Father And Son Who 3D-Printed A Lamborghini-Inspired Car Get Real Aventador For Christmas

Lamborghinis cost a lot of money. A base Lamborghini Aventador S, for example, costs nearly $400,000 – a price that's too high for the average person. That price, however, can't stop this man and his son from getting one, even if they have to start from scratch to get it.

Sterling Backus, a physicist working as chief scientific officer of a local laser firm in Erie, Colorado, decided to build a Lamborghini-inspired car after playing a racing game with his son Xander, Fox News reported earlier this year. The two spent more than a year building their car from scratch, using 3D printers and genuine car parts Sterling picked up.

The physicist, who also serves as an adjunct professor at the Colorado State University, created a spaceframe made out of steel box tubing and covered it with plastic body pieces wrapped in carbon fiber. Though the car they are making doesn't exactly look like a carbon copy of the Aventador, the car looks just like how they want it to: a 2-door supercar. Their progress can be seen in his Facebook page.

Sterling initially planned to finish making the vehicle this year, and hoped to get it registered when it becomes roadworthy in fall. He said he wants to use the car to teach Xander and many other kids about STEM.

Before they could finish the car, however, something amazing happened. Rather than being pressured to shut the project down for violating intellectual property rights, Lamborghini, the actual car maker, decided to honor Sterling and Xander's dedication to the car in the most inspiring of ways: by lending them a real $417K Lamborghini Aventador S, Fox News reported recently.

In a video shared by Lamborghini, Sterling said the carmaker called him and told him of a plan to swap their project car with the Aventador. Of course, he agreed and the two of them swapped cars in the middle of the night. This is so that he could surprise Xander, who was the one who wanted the car in the first place.

Now, after more than a year and a half of hard work and dedication to creating a car from inspiration by a videogame, the father and son team are able to drive their own Lamborghini Aventador.

“Being one of the most ardent Lamborghini lovers is always worthwhile,” the carmaker proudly said in its website.