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  1. 10-19-2008, 07:38 PM #1
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    Arrow Handmade Lambo Countach built from scratch stuck in basement

    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.








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  2. 10-19-2008, 07:46 PM #2
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    thats incredible...what great workmanship! Sure does make for a great story
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    holy shit that's awesome...looks flawless
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    he should just have that hole framed up and a garage door put in. Might as well right?
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    Quote Originally Posted by redGT
    he should just have that hole framed up and a garage door put in. Might as well right?


    if he doesn't, he's a goober.
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    That is pretty sweet
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    Oh damn. He's good.
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    Wow. This is incredible... He got some talent there. Reps

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    Not one for kit cars but this might be better than an actual Lambo
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    looks great actually.
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    What motor did he use?
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    looks better than the original IMO>
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    Thats amazing. And the car is beautiful! Reps if I can
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    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)
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    OMFG that looks good!
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    wow thats amazing dont know if its true or not but still looks sexy
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    That's a Barrett Jackson auction story, to boost the sale of the car.
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    that sh*t is totally badass..
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    thats some cool ish dude is gangsta wit it


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    thats badass!! i wonder hw much it cost him to build th car?

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    i would hire him to build me a custom car in a heart beat!!!
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    thats awesome
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    Skills. Really, there are fabricators and then there are artists.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 1439/2000
    Skills. Really, there are fabricators and then there are artists.
    Amen. That's a replica worth bragging about.
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    insane but nice as fawk!!
    Soon!!
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    bad ass car. what color is that?
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    that is just too damn cool

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    very nice
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    Wow...that's fucking awesome!

    What a bad ass...seriously!
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    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....
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    Man.. that lambo is sick!
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    i like it


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    DAMN that's a really good looking replica. Probably the sexiest Countach replica I have seen yet.
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    That is incredible. This holds so much more value than one spat out from the Lamborghini factory!

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    omg, he is good.
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    WHAT'S HE GONA DO WHEN A TORNADO COMES?



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    DAMn! thats nice as fuck! repz
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    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

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    Quote Originally Posted by XLR8NMR2
    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.
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