@w.e.s. Well, in that case, "most people" get what they want from other rather boring youtubers.

    • @Gatitasecsii
      @Gatitasecsii 8 месяцев назад

      Instant gratification in full display.
      I love the build up and learning about the car and appreciating it's beauty and details before delighting on it's driving experience vicariously.

  • @markland_swe
    @markland_swe 11 месяцев назад +43

    I really enjoy the shorter format (compared to many other youtubers) and even though short you get most of what one would expect to get to know! It's great, thanks so much! Oh and yeah, that car is lovely!

  • @EdDale44135
    @EdDale44135 11 месяцев назад +16

    What a glorious noise from that engine!

  • @lambd5578
    @lambd5578 11 месяцев назад +4

    Thank you too, Richard you lucky man, for sharing your beautiful motor car.
    Belissimo!!
    Great review 27.

  • @davidstenhouse5908
    @davidstenhouse5908 11 месяцев назад +6

    what an incredible sound from that engine, that would never get old :)

  • @OneCatFamily
    @OneCatFamily 11 месяцев назад +35

    There are very few videos on YT that bring a smile to my face, and Jack's are always among those. Thanks, Signor Jack!

    • @Number27
      @Number27  11 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you, really good to hear you enjoyed it!!

  • @benbustama3430
    @benbustama3430 11 месяцев назад +12

    What a treat this was! What an epic car. The sound is total eargasm! Thanks for this awesome presentation! Lamborghini FTW! Cheers

  • @SabotsLibres
    @SabotsLibres 11 месяцев назад +17

    The Silhouette has always been one of my favourite Lambos; nothing can displace the Miura but for mid-engined, this is a beauty.

  • @Arthurroo00
    @Arthurroo00 11 месяцев назад +3

    I have never seen one before, and oh my god this is true beauty to watch, this might be honestly the most beautiful car ever made and that color with that wheels, its perfect. These lines are a real work of art, it is very satisfying to look at this car and the engine sound its perfect for it. Congratulations to the owner, it's a very special car, this is a dream car.

  • @rhettcorcoran2879
    @rhettcorcoran2879 11 месяцев назад +25

    What a great looking and sounding car, excellent video.

  • @jokerzwild00
    @jokerzwild00 11 месяцев назад +3

    Wow. I rarely ever see anything like this that I haven't seen before. Honestly. I'm 45, and have been rabidly browsing the internet since the 90s, learning about all sorts of different things. Cars are one of the things that I like as well, so naturally i watch and read a lot about them. I am stunned that I've never seen or heard of this one before, especially since the Countach was so iconic when i was a child. Amazing, and thank you.

  • @thatcheapguy525
    @thatcheapguy525 11 месяцев назад +1

    what a wonderful soundtrack coming from the rear!

  • @steveluck9541
    @steveluck9541 11 месяцев назад +1

    Got to love the junior Countach looks and noise. What a great car.

  • @ordinaryjoe2247
    @ordinaryjoe2247 11 месяцев назад +2

    Thank you, Richard and Jack. Much appreciated!

  • @Ricketik65
    @Ricketik65 11 месяцев назад +1

    Always loved this one but never seen, let alone heard one. Absolutely fabulous. And those wheels!!!

  • @georgebettiol8338
    @georgebettiol8338 11 месяцев назад +7

    A wonderful video of the Silhouette, noting it's glorious engine note. However, the Urraco was fitted with a rack and pinion steering, whilst the Silhouette used the engine as fitted to the Urraco P300 (3.0 ltre version) with twin over head cams per bank. It was the later Jalpa that used an enlarged 3.5 litre version of the said V8 engine - also with twin over head cams per bank.

    • @Number27
      @Number27  11 месяцев назад +1

      You are absolutely right.. don’t know where I got the steering rack comment from… and I did know the later Urraco had the bigger engine but I guess I was comparing to the original!

