1971 Fiat 500 with V12 Lamborghini engine - photos

[Altair]

1971 Fiat 500 with V12 Lamborghini engine by Gianfranco Dini.

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Previously:

1958 Fiat 600 Eden Roc beach car - photos
1929 Fiat factory rooftop racetrack - photos
Lamborghini Huracan built-in pneumatic jack - GIF
1988 Bertone Lamborghini Genesis concept minivan - photos
Inside the Lamborghini factory - video

[mlochala]

It's probably a fun ride until the motor gets to it's normal operating temp.

[Floradawg]

1971 Fiat 500 with V12 Lamborghini engine by Gianfranco Dini.

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Previously:

1958 Fiat 600 Eden Roc beach car - photos
1929 Fiat factory rooftop racetrack - photos
Lamborghini Huracan built-in pneumatic jack - GIF
1988 Bertone Lamborghini Genesis concept minivan - photos
Inside the Lamborghini factory - video

Wow! Probably doesn't weigh anything. Accelerationus incredibleus!

[crotchetyoldbastard]

Wow! Probably doesn't weigh anything. Accelerationus incredibleus!

Yeah, this one has probably left the realm of horsepower and torque ratings and entered that of thrust-to-weight ratios.

[hemmjo]

Type "SLEEPER BUG: 517 HP Subaru-Powered 1973 VW Super Beetle" into the YouTube search! Would like to see these two race!!!

[Toolmaker51]

Wow! Probably doesn't weigh anything. Accelerationus incredibleus! , made me laugh, anticipating rest of the statement in such easily interpreted Latin.
In SoCal, such a power-to-weight ratio was affectionately known as a 'tennis shoe'.
Brings to mind a '66 Nova with tube frame, straight axle, 'glass front end, thin ribbed sheet aluminum interior, minimal gas tank, plexi-windows (no regulators); the works, and way nicer styling. But; road racing and drag racing don't work the same way.