Pali anyamata, ndiye palinso amuna a ndevu. Ken Imhoff, waku America yemwe ali ndi luso lopanda nzeru komanso chidziwitso chaukadaulo kwambiri, ali mgulu lachiwiri (amuna a ndevu zouma).
Chifukwa chiyani? Chifukwa adamanga Lamborghini Countach m'chipinda chake chapansi kuyambira poyambira.
Tangoganizani mutakhala pabedi ndikuwonera kanema, Lamborghini ikadutsa pazenera laling'ono, mumayamba kukondana ndi galimoto (gawo losavuta) ndikutembenukira kwa mkazi wanu ndikuti: "Tawonani, ndiye Maria wamkulu, Lamborghini! Tiyenera kutulutsa amayi anu mchipinda chapansi, chifukwa ndikufuna malo oti ndimange Lamborghini kumusi uko (gawo lolimba). Nkhani ya mayendedwe yathetsedwa… tiyeni tigwire ntchito!
Zodabwitsa sichoncho? Kupatula kuwagoneka apongozi aja m’nkhokwe yowotchera zinthu, ndi mmene zinakhalira. Ken Imhoff adakondana kwambiri ndi Lamborghini Countach pomwe adawona kanema wa Cannonball Run ndipo adaganiza zopanga imodzi. Chinali chikondi poyamba paja.
Woleredwa ndi bambo wa ku Germany, wokonda kumanga magalimoto komanso wokhulupirira mfundo yakuti “ndi misala kuti anthu agule zinthu zimene angathe kumanga okha” n’zosadabwitsa kuti mwana wake nayenso ankafuna kumanga galimoto. Ndipo n’zimene anachita. Anayamba kugwira ntchito ndipo kwa zaka 17 za moyo wake adayika ndalama zake zonse ndi nthawi yaulere - ntchitoyi inali yamtengo wapatali kuposa madola zikwi za 40, osawerengera zida za cholinga ichi - kumanga galimoto ya maloto ake: Lamborghini Countach LP5000S. mtengo wa euro kuyambira 1982.
"Zotulutsa zidapindika ndikuwumbidwa ndi mphamvu ya manja awo"
Chiyambi sichinali chophweka, monga momwe zinalili, palibe njira imodzi yomwe inalipo. Monga ku Wisconsin (USA) nyengo yozizira imakhala yovuta kwambiri ndipo ngwazi yathu inalibe ndalama zolipirira kutentha kwa garaja yake, adakakamizika kuyambitsa ntchitoyi m'chipinda chapansi cha nyumba yake. Ndipo monga chipinda chapansi chilichonse, iyi ilibenso potulukira mumsewu. Kulowera kumadutsa masitepe amkati kapena kudzera pawindo. Zidutswa zonse zimayenera kulowa kudzera pawindo, kapena kudzera pa masitepe. Kodi galimotoyo idatuluka bwanji? Tiwona…
Malowa atafika, kuzunzidwa kwina kunayamba kwa Ken Imhoff. Lamborghini Countach sigalimoto yeniyeni yomwe ili pakona ndipo kupanga chithunzi chenichenicho pogwiritsa ntchito zithunzi si njira yabwino kwambiri. Musaiwale kuti intaneti inali chinthu chomwe chinalibe panthawiyo. Zinkaoneka ngati ntchitoyo idzalephera.
"(…)injini yoyengedwa bwino komanso yozungulira ya V12 (kuchokera ku Countach yoyambirira) idalowa m'malo mwa injini ya Ford Cleveland Boss 351 V8 yoyipa komanso yothamanga. Ngakhale yaku America!"
Ken Imhoff wosauka anali atakhumudwa kale pamene mnzake adamuyimbira kuti wapeza malo omwe "Lambo" amagulitsidwa. Tsoka ilo, wogulitsa sanalole Ken Imhoff kutenga miyeso yomanga. Njira yothetsera? Kupita kumalo obisalako, nthawi ya nkhomaliro, pamene wogulitsa woyipayu anali kutali, ndikugwiritsa ntchito tepi yoyezera. James Bond yemwe! Mazana a miyeso anatengedwa. Kuyambira kukula kwa zogwirira zitseko, mtunda wa pakati pa ma siginecha otembenuka, pakati pa zinthu zina zambiri zazing'ono.
Ndi miyeso yonse yomwe yatchulidwa pa block, inali nthawi yoti muyambe kupanga mapanelo a thupi. Iwalani za zida zamakono. Zonse zinapangidwa pogwiritsa ntchito nyundo, gudumu la Chingerezi, nkhungu zamatabwa ndi mphamvu za mkono. Epic!
