10) The first Lamborghinis were tractors, and they're still made today.
Indeed, Lamborghini had made himself a wealthy man through Lamborghini Trattori (tractors). In fact, this is wealth from his successful tractor business, he bought many different Ferrari's, all with their own clutch problems.
Tired of his dodgy clutches, he confronted Enzo Ferrari for a replacement part, who replied "You're just a silly tractor manufacturer, how could you possibly know anything about sports cars?" Like any red blooded Italian he spit on the floor, walked out in a fury and set about designing his own sports car. Four months later the Lamborghini 350GTV was unveiled. The rest is history.
Source: pichost9) Ferruccio Lamborghini was the original Tony Stark.
During WWII, he was isolated on the island of Rhodes with the Navy. During that time he quickly earned the reputation of being a master mechanic and prolific tinkerer. He could make weaponry and machines work from any old spare parts. Similar to the time Tony Stark built a nuclear reactor in a cave. But for REAL.
Source: lambocars8) Countach is a naughty swear word.
Upon first glance of the flagship Lamborghini, the head of the Bertone design house shouted, "Countach!" loudly in a strong Piedmontese dialect. Accounts vary to what it means, from "Holy sh*t!", to a description of a beautiful woman in a vulgar way.
Source: carasports7) Both the Dubai and Italian Police use Lamborghini's.
Lamborghini provides two Gallardo's to the Italian state police, which uses the cars for delivering organ transplants to patients.
Dubai Police use their Aventador not to fight crime but as PR and marketing machine for the state of Dubai.
Source: wallconvert6) The Aventador design was inspired by an insect.
Chief Lamborghini Designer Perini revealed that his inspiration for the Aventador came “those shiny green jagged-leg beetles that smell bad when you step on them.”
Source: Lamborghini5) Lamborghini has the world's coolest driving school.
At the Lamborghini Winter Academy you can master driving 700-hp all-wheel drive beasts on the snow and ice in one of the most beautiful settings in the world, the Alps.
Source: avrvm4) The Bull logo was born because the Lamborghini owner was an astrology nut.
He was passionate about astrology and with his star sign being Taurus (the Bull) and the logo was born.
Source: sfxdrive3) You buy a Lamborghini when you are somebody.
Frank Sinatra famously said, "You buy a Ferrari when you want to be somebody. You buy a Lamborghini when you are somebody." Never a truer word spoken.
Source: carhoots.com2) The Lamborghini Veneno Roadster is the most expensive supercar in the world.
Not only will it cost you $4.5 million dollars but only 9 cars were ever built.
Source: carhoots.com1) There is a floating version of the Lamborghini Aventador.
How cool would be if you could have one Lamborghini for the road, and another for the water. Well, if you can afford $500,000 for an Aventador, why not get a boat to match? This 'Aventaboat' will cost you a cool $1.3 million dollars.
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