Kukho amakhwenkwe, kwaye kukho amadoda anentshebe. UKen Imhoff, umMelika onolwazi oluphangaleleyo kunye nolwazi lobunjineli kakhulu, ungoweqela lesibini (amadoda aneendevu ezilukhuni).
Ngoba? Kuba wakha iLamborghini Countach kwigumbi lakhe elingaphantsi ukusuka ekuqaleni.
Khawuzibone uhleli esofeni ubukele imovie, xa iLamborghini idlula kwiscreen esincinci, uthandana nemoto (indawo elula) kwaye ujikela kumfazi wakho uthi: “Khangela, uMaria omkhulu, iLamborghini! Kufuneka sikhuphe umama wakho kwigumbi elingaphantsi, kuba ndifuna indawo yokwakha iLamborghini phaya ezantsi (indawo enzima). Umba wolungiselelo usonjululwe… masiqalise ukusebenza!
Iyamangalisa akunjalo? Ngaphandle nje kokulalisa umamazala emgqomeni werecycling, kwenzeka njalo. UKen Imhoff wathandana neLamborghini Countach xa ebona imovie yeCannonball Run kwaye wagqiba ekubeni enze enye. Yayiluthando ekuqaleni.
Ukhuliswe ngutata onemvelaphi yaseJamani, umthandi wokwakha iimoto nokholelwa kwintetho ethi “kuyaphambana ukuba abantu bathenge izinto abanokuzakhela bona” ayimangalisi into yokuba nonyana wakhe wayefuna ukwakha imoto. Kwaye yiloo nto awayenzayo. Waqala ukusebenza kwaye iminyaka eyi-17 yobomi bakhe watyala yonke imali yakhe kunye nexesha lakhe lokukhulula - iprojekthi yayixabisa ngaphezu kwe-40 amawaka eedola, ngaphandle kokubala izixhobo zale njongo - ukwakha imoto yamaphupha akhe: iLamborghini Countach LP5000S. i-euro specs ukusuka kwi-1982.
"Iigesi zajijwa kwaye zabunjwa ngamandla eengalo zabo"
Ukuqala kwakungekho lula, njengokuba kunjalo, akukho nalinye lamanyathelo kwinkqubo. NjengaseWisconsin (e-USA) ubusika bunzima kakhulu kwaye iqhawe lethu lalingenayo imali yokuhlawula ukufudumeza kwegaraji lakhe, kwanyanzeleka ukuba aqalise iprojekthi kwigumbi elingaphantsi kwendlu yakhe. Kwaye njengayo nayiphi na indawo engaphantsi kwesiqhelo, le nayo ayinakuphuma esitratweni. Ukufikelela mhlawumbi ngezinyuko zangaphakathi okanye ngeefestile. Zonke iziqwenga kwakufuneka zingene ngefestile, okanye ngezinyuko. Iphume njani imoto? Sobona…
Emva kokuba isithuba sifikelelwe, kwaqala enye intuthumbo kuKen Imhoff. ILamborghini Countach ayisiyiyo imoto ejikeleze ikona kwaye ukwenza umfanekiso ochanekileyo usebenzisa iifoto ayisiyona ndlela ilungileyo. Ungalibali ukuba i-intanethi yayiyinto eyayingekho ngelo xesha. Kwakubonakala ngathi le projekthi iza kusilela.
“(…)injini ye-V12 esulungekisiweyo nejikelezayo (ukusuka kwiCountach yantlandlolo) iye yahamba ngendlela erhabaxa nenamandla enjini yeFord Cleveland Boss 351 V8. Nditsho neyaseMelika!”
U-Ken Imhoff ohluphekileyo wayesele edakumbile xa umhlobo wakhe wamtsalela umnxeba esithi ufumene indawo yokumisa apho kuthengiswa khona “iLambo”. Ngelishwa, umthengisi akazange avumele u-Ken Imhoff ukuba athathe imilinganiselo yokwakhiwa kwayo. Isisombululo? Ukuya kwindawo efihlakeleyo, ngexesha lesidlo sasemini, xa lo mthengisi ukhohlakeleyo wayengekho, kwaye usebenzise iteyiphu yokulinganisa. Yiyiphi iJames Bond! Amakhulu emilinganiselo athatyathwa. Ukusuka kubukhulu bezibambo zocango, ukuya kumgama phakathi kweempawu zokujika, phakathi kwezinye izinto ezininzi ezingenamsebenzi.
Ngayo yonke imilinganiselo ephawulwe kwibhloko, kwakuyisikhathi sokuqala ukwenza iipaneli zomzimba. Ulibale malunga nezixhobo zanamhlanje. Yonke yenziwa kusetyenziswa ihamile, ivili lesiNgesi, iimolds zeplanga kunye nokomelela kwengalo. Epic!
