YouTuber Ed Bolian (VinWiki) made headlines when he rescued the 1998 Victoria’s Secret Lamborghini Diablo SV — a 1-of-1 supercar created for a Christmas catalogue — languishing in rural Illinois for 14 years.
The thrill of discovery, though, came with a wrench in the plan: a persistent oil leak. And the culprit? A 2-cent O-ring buried deep inside the engine block. Getting it fixed? Requires removing the entire hulking V12 — a 7-hour teardown just to access a tiny gasket.
Bolian and the team from DC MotorWerks didn’t stop there. They dismantled and rebuilt the engine, likely the most intensive maintenance on one of the rarest Lamborghinis ever made.
For fans of classic supercars and automotive oddities, this is proof that ev
en iconic machines can be felled by something as simple as a tiny rubber ring. And that restoration often comes with well deserved theatrics
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