    • @ianminter7822
      @ianminter7822 11 месяцев назад

      I'm glad you enjoyed the Silhouette, Jack. I owned my Urraco P300 from 1987 to 1993 and loved almost every minute. Even back then, I thought it was an underrated car and not appreciated by those who had yet to experience one.
      A 'friend' used to sneer that it was merely a product of a tractor manufacturer, so couldn't be much good. Needless to say, he never got to have a ride in it!

  • @TripleZ89
    @TripleZ89 11 месяцев назад +1

    I am glad this video exists. I was under the impression the Silhouette was a prototype and not an actual production car. Wow.

  • @mmolt36
    @mmolt36 11 месяцев назад +1

    That color and wheel combo is to die for! Bellissima!

  • @davesmith60
    @davesmith60 11 месяцев назад +1

    Beautiful car. Thanks to the owner for sharing it with us all.

  • @will4688
    @will4688 10 месяцев назад +2

    It sounds amazing. Great video.

  • @mantarayal
    @mantarayal 11 месяцев назад +2

    OMG...the sound...and those wheels!!! They are...astonishing.

    • @Lucan-ve6zc
      @Lucan-ve6zc 11 месяцев назад

      Spot on. Delicious wheels.

  • @bobstevens9040
    @bobstevens9040 11 месяцев назад +9

    There's that impish grin again Jack , whenever you put your clog down in anything Italian...LOVE IT!!

  • @michaelgautreaux3168
    @michaelgautreaux3168 9 месяцев назад +1

    From Urraco, thru Silhouette & finally the Jalpa...just fabulous. 👍👍

  • @MGman100
    @MGman100 11 месяцев назад +18

    I had a die cast one of these when I was young in the late 70s. Always thought they looked fantastic. I didn't realise that they were so rare. Great review, the car sounds amazing! 😊

    • @Diecastclassicist
      @Diecastclassicist 11 месяцев назад

      Playart?

    • @MGman100
      @MGman100 11 месяцев назад

      @@Diecastclassicist I honestly can't remember!

  • @buzzcrushtrendkill
    @buzzcrushtrendkill 8 месяцев назад +1

    Alright, there it is. My new favorite car. How did I only learn of this now??

  • @longbeachcarguy
    @longbeachcarguy 11 месяцев назад +1

    Grew up in Belgium, I remember friends of my neighbor showing up about once a month in an Urraco. Design and engine sound, as a 10 or 12 year old kid, I fell in love with sports cars. I still remember that beauty 45 years later. Great video on the Silouhette, thanks

  • @Assimilator1
    @Assimilator1 11 месяцев назад +1

    Never heard of this Lambo! Sounds epic!😎 I prefer it to it's predecessor, and I can see where the Countach got some of lines from.

  • @TzadikTheManic
    @TzadikTheManic 11 месяцев назад +2

    Have to say this is making me smile; love the Silhouette and have been fortunate to see a white example several years at the Greenwich Concours (CT, in the states). Your presentation style is quite engaging, I’m happy I stumbled upon your channel! -cheers

  • @740414daan
    @740414daan 11 месяцев назад +1

    It looks absolutely incredible!!!!

  • @RedLP5000S
    @RedLP5000S 11 месяцев назад +1

    Pantera vibe with Countach looks. I love it.

  • @albertseabra9226
    @albertseabra9226 11 месяцев назад +2

    Indeed, a fabulous machine!
    The meandering Road is ideal to dance with ser, rain or no rain.
    Thank you for another awesome Video.

  • @leolopezvalido1892
    @leolopezvalido1892 11 месяцев назад +6

    Hello Jack! I'm left speechless after watching your video.. Probably my top dream car since seeing the Silhouette on the cover of Car magazine over 40 years ago... and now you putting us all in the driving seat.. absolutely epic!! A big thank you to your friend Richard for sharing this priceless gem with us all.

    • @steveforde7475
      @steveforde7475 11 месяцев назад +1

      I remember that it was silver with black details and gorgeous.

    • @merrowhouse2309
      @merrowhouse2309 11 месяцев назад +4

      Somehow, supercars back then seemed so glamorous. I know that rose-tinted glasses is a thing and supercars now are far far better built but also too fast, not as beautiful and somehow too common. Give me an Urraco built to modern standards.

