View Full Version : Handmade Lambo Countach built from scratch stuck in basement
1SICKLEX
10-19-2008, 07:38 PM
I love this story... seems like an urban myth, but is a legendary true story. I know the guy personally. If you have an early rls Intercooler w/ the aluminum bracket, it was built by Ken!
Ken is a craftsman... an aluminum worker and TIG welder as well as a great machinist. Years ago, he decided to build a Lamborghini Countach from scratch... almost every part was hand fabricated by Ken.
He built the car in his basement, knowing that one day he would need to extract the car from his house. It was, until last week, a ship in a bottle.
Ken hired a contractor to knock out one of the basement walls, excavate a whole bunch of dirt and form a ramp in order to remove the car form its residential womb.
Here are the very first photos of the car in progress and the newly freed car.
http://images43.fotki.com/v1327/photos/1/1014310/6820173/BasementCountach01-vi.jpg
http://images41.fotki.com/v1340/photos/1/1014310/6820173/BasementCountach02-vi.jpg
http://images45.fotki.com/v1362/photos/1/1014310/6820173/BasementCountach06-vi.jpg
http://images43.fotki.com/v1328/photos/1/1014310/6820173/BasementCountach04-vi.jpg
http://images42.fotki.com/v1314/photos/1/1014310/6820173/37-vi.jpg
http://images43.fotki.com/v1367/photos/1/1014310/6820173/62-vi.jpg
http://images41.fotki.com/v1348/photos/1/1014310/6820173/51-vi.jpg
http://images42.fotki.com/v1312/photos/1/1014310/6820173/63-vi.jpg
The Ren
10-19-2008, 07:46 PM
omg!
dornon13
10-19-2008, 07:50 PM
thats incredible...what great workmanship! Sure does make for a great story
Captain-Obvious™
10-19-2008, 07:53 PM
holy shit that's awesome...looks flawless
Alan®
10-19-2008, 07:53 PM
he should just have that hole framed up and a garage door put in. Might as well right?
SiLkY_JohnSon
10-19-2008, 07:55 PM
That is pretty sweet
DC2NR
10-19-2008, 08:02 PM
Oh damn. He's good.
Wow. This is incredible... He got some talent there. Reps
*edit*You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to 1SICKLEX again.
Not one for kit cars but this might be better than an actual Lambo
EJ25RUN
10-19-2008, 08:11 PM
looks great actually.
alpine_aw11
10-19-2008, 08:13 PM
What motor did he use?
The BUCKY
10-19-2008, 08:25 PM
looks better than the original IMO>
FasTech
10-19-2008, 08:30 PM
Thats amazing. And the car is beautiful! Reps if I can
Motivation
10-19-2008, 08:37 PM
Yeah, that's pretty awesome... A guy did that for an H1 hummer also... His total build cost was around $3000 for EVERYTHING, I believe. (for the H1)
brwloco
10-19-2008, 08:37 PM
OMFG that looks good!
SilverSurfer
10-19-2008, 08:41 PM
wow thats amazing dont know if its true or not but still looks sexy
Mr. Clean
10-19-2008, 08:47 PM
he should just have that hole framed up and a garage door put in. Might as well right?
:goodjob:
if he doesn't, he's a goober.
2turbo4u
10-19-2008, 08:48 PM
That's a Barrett Jackson auction story, to boost the sale of the car.
EJ_Allmota
10-19-2008, 09:02 PM
that sh*t is totally badass..
Danger Mouse
10-19-2008, 09:18 PM
thats some cool ish dude is gangsta wit it
SiKsTanG16
10-19-2008, 09:21 PM
thats awesome
1439/2000
10-19-2008, 09:22 PM
Skills. Really, there are fabricators and then there are artists.
allmotorX
10-19-2008, 09:25 PM
insane but nice as fawk!!
boostedb16
10-19-2008, 09:28 PM
bad ass car. what color is that?
csmiths
10-19-2008, 09:48 PM
that is just too damn cool
NAIZBST
10-19-2008, 09:55 PM
very nice
Random Hero
10-19-2008, 10:56 PM
Wow...that's fucking awesome!
What a bad ass...seriously!
HatchMan
10-19-2008, 10:58 PM
Damn nice!
So I guess he started to build it in the 80s right? :)
if we wait like 20 something years a Murciellago might come out of some dude's basment as well....
JDMEK18
10-20-2008, 09:07 AM
Man.. that lambo is sick!
Sport1.3
10-20-2008, 09:16 AM
i like it
motor?
Elbow
10-20-2008, 09:53 AM
DAMN that's a really good looking replica. Probably the sexiest Countach replica I have seen yet.
bandydesign
10-20-2008, 09:59 AM
That is incredible. This holds so much more value than one spat out from the Lamborghini factory!
takume
10-20-2008, 10:18 AM
omg, he is good.
OnURleft
10-20-2008, 12:08 PM
Skills. Really, there are fabricators and then there are artists.
Amen. That's a replica worth bragging about.
Sammich
10-20-2008, 12:11 PM
WHAT'S HE GONA DO WHEN A TORNADO COMES?
ATL_EG
10-20-2008, 12:26 PM
thats badass!! i wonder hw much it cost him to build th car?
merfwin
10-20-2008, 12:43 PM
DAMn! thats nice as fuck! repz
XLR8NMR2
10-20-2008, 01:35 PM
I wonder how he can drive the car legally, Like since there is no vin? Would he register it as a kit car?
