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    Backyard Lambo Of The Day: Cadillac Northstar-Powered Diablo

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    Image of bdon bdon
    12/05/08

    In reply to Backyard Lambo Of The Day: Cadillac Northstar-Powered Diablo
    detroit v8 is a diesel. a little diesel with a big torque and unique sound all its own.In fact. It may be a legendary sound to those that like it. This blog has a screw up in it's writing....a bit too annoying to ignore. And besides,a diablo with a replacable engine almost inspires me...as long as there is plenty of engines, alot of cars could keep going.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    12/05/08

    @bdon: This blog has a what?
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    Image of Sixpackdan Sixpackdan
    12/05/08

    In reply to Backyard Lambo Of The Day: Cadillac Northstar-Powered Diablo
    whats with the gay wheels!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    Image of BRAWNDO_POWERED BRAWNDO_POWERED
    12/05/08

    @Sixpackdan:

    What's with the bullshit comment/insult? That ain't the Jalopnik way.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    12/05/08

    @BRAWNDO_POWERED: To be fair, those are from an Outback.
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    12/05/08

    In reply to Backyard Lambo Of The Day: Cadillac Northstar-Powered Diablo
    This thing is literally just down the road from me. I mean, like, ten minutes.


    Dear God, I think I may be downwind.

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    Image of SundaySunday SundaySunday
    12/05/08

    In reply to Backyard Lambo Of The Day: Cadillac Northstar-Powered Diablo
    Holy ride height, Batman! Is that thing ugly!
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    Image of Deartháir II Deartháir II
    12/05/08

    In reply to Backyard Lambo Of The Day: Cadillac Northstar-Powered Diablo
    So basically, it's $22,000 for a Northstar engine in dubious condition with uncertain mileage. Because the rest of the car would need to be thrown away.
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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    12/05/08

    In reply to Backyard Lambo Of The Day: Cadillac Northstar-Powered Diablo
    Rear wheels = FAIL


    Shape = FAIL


    This fauxborghini is pure fail. Someone put that N* in a Fiero GT fastback already.

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    Image of elwood elwood
    12/05/08

    In reply to Backyard Lambo Of The Day: Cadillac Northstar-Powered Diablo
    How come they can never get the offset on the wheels right? It'd be a more convincing replica if the wheels actually filled the wheel wells.
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    Image of LTDScott LTDScott
    12/05/08

    @elwood: Somewhere there's a Subaru with 10" wide wheels on it if this Lambo is any indication.
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    Image of P161911 probably shoudn't have P161911 probably shoudn't have
    12/05/08

    @elwood: Forget about the offset, I'm sure that Diablos came with 60 series WHITE LETTER tires.
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    Image of layabout layabout
    12/05/08

    In reply to Backyard Lambo Of The Day: Cadillac Northstar-Powered Diablo
    These Lambo's come with free watches...
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    12/05/08

    @layabout: Why was the pic removed? [www.worth1000.com]
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    Image of Graverobber Graverobber
    12/05/08

    In reply to Backyard Lambo Of The Day: Cadillac Northstar-Powered Diablo
    The rear bumper looks like somebody left the bottom drawer open on the bureau. I'll bet that Tennessean is selling it because he just discovered it's a Northstar.
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    Image of layabout layabout
    12/05/08

    In reply to Backyard Lambo Of The Day: Cadillac Northstar-Powered Diablo
    It can't beat this for fail...
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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    12/05/08

    @layabout: It's not Diablo, of course, but it actually looks slightly better than the hillbilly Diablo (no offense, Knoxville residents).
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    Image of smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    12/05/08

    @layabout: Those are some terrible pics of an Artero. The Artero is actually one of the better looking rebodies from Pisa. It's not trying to be a Diablo (though it takes several styling cues). It also has been mistaken for an Esprit. At least when Dodge used a silver Artero in the Magnum commercial. I had to settle a dispute between two guys who couldn't decide if it was a Lamborghini or a Lotus.


    I won.

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    Image of marc2068 marc2068
    12/05/08

    @layabout: WTF is that!
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    Image of layabout layabout
    12/05/08

    @marc2068: A tragedy?
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    Image of smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    12/05/08

    @marc2068: It's a Pisa Artero.



    [pisafierohq.com]


    It's a Fiero rebody.


    I can't find the original, but this is probably the best of the "remakes" of the Magnum commercial that used the Artero:

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    12/05/08

    In reply to Backyard Lambo Of The Day: Cadillac Northstar-Powered Diablo
    I love those Outback wheels, though!
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    Image of BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ
    12/05/08

    In reply to Backyard Lambo Of The Day: Cadillac Northstar-Powered Diablo
    No thank you.
    Are thes lights from a Saturn?
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    Image of pres pres
    12/05/08

    @BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ - Also smoking his cigar in the CSRSL:


    Nissan 300zx just as the original Diablo lights were.

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    Image of DannyBN DannyBN
    12/05/08

    @BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ - Also smoking his cigar in the CSRSL: I think they're from a mid-90's Sunbird.


    And the color looks like late-70's GM "medium camel metallic."

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    Image of pres pres
    12/05/08

    @DannyBN:


    Diablo light: [cgi.ebay.com]


    300zx headlight: [cgi.ebay.com]


    Yup.

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    Image of DannyBN DannyBN
    12/05/08

    @pres_has something cool after his name too.: I still wanna believe they're from a Sunbird. It only adds to the chee-zee aura around the whole project.
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    Image of Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est
    12/06/08

    @DannyBN: Well, the original Diablo had flip-up lights, whereas the facelifted version got the 300ZX issue.


    The main issue with the lights on this particular monstrosity is that they appear to be simply resting in their place, rather than actually installed. The ad mentions that wiring for the lighting still remains, I believe he (it's gotta be a he) dolled the thing up a bit before the Craigslist photo.

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    Image of layabout layabout
    12/05/08

    In reply to Backyard Lambo Of The Day: Cadillac Northstar-Powered Diablo
    No.
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