Man Builds Lamborghini from Scratch... In His Basement

[SalingerNY]

Caught this on the radio today:

http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2008/10...untach-in.html

Lots of photos. It took him seventeen years to complete, and he had to dig it out of his basement when it was done.

That's one heck of a hobby.

[Big_E]

Someone needs to get laid...

[DEADSOX]

Someone needs to get laid...

Driving that thing around now, he's about to.

[Mantle'sMutt]

The initial respect of him building the car is somehow outweighed by the inability to foresee having to dig it out of the basement.

[JDPNYY]

I wondered where TheTinoMobile has been. I just figured he was still looking for a parking spot near Fordham.

[jlw1980]

That is unreal.

[fredgmuggs]

I wondered what Lou has been up to lately.

[Tifoso]

1.Why wouldn't he build a Ferrari???

2. I wonder if Lambo sues him for copyright infringement.

[Soriambi]

1.Why wouldn't he build a Ferrari???

2. I wonder if Lambo sues him for copyright infringement.

2. Maybe, but it would seem kind of silly. I'd imagine that people replicating their cars when it takes seventeen years to make one is pretty low on their list of worries.

[fredgmuggs]

2. Maybe, but it would seem kind of silly. I'd imagine that people replicating their cars when it takes seventeen years to make one is pretty low on their list of worries.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDU8Gku7q-w

Somebody had to post that Johnny Cash song

I'd get it one piece at a time
And it wouldn't cost me a dime
You'll know it's me when I come through your town
I'm gonna ride around in style
I'm gonna drive everybody wild
'Cause I'll have the only one there is a round.

[BxBomber44]

What a bro.

[jlw1980]

1.Why wouldn't he build a Ferrari???

Because Lambos are better?

[Evil Empire]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDU8Gku7q-w

Somebody had to post that Johnny Cash song

I'd get it one piece at a time
And it wouldn't cost me a dime
You'll know it's me when I come through your town
I'm gonna ride around in style
I'm gonna drive everybody wild
'Cause I'll have the only one there is a round.

Haha I thought of this song too. That's pretty awesome, I'd do that if I had space in my basement.

[pinstripesphanatic]

1.Why wouldn't he build a Ferrari???

agreed.

[Tifoso]

Because Lambos are better?

Lambos are great cars, but

1. I'll take a red car over a purple car, every time and

2..You ask a sportscar/racing enthusiast to pick any car that he can have, the answer will be "Ferrari" 95%+ of the time

[jlw1980]

Lambos are great cars, but

1. I'll take a red car over a purple car, every time and

2..You ask a sportscar/racing enthusiast to pick any car that he can have, the answer will be "Ferrari" 95%+ of the time

I was just messing with you. Red is my favorite color, too. I prefer darker red than Ferraris, though.

[DontHateOnNumber2]

I'll assume this took so long to build because he didn't want to ruin his marriage and neglect his family. It's pretty cool to see someone so passionate about a hobby. When I feel creative, I draw while listening to music, nothing major. This guy built himself a car and it's a full scale working replica of a Lamborghini at that. I wonder how much money he invested in his project and if he kept that Batcave ramp that was built in his basement to get the car out.

[WashingtonYankee]

That's incredible. Way to go. However, I'm wondering how much he spent.

[JL25and3]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDU8Gku7q-w

Somebody had to post that Johnny Cash song

I'd get it one piece at a time
And it wouldn't cost me a dime
You'll know it's me when I come through your town
I'm gonna ride around in style
I'm gonna drive everybody wild
'Cause I'll have the only one there is a round.

Boom-chicka-boom.

[SalingerNY]

1.Why wouldn't he build a Ferrari???

2. I wonder if Lambo sues him for copyright infringement.

1. Because they had a Lambo in Cannonball Run. I'm not joking. He saw that movie and knew he wanted one - and he even made the same model.

Of course, he didn't have much luck building a Farrah Fawcett from scratch in his basement, but that's a story for another day.

2. No. But Ferrari would have.

[ksison]

kudos to that man... it takes massive amount of skill and patience for that type of project

[krystl]

That's amazing!! I'm willing to bet he thought he'd never finish it and therefore, didn't worry about how to get it out of the basement.

I bet it cost him a pretty penny over the years, but anyone who owns old cars, knows that they are huge money pits, as I'm sure this Lambo was.

[SalingerNY]

That's amazing!! I'm willing to bet he thought he'd never finish it and therefore, didn't worry about how to get it out of the basement.

No, he fully expected to finish it. Before he started, he had a contractor come out to the house and look at his basement, to estimate what would need to be done to get the car out. The contractor told him he didn't think it would be a problem (other than the expense), and so he went on.

[Tifoso]

I was just messing with you. Red is my favorite color, too. I prefer darker red than Ferraris, though.

No problem

[Tifoso]

1. Because they had a Lambo in Cannonball Run. I'm not joking. He saw that movie and knew he wanted one - and he even made the same model.

Of course, he didn't have much luck building a Farrah Fawcett from scratch in his basement, but that's a story for another day.

2. No. But Ferrari would have.

Interesting. Thank you

[krystl]

No, he fully expected to finish it. Before he started, he had a contractor come out to the house and look at his basement, to estimate what would need to be done to get the car out. The contractor told him he didn't think it would be a problem (other than the expense), and so he went on.

Wow, I didn't read that part. Sounds like he was really dedicated!

[Tifoso]

OK, I thought this was too good to be true.

(AP)-correction Man Builds Linguini in Basement

[4bronxbombers]

Someone needs to get laid...

[Jeter Kid]

That is amazing.

[GordonGecko]

wonder how much it cost to build, and how it drives

[Melan-cynic]

That is incredible.

lol'd at Deadsox's quote.

[ZYANK]

I'm impressed! Does he accept requests?

[Mantle'sMutt]

What? Did he drive in for an oil change?

[jcarey]

2. I wonder if Lambo sues him for copyright infringement.

They could only presumably sue for patent infringement (or maybe trademark infringement). Copyright refers to artistic/literary works.

That would be incredibly petty and I doubt they'd want to deal with the PR backlash.

[Tifoso]

They could only presumably sue for patent infringement (or maybe trademark infringement). Copyright refers to artistic/literary works.

That would be incredibly petty and I doubt they'd want to deal with the PR backlash.

Thank you for the correction