Strange Countach bumper...

[DeeMiller 1]

Yes, another wierd thing...

Today I got a Countach bumper and it looks quite different from the ones I got.

I checked the catalogues and spare part list but there's no such bumper with a little hole in the middle.

It has curved scratch marks on top, so it can't be from a Countach or Celica.

It looks like it was used on a Porsche but not a 935, it's a little smaller curve...

Here are some pics:

 

Top view

Bottom view, note the extra holes which are not drilled through.

The holes on the sides are different too.

Anyone?

Many thx in advance!

 

Grtz Dee

 

[Dephcon5 2]

I have that same bumper on one of my countach chassis. I know nothing about its history or the difference except that I suspect this chassis of mine was once a 936 chassis that someone put a countach body on. I got it off ebay from a guy who got it from an estate sale. My guess only but it may be the bumper used in early production kits.

[quattrokid 6]

It looks the same as the beige color bumper on 1 of my countachs, the type you get (got!) as spare parts from Tamiya .

[DeeMiller 1]

It looks the same as the beige color bumper on 1 of my countachs, the type you get (got!) as spare parts from Tamiya .

Found it:

The 1982 catalogue shows the VW Golf Racing CS and Renault 5 CS with that bumper (smaller hole).

It could well be a new design on later models (>1981), spare parts included.

 

I also noticed that F-1 cars (CS) from that same period have smaller grey bands on the front diplo tires than the Countach/Celica CS.

 

 

Grtz Dee.