Man Bolts Lamborghini Countach To His Living Room Wall

[matcom]

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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. --Auto art has been taken to a new level after an Orange County man bolted a 1974 black Lamborghini Countach to a wall inside his home.

Millionaire Richard Moriarty hired a 70-ton crane to lower the Italian sports car into his mansion through a skylight in the living room.

On Friday, a five-man crew hung the 1,000-pound engineless vehicle from a steel-reinforced wall with loops of half-inch-thick steel cable.

Explaining the unusual placement for the car, Moriarty said, "I have a Lamborghini and I've got a big wall."

The car's engine was removed and transformed into a "200-mph coffee table," he said.

This isn't the first time Moriarty, an heir to the family that developed South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, has installed offbeat elements in his home. Previous innovations include an indoor rifle range and a 28-foot-high interior waterfall, architect Fleetwood Joiner said.

Moriarty's irreverent tastes don't stop at home decor.

The 58-year-old organized exotic parties in the 1980s, and more recently he planted a vineyard on his 3.5-acre estate and began bottling wines under such labels as "Wretched Excess" and "The Idle Rich."

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2006/05/16/man_bolts_lamborghini_on_wall_in_mansion?mode=PF

[Beetwasher]

1. I Think He Needs Another Tax Cut

Those Lamborghini's can add up.

Clearly, the trickle-down effect in action. Think of all the jobs he's creating bolting cars to his walls.