    • @leolopezvalido1892
      @leolopezvalido1892 11 месяцев назад +2

      @@merrowhouse2309
      I couldn't agree with you more!

    • @Bamsebrakar2011
      @Bamsebrakar2011 11 месяцев назад +1

      I agree completely that the Urraco is the prettier car. All Lamborghinis of the 1960-90 era were made in small numbers, and it’s really a miracle that they survived. No wonder the Countach was developed for all it was worth, to keep the company floating.

  • @kf2510
    @kf2510 10 месяцев назад +2

    Love this rare Lambo! 😊 Esp this one the red color and brown interior and that V8 sound! But where do you find parts and service for such a car??

  • @andrewnorris5415
    @andrewnorris5415 11 месяцев назад +7

    I love the looks personally. Sounds amazing! Glad it drives so well.

  • @grayfool
    @grayfool 11 месяцев назад +7

    Love those Lambo V8s. All three of the series were terrific things. What a privilege to drive one.

  • @matthewnicholas6365
    @matthewnicholas6365 11 месяцев назад +13

    Holy ****ing ***t, that noise

    • @VndNvwYvvSvv
      @VndNvwYvvSvv 11 месяцев назад

      It's clipping. That's not what it really sounds like. What a shame.

  • @TheMrFishnDucks
    @TheMrFishnDucks 11 месяцев назад +2

    This is awesome car. I love this colour and design. Thank you for showcasing cars that never knew exited or could find on Gran Turismo. Nice video. Keep up the good work.

  • @thelonelywolf88
    @thelonelywolf88 11 месяцев назад +1

    That engine noise is absolutely gorgeous 😍

    • @VndNvwYvvSvv
      @VndNvwYvvSvv 11 месяцев назад

      It's absolutely clipping beyond the limits of the mic. It doesn't sound like that IRL. It's a shame they let it distort

  • @Jonoponomono
    @Jonoponomono 11 месяцев назад +1

    Amazing machine. The sound is epic, I bet you wish the 308 had sounded like that.

  • @MrBigPipesYT
    @MrBigPipesYT 11 месяцев назад +1

    That car sounds absolutely AWESOME! Never heard of it before... gave me Jalpa vibes but WOW! This may be one of the most beautiful V8 engines I have ever heard!

  • @julianadams2206
    @julianadams2206 11 месяцев назад +1

    Great review of a truly
    special car.
    I am sure that I’ve seen this very car displaying at a Goodwood breakfast club meeting before.
    It looks incredible in the flesh.
    As
    A kid of the 80’s these are true unicorns.

  • @johnmclaughlin8877
    @johnmclaughlin8877 11 месяцев назад +12

    Brilliant video Jack on a very underappreciated Lamborghini. To me, it's much better looking than the Urraco and actually nicer than the Jalpa too (the black air intake on the Jalpa is angled awkwardly, this looks great). Great forward-leaning stance as well.
    Growing up in the early 80s, car magazines listed these (and the Jalpa) in the stats sections at the back but there were never any articles on them. For years I didn't even know what this or a Jalpa even looked like. They were a bit of an exotic mystery and to some extent the Silhouette still is. Thanks for shedding some light onto a fantastic and interesting piece of sports car history.
    This channel just gets better and better.

    • @jackaubrey8614
      @jackaubrey8614 11 месяцев назад +2

      CAR did a bunch of issues featuring the Silhouette (in the days before they added the car lists at the back of the mag) - I still have them.

  • @robbwatson2088
    @robbwatson2088 11 месяцев назад +2

    Such a cool car.
    Thanx Richard for sharing with us all.
    Cheers

  • @xr8rick
    @xr8rick 11 месяцев назад +2

    What an utterly glorious sounding machine. That steering wheel is a piece of art, in itself. From some angles the car looks beautiful but other times I’m not sold on it. Thanks for the video. I loved it.

