Kukhona abafana, bese kuba nabesilisa abanentshebe. UKen Imhoff, umMelika onolwazi oluxekethile nolwazi lobunjiniyela kakhulu, uyingxenye yeqembu lesibili (amadoda anentshebe eqinile).
Kungani? Ngoba wakha i-Lamborghini Countach endaweni yakhe engaphansi kusukela ekuqaleni.
Zicabange uhlezi esofeni ubukele ifilimu, lapho iLamborghini idlula esikrinini esincane, uthanda imoto (ingxenye elula) bese uphendukela kumkakho uthi: "Bheka, uMaria omuhle kakhulu, iLamborghini! Kufanele sikhiphe umama wakho egumbini elingaphansi, ngoba ngidinga indawo yokwakha iLamborghini laphaya (ingxenye enzima).” Inkinga yezokuthutha ixazululiwe… asiqale ukusebenza!
Kuyamangalisa akunjalo? Ngaphandle kokulalisa umamezala emgqonyeni wokugaywa kabusha, kwenzeka kanjalo. UKen Imhoff wathandana neLamborghini Countach lapho ebona ifilimu ethi Cannonball Run futhi wanquma ukuyenza. Kwakuwuthando ekuqaleni.
Ukhuliswe ngubaba odabuka eJalimane, umthandi wokwakha izimoto futhi okholelwa esimisweni esithi “kuyahlanya ukuthi abantu bathenge izinto abangazakhela bona” akumangazi ukuthi nendodana yakhe ibifuna ukwakha imoto. Futhi yilokho akwenza. Waqala ukusebenza futhi iminyaka engu-17 yokuphila kwakhe watshala yonke imali yakhe nesikhathi samahhala - iphrojekthi yayibiza ngaphezu kwamaRandi ayizinkulungwane ezingu-40, ngaphandle kokubala amathuluzi ale njongo - ukwakha imoto yamaphupho akhe: i-Lamborghini Countach LP5000S. i-euro specs kusukela ngo-1982.
"Ama-exhausts asontekile futhi abunjwa ngamandla ezandla zawo"
Ukuqala kwakungelula, empeleni, asikho nesisodwa isinyathelo senqubo esasikhona. NjengaseWisconsin (USA) ubusika bunzima kakhulu futhi iqhawe lethu lalingenayo imali yokukhokhela ukushiswa kwegaraji lalo, waphoqeleka ukuba aqale umsebenzi ekamelweni elingaphansi kwendlu yakhe. Futhi njenganoma iyiphi indawo engaphansi evamile, lena nayo ayinayo indlela ephumayo eya emgwaqeni. Ukufinyelela kungezitebhisi zangaphakathi noma ngamafasitela. Zonke izingcezu kwakufanele zingene ngefasitela, noma ngezitebhisi. Iphume kanjani imoto? Sizobona…
Lapho isikhala sesifinyelelwe, kwaqala okunye ukuhlushwa kuKen Imhoff. I-Lamborghini Countach akuyona imoto esekhoneni futhi ukwenza umfanekiso oqondile usebenzisa izithombe akuyona indlela engcono kakhulu. Ungakhohlwa ukuthi i-inthanethi yayiyinto eyayingekho ngaleso sikhathi. Kubukeka sengathi iphrojekthi izohluleka.
“(…)injini ye-V12 ecolisisiwe nezungezayo (kusukela ku-Countach yasekuqaleni) ishiye injini yeFord Cleveland Boss 351 V8 enzima nenamandla. Ngisho neyaseMelika!”
U-Ken Imhoff ompofu wayesevele edangele ngesikhathi umngane wakhe emshayela ucingo ethi uthole indawo lapho kudayiswa khona “iLambo”. Ngeshwa, umthengisi akazange avumele u-Ken Imhoff ukuthi athathe izilinganiso zokwakhiwa kwayo. Isixazululo? Ukuya endaweni ecashile yedokodo, ngesikhathi sesidlo sasemini, lapho lo mthengisi omubi engekho, futhi usebenzise itheyiphu yokulinganisa. Yimuphi uJames Bond! Kwathathwa izilinganiso ezingamakhulu. Kusukela kusayizi wezibambo zomnyango, ukuya ebangeni eliphakathi kwezimpawu zokujika, phakathi kwezinye izinto eziningi ezingasho lutho.
Ngazo zonke izilinganiso eziphawulwe kubhulokhi, kwase kuyisikhathi sokuqala ukwenza amaphaneli omzimba. Khohlwa ngamathuluzi esimanjemanje. Konke kwakwenziwa kusetshenziswa isando, isondo lesiNgisi, isikhunta sokhuni namandla engalo. Epic!
