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Lamborghini S.p.A.

Lamborghini supercars and racing models are among the automotive crown jewels of Italian origin. When Ferruccio Lamborghini founded his car company in 1963, he was already a wealth entrepreneur. Having made his millions by producing agricultural tractors, he was fond of driving and owned many sports cars in his livery of high performance automobiles. Among his collection was a Ferrari which he once discussed with Enzo Ferrari, founder of the Italian racing line. According to Mr. Lamborghini, Enzo suggested that he might be better suited to driving tractors than race cars. This remark reportedly led to Ferruccio taking on a personal challenge to build his own cars that would rival Ferrari in more ways than one.

Ferruccio's competitive spirit and the ...more

Lamborghini S.p.A.

Lamborghini supercars and racing models are among the automotive crown jewels of Italian origin. When Ferruccio Lamborghini founded his car company in 1963, he was already a wealth entrepreneur. Having made his millions by producing agricultural tractors, he was fond of driving and owned many sports cars in his livery of high performance automobiles. Among his collection was a Ferrari which he once discussed with Enzo Ferrari, founder of the Italian racing line. According to Mr. Lamborghini, Enzo suggested that he might be better suited to driving tractors than race cars. This remark reportedly led to Ferruccio taking on a personal challenge to build his own cars that would rival Ferrari in more ways than one.

Ferruccio's competitive spirit and the astrological sign under which he was born became the emblem for his Lamborghini sport cars - the bull of Taurus. The Lamborghini 350TV was introduced at the 1963 Turin Auto Show and the popularity of Lamborghini design and performance grew until the company's place in the high performance arena was earned.

As the company began to change hands, new and memorable models continued to roll out. Particularly desirable are the dramatic supercars such as the Countach, the Diablo and the Murcie'lago.

Ownership passed from Lamborghini to a Swiss investor and, in 1987, to Chrysler. Finally, in 1998, Lamborghini landed in the hands of Audi AG which promises more stunning supercars and high performance road models in the future. ...less