  • @raydelamare5014
    @raydelamare5014 11 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks Jack, a great car, it sounds epic, and that steering wheel.....

  • @andrewsutton7727
    @andrewsutton7727 11 месяцев назад +1

    Nice! I had a pair of remote control Silhouettes back in the early eighties! Forgot to mention the Jalpa, which followed the Silhouette in 1981, it had a production run of 410 cars.

  • @UberLummox
    @UberLummox 11 месяцев назад +5

    @4:55 that always freaks me out when I see a car coming in the "wrong" (to me) lane! My heart jumps a little!
    Great video!!!

    • @sebastiend.5335
      @sebastiend.5335 11 месяцев назад +2

      We'll get out of the way before you are anywhere near us! :)

    • @UberLummox
      @UberLummox 11 месяцев назад

      @@sebastiend.5335 Ha! Good plan!

  • @motorv8N
    @motorv8N 11 месяцев назад +4

    Great drive, Jack - your smile as you wind up through the gears says it all!

  • @wombatsauce
    @wombatsauce 11 месяцев назад +1

    Wow!! Had no idea so few were produced. I had a Testors model of this car which is the only reason I ever knew it existed.

  • @robellis2011
    @robellis2011 10 месяцев назад +1

    what a great car. 70's angular styling, mid-mounted v8 and a gated manual. doesn't get much better than this imho. who cares about top speed (or handling tbh) when it looks and sounds this good

  • @landhopper4296
    @landhopper4296 11 месяцев назад +1

    I recommend Mel Nichols drive story “Convoy!” from Car magazine. 3 Lambos from Italy to the UK, across France when the Autoroutes had no speed limit, Lambos were fully run in before delivery and even a small one could do 160mph…

  • @mrsaizo0000
    @mrsaizo0000 11 месяцев назад +1

    Beautiful car, beautiful sound!

  • @chewybunz
    @chewybunz 11 месяцев назад

    Fell in love with this model after seeing it in Road & Track back in 1976!

  • @LBRacingCars
    @LBRacingCars 11 месяцев назад +6

    Very rarely have I not heard of a car. Well done Jack. Top content as always ❤

  • @zaidshanan4882
    @zaidshanan4882 11 месяцев назад +1

    So beautiful......the ultimate development of the Urraco before the Jalpa appeared.

  • @dtengineering1
    @dtengineering1 11 месяцев назад +1

    Fabulous noise! Thanks for sharing.

  • @ryaneccles1237
    @ryaneccles1237 11 месяцев назад +2

    I love the look of it, like a Countach and a Pantera had a baby!

  • @RA-uj3nm
    @RA-uj3nm 11 месяцев назад +2

    Spectacular car. Have always loved those "bravo" wheels. Just stunning. 🍺🍺

  • @w.e.s.
    @w.e.s. 11 месяцев назад +1

    Driving a rare antique lamborghini on wet roads that hard is a genius idea especially a convertible it might as well be called a coffin.

  • @576103
    @576103 11 месяцев назад +37

    I love the sound of those baby Lambos. It’s too bad that they were so expensive when new. It was tough to make a business case for buying one when a new Countach was just slightly more. If only Lambo partnered up with a major player and could have built them en masse on an assembly line instead of one at a time in a glorified shed.

    • @ThunderChunky101
      @ThunderChunky101 11 месяцев назад +2

      Ah, but then it wouldn't have been anywhere near as wondeful.

    • @chesswizard31
      @chesswizard31 11 месяцев назад

      @@ThunderChunky101How so? Just because it’s rare?

    • @ThunderChunky101
      @ThunderChunky101 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@chesswizard31 No.

    • @chesswizard31
      @chesswizard31 11 месяцев назад

      @@ThunderChunky101 Well, care to elaborate?

    • @ThunderChunky101
      @ThunderChunky101 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@chesswizard31 No.

  • @stephenricketts7764
    @stephenricketts7764 11 месяцев назад +8

    What a great sounding car and 70's look some of which is still nice to look at. What a shame they only mad a few. Great review Jack thanks.👍👍

  • @DrPittenstein
    @DrPittenstein 10 месяцев назад

    Such a rare car, never seen a video of one on RUclips before. Looks and sounds amazing. You do an amazing job of getting rare and interesting cars on the channel.

