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FROM THE BEGINNING
Formed in 1963, Ferruccio Lamborghini’s company has become one of the most recognisable and desired automotive brands in the world.
The car company was Ferruccio’s third successful business venture. Having trained as a mechanic, his first was repurposing combat vehicles into serviceable tractors, and his were some of the finest vehicles in the sector. He then turned his hand to heating and cooling systems in the 1950s before his eye settled on the automotive industry, no doubt fuelled by the number of sports cars he had sitting in his garage at the time.
LAMBORGHINI IN MOTORSPORT
Although the founder Ferruccio Lamborghini never believed in racing as a means of promoting his road cars, the Lamborghini brand appeared on the racing scene in the early 1970s due to passionate gentleman drivers. Lamborghini cars and engines have been used in a variety of sports over the years: from Gran Turismo competitions to Prototypes, but also offshore powerboat racing, Formula 1 and Rally Raids.
