VMax200 - Ferrari F40 v Lamborghini Countach - 80s Special

Well I've managed to make a dream come true and relive a Miami Vice style car chase at Bruntingthorpe airfield thanks to Vmax200 and Autovivendi

Dreams are made of days like these, and this is only half the story. The annual Countach meet and lunch is the following day.

Photo credits: Jason Cornish, Rob Overy, Max Simpson, Craig Williams and Jake Bond

[pancho]

keep in mind when the countach was on the market it was to compete against the testarossa not the f40

[eyespythesky]

I don't give AF about results here on this one. Its the expectation and downright collaboration of two historical supercar legends going head to head that ease your 80s childhood mind into thinking " I don't care who wins this, I love you both". Sweet vid bru, thanks

[벡터나인]

My choice is absolutely Countach. if i have a chance.

[liljrae]

Both win in my opinion. Two beautiful works of art.

[Maquenchie]

two beautiful supercars, i wish i could have one of them!

[EVILSPAWN]

It`s been proved over and over again that the spoiler on the Countach does nothing but slow it down. It`s 100% looks. It DOES look cool AF

[miketheknight]

F40 is the king of the super cars..end of storie.

[markgriff]

I was a passenger in a friends car when we had just left the Oulton park track in the UK . Ahead of us was Nigel Mansel's old F40 and a modified cosworth which was owned by the son of the guy driving the F40. We were in the UK's second RS 2000 Cosworth Build, after my mate had been getting photos and advice from Paul bailey, after he had just finished the first RS 2000 Cosworth conversion. In our 1978 RS 2000 we had a modified RS500 cosworth that used spit three foot flames. We followed the F40 and the modified saphire cosworth until the heavy traffic cleared. Then we ended up in a road race all around congleton and cheshire we must have been in a full on race for around forty miles. At one point being a LHD car the F40 was almost taken out when he tried to put some distance between us by pulling out to overtake and almost taking out a capri. The F40 was pulling about ten car lengths on us over about half a mile. So it was quicker than us but it was a modified F40 that mansel used to own, so I think we did pretty well. The RS used to race big bikes at the time as in those days nothing else could really come close. I'm sharing this story as it was a pretty special moment for me to get in a race even as a passenger with such a special and unique F40 having been Mansel's own car and a car which was featured with Mansel driving it around the ferrari test track

[chaserr]

There’s something about the placement & looks of that single wiper on the Lambo; coolest look ever !

[youssefnr]

Acceleration: the Countach

Speed: the F40

[larshartmann]

Always the nicest Videos are the shortest. I would have liked to see more Impressions of the F40 and Countach together in Picture. I Like making Visual Comparisons.

[txturbo]

2 of my 3 favorites only one missing was the 959

[chris_..]

wow this is the video that collecto the two of my superfavourite cars ever. And thinking they were side by side on a little try, it is amazing: just like the old cartoons when in the last episodes they make different heroes meet eachother.

[SevenFootPelican]

Ugh.. these cars are my favorite toys... they remind me of why red was my favorite color as a kid... so much passion, so much energy, so much alpha.

[maxxtrejo]

Appreciate such rare footage, but not the best spec of Countach to battle such a king on the straights

[srinitaaigaura]

These 2 cars were on the posters in their day and the F40 still performs surprisingly well, but you compare them with modern supercars and hypercars, you realize just how utterly terrible the build quality was. It's frankly astonishing that starting with the Mclaren F1 (which is built so perfectly good it doesn't look dated at all even today), supercars have come an incredibly long way.

[weallfollowmanutd]

They were both taking easy on the clutch. It was just great to see them together. We all know the F40 with an owner that had no problem with damage, wouldve absolutely blitzed the Lambo.

[Ferra-ji]

Всю жизнь мечтал на это посмотреть ни когда не видел мечта с детства вот сбылось к 41😂👍

[Hyvelez]

Worth mentioning that this Countach is an older model.

[MonroeHandyMan]

The Countach is a Timeless icon. The very word, "Supercar", was coined for the Countach! Speed is irrelevant. Nothing else can ever compare. The Countach was and always will be THE quintessential, Exotic Supercar!