  • @dad_jokes_4ever226
    @dad_jokes_4ever226 11 месяцев назад +1

    What a beautiful car, and what a sound from the engine and the colour combo between the body , wheels and interior is spot on as well

  • @Willie-tf7zr
    @Willie-tf7zr 11 месяцев назад +1

    That sound is heavenly. What a gorgeous beast.

  • @richardelder6519
    @richardelder6519 11 месяцев назад +1

    Quite A Machine! WHAT A NOISE😍🥰🤤😘

  • @robertchapman6795
    @robertchapman6795 11 месяцев назад +1

    As a kid, I always imagined the Urraco was a car for a doctor or dentist with a trophy wife and two well mannered young children. And the Silhouette and Jalpa were for young, well heeled tv stars.
    [edit] great vid and I loved it when you let it rev and clicked through the box! 👍

  • @stevesas632
    @stevesas632 11 месяцев назад +1

    Great video Jack, i love the look of this car. You mentioned it was the 2nd of the baby lambos & talked about the Uraco, but didn't mention the 3rd lambo. I assume that is the Jalpa?

  • @MartinD-r1f
    @MartinD-r1f 11 месяцев назад +1

    Always loved these but never seen one or heard one. Now I have!! Thanks so much Jack - you rock!

  • @rogermouton2273
    @rogermouton2273 11 месяцев назад +1

    Love the looks; dash also looks good, much better than other Lambos of that era, if you ask me. I think the lack of sun visors must be an indication that they were targeting the British market...

  • @glennlambert5112
    @glennlambert5112 11 месяцев назад +3

    Thanks. For those of us who grew up playing Top Trumps Super Cars in the seventies cars like this are very familiar. We got to see rare exotic makes like Monteverdi. maybe you could get a pack and work your way through it. Or maybe that is what your secretly doing

  • @astroshooter1960
    @astroshooter1960 11 месяцев назад +1

    That's a beautiful car, and it sounds awesome 👌

  • @Silverhand290
    @Silverhand290 11 месяцев назад

    Love the channel. The Silhouette is a car that deserves to be more well known. Love your enthusiasm and depth of knowledge for your subject. I would seriously consider a part exchange on my soul. All the best to hopelessly obsessed rev heads everywhere. Ja

  • @murrieteacher
    @murrieteacher 11 месяцев назад +2

    Thanks Jack, that is the 1st time I have seen a Silhouette in action. It is a pretty car, maybe attractive is a better word. That engine sounds great too. They never made it to Oz. Needless to say, that is another great video, thanks.

    • @ianminter7822
      @ianminter7822 11 месяцев назад

      Hmmm... are you sure? I had a P300 Urraco in Sydney from 1987-93 and thought I saw one, but maybe my memory is playing tricks!

  • @richdixon
    @richdixon 7 месяцев назад +1

    This car looks incredible.

  • @rodrigoantunes8502
    @rodrigoantunes8502 11 месяцев назад +1

    what a glorious sound... just amazing... lovely car...

  • @phils2180
    @phils2180 11 месяцев назад +1

    I still have a copy of Car magazine from the late 70's which features a road trip starting at the factory in Italy with the, then new, Silhouette, a Urraco P300 and a Countach. Naturally, most of the comparisons were done against the similarly powered Urraco, the performance from the V12 in the Countach being in a different league.

    • @chrisnotley4563
      @chrisnotley4563 11 месяцев назад +2

      Back in 2016 so 40 years on from when CAR magazine first published “CONVOY” which featured a Silhouette, Urraco P300 and a Countach we recreated the amazing adventure and this car was a one of the trio along with my Urraco. We spent time sharing and comparing each others cars and which remains forever in my memory of epic road trips.

  • @Wargasm54
    @Wargasm54 11 месяцев назад +9

    Looks like a Pantoghini 😎. Nice job Jack. And thanks to the owner for sharing. Especially considering how rare this beast is.

