Fancy a ride in my Lambor-teeny? Chinese lorry driver spends a year building

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[traumer]

Owning a Lamborghini supercar is the stuff of dreams for most young men, wherever they live.

And if you happen to be a twentysomething lorry driver from rural China, that dream would seem all the more unattainable.

But that fact only served to spur on 25-year-old Chen Jinmiao.

Realising he would never earn enough money to buy the real thing, Chen decided to build his own.

A year and the equivalent of £2,000 building later, he had his very own 'Lamborghini'.

And Chen is more than happy with his replica of the famous Italian sports marque - even if its 60 mph top speed is some 150mph behind the real thing.

Chen, of Binzhou in Hunan province, said: 'I downloaded the drawings from the internet, then bought the materials from the market.'

His bright yellow car even has the original's signature scissor doors.

But Chen, who has no formal engineering training, has yet to hear whether he will be allowed to drive his 'baby Lambo' on public roads.

[Dogfaced Soldier]

In the same vein, here is a fellow who made an exact, working scale model of a Ferrari 312 bP - handcrafting every part.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeUMDY01uUA

Pretty cool way to spend 20,000 hours.

[calex59]

It looks lopsided in the front in the photo.

[Cacique]

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[CarryaBigStick]

About all I can say in response to that statement is that it falls on each of us as individuals to personally tip that percentage back in a positive direction by our own effort and by encouraging others to make the effort.

The results of that individual effort can be both spectacular to see and pleasing to the soul.

[reformedliberal]

We are seeing professionals who are setting up home shops, learning to actually do things for which they used to pay other folks. Women are getting serious about knitting, sewing and hand quilting, too.

Besides frugality, there is a stress relief component.