Home made Lamborghini Countach
Home made Lamborghini Countach
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DannyVTS

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7,543 posts

191 months

Thursday 4th November 2010
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Stumbled upon this today, did a quick search and nothing come up so hopefully this isn't something you've all seen before!

I don't know any details of the man or any of the story, but the pictures tell a good tale





























Thoughts?

Judging by the guys hair style this was quite a few years ago


KamSandhu44

277 posts

191 months

Thursday 4th November 2010
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Pics dont work.

S1MMA

2,449 posts

242 months

Thursday 4th November 2010
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Seen it before, but still a great story.

Chap builds the car in his basement or wherever in the house and has to demolish a wall to get it out. Cant remember how long it took him, was a long time though I remember.

Ultimate build your own project!

ZOLLAR

19,920 posts

196 months

Thursday 4th November 2010
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KamSandhu44 said:
Pics dont work.
yes but mines not working due to work blocking images, I'll take a stab at it though i'm guessing green Lambo Built in some guys basement and they removed a wall to get it out?.

S1MMA

2,449 posts

242 months

Thursday 4th November 2010
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I think it took him 10 years to build.

Imagine on the first drive some spaz in a corsa isn't concentrating and rear ends you! Thats always what I thought about hearing about guys building Ultima GTRs in like 3 years, if I was this guy and spent 10 years of my life building something I would lose my mind if anything happened to it!

DannyVTS

Original Poster:

7,543 posts

191 months

Thursday 4th November 2010
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I'm not sure why you can't see the pics as i can, i can't find the original link either as it was kind of an advert on wrecked-exotics.com

Sorry guys i'll try and fix it

DannyVTS

Original Poster:

7,543 posts

191 months

Thursday 4th November 2010
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lowdrag

13,145 posts

236 months

Thursday 4th November 2010
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It's like someone I know in Germany. He got to 60 and retired, wondering what to do to fill in the hours. He had never worked in the motor trade but serviced his own cars all his life. So what did he do? Well, he started with this:-



After five long years of work, he finished up with this:-





He rebuilt the engine, made the buck, made the body (no, it's not fibre either), had the screen made but made the surround himself, in fact apart freom the spraying he did it all in his garage at home. I'm writing up the story for a monthly at the moment. The car has already done 1,500 miles without problems.

TEKNOPUG

20,259 posts

228 months

Thursday 4th November 2010
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Top work!

Utterly daft choice of wheels though....

TEKNOPUG

20,259 posts

228 months

Thursday 4th November 2010
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With regards to the Lambo/Chevy, I can't help but think that if he'd spent the 10 years worth of build time in a second job, he could have earnt enough to buy a real Countach....

AdamBomb

669 posts

216 months

Thursday 4th November 2010
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TEKNOPUG said:
With regards to the Lambo/Chevy, I can't help but think that if he'd spent the 10 years worth of build time in a second job, he could have earnt enough to buy a real Countach....
Not really the same is it now?

Interesting Hobby + Sense of achievement OR Work extra (probably mind numbing) job & buy a car.

TEKNOPUG

20,259 posts

228 months

Thursday 4th November 2010
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AdamBomb said:
TEKNOPUG said:
With regards to the Lambo/Chevy, I can't help but think that if he'd spent the 10 years worth of build time in a second job, he could have earnt enough to buy a real Countach....
Not really the same is it now?

Interesting Hobby + Sense of achievement OR Work extra (probably mind numbing) job & buy a car.
But....it's not a Lamborghini Countach...at all....is it?

Surely you "build" a Lamborghini Countach because you want one but can't afford to buy the real thing. So you build a copy, a replica. One that looks like the real thing or as close to looking like the real thing as you can. It's not going to offer the Countach driving experience as it isn't one.


No one would bother building a replica MX5 in their garage. If they wanted one, they could just go and buy the real thing (or save up for a bit).

rob.e

2,862 posts

301 months

Thursday 4th November 2010
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lowdrag said:
It's like someone I know in Germany. He got to 60 and retired, wondering what to do to fill in the hours. He had never worked in the motor trade but serviced his own cars all his life. So what did he do? Well, he started with this:-



After five long years of work, he finished up with this:-





He rebuilt the engine, made the buck, made the body (no, it's not fibre either), had the screen made but made the surround himself, in fact apart freom the spraying he did it all in his garage at home. I'm writing up the story for a monthly at the moment. The car has already done 1,500 miles without problems.
That is lovely - wonder why he put such inappropriate wheels on it?

911p

2,351 posts

203 months

Thursday 4th November 2010
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For those who the pictures don't work for, this is basically 'the home made Countach'.




Edited by 911p on Thursday 4th November 16:36

The Wookie

14,187 posts

251 months

Thursday 4th November 2010
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TEKNOPUG said:
It's not going to offer the Countach driving experience as it isn't one.
It can't be any worse by most accounts

TEKNOPUG

20,259 posts

228 months

Thursday 4th November 2010
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The Wookie said:
TEKNOPUG said:
It's not going to offer the Countach driving experience as it isn't one.
It can't be any worse by most accounts
hehe

W00DY

16,471 posts

249 months

Thursday 4th November 2010
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Nice work. With those wheels I'd even say it has better stance than a real countach although obviously I'd prefer a real one and the V12 which makes it so special.