April 28 is Ferruccio Lamborghini's birthday
Ferruccio Lamborghini is the founder of an automotive empire that produces sports cars with legendary recognizable features. Coming from a modest family of farmers, the Italian businessman put a lot of work into making his surname eventually associated with luxury, style and exorbitant speeds.
Interesting facts about Ferruccio Lamborghini.
🎖️During the Second World War, Ferruccio Lamborghini was stationed on the isolated island of Rhodes as the Chief of Vehicle Maintenance of the Royal Italian Air Force. It was quite difficult to get spare parts, forcing Lamborghini to collect the wreckage to keep their cars running. He quickly earned a reputation as a master mechanic and an even more prolific craftsman.
🚜The first Lamborghini were tractors, and they are still being produced. Ferucio Lamborghini got rich selling tractors.
⚙️Lamborghini was founded because Ferrari used tractor clutches and poor customer service.
Ferruccio had a Ferrari 250GT. He gave it to the headquarters in Maranello for maintenance after he realized that the clutch was identical to the one used on his production line. He politely asked Enzo Ferrari for a spare part, to which he replied: "You're just a stupid tractor manufacturer, how can you know anything about sports cars?" Like any thoroughbred Italian, he spat on the floor, left and started designing his own sports car. Four months later , he introduced the Lamborghini 350GTV .
🤫The first Lamborghini didn't even have an engine when it was introduced.
The 350 GTV may have been the world's first Lambo, and it eventually led to the creation of the supercar genre, but when it was first unveiled at the Turin Auto Show, it wasn't finished yet, so they put a bunch of bricks where the engine was supposed to be and keep the hood closed all the time.
🐂Many cars are named after Spanish legends and bulls. And all because Ferruccio Lamborghini's zodiac sign was Taurus, and his passion was bull and bullfighting. The bull represented strength, speed and prestige for him, as well as an excellent response to the Ferrari logo with a prancing horse.
📱You can take a virtual tour of the Lamborghini Museum right now.
🍷Thanks to Google Maps and Google's never-ending quest to take over the world, you can now tour the entire Lamborghini Museum without even wearing pants.
👨👩👧👦Ferruccio Lamborghini's son Tonino runs his own Lamborghini luxury goods business, and his daughter Patricia runs the family winery.
🏎️The Lamborghini Murcielago R-GT is the fastest car in the world, developing an impressive top speed of 370 km/h.
🤝From independent to part of Volkswagen Group
The once independent Lamborghini company is now owned by Volkswagen AG, Audi's parent company.
🚔Lamborghini test drivers have a saying: "Every Lamborghini has two problems: the speed limit and the police."
☕️Ferruccio's inventions not only decorated the roads, but also in the 1960s he gave birth to the iconic Riva Aquarama Lamborghini.
Tonino Lamborghini, founded by the son of the founder of the brand Feruccio Lamborghini, produces coffee makers and a variety of branded accessories, from lighters to cell phones.