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Just a tad more exciting than stamp collecting, eh?
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.
Higher rez photos are here. Don’t forget to buy the book.
And then he had to get it out of the basement…
Ken was arrested for copyright violation yesterday afternoon when he attempted to drive a rip-off Lambo on the street.
Italy could not be reached for comment.
Beauty !!!
So what is his next project, a Bullet Train?
Anyone see those videos of Chinese cars in a front end crash, where they collapse like an accordion? That’s because they weren’t designed to handle a crash. I hope this guy never has a wreck.
The choice of a modified version of the engine found in my 1978 Chevy truck is an interesting choice. The exhaust note must be a far cry from the Lambo V12. To generate 500+ horsepower without a blower means the thing idles like crap and won’t start below 40 degrees.
With this guy’s mad fabrication skills, he would have been better off restoring a few rusted out Porsche Speedsters to concours condition, which would leave you enough money to buy a real Countach with a real Lambo engine that isn’t a death trap.
Nevertheless, I’m impressed.
I was into kit cars for a number of years. The conversion of a vette into a lambo is quite popular. I’m too tall for the car and can’t even get into it.
If I could fabricate a car, I would custom it to 20% overscale and call it a “Lambolarger” and have something unique.
#3, I think its a Ford engine, but still, nowhere near the same sound.
Whatever you might say about the car, this guys a craftsman. I have heard of people building boats and airplanes in their basements, but this is a first for me.
I collect friends like him. Eccentric engineering enthusiasts, mostly retired technicians, hiding out in their garages to avoid their wives.
How long before this guy gets sued for infringement because he used their real badges and name on the car?
#6 – Yes, it’s a Ford engine. Ever heard a racing Ford GT? Sounds pretty damn hairy… although not the same as a Lamborghini V-12.
#9. Ryan Falconer Motors in California custom make racing v12 engines. They had sound clips, at one time.
As with the car, the engine costs a small fraction of what an original does. Besides, outside of a race track, who would care he has only 500HP under the hood.
I’m sure he built this to pick up chicks, not impress someone driving a 1978 Chevy pickup.
But has it ever been on a road?