The story of Lamborghini is an inspirational one. It is the story of a single determined man who decided that if he wanted to have the very best vehicle on the road, he would first have to design it. In 1962 Ferruccio Lamborghini, a very wealthy producer of tractors, came to his friend Enzo Ferrari with a problem - he said the clutch in his Ferrari 250 was no good. Ferrari dismissed him, telling him to “look after his tractors”. Lamborghini was incensed - he returned to his factory, gathered his engineers and told them to build a faster sports car, one that would make Ferrari turn pale.
Automibili Ferruccio Lamborghini was founded in 1963, and released its first car - the 350GTV - in 1964. Ferruccio Lamborghini had dictated from day one that his company would not build race cars, and the company has always kept his wishes in mind. Lamborghini would not design a purpose-built race car until 1986 when it entered one race with the QVX. Since then Lamborghini has only entered one car - the Murciélago R-GT - in any race. First entered in 2004, the R-GT took its first win at the FIA GT Championship in 2007.
Lamborghini is one of the most exclusive nameplates in the world, having produced only sixteen models to this day, and building on average less than 2000 cars a year. Ferruccio Lamborghini’s dream is alