From the Charred Wreck of a Lamborghini, a D.I.Y. Supercar
It’s still not cheap, and it’ll take some skill, but finding the totaled car of your dreams and rebuilding it can give you bragging rights, and a sweet new ride.
Chris Steinbacher with his latest Lamborghini rebuild project. “I started around early 2015 knowing absolutely nothing about cars,” he said.Credit.Will Matsuda for The New York Times
By Mercedes Lilienthal
April 8, 2021, 6:00 a.m. ET
PORTLAND, Ore. Under the rear hood of Chris Steinbacher’s Lamborghini Huracán sits a Chevy engine. Sure, it’s a twin turbo, and, yes, it pumps a menacing 900 horsepower to the wheels, but the pedigree is Detroit, not Italy. And the rest of the car was basically put together in Portland.