Wisconsin engineer spent 17 years building DIY Lamborghini Countach in his basement after seeing ‘Cannonball Run’
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This guy spent 17 years building a DIY Lamborghini Countach inspired by the The Cannonball Run in his basement in Wisconsin, which probably explains why he calls it the ‘Basement Lambo’.
Nearly everything you see here was built from scratch, but everything works.
The car wasn’t cheap to build, but still a lot cheaper than a real Lambo.
And looking at it, you’d never guess where the engine comes from.
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The movie The Cannonball Run was released in 1981 and, aside from Burt Reynolds and Roger Moore (one of seven actors who played James Bond), the film also starred an amazing Lamborghini Countach.
Ken Imhoff, the Wisconsin engineer who decided to build this DIY Lamborghini Countach, fell in love with the car after watching the movie and then spent some time trying to figure out how to get one.
He soon realized buying one would’ve been impossible for him, and so he decided to build one from zero.
He made most of the car’s components from scratch, from the steel tube frame to the aluminum body panels, but he also managed to source some original Lamborghini parts.
The taillights and windshield, for example, come from a real Countach.
But the engine doesn’t come from a Lambo.
It doesn’t even come from Italy.
Instead, Ken decided to use a Ford Cleveland Boss 351, which was modified to be larger (377 cubic inches instead of 351) and more powerful.
Who would’ve thought an engine from iconic muscle cars like the Mustang or Thunderbird could be adapted to work in a DIY Lamborghini replica?
This is definitely one of the best DIY Lambos we’ve seen in a while.
Ken said he spent around $65,000 building his Basement Lambo, which means it is about 15-20 times cheaper than a real Countach.
Even the one that was wrecked (sigh) for the 2013 film The Wolf of Wall Street attracted seven-figure bids at auction.
Ken spent 17 years building the car, but he ended up selling it just a few years later, although no one knows for sure how much he sold it for.
Some sources say $75,000 while others say it was closer to $100,000.
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