Benedict Radcliffe has spent five months building a Lamborghini Countach hot rod, which he hopes to sell for £40,000.

The model is 6ft wide, 14ft long and is made from steel rods that are as a little thicker than a pencil.

“The Lambo allowed me to use all the skills I have learnt from my previous work as an architect, fabricator and artist,” said Radcliffe. “It uses really complex curves and was a real labour of love.”

Radcliffe is a qualified architect, who spent several weeks developing blueprints for the model. He even custom-designed the car to make room for Pirelli tires.

“It is an iconic car and people are intrigued by the idea of turning something so fast into a wireframe model that goes nowhere,” said Radcliffe. “When people saw it on the streets of London they jumped all over it and got inside. I was astonished because they would not treat a real car in that way. I would love a real Lambo but I’m not brash enough. They get a lot of attention when they are being driven around and I’m too shy for that.”

The original Lamborghini Countach was built from 1974 to 1989.

Source: TimeOnline