Lamborgini Countach Replicar

I assembled and finished three of these bodies on three Renault

chassis. Because of the tremendous drop in weight these cars were very much quicker than the stock Renaults which they were based on. They received as much attention on the streets or freeways as a real Lamborghini. Acceleration was exceptional. They were your very "high end" kit car.

The body panels were shipped from England and were very ill-fitting. It took a lot of creativity and determination on my part to make them fit together well. I assembled these cars in Salt Lake City, Utah. They were an outrageous site there at that particular point in time. Real attention grabbers wherever they were seen.

The true Countach vertical opening doors were the most difficult parts of the cars to fit and get working properly. One of the greater challenges I've experienced in my career. At that time I had a small trailer in which I could easily transport any tools and supplies I might need to a site and set up shop on the spot. I was ahead of my time in that I created a "niche" for myself well before the term became popular. I was the only "tooler" who could to into a small shop and set up to do either custom "glass' work or tooling in a shop that did not have an area dedicated just for tooling. It worked very nicely for me until this particular company was broken into and all the tools, welders, company vehicles and my trailer were stolen.

The rear view of the cars was certainly the most dramatic. Of course, if you were following............it was going away from you..............very quickly.

Sliding into the cockpit of one of these felt like putting on a body glove. You became an integral part of the car. The supple glove leather interior was soooo comfortable. The cars were tricked out with excellent stereo systems, but it was more fun to listen to the engine through the special exhaust system and feel the acceleration in relation to it. A real heart-stopping experience.

Ho Hummers.......(a short one)

I decided this morning to try to get back to my ongoing quest to get an amazing sunny shot of one hummer in particular. I spent considerable time trying to do just that this morning. I did get this shot of one of his pals he was playing with.

I took this one (another buddy) at the feeder which is good shot but does not show off the amazing metallic colors the sun highlights so well. I have many feeder shots because that's the only place they aren't going lickety-split.

This is good, but you should see this guy out in the sun. He and his red-headed pal are quite a sight, but man..........are they quick !!! Some day, I'll get my picture of that red-headed one out in the sun hovering.

This shot from a very different angle show off how important the lighting is to capture the magnificent colors on these little guys.

"Bushy"at our door for Breakfast

When Norma opened the door "Bushy" ran back a few feet. Norma talked to her and tossed a few peanuts out near her.

After a lot of coaxing and peanuts, "Bushy" came in closer. Norma kept working with her and finally got her in fairly close to the door.

Still, Norma talked to her and kept the peanuts coming. "Bushy"came in still closer.

Norma traded plaaces with me and I sat on the threshold. Bushy was O.K. with this. At first, she'd come out and grab one peanut.

Then she'd turn tail and scurry behind the door real coy-like.

Then she finally got brazen as all get out and just sat there and ate them in front of me. Of course I loved it and it gave me a great opportunity to get some close-up shots.

Here , she's grabbed a peanut with the skin on. She doesn't like the skins so .................

She takes them off to reveal........

A scrumptious peanut to delight in !!!

Norma and I agreed that "Bushy" would probably be banging on the screen door in the morning !!!