Guy built a Lamborghini in his basement

That is very impressive on so many levels, I love the fact that he even took the time to make his own wheels using CNC. The end result looks very nice as well.
 
In the end, he got a Lamborghini and a garage. He must have painted that in the basement as it was painted when he took it out, unless it was painted in bits.
 
Pretty sure I read this one years ago, unless people building Lamborghini's in their basements and then having to dig them out is a common occurrence.
 
Thats great and all, but why would you do this?

Its like those people who build Batmobiles, just why?

The point of a lambo, is, its a lambo.

That isnt.
 
nice but did the origional have so much metal for the frame, the thng looks pretty heavy.

but theres something in the back of my mind that lambos are pretty heavy compared to the likes of ferrari and porsche.
 
I'm very, very impressed by his skill and dedication ...but I can't help thinking that choosing to build it in your basement is a big case of 'not thinking it through' properly. Fancy having to dig a trench and pull your wall out to get it out! ...I bet his wife was less than impressed.
 
Dogbreath said:
What a very odd question, where would you got to buy a Batmobile? :confused:
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You wouldnt, but putting a fibreglass shell on a corvette chassis isnt having a batmobile either.

Me sticking a carboard box on my head and demanding everyone calls me optimus prime doesnt make me a transformer does it?
 
Lashout_UK said:
I'm not one for replicas, but you cannot deny the skill and dedication that's gone into that. Phenomenal.
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What more can be said, stunning skills and motivation.
Amazing would be an understatement in this case.
Does the Lamborghini engine actually look like that though? Looks odd.
 
He finished this over 4 years ago:

"Seventeen years ago, Ken Imhoff watched Cannonball Run and became so enamored with the Lamborghini Countach in the film, he hand-built his own, in his basement. In what we imagine might be the most Jalopnik build ever undertaken, Ken designed and fabricated his own tig-welded frame, installed a thoroughly massaged 351 cubic inch V8 with a ZF-25 5-speed transmission, hand-formed the aluminum body over a meticulously measured and accurate body form, and finished it all off in a beautiful metallic gray. It took Ken 10 years to complete the project, and the results — as you can see both in the gallery and in the video below the jump — are amazing. There's only one problem, when you build a car in a basement — how do you get it out? Find out below.
Ken went into the project fully aware of the problem of a getting the car out of his basement — it was your classic ship-in-a-bottle project problem. When the faux Lambo was complete, he actually hired a contractor to knock out a part of the basement wall, build an earthen ramp, and then drag the car out of its subterranean workshop.

A little history on the car. 100% hand crafted Countach out of aluminum and a space tube frame. All aluminum body formed on a wooden buck using an English wheel. My own design space frame with Corvette hubs and custom A-arms. Mated to a ZF-25 5 speed. S.S. 180 degree headers GT40 design "bundle of snakes" Boss 351 bored stroked to 377 515hp 48 IDA Webbers. One off TransAm BBS rim shells to my own center section wheels. Custom brake package to fit 16" wheels. Fuel cell, twin aluminum sprint car (Howe) radiators. All aluminum interior with leather dash, Momo seats and 5 point harness, on board halon fire bottle. quick release steering wheel. Low to the ground at 2700 lbs. 100% body correct by using a real Countach to measure from. Over 10 years in the making."
 
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