eBay Find of the Day: Vortec powered Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster replica
Click the Lambo replica for a high-res gallery
For fans of the legendary Countach, the current Murcielago is its true successor and perhaps the last of the "real" Lamborghinis. It still has the longitudinal V12 with the transmission sitting in front of the engine between the seats and the obligatory scissor doors. However, that $300,000 price tag puts it well out of range for mere mortals. For the rest of us, Minnesota-based Vigness Motorsports has cobbled up this replica currently on offer on eBay.
On the outside, the creators have done a pretty masterful job of replicating the original, with none of the odd proportions you so often find on these types of machines. It even features the pop up air intakes on top of the rear fenders to feed air to the engine. It's only when you look at the interior and under the engine cover, that you see the limitations of doing such a vehicle on a limited budget. The interior almost makes you long for the cheap plastic of a Jeep Compass. While twelve cylinders may be a bit much to ask for, something at least a little better than what appears to be an old throttle body-injected GM truck engine should probably be installed in the back end. If you have to go cheap, at least go with an older pre-emissions carbureted motor. On the upside, the front air suspension can lift the nose over speed bumps and steep driveways. Check out the video after the jump.
[Source: eBay via CarScoop]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
zach 8:39PM (11/23/2007)
let's see how long it takes for lambo's attorneys to come calling - 9. 8. 7 .6. 5. 4...
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gyuwan kim 9:09PM (11/23/2007)
cool
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ant 10:11PM (11/23/2007)
How do you say, "Piece of Sh*t" in Italian?
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Tom_K 3:31AM (11/24/2007)
pezzo di merda.
testa di cazzo 11:41AM (11/24/2007)
no, nobody would say "pezzo di merda". you can't translate piece of s**t into italian directly. the closest thing you can say is "e una merda"
Guenther 10:13PM (11/23/2007)
Outside looks nice, but that much work really deserves that you at least strip and paint the underlying donor parts. Even a bone stock Fiero motor looks better when you flip up the lid.
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pdisme 10:20PM (11/23/2007)
Love that exhaust setup; whoever said galvanized pipe was just for farm irrigation. Fake car for fake people... nuff said.
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Guenther 12:21AM (11/24/2007)
Where do you see galv. pipe?
BY POLAR 10:57PM (11/23/2007)
I don't suppose Italian folk convert Ferrari's and Lamborghini's into Corvettes and Fieros?
Only een Amerrrrika!
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Tom 11:05PM (11/23/2007)
Ok it's based on a Pontiac Fiero and the buy it now price is $60k. That’s enough to buy any number of real sports cars. It's a very convincing replica, but it wouldn’t take long for any car enthusiast to figure out it’s a fake. I went to autotrader.com and found numerous real Ferraris for the same money. And I'm sorry but kit cars by definition can never be cool.
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georgejetson 7:27AM (11/24/2007)
You can get a decent Countach -- a real one, say an LP400S -- for $60k if you look around a bit. Sure, it'll be a bitch to maintain, but it's not like this fakey-doo won't be.
Ian 1:34PM (11/24/2007)
Yeah, seriously...this doesn't violate any design patents? I mean you can make all the replicars you want once the patents are expired, but here? I don't think so.
Or is every panel sufficiently different they can claim it's different?
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Derek 7:38PM (11/24/2007)
Or they just bought actual Lambo panels???
BowserUSC 1:03AM (11/24/2007)
Wow, a little too much hostility, fellow commenters.
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HotRodzNKustoms 1:09AM (11/24/2007)
Things are getting a bit hostile. Very good looking replica Lamborghini for those who will never be able to afford a real one. and that is the whole point behind a high dollar replica like this one the people who buy one of these realize they will NEVER be able to afford a real one and want a taste of what it's like. It's like a expensive version of buying a BMW and throwing M badges on it only it's a lambo and you can't throw some badges on your VW and trick people in to thinking it's a Murcielago
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PirateTaco 12:40PM (11/25/2007)
how can you experience what owning a Murciélago when this has none of the magic a Lamborghini Murciélago has? It has no V12 , a crappy interior , none of the handling qualities of the Murciélago , no Lambo V12 noise or power. the only thing it 'shares' with a Murciélago is that it looks like one
if you're pissed and you've got vaseline smeared all over your eyes.
scottG 2:32AM (11/24/2007)
Outside, it looks cool.
The interior looks looks like it was salvaged from a fire! Melted vinyl everywhere!
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derek499 3:44AM (11/24/2007)
Are those Mugen seats? bwaaahahahaha
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Ilya 5:58AM (11/24/2007)
Thats so damn hilarious! What a wrong place for such seats. What makes it even funnier is that they are probably Recaro replicas... HaHaHaHa!
tankd0g 8:29AM (11/24/2007)
I thught a tree had fallen on it, but no, it's supposed to look like that.
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