I-chassis yayinika umsebenzi omncinci. UKen Imhoff kwafuneka afunde ukuwelda njengengcali, emva kwayo yonke loo nto wayengenzi ncam inqwelo yokuthenga. Ngalo lonke ixesha ndivula umatshini wokuwelda, wonke ummelwane wayesazi - oomabonakude babenomfanekiso ogqwethekileyo. Ngethamsanqa, abamelwane bakho abazange bakukhathalele ngokwenene kwaye baqonde. Zonke zakhiwe ngentsimbi ye-tubular, i-chassis yale "Lamborghini yobuxoki" ekugqibeleni yayingcono kuneyokuqala.
"Emva kweminyaka eli-17 yegazi, ukubila kunye neenyembezi, elinye lawona maxesha abalulekileyo enkqubo yafika: ukususa iLamborghini kwigumbi elingaphantsi"
Ngeli xesha, sele kuyiminyaka embalwa ukususela ekuqaleni kweprojekthi. Inkosikazi yakhe, kunye nenja ka-Imhoff, sele inikezele ukuhlala kwigumbi elingaphantsi kwaye isonwabele ukwakhiwa kwephupha lakhe. Kodwa ngamaxesha anzima, xa umnqweno wokuqhubeka uqalisa ukusilela, akazange aswele amazwi enkxaso nawokhuthazo. Emva kwayo yonke loo nto, ukuyila ukusuka ku-A ukuya ku-Z i-supercar kwigumbi elingaphantsi kwekhaya ayingomntu wonke. Akunjalo!
Kwaye le "Lamborghini yobuxoki" yayingajoliswanga ukuba ibe yinto nje yokuxelisa. Kwafuneka aziphathe kwaye ahambe njengeLamborghini yokwenene. Kodwa ekubeni le Lamborghini yayingazalwanga kumadlelo aluhlaza kwiphondo lase-Italiya, kodwa kumhlaba wasendle waseWisconsin, injini kwafuneka ihambelane.
Ke i-injini ye-V12 esulungekisiweyo, ejikelezayo (esuka kweyokuqala iCountach) yanikezela kwindlela erhabaxa nebrash yeFord Cleveland Boss 351 V8. Nditsho neyaseMelika! Ukuba, ngokwemigaqo ye-chassis, le "Lamborghini yobuxoki" sele ishiye umzalwana wayo wokwenene ekukhanyeni okubi, kuthekani nge-injini? Kukho i-515 hp yamandla atsalwayo kwi-6800 rpm. I-gearbox ekhethiweyo yayiyeyeyunithi yala maxesha ye-ZF enesantya esintlanu, i-manual kakade.
Ekupheleni kweprojekthi kuthengiwe kuphela ezona nxalenye zisezantsi nezibalulekileyo. Kwanamavili, afana nalawo okuqala, ayenziwe ngocwangco. Umbhobho wajijwa kwaye wabunjwa ngokomelela kweengalo zakhe.
Emva kweminyaka eli-17 yegazi, ukubila kunye neenyembezi, elinye lawona maxesha abalulekileyo kwinkqubo yafika: ukususa iLamborghini kwigumbi elingaphantsi. Kwakhona, igazi lamaJamani kunye nenkcubeko yaseMelika ziye zadibana ukwenza lula inkqubo. Udonga lwaphulwa kwaye indalo yatsalwa ukusuka apho phezulu kwi-chassis eyakhiwe ngokukodwa ngenjongo. Et voilá… Kwiiyure ezimbalwa kamva udonga lwakhiwa kwakhona kwaye "iLamborghini-Red-Neck" yabona ukukhanya kwemini okokuqala.
Elumelwaneni, wonke umntu waqokelelana engqonge inkunzi yenkomo eyayizalelwe ebumelwaneni. Kwaye ngokuka-Imhoff, wonke umntu wayecinga ngorhatya xa ephantse angabinawo umabonwakude, okanye emva kwemini xa iimpahla kwiintambo zokunxiba zinuka ipeyinti yokutshiza ziqashwe kakuhle. Inkangeleko yayiyeyokwaneliseka.
Ekugqibeleni, le projekthi yajika yaba yinto engaphezulu nje kokuzalisekiswa kwephupha. Yayiluhambo lokukhula komntu, ukufumanisa ubuhlobo obutsha, kunye nesifundo sokuqina kunye nokungazingci. Ngemizekelo efana nale, sishiywe ngaphandle kweengxoxo zokungasombululi iingxaki zethu zobomi, akunjalo? Ukuba ufunda lo mbhalo uthwele umnqwazi, lixesha elihle lokuwukhulula ngenxa yokuhlonipha le ndoda. Unomsindo!
Ukuba ufuna ukwazi okungakumbi ngale projekthi, ndwendwela iwebhusayithi kaKen Imhoff ngokucofa apha. Mna ke, kufuneka ndiyokuthatha imilinganiselo kwigaraji yam… Ndigqibe ekubeni ndakhe iFerrari F40 ngoko nangoko! Sishiyele uluvo lwakho malunga neli nqaku kuFacebook wethu.
