Lamborghini Hot Rods and Outlaws

[Ace-Garageguy]

At 89AKurt's suggestion, I'll start.         https://www.lambocars.com/miura-jota/

The first Lamborghini hot-rod I'm aware of was the one and only Jota (based on the exquisite sidewinder-V12-powered Miura) built by Lambo's own development wizard Bob Wallace, on his own time, while doing the 9-5 for the company.

The factory sold the car off, as they didn't have enough cash to keep an expensive one-off toy hanging around...but it had already made its mark.

Sadly, it was destroyed in a crash. 

The factory later built clones for clients.

[Ace-Garageguy]

 

[stitchdup]

lambos are another brand i have loads of mostly due to them being parts of volkswagen. First is the hoonigan version from the recent sema show

next is one from danton art in belguim

and the jumpocan from the 2019 sema show

and the liberty walk muira (dont worry its really a kit car)

and I'll finish up with a custom countach again from sema this year

[matthijsgrit]

 

My inspiration voor the 2022 Cannonball Run build

[iamsuperdan]

That red Jota is fantastic. Some of the other cars here...not so much. To each their own I guess.

 

And if you're so inclined, you could 3D print one for yourself. I might do this one myself.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Here's an Espada that still looks like an Espada. The hood bulge is functional, needed to clear the Weber down-drafts and carbon air-box on the Countach Quattrovalvole engine.

 

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[Ace-Garageguy]

 

How 'bout a project idea for a Countach gluebomb?

[Ace-Garageguy]

Luigi Colani's Miura-based concept car from 1970: Miura sidewinder V12 drivetrain, articulated chassis hinged in the middle for steering.

Supposedly a functional prototype, though I've never seen it run.

The remains were "lost" for a time, showed up again in 2010.

 

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[iamsuperdan]

Well that is certainly...unique.

 

[cobraman]

Bill, that kind of reminds me of your prototype I remember seeing. Is that something your still working on ?

[LDO]

16 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

Luigi Colani's Miura-based concept car from 1970: Miura sidewinder V12 drivetrain, articulated chassis hinged in the middle for steering.

Supposedly a functional prototype, though I've never seen it run.

The remains were "lost" for a time, showed up again in 2010.

 

The owner posted questions about it on the HAMB. Someone asked what the bleep that has to do with traditional rods and customs. 

[89AKurt]

Awesome, thanks for taking my suggestion and running with it!  I know there will be more coming, this should be interesting.

Years ago, I needed to break out of a slump, so kitbashed the horrid Nitto Countach (which had nice tires, but not P7s) with the Tamiya Swedish S-tank, another horrid motorized kit.  I had the Monogram Countach kit, but traded it.  I'm stalled on a WIP of a Lambo hot rod.

[Ace-Garageguy]

34 minutes ago, 89AKurt said:

...Years ago, I needed to break out of a slump, so kitbashed the horrid Nitto Countach (which had nice tires, but not P7s) with the Tamiya Swedish S-tank...

Ahh yes...the dreaded Countank. Guaranteed to strike fear into the hearts of evildoers everywhere.   

[Oldcarfan27]

On 12/21/2021 at 1:38 PM, stitchdup said:

Is that Cougar taillights on the 'Spada?

As for the second one, with the cambered wheels - Gag Me! ?

[stitchdup]

1 minute ago, Oldcarfan27 said:

Is that Cougar taillights on the 'Spada?

As for the second one, with the cambered wheels - Gag Me! ?

they might be cougar lights but given all the other work done on it I suspect their custom made. cougar lights are a bit bigger aren't they?

[Oldcarfan27]

2 minutes ago, stitchdup said:

but given all the other work done on it I suspect their custom made.

That's my point. After all the custom work that went into it, wouldn't it be ironic if they used junkyard taillights!

[Ace-Garageguy]

8 minutes ago, Oldcarfan27 said:

That's my point. After all the custom work that went into it, wouldn't it be ironic if they used junkyard taillights!

They go well with the JC Whitney headlights...

[stitchdup]

How about a street murchialago converted to independant throttle bodies and a manual gearbox. Its not on air, the front suspension had to be completely rebuilt to suit the doors as the wheels sit where the hinges used to be, but the doors still open in the factory style. It also has genuine gt1 kit. Built by driftworks in the uk from a lp670

[stitchdup]

a couple more. incidentally, if you want a 1700 bhp lambo the kit is only 188,000 plus tax on top of the car cost

[Ace-Garageguy]

4 minutes ago, stitchdup said:

...incidentally, if you want a 1700 bhp lambo the kit is only 188,000 plus tax on top of the car cost

Dollars or pounds...or euros?    

[stitchdup]

21 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

Dollars or pounds...or euros?    

with numbers that size it probably doesn't make too much difference, I only have the last 3 numbers so I'm halfway there,lol

[Oldcarfan27]

41 minutes ago, stitchdup said:

with numbers that size it probably doesn't make too much difference, I only have the last 3 numbers so I'm halfway there,lol

I have the first three - $1.88

So between you and me, were all set!