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Oneball

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P5Nij said:
I think the ubiquity of modern supercars has a lot to do with it, actually seeing a real live Countach in the '70s and '80s was a rare treat, something to be excited about and stored in the memory bank. My first sighting as a nipper of a Miura in 1971 and a Bora in 1972 are both etched indelibly into the old grey cells, I can remember both incidents as if they happened yesterday. I do get a buzz when I a see modern Lambo in the metal these days, but it's not quite the same somehow. That said, I still crane by neck to have a look in the window when I drive past the Lambo showroom at Fort Dunlop in Brum! In the early '80s when I lived in West London I often used to walk past a silver Dino 308GT4 parked up nonchalantly by the kerb and I always stopped for a gander - despite almost four thousand being made they were still a rare sight on the road at the time.

Did anyone ever clap eyes on a real Stratos Stradale back in the day...?

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Closest I got was with 'Top Trumps'! ;)

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It was highly unlikely you’d see a race car. They just didn’t sell, dealers apparently still had them sitting around gathering dust in the 1980s.
 
philw696

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Love my Google photos memories.
Back in NZ working at the Maserati Dealership we had some nice cars come through the workshop.
Not easy to drive in Auckland traffic though.
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