You hand crafted a Countach where?!

[todras]

Source: Lotus Talk

His website: http://www.kiengineering.com/

Seems like an urban myth, but is a legendary true story.

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.

 

[Swazo]

That's just too cool! I'd bet that person knows their way around an english wheel :lol:

 

[tredsvt98]

WTF?!?! that is awesome... ken is the man

 

[bhiggs89]

Wow!!!

How did he get the engine into the basemant? :shrug:

Did he paint the car in the basement too?

That guy has some skills..

 

[blu_fuz]

Holy , no way :nonono:

 

[Dyoel182]

Good lord thats a strange story. Too bad he waited so long the lambo door fad died.

 

[todras]

 

[CarpePoon]

That is sweet! too bad its going to sound like a V8 instead of that signature exotic V12 sound.

 

[todras]

The Ford 351 does sound sweet. I agree though. It's no Lambo. The V12 is a PITA to keep the carbs in synch and it has to be done quite a bit. His will be a lot more reliable.

This is his car. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPRW5g0GDoo

A real Countach. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkS4D7Us5eE

 

[frenchblueC2]

lol the car looks so out of place parked in front of that house

 

[elraido]

lol the car looks so out of place parked in front of that house

You should have seen the lamborghini murcielago that was in the Duluth mall parking lot 2 weeks ago.

 

[Dyoel182]

lol the car looks so out of place parked in front of that house

I'm not sure which I like better sitting outside. The Countach replica that just busted out of the house or the Countach replica shaped indian blanket that looks like it snuck out of the house.

 

[Mywhip]

oh my, i would love to have that car!

 

[cobrawannabe]

Amazing story, and absolutely breath-taking car!

 

[trhlz1222]

whats his number??? i need to talk to him about building me a lambo but i just want a 4cyl in it....fuel economy purposes

 

[Jo4nny]

I'm not sure which I like better sitting outside. The Countach replica that just busted out of the house or the Countach replica shaped indian blanket that looks like it snuck out of the house.

So that's where my bed sheets went from 1989!

In all honesty though, I have so much respect for this guy. I guess it was cheaper for him to tear open a hole in his house than build a garage?

 

[Dyoel182]

In all honesty though, I have so much respect for this guy. I guess it was cheaper for him to tear open a hole in his house than build a garage?

I'd be willing to bet it started out as tinkering and got big enough fast enough that he decided to deal with getting it out later.

 

[Andy W.]

How the hell do you get a VIN and tag for that thing? he may not even be able to drive it on the street.

-Andy

 

[todras]

He could have bought a used one for what he has into it I'd venture. Add in the contruction/deconstruction to the house. I'm sure he had fun though.

 

[MAZDASPEED]

How the hell do you get a VIN and tag for that thing? he may not even be able to drive it on the street.

-Andy

I believe there are provisions for home built cars with variuos requirements from state to state.