Ferruccio Lamborghini (d. 1993)

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Biography

Ferruccio Lamborghini was an Italian automobile designer and industrialist who created Lamborghini Trattori in 1948 and Automobili Lamborghini in 1963, a maker of high-end sports cars in Sant'Agata Bolognese.

Timeline

The story of Ferruccio Lamborghini, told in moments.

1948 Event

Founded Lamborghini Trattori. He built tractors from surplus military hardware left behind by the war. Italy's postwar agricultural boom made him rich.

How do you build tractors from surplus military hardware? Was there a moment you knew you'd be rich?

1959 Event

Opened a factory building oil burners and heating systems. Later expanded into air conditioning. By now he owned several Ferraris.

Were oil burners just a stepping stone? How many Ferraris did you own?

1963 Event

Founded Automobili Lamborghini after a dispute with Enzo Ferrari over the clutch in his Ferrari 250 GT. Ferrari told him to stick to tractors. So he built a car company to prove him wrong.

Is the Ferrari clutch story true? What did Enzo say when he told you to stick to tractors?

In Their Own Words (2)

A normal chap, a man who likes creating things. A good worker in the morning, and a man who likes enjoying himself in the afternoon.

One day in Modena I was entering a restaurant when I recognized Ferrari sitting at one of the tables. As I passed I tried to greet him, but he turned his head away and pretended to be talking to the person next to him. He was ignoring me! I used to have contact with Adolfo and Omer Orsi of Maserati, Renzo Rivolta of ISO, even Alejandro de Tomaso. But Ferrari never spoke to me again. He was a great man, I admit, but it was so very easy to upset him.

Artifacts (2)

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