eBay Find of the Day: Lamborghini-Bizzarrini Targa one-off

Dan Roth — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:05:00 EST

Filed under: Classics, Auctions, Etc., Supercars, Lamborghini

click the picture for a gallery of the Bizzarrini-Lamborghini

It's not much of a shock to find an automotive mash-up on eBay Motors. However, it's rare that one of those Frankencars is a combination of one vintage Italian exotic with an even rarer and more exotic body on top, all assembled by the genius responsible for much of the hardware in the first place.

Initially intended to be a Bizzarrini GT America, this striking red coupe has been assembled on top of a Lamborghini 400GT chassis carrying the very V12 Giotto Bizzarrini designed for the marque of the bull before striking out on his own. It's more than the melding of one man's portfolio of work, the seller says it's a true Bizzarini because the car was actually finished in Livorno, Italy by Giancarlo Reali, former coachwork chief for the Bizzarrini operation.

While the car is in need of some elbow grease to render it fully stunning, that doesn't make it a bargain at a $250,000 starting bid. Given that this car seems to have actual pedigree that's sorely lacking from most of the stock offered on eBay, that price may not be as outlandish as it first seems for a one-off put together from 40-year-old leftover parts.

Gallery: Bizzarrini-Lamborghini

[Source: eBay]

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Innuendo Alert: Jenna Jameson's Lamborghini sold on eBay

Noah Joseph — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 10:32:00 EST

Filed under: Auctions, Supercars, Lamborghini, Celebrities

We've had too many opportunities to redefine the term "auto erotic" lately. As if the ongoing saga of FIA president Max Mosley's alarming sexual encounters or the mating habits of exotic automobiles weren't enough, here come the results of what could very well be the celebrity auto auction of the year: Jenna Jameson's Lamborghini.

For those who ~~pretend they~~ don't know who Jenna Jameson is, she's perhaps the world's most famous, er..."adult film star". (We had to look it up on Wikipedia, of course.) While her clothes may be consistently a couple of sizes too small, it's only fitting that the starlet should drive the most explicit ~~erotic~~ exotic supercar on the market: the Lamborghini Murcielago. It's hard to believe she didn't go topless this time -- Jameson actually went for the coupe, which she bought in 2002. Since then, Jenna's yellow Raging Bull has done 11,658 miles. In case there was any doubt that Jameson could handle a stick like a pro, the Lambo is equipped with a six-speed manual (instead of smacking it around with the paddles) and decked out in black leather (naturally) offset by blonde highlights (yellow topstitching). The car was advertised - *ahem*, tongue in cheek - as "extremely clean" and "ready to go", and as our compatriots over at CarScoop pointed out, there's a decent chance there's some tread left on the tires. Complete with dual front airbags (hey-o!), the car sold on Friday for a ~~video-on-demand~~ Buy-It-Now price of $182,900 on eBay Motors.

Check out the perfectly-safe-for-work images in the gallery below to oggle the car (yeah right). Oh, and feel free to contribute your own innuendos in the comments section below that...just keep it clean until after 10pm.

Gallery: Jenna Jameson's Lamborghini Murcielago

[Source: eBay Motors]

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