Description Saw this Diablo VT Roadster while visiting my family in Maine. Saw the owner a few days later and the guy new nothing about the car... He also stores it behind a store in Saco under a tarp held down with bricks.
I just have a very observant eye when it comes to exotics. When I look at one, most of the time I can tell immediately whether it's a fake or not. Other times, there may be a few details, big or small, that just don't look quite right, and then through further investigation I'm able to prove my case.
I'm really not a fan of kitcars because, IMO, they tarnish the image of the real thing.
qcramair: Hey, thanks for that! I really enjoyed learning that information. Have you built kitcars before? Or are you just very observant? lol .... Regardless, if you have an eye like that it certainly is the easier way to spot the fake. There are a lot of high-quality Diablo kits out there. I made the mistake of buying one once for a client, and when we took it to the dealership to get it serviced and detailed I found out the bad news, and unfortunately I ended up eating the costs until I succeeded in legal action. Every once-in-awhile I come across them, and it is very difficult to figure it out. That's how I learned about verification of title info. The Diablo seems to be a favorite among fakers. Until I saw these kitscars, I never knew people actually made the interiors look legit too. They even put a VIN on the vehicle that matches a legitimate vehicle with the same color combo. Anyway, thanks for taking the time to point out all of that. I'm going to keep it in mind for future consideration.
sam82, I'll admit it's one of the better kits as far as the whole body goes. The proportions are much closer than many cheap knockoffs out there. However, it's all the little (and not-so-little) details that give this clear imitation away.
How can I tell? Well, from the rear, the wing is wrong. It's too tall, and the end sections (after the pillars, not the curved tips themselves) angle down. That's not a factory spoiler, and it's not even the right shape for the factory spoiler. The taillight shrouds are black instead of red, unless he was going for that "SV" look. The tail pipes aren't factory; though that could be a modification, something tells me someone with a real Lambo wouldn't put cheap Pacesetter tips on their exhaust. The badging on the rear grille is wrong. It was either the center bull and nothing else, the center bull and "VT" on the lower right, or it was "Lamborghini" on the lower left with the bull to the left of the script (which this doesn't have, on top of this one's "Lamborghini" script being left-center and crooked) and "VT" on the right, but on the lower right corner, not up in the right center as shown here. The bumper is close, but the proportions are wrong in the center where it sets in for the exhaust. Also, look at the cheap bumper reflectors and "reverse lights" just tacked on there. That's a pathetic attempt to look "factory". The factory lenses are set into the bumper. The rear wheel gap between the tires and the body is massive on this kitcar, where on the real car, you could barely stick your finger in there. If you look close, you'll see, or should I say you WON'T see, the "designo gandini" badge on the side behind the lower brake vents on this car, which obviously the real car has.
If you want to know if it's a kit or not simply go to the DMV with a FOI form and his LP# and they'll tell you how it is registered. If it says Lamborghini it is legit. If it says "Built Lamborghini" or any variant thereof it's a kit.
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I'm really not a fan of kitcars because, IMO, they tarnish the image of the real thing.