The truck has stopped on your street and when you get out, the car is already on the platform ready to go down. The feeling is the same as on Christmas morning when you open the gifts and see that yes, the Scalextric that you wanted so much (or the PlayStation 5) has arrived. Except here, what the truck brings you is you Lamborghini Diablorestored as if it were new and with the unusual configuration you have always wanted: silver with red leather interior. It’s perfect.
Suddenly, you hear an ominous crack. The platform collapses without warning and with it the Lamborghini for which you have paid almost 300,000 euros. The dream turns into a nightmare, while the whole world sees it and your neighbor, on a bicycle, laughs in your face.
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The scene is not as expected, with the Lamborghini fallen from the back of the truck and hanging from the side of the trailer. Apparently, the hydraulic system that controls the truck bed failed (as the puddle of hydraulic fluid on the asphalt suggests), letting the car fall on its side and damaging the front wing and wheel arch in general. The rear of the car appears to have been saved thanks to the right rear wheel touching the ground, but it is not known what damage has been sustained to the underside.
To put the Lamborghini back on its four wheels, two cranes had to come to gently lift the car and leave it on the ground.
Apparently, the Lamborghini Diablo could be a unit that was for sale at Cats Exotics in Lynnwood, Washington. Something that the sale confirmed Road & Track When you see the photos circulating on the internet:
“As you might imagine, images of a classic Lamborghini in this delicate position caused quite a reaction, including from a user named Morgan Mailloux, who claims to be a manager at Cats Exotics in Lynnwood, Washington. Mailloux stated that the car in the photos is, in fact, a car that the dealership just sold.
From the photos, it appears to be the same car. If that is the case, the vehicle seen here is a 1994 Lamborghini Diablo VT with only 13,700 miles (22,057 km) on the odometer and which had an asking price of $295,000 (280,000 euros).”
The Lamborghini Diablo is approaching its 35th anniversary, having been first introduced in January 1990. Powered by a 5.7-liter naturally aspirated V12 with 492 hpassociated with a 5-speed manual transmission, all-wheel drive and Brembo. The Diablo succeeded the legendary Countach and remained in production until 2001, when the baton passed to the Murciélago.
Lamborghini only made approximately 400 of these cars between 1993 and 1998; Let’s hope it can be repaired quickly, so that its new owner can start enjoying it properly.
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Source: www.motorpasion.com
