eBay Find of the Day: Solstice-based Lamborghini Murcielago replica
Click above for gallery of the Solstice Lamborghini
It seems that the world is determined to make Pontiac two-seaters suffer the terrible fate of poor transmogrification into half-baked exotic replicas. Fieros are the common victim, but this yellow spud is the result of some Idahoans attacking a Solstice. With the top down and yellow paint making you squint, it's evocative of the Lamborghini that it's attempting to rip off, but it's all over when the top goes up and that telltale Solstice convertible-top-cum-baseball-cap sees the light of day. We can't find any mention of the donor Solstice being a GXP, which would support the seller's claim of a $32,000 starting point. Additionally, a Solstice with an automatic is abhorrent, but a Lamborghini, even a replica, with an autobox is just asking for ridicule, especially when you've fiddled with the exhaust to make the note extra annoying. Lastly, we can't fathom why you'd drop the $70K these guys want for some homebuilt thing, when you can get a real Lamborghini for $27 grand.
Gallery: Solstighini
[Source: eBay]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Torrent 11:30AM (10/30/2008)
good lord that thing looks morphed. Kill it with fire, then watch it burn.
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Benfolio 11:31AM (10/30/2008)
MY EYYYEEESS!!!!! GAAAAHHHH!!!!!!
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TJ 11:32AM (10/30/2008)
Wow. The Solstice looks so much better. That is truly awful.
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JZeke 11:33AM (10/30/2008)
OMG is it wrong I absolutely lurv that Brown Urraco???
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tenfifteen 11:35AM (10/30/2008)
From Merriam Webster:
Main Entry:
replica
Pronunciation:
\ˈre-pli-kə\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Italian, repetition, from replicare to repeat, from Late Latin, from Latin, to fold back more at reply
Date:
1824
1: an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist
2: a copy exact in all details ; broadly : copy
This only meets the definition of fail.
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MSC05 11:59AM (10/30/2008)
It must be a real Lamborghini it says so on the steering wheel. I am surprised however that Lamborghini would use a GM wheel.
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gotsmart 11:37AM (10/30/2008)
The owner also likely has a bad hair replacement job and other "enhancements".
Who do these people think they're fooling? There's a Fierrari up the road from me, and i chuckle and shake my head every time i see it. It's the lamest thing ever.
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M 9:06PM (10/31/2008)
My take is that if owners of Fierrari's and these 'knockoff' lambos don't try to fool people, rather they enjoy the fun of having a car like this with a body like that, then hey more power to them.
I think of the people who have jeeps jacked up, off-road kitted, but yet never go off road. Let them have their fun, they're not kidding anyone (or hurting anyone for that matter)
Menice 11:43AM (10/30/2008)
judging by the overuse of the Lambo stickers, I think this guy really really trys to pass this off to people as a lambo.
cripes...bet you he has a dozen Rollex watches too.
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John R 11:44AM (10/30/2008)
And the Solstice has become 21st century's answer to the Fiero.
MISSION. COMPLETE.
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Red 11:47AM (10/30/2008)
ROFL....
That is all.
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Mattias 11:49AM (10/30/2008)
Idahoons?
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GeoSB8K 11:52AM (10/30/2008)
Hmmm, not sure a Urraco would appeal to a lot of folks but for less than what they are asking one could have a very nice used (and real) Ferrari 355.
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Adam Marcello 1:03PM (10/30/2008)
Just to clarify that ip is the base version. This is a 2.4 base model.
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fixitfixitstop 12:10PM (10/30/2008)
Take it around to the back of the barn and shoot it, please.
The Solstice is a beautiful car, and there is no need for this!
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Isuzu32 12:15PM (10/30/2008)
I wonder if they would turn a Saturn Sky into a Koenigsegg? LOL
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skitch 1:18PM (10/30/2008)
i think this looks great!....on top gear's carbage page
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piranha 12:30PM (10/30/2008)
More like Lameborghini.
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Brad 12:30PM (10/30/2008)
Engine is in the wrong place
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Steven 12:49PM (10/30/2008)
They're probably the coolest guys in Idaho now. Lambo on the budget-niceeee
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