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Old 08-20-2008, 04:34 PM
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Not sure if anyone seen this yet, but check it out anyway!!!























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http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/02/u...enton-replica/
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isn't that illegal? Assuming it carries the lambo badge in the end?
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Old 08-20-2008, 04:47 PM
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i dont see how it is illegal, granted they cant start a factory and sell them with that design due to copyright and patent infringements, but I dont see the problem to building your own car.

its more of a ludicrous waste of money rather than illegal
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wow seems like a waste of money
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That thing probably weighs about 5000 lbs.
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Old 08-20-2008, 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by dubberatheart
wow seems like a waste of money
You can say the same thing for pretty much any mod an owner puts here on SL. I know my box in particular is fast becoming a money pit. Oh well, beats owning a boat.
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it probably does weight about 5000lbs or close to it
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I hadn't noticed it before but not that I look at it. The Lamborghini Reventon looks like a sported up Batmobile.
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Old 08-20-2008, 05:23 PM
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It's not illegal. It gets registered as the vehicle it was, so insurance wise, this thing will be cheap to cover.

Of course, it won't have the same performance, but I live by a Ferrari dealership that happens to sell Lotus and Maserati - I've never once seen anyone open those things up on the open road or the highway.
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ive seen that before good stuff, i wouldn't mind building one
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pretty cool. he should at least stuff a LS1 motor in there
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i would have left the stock steelies for that stealth sleeper look


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must have a lot of time and money to do that too bad i dont have that problem
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as cool as that is. It'll only look like a lambo however it'll never actually be one. Kinda like putting stickers to stuff you don't have on ur car
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what a great project
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damn that guy has a ____load of time on his hands. lolol
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Wow, that is impressive for someone to do at their leisure.

But this should probably be moved.
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Old 08-20-2008, 10:20 PM
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Isn't this car in that new movie "Death Race" with Jason Statham?
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interesting.
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Wow he has a lot of time on his hands, pretty cool but like someone else stated it will never be a lambo. You can also tell its a fake pretty fast by looking at the gauge cluster.
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