I-chassis yayinikeza umsebenzi omncane. U-Ken Imhoff kwadingeka afunde ukushisela njengochwepheshe, phela wayengayenzi kahle inqola yokuthenga. Ngaso sonke isikhathi uma ngivula umshini wokushisela, wonke umakhelwane wayazi - amathelevishini athola isithombe esihlanekezelwe. Ngenhlanhla, omakhelwane bakho abakaze bakunake ngempela futhi bakuqonde. Zonke zakhiwe ngensimbi eshubhu, i-chassis yale "Lamborghini mbumbulu" ekugcineni yaba ngcono kuneyasekuqaleni.
"Ngemuva kweminyaka engu-17 yegazi, izithukuthuku nezinyembezi, esinye sezikhathi ezibucayi kakhulu zenqubo safika: ukususa i-Lamborghini endaweni engaphansi"
Ngalesi sikhathi, sekuphele iminyaka embalwa kwaqalwa umsebenzi. Unkosikazi wakhe, kanye nenja ka-Imhoff, sebevele beyekile ukuhlala ngaphansi futhi bajabulele ukwakhiwa kwephupho lakhe. Kodwa ezikhathini ezibucayi, lapho isifiso sokuqhubeka siqala ukwehluleka, akazange aswele amazwi okusekela nesikhuthazo. Phela, ukudizayina kusuka ku-A kuye ku-Z imoto enkulu endaweni engaphansi kwekhaya akuyona eyawo wonke umuntu. Akunjalo!
Futhi le "Lamborghini mbumbulu" yayingahloselwe ukuba nje ukulingisa. Kwadingeka aziphathe kahle futhi ahambe njengeLamborghini yangempela. Kodwa njengoba le Lamborghini ingazalelwanga ezimfundeni eziluhlaza zesifundazwe sase-Italy, kodwa kunalokho emazweni asendle aseWisconsin, injini kwadingeka ifane.
Ngakho injini ye-V12 ecolisisiwe, ephendukayo (kusukela ku-Countach yasekuqaleni) yadedela injini yamaFord Cleveland Boss 351 V8. Ngisho neyaseMelika! Uma, ngokwe-chassis, le "Lamborghini mbumbulu" isivele ishiye umfowabo wangempela ekukhanyeni okubi, kuthiwani ngenjini? Kukhona 515 hp amandla debited at 6800 rpm. Kukhethwe u-gearbox oyi-5-speed ZF unit yesimanjemanje.
Ekupheleni komsebenzi kwase kuthengiwe izingxenye ezincane nezibalulekile kuphela. Ngisho namasondo, umfuziselo wawokuqala, enziwa ngendlela ehlelekile. Izinqamuli zasonteka futhi zalolongwa ngamandla ezandla zakhe.
Ngemva kweminyaka engu-17 yegazi, izithukuthuku nezinyembezi, esinye sezikhathi ezibucayi kakhulu kule nqubo safika: ukususa i-Lamborghini endaweni engaphansi. Nakulokhu, igazi lamaJalimane nesiko laseMelika kuhlangene ukwenza inqubo ibe lula. Kwaphulwa udonga futhi indalo yadonswa kusukela lapho phezu kuka-chassis owakhelwe injongo ethile. Et voilá… Ngemva kwamahora ambalwa udonga lwaphinde lwakhiwa futhi “i-Lamborghini-Red-Neck” yabona ukukhanya kosuku okokuqala.
Kwamakhelwane bonke babuthana bezungeza inkunzi ezalwa kwamakhelwane. Futhi ngokusho kuka-Imhoff, wonke umuntu wayecabangela izikhathi zakusihlwa lapho engasenayo ithelevishini, noma ntambama lapho izingubo zokugqoka izingubo ezinuka upende wesifutho zazisebenza kahle. Ukubukeka kwakungokokwaneliseka.
Ekugcineni, le phrojekthi yagcina ingaphezu nje kokufezeka kwephupho. Kwakuwuhambo lokukhula komuntu siqu, ukuthola ubungane obusha, nesifundo sokuqina nokuzidela. Ngezibonelo ezinjengalezi, sishiywa ngaphandle kwezingxabano zokungazixazululi izinkinga zokuphila kwethu, akunjalo? Uma ufunda lo mbhalo ugqoke isigqoko, yisikhathi esihle sokuwukhumula ngenxa yokuhlonipha le ndoda. Ethukuthele!
Uma ufuna ukwazi okwengeziwe ngale phrojekthi, vakashela iwebhusayithi ka-Ken Imhoff ngokuchofoza lapha. Mina-ke, kufanele ngiyothatha izilinganiso egaraji lami… Nginqume ukwakha iFerrari F40 khona manjalo! Sishiyele umbono wakho ngalesi sihloko kuFacebook wethu.