Chassis inapereka ntchito yocheperapo. Ken Imhoff amayenera kuphunzira kuwotcherera ngati pro, pambuyo pake sanali kupanga ndendende ngolo yogulira. Nthawi zonse ndikayatsa makina owotcherera, oyandikana nawo onse ankadziwa - ma TV ali ndi chithunzi chopotoka. Mwamwayi, anansi anu sankasamala kwenikweni za izo ndi kumvetsa. Zonse zomangidwa muzitsulo za tubular, chassis ya "Lamborghini yabodza" iyi pamapeto pake idakhala yabwinoko kuposa yoyambayo.
"Pambuyo pa zaka 17 za magazi, thukuta ndi misozi, imodzi mwa nthawi zovuta kwambiri pa ntchitoyi inafika: kuchotsa Lamborghini m'chipinda chapansi"
Pa nthawiyi, patha zaka zochepa kuchokera pamene ntchitoyi inayamba. Mkazi wake, komanso galu wa Imhoff, adasiya kale kukhala m'chipinda chapansi ndikusangalala ndi kumangidwa kwa maloto ake. Koma m’nthaŵi zoŵaŵitsa, pamene chifuno chofuna kupitiriza chinayamba kulephera, iye sanasoŵe konse mawu achichirikizo ndi chilimbikitso. Kupatula apo, kupanga kuchokera ku A mpaka Z galimoto yapamwamba m'chipinda chapansi panyumba sicha aliyense. Sichomwecho!
Ndipo "Lamborghini yabodza" iyi sinapangidwe kuti ikhale yongoyerekeza. Anayenera kukhala ndi khalidwe ndikuyenda ngati Lamborghini weniweni. Koma popeza Lamborghini uyu sanabadwe m'malo obiriwira a chigawo cha Italy, koma m'madera akutchire a Wisconsin, injiniyo inayenera kufanana.
Kotero injini yoyengedwa, yozungulira ya V12 (kuchokera ku Countach yoyambirira) inapereka mpata kwa injini ya Ford Cleveland Boss 351 V8. Ngakhale yaku America! Ngati, ponena za chassis, "Lamborghini yabodza" iyi yasiya kale mbale wake weniweni moipa, nanga bwanji injini? Pali 515 hp yamphamvu yotsatiridwa pa 6800 rpm. Ma gearbox omwe adasankhidwa anali gulu lamakono la ZF 5-liwiro, buku lamanja.
Kumapeto kwa ntchitoyi magawo ochepa okha ndi ofunika anali atagulidwa. Ngakhale mawilo, ofanana ndi oyambirirawo, anapangidwa mwadongosolo. Utotowo unapotozedwa ndi kuumbidwa ndi mphamvu ya manja ake omwe.
Pambuyo pa zaka 17 za magazi, thukuta ndi misozi, imodzi mwa mphindi zovuta kwambiri panthawiyi inafika: kuchotsa Lamborghini m'chipinda chapansi. Apanso, magazi aku Germany ndi chikhalidwe cha ku America agwirizana kuti ntchitoyi ikhale yosavuta. Khoma linathyoledwa ndipo chilengedwecho chinakokedwa kuchokera pamenepo pamwamba pa chassis chomwe chinapangidwira cholinga chake. Et voilá… Patapita maola angapo khoma linamangidwanso ndipo "Lamborghini Red-Neck" inawona kuwala kwa tsiku kwa nthawi yoyamba.
M’derali, aliyense anasonkhana mozungulira ng’ombe imene inabadwira m’deralo. Ndipo malinga ndi Imhoff, aliyense ankaganizira za madzulo pamene pafupifupi analibe wailesi yakanema, kapena masana pamene zovala pamipando ya zovala zinali kununkhira bwino. Maonekedwe ake anali okhutiritsa.
Pamapeto pake, ntchitoyi inakhala yochuluka kuposa kungokwaniritsa maloto chabe. Unali ulendo wa kukula kwaumwini, kupeza mabwenzi atsopano, ndi phunziro la kulimba mtima ndi kusadzikonda. Ndi zitsanzo ngati izi, timasiyidwa opanda mikangano chifukwa chosathetsa mavuto a moyo wathu, sichoncho? Ngati mukuwerenga lemba ili ndi chipewa, ndi nthawi yabwino yoti muvule chifukwa cholemekeza munthuyu. Mokwiya!
Ngati mukufuna kudziwa zambiri za polojekitiyi, pitani patsamba la Ken Imhoff podina apa. Koma ine, ndiyenera kupita kukayezera mugalaja yanga… Ndinaganiza zopanga Ferrari F40 nthawi yomweyo! Tisiyeni maganizo anu pa nkhaniyi pa Facebook yathu.
