What’s Lamborghini and when did it start making cars?

GO TO TOPGEAR.COM FOR MORE MIND-BLOWING MANUFACTURER GUIDES It’s an old story, but a good one. In the late Fifties, tractor magnate Ferruccio Lamborghini is disgruntled with the unreliability of his Ferrari. Disassembling the engine and transmission – Ferruccio is a mechanic by trade – he discovers his Ferrari’s clutch is identical to one fitted to one of his own tractors. A furious Lamborghini tracks down Enzo and corners him. “You build your beautiful cars with my tractor parts!” he accuses the Ferrari founder. Ferruccio is clearly not a man given to suffering in silence. Enzo – like Ferruccio, also not one for quiet diplomacy – replies: “You are a tractor driver, you are a farmer. You shouldn’t complain driving my cars because they’re the best cars in the world.” This,…

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