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Published: 2015-10-08 00:29:37 +0000 UTC; Views: 556; Favourites: 22; Downloads: 0
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Description Just a not so quick sketch, probably three to four hours on it.  8 1/2 x 11 paper, .5 mechanical pencil with "B" lead, and alot of erasing.

Based on a real world event.  My car had an electrical fault so I took it to the mechanic.  The problem was a bad fuse that looked good but wasn't.  But while it was being fixed I had a chance to wander around the shop.  And saw this tucked into a back corner.  As soon as I saw those tail lights I knew what I was looking at, but couldn't believe I was seeing what I was seeing.

Hard to tell from my fuzzy sketch but this is a 5000 model with four valves per cylinder, a big deal in the late 1980's.  Lamborghini only made 600 of these cars.

This Contach was being rebuilt, the engine bay was empty and the interior stripped.  But with that fresh white paint the car was still stunning.  I was afraid to touch it, I'd leave a fingerprint...

Oh, just in case, a what?  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamborgh…
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Comments: 9

LordMiras [2016-10-09 18:31:57 +0000 UTC]

Oooh, Contach!
Great drawing!

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kaspired In reply to LordMiras [2016-10-09 19:46:15 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!  Appreciate that!

There's nothing like a good pencil drawing.  (I just wish more people would look at 'em...)

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LordMiras In reply to kaspired [2016-10-09 19:55:12 +0000 UTC]

Yep, indeed!Its Very well detailed!
Well, now sometimes traditional art is not soo popular as digital.

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lousyericius [2015-12-08 20:47:10 +0000 UTC]

I like mechanisms, and hand drawings. Good work!

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kaspired In reply to lousyericius [2015-12-09 01:20:12 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!  This car is quite a mechanism.  I'd like to see it when it's finished.

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Gulliver63 [2015-10-08 08:16:41 +0000 UTC]

Very nice...it was neat that we had our little car adventures at the same time.

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kaspired In reply to Gulliver63 [2015-10-08 14:07:21 +0000 UTC]

The timing was pretty surprising.

I thought about doing this in color, but once I got into the drawing it just kept going.

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Splicerion [2015-10-08 01:41:06 +0000 UTC]

Nice car.

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kaspired In reply to Splicerion [2015-10-08 01:47:27 +0000 UTC]

Way beyond 'nice'.  looks like the owner is going for a concourse level car.

I hope the thing actually gets driven.  I'd hate for this to end up in a nitrogen filled glass show case somewhere.

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