Lamborghini

1963 - Now
 

Ferruccio Lamborghini April 28,1916- February 20,1993 was an Italian car maker and the father of the Lamborghini brand. Ferruccio Lamborghini was born in a small village in Renazzo di Cento, province of Ferrara. A wealthy tractor manufacturer before and after World War II, Lamborghini once owned a Ferrari. He soon noticed that some of the clutch components were the same as the ones he used on his tractors. He approached Enzo Ferrariwith his criticism, and Ferrari, brushing him off as a simple tractor manufacturer, refused to listen. Lamborghini then vowed revenge and setup his own rival sports car manufacturer nearby the Ferrari factory. His first car, the Lamborghini 350GT, was superior in every respect that Lamborghini had criticised in his own Ferrari. His third model, the Lamborghini Miura/Miura, was a ground-breaking and legendary car in the mould of Ferrari's 250 GTO and 365 GTB/4 Daytona. The crest of the company, a bull, was taken from Lamborghini's zodiac sign, Taurus. The Miura was named after a trainer of fighting bulls, Don Eduardo Miura. The famous Countach was named after a local Italian colloquialism, after someone saw the design and exclamed: "Countach!"  Ferruccio Lamborghini was an enthusiastic owner of sports cars, including a Ferrari. The standard tale goes that he took this car back to the Ferrari factory when its clutch failed. Enzo Ferrari refused to meet him, saying that 'A tractor manufacturer could never be expected to understand high-bred sports cars'. So—after fixing the clutch with surprising ease—he decided to go into business, building the perfect GT (Grand Touring) car. (Another version of the tale holds that Ferruccio was incensed when he found out that the bum clutch on his Ferrari was the exact same model that he used on his tractors, only far more expensive.) Lamborghini died in Perugia in 1993 at age 76.

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 The Automobiles

350GT V    350GT    400GT    Miura    Flying StarII    Marzal    Espada

Islero    Jarama    Bravo    Urraco    Countach     Silhouette    Jalpa    LM002    

Diablo    Cala    Murciélago    Gallardo

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Lamborgini's Production Numbers

Vehicle	Year	Engine	Displacment	Production Numbers
350 GT	1964-1966	Lamborghini V-12	3464cc	120
400 GT	1966-1968	Lamborghini V-12	3929cc	247
Miura	1966-1973	Lamborghini V-12	3929cc	739
Espada	1968-1978	Lamborghini V-12	3929cc	1,217
Islero	1968-1970	Lamborghini V-12	3929cc	125
Jarama	1970-1976	Lamborghini V-12	3929cc	327
Urraco	1973-1979	Lamborghini V-8	2463 cc/2996 cc/1994 cc	791
Countach	1974-1990	Lamborghini V-12	3929 cc/4754 cc/5167 cc	2,042
Silhoutte	1976-1979	Lamborghini V-8	2996 cc	55
Jalpa	1981-1988	Lamborghini V-8	3485 cc	419
LM002	1986-1993	Lamborghini V-12	5167 cc	300
Diablo	1990-2001	Lamborghini V-12	5707 cc	2,903
Murciélago	2002-Now	Lamborghini V-12	6192 cc	N/A
Gallardo	2004-Now	Lamborghini V-10	4961 cc	3,000 +
Miura	2006	Audi V-12	6.5L	N/A
LM00X	2007	Audi V-8 Audi V-12	4.2L    5.0L	N/A
Espada	2008	Audi V-8 Lamborghini V-12	N/A	N/A