Lamborghini is my favorite kind of car. So I looked up the man you came up with this fabulous ride.
Meet Ferruccio Elio Arturo Lamborghini.
He was born April 28, 1916 in Renazzio di Cento near Modena, Italy. Ferruccio's parents were farmers. He had always been interesting engines and machines even at a young age.
When he was older he attended Bologna Technical School. During this time WWII was happening. Ferruccio joined the Italian Air Force. Even during the war he was still building and fixing machines.
After the war, Ferruccio went back home where he started a business building tractors. The Lamborghini Trattori Factory.
He became a very wealthy man.
Ferruccio's passion for motors led to his passion for fast cars. He owned several including a Mercedes SL300, a Jaguar and a Ferrari.
He found he was having several problems with is Ferrari and after having the same problems fixed and re-fixed several times, he decided to start fixing things himself. Ferruccio found several ways to improve the Ferrari and wanted to share his findings. He tried to meet with Enzo Ferrari but Mr. Ferrari refused to meet. That was when Ferruccio decided to build his own fast car.
Hiring several engineers (including several who had worked for Ferrari) he build the first Lamborghini. The Lamborghini 350 GTV made its first public appearance in 1963.
Several other cars followed shortly thereafter.
The Lamborghini Miura in 1966.
The Lamborghini LP400 Countach in 1973.
Again Mr. Ferraccio Lamborghini was a very wealthy man.
In 1974 his tractor business crashed after several bad deals. Ferruccio sold out of the tractor industry.
He retired and moved to a vineyard in the south of Italy where he began making wine known as "Sangue di Miura" -"Blood of the Bull". Again he was a very wealthy man.
Ferraccio Lamborghini died at the age of 76 on Feb 20, 1993. He is buried in Renazzo, Italy.
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