TIL Ferruccio Lamborghini was drafted into the Italian Royal Air Force in WWII. By 1948, he went on to building affordable tractors. A feud was sparked between Ferrari and Lamborghini which motivated Ferruccio to build his own line of sports cars we know today as Lamborghinis. jdpower.com/cars/shoppingβ¦
1963 Ferruccio Lamborghini with a model of a 350GT reddit.com/gallery/rvvhl7
TIL: Lamborghini Trattori is an Italian tractor manufacturer. It was founded in 1948 in Cento by Ferruccio Lamborghini, who later went on to establish Lamborghini Automobili. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamβ¦
TIL in 1963 Ferruccio Lamborghini irrupted into Pirelli's HQ shouting about the poor quality of tires supplied to his tractors, winning damages that kickstarted his sportcar business. The allegedly defective tires he supplied as evidence were burnouts he had ordered from his brother-in-law youtu.be/ApcSHVTr8UE?t=51β¦
Ferruccio Lamborghini: my role model for first class pettiness.
This dude really used to make tractors. He did not and never did give a single cluck about racing. He just... bought a Ferrari one day when he was bored and didn't like it and eventually wound up finding out that ol' Enzo was using his God Darn Lamborghini Tractor Clutches in his Pretty Ferrari Race Cars. Out of SHEER pettiness, Ferruccio went on to make some of the world's most beautiful and insanely fast mechanical creations ever known to man just to piss off Enzo Ferrari, a magnificent tradition which continues to this day even though now Lambo is now owned by VW. I hereby propose a toast to the Italian Kings of Automotive Pettiness.
The development of the Countach was initiated by Ferruccio Lamborghini with the goal of creating a successor to the Lamborghini Miura.
Book recommendations about the history of Ferruccio Lamborghini and/or Automobili Lamborghini?
LA TENES ADENTRO FERRUCCIO LAMBORGHINI
Ferruccio Lamborghini's Lamborghinis [1280x853]
Why I am getting a Lambo; Ferruccio Lamborghini was exactly as petty as all of us.
Ferruccio Lamborghini makes gorgeous cars, but how did he even get into the car game? He started out by making tractors!?!?
Well let me tell you. For our dear Ferruccio, sports cars were a passion, he went out and purchased TWO Ferrari's! But they simply weren't performing how he had hoped, particularly the clutch. So, in 1962 he goes up to have a meeting with Enzo Ferrari. Enzo tells him βThe clutch is not the problem. The problem is you donβt know how to drive a Ferrari, and you break the clutch.β So, our pal Ferrucio tells him βDear engineer, I'll never buy your cars again. From now on Iβll make my own cars, then I can be sure they work the way I want them to.β
This is true and deep pettiness. Lambos are spite cars made in a spite factory by a spite company. Can't wait to drive mine around.
Autodromo Ferruccio Lamborghini, SantβAgata Bolognese. 4.3km, 12 corners [Lore in comments] reddit.com/gallery/ndmuph
Ferruccio Lamborghini with a model of the 350 GT, the company's first production car in 1963
Happy birthday to Ferruccio Lamborghini...