    • @paulmatschull1923
      @paulmatschull1923 11 месяцев назад

      There is no such car as a Pantoghini.

    • @Scotty70
      @Scotty70 11 месяцев назад

      ​@paulmatschull1923 He's joking and I believe making reference to the later model Pantera which does share some styling cues with the Shilouette.

    • @McLarenMercedes
      @McLarenMercedes 11 месяцев назад

      @@Scotty70 So in essence not combining a brand name with another brand name or the model name with another model name but the model name with a brand name? Everybody will pick up on that...
      I suppose DeTomaghini or Pantoulette would be too obvious...

    • @Scotty70
      @Scotty70 11 месяцев назад

      @McLarenMercedes The original Pantera looked similar to the Urraco and even more so as the Urraco developed into the Silhouette and the Pantera into the GT-5, both becoming more angular and both adding wider wheel arches to accommodate wider wheels and tyres. I understood what he meant as did 7 other viewers that bothered to up vote the comment.

  • @TheBasementChannel
    @TheBasementChannel 11 месяцев назад +2

    I could just sit and stare at those wheels. Gorgeous.

  • @RobCallawaya2b
    @RobCallawaya2b 11 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks for this, never seen a real one. I have an original brochure from when I used to collect car brochures as a kid.

  • @alaricbragg7843
    @alaricbragg7843 11 месяцев назад

    Thank you for this model. I know of the Jalpa but this is a new one for me.

  • @jmanhuntley
    @jmanhuntley 11 месяцев назад +1

    what a sound! love it..

  • @bfc3057
    @bfc3057 4 месяца назад +1

    Never heard of it - looks gorgeous

  • @N0b0d17
    @N0b0d17 11 месяцев назад

    Think I aw this car a while back on Tyrell's channel. Fantastic road test, thanks!

  • @zzhughesd
    @zzhughesd 11 месяцев назад +1

    Addictive car. Addictive video. What a thing.

  • @the_normsk
    @the_normsk 11 месяцев назад +5

    Lovely looking car. I’d forgotten about this one and thought it was the Jalpa at first. Which is one of my favorite designs of all time, up there with the Pantera.

    • @michaelpegasiou4531
      @michaelpegasiou4531 11 месяцев назад

      Looks like a Jalpa on old countach wheels,never heard of it.

  • @jgg02
    @jgg02 11 месяцев назад +1

    Another great choice and review

  • @Challenger540i
    @Challenger540i 11 месяцев назад

    Lovely to see still cherished

  • @silhouette3000
    @silhouette3000 11 месяцев назад +1

    Great review. I had Silhouette number 47 for many years. Should never have sold it. This car just needs an original mild steel ANSA sports exhaust to make it look and sound even better. They are available through Emilio's Spare Parts in Italy

  • @leebuckles2364
    @leebuckles2364 11 месяцев назад +1

    What an interesting car and amazing soundtrack

  • @mccornchip
    @mccornchip 11 месяцев назад +2

    No wonder so many car geek Brits land in California and the US west. It’s tough to ‘enthuse’ with your awesome cars in crappy weather. Love this channel.

  • @hard-wired-g3787
    @hard-wired-g3787 11 месяцев назад +2

    After reading a road test of one of these in the late '70's, either Car and Driver or Road &Track, I fell in love with this car as a 14 year old. ENTEX made a very nice 1/20 scale model kit of the Silhouette back then which is now long out of production. I ended up building 5 of them in various colors, I still have two.

    • @chewybunz
      @chewybunz 11 месяцев назад

      I think you read the same R & T article that I did. 1976.

  • @davidbarnsley8486
    @davidbarnsley8486 11 месяцев назад

    I have never seen that ever 😮
    Thanks mr 27 for sharing this video 😍😍

  • @henryhol8538
    @henryhol8538 11 месяцев назад +1

    I think I saw this car at the London Concours! Looks brilliant, to me it looks better than the Uracco!