Pretty sick
SiRed94
10-20-2008, 02:06 PM
Damn... Love it.
xdavidscenex
10-20-2008, 02:14 PM
wow...amazing
1439/2000
10-20-2008, 02:15 PM
I wonder how he can drive the car legally, Like since there is no vin? Would he register it as a kit car?
Pretty sick
Yeah, its no big deal just take it to the inspect station and they make sure it has turn signals etc. etc.
gen2freak
10-20-2008, 08:11 PM
thats crazy, i love the color !
americanctm
10-20-2008, 08:25 PM
that thing is dead sexy... and a great story to go with it.
1MP0RTL0V3R
10-20-2008, 09:11 PM
That car is sexy as hell
Joelow30071
10-21-2008, 03:06 PM
i would hire him to build me a custom car in a heart beat!!! :D
©hris
10-21-2008, 05:42 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcvtlRvonIU
here is the vid on this car
Romeo
10-21-2008, 05:53 PM
wow.thats crazy. it looks so much like the real thing. if you guys watch the video, if give you all the specs on the car.
OMG Its Platz
10-21-2008, 07:44 PM
soooo...the frame looks powder coated black...but then he stripped it down to raw???? hmmmmmmmm
yungdz
10-21-2008, 08:00 PM
another guy built his own lambo. I'll try and find the link
Ruststang
10-21-2008, 11:17 PM
http://jalopnik.com/5065896/hand+made-lamborghini-built-in-basement-finally-sees-light-of-day
one replica that is actually better than the real thing!
OMG so nice!! and the exterior is exact and identical..
Julio
10-22-2008, 05:21 PM
amazing..
WalkS
10-22-2008, 06:25 PM
Oh my gee, that car looks so sick!
i want to see more higher quality pictures.
1439/2000
10-22-2008, 08:10 PM
Its powered by a 515 hp 351 windsor. BA.
BKgen®
10-22-2008, 08:22 PM
holy crap that's amazing! i can't believe how legit it looks! +7 :goodjob:
Imadaman
10-22-2008, 08:49 PM
incredible,reps
thomatt12
10-22-2008, 09:03 PM
That is really impressive. Imagine, building a Lamborghini from scratch. He is really good and talented. I am really impressed!
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FoolsDrifFWD
10-22-2008, 09:51 PM
amazing
Christopherr
10-22-2008, 10:02 PM
Speechless...:goodjob:
That color is rad too...:eek:
1SICKLEX
10-23-2008, 07:35 PM
Glad yall enjoyed...here are more
http://lamborghinireplica.com/Members/P1150027.JPG
http://lamborghinireplica.com/Members/kens%20countach%20more%20photos.JPG
http://lamborghinireplica.com/Members/Kens%20countach%20photos.JPG
http://lamborghinireplica.com/Members/Kens%20countach%20photos%20(4).JPG
http://lamborghinireplica.com/Members/Kens%20countach%20photos%20(2a).JPG
http://lamborghinireplica.com/Members/Kens%20countach%20photos%20(8).JPG
"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?
http://jalopnik.com/5065896/hand+made-lamborghini-built-in-basement-finally-sees-light-of-day
http://www.kiengineering.com/Home_Page.html
1439/2000
10-23-2008, 08:14 PM
Look at the inspiration posters on the wall as he's building. Wow!
Papa_Smurf
10-23-2008, 08:44 PM
thats fuuuucking badass.
is that sum kind of ranch he's living in though...?
SSMTL01
10-23-2008, 10:32 PM
a very commendable build.. but does anyone else think the fuel tank in the very front of the car less than a foot off the ground is a bad idea?
http://jalopnik.com/photogallery/basementlambobuild/1004092996?viewSize=thumb800x800
BABY J
10-23-2008, 11:34 PM
My only question is if there is enuff room to rotate the car if all 4 wheels were on dollies...
Sushi
10-24-2008, 01:07 AM
My only question is if there is enuff room to rotate the car if all 4 wheels were on dollies...
I guess we would have had to remove certain things from his basement or rearrange them. Im sure he had alot of motivation and didnt let anything stop him.
_Christian_
10-24-2008, 10:30 AM
Amazing!!! I wish I had skills like that. Thanks for posting this.
1439/2000
10-24-2008, 11:24 AM
a very commendable build.. but does anyone else think the fuel tank in the very front of the car less than a foot off the ground is a bad idea?
http://jalopnik.com/photogallery/basementlambobuild/1004092996?viewSize=thumb800x800
My 911 was the same way. Cars have been doing that for 60 years.
Anybody seen this garage? Not the same guys but he needs one.
Hidden Lambo Garaga (http://www.break.com/index/amazing-secret-lambo-garage.html)
NAIZBST
10-24-2008, 02:42 PM
My 911 was the same way. Cars have been doing that for 60 years.
Anybody seen this garage? Not the same guys but he needs one.
Hidden Lambo Garaga (http://www.break.com/index/amazing-secret-lambo-garage.html)
damn thats nice with the secret garage
SloWRX
10-24-2008, 03:31 PM
HOLY SHIT! is all i can say
DVSRX-7
10-25-2008, 01:10 AM
fuck the car i want those wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelssss haha.. nice
GSRteg®
10-25-2008, 01:17 AM
WOW :eek:
FreeMyndz
10-25-2008, 05:49 AM
Incredible!!! That's dedication...
JessAlba452
10-26-2008, 08:36 PM
WOW how the hell did I miss this. That is just...no words to describe really! Just WOOOWW!!!
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