TIL Lamborghini Supercars excist because of a 10-Lira Tractor clutch. Ferruccio Lamborghini noticed issues from the clutch of his Ferrari, he told Enzo Ferrari about the imperfections but he didnβt want advice from the tractor mechanic. This started Lamborghiniβs passion for racing cars kissfromitaly.com/en/blogβ¦
TIL an Italian tractor manufacturer was so upset with the bad clutches in Ferrari's cars that he complained to Enzo Ferrari himself, who arrogantly dismissed the concerns. The tractor maker, Ferruccio Lamborghini, decided to make his own cars to compete. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferβ¦
Ferruccio Lamborghini's personal Countach - World Exclusive! | Tyrrell's Classic Workshop youtu.be/xd8oPaZ9B5I
TIL that Ferruccio Lamborghini, founder of Lamborghini cars, was fascinated with Spanish culture. Nearly every car is named after a Spanish word, majority of them deriving from the name of famous bulls that killed a matador in a bull fight. This is also why their logo is a charging bull. lamborghinipalmbeach.com/β¦
TIL Enzo Ferrari told a man "you may be able to drive a tractor but you will never be able to handle a Ferrari Properly" the man was so pissed he vowed to create the perfect car, his name, Ferruccio Lamborghini. 400gt.com/articles/comparβ¦
βIβll go build my own supercar, with blackjack and hookersβ. Ferruccio Lamborghini
1963: Ferruccio Lamborghini with a model of a 350 GT, the company's first production car [903x763]
TIL Ferruccio Lamborghini started two companies under his same surname. One went on to make the sports cars we all know, the other made tractors & farming vehicles and continues to through today. lamborghini-tractors.com/β¦
Design #2 Lamborghini Diablo SV (76 representing Ferruccio Lamborghiniβs age when he left us)
TIL:Ferruccio Lamborghini, founder of Lamborghini started off by manufacturing tractors. He bought a Ferrari once and after finding the clutch to be βinferiorβ he went to Enzo Ferrari to ask for a better one. He was dismissed as a βTractor makerβ. Ferruccio decided to start off his own car company. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hisβ¦
Lamborghini's 760bhp tribute to Ferruccio Lamborghini -- the Centenario [1700 x 959] [OS]
Tonino Lamborghini tells the story of his father, Ferruccio Lamborghini youtube.com/watch?v=0MYP9β¦
The rise of Ferruccio Lamborghini and the 350 GT
1963: Ferruccio Lamborghini with a model of a 350 GT, the company's first production car - prior to that they manufactured tractors
TIL Lamborghini started as a tractor company. In the early 1960's, its founder, Ferruccio Lamborghini, unimpressed with sports cars of the time, set out to build his own. He was also told, "You may be able to drive a tractor, but you will never be able to handle a Ferrari," by Enzo Ferrari. youtube.com/watch?v=T5p4sβ¦
TIL that Ferruccio Lamborghini, founder of Lamborghini cars, was fascinated with Spanish culture. Nearly every car is named after a Spanish word, majority of them deriving from the name of famous bulls that killed a matador in a bull fight. This is also why their logo is a charging bull. lamborghinipalmbeach.com/β¦
TIL That Ferruccio Lamborghini produced the 350GTV because the Ferrari he had wasn't good enough for him and had a bad clutch that he wanted replaced with a better one and Enzo said no. Basically Lamborghini is a hugely successful "Fuck you Ferrari" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamβ¦
Lamborghini Ferruccio Concept [1440 Γ 900] imgur.com/T1qUeSw
TIL Ferruccio Lamborghini only started making Lamborghini vehicles because he was tired of customizing the inferior clutches that Ferraris had and Enzo Ferrari would dismiss him when told about the problem. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferβ¦
Legend has it that Ferruccio Lamborghini went into car manufacturing due to his being a dissatisfied Ferrari customer. What is a product that you would like to "reinvent" to your own exacting standards and specifications?
TDIH 28 April, 1916 Ferruccio Lamborghini born history.com/this-day-in-hβ¦
Ferruccio Lamborghini and a 350GT model, 1963
TIL Enzo Ferrari insulted a man "You may be able to drive a tractor but you will never be able to handle a Ferrari Properly". The man was so pissed he vowed to create the perfect car, his name, Ferruccio Lamborghini. nytimes.com/2013/04/21/auβ¦
TIL Ferruccio Lamborghini started out building tractors, but he "knew that he could make triple the profit if the components used in his tractors were installed in a high-performance exotic car instead." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferβ¦
Film su Ferruccio Lamborghini, set blindato a Cento - Spettacoli ilrestodelcarlino.it/ferrβ¦
TIL that Lamborghini cars were started as the result of an insult from Enzo Ferrari to the tractor maker Ferruccio Lamborghini. theweeklyworld.com/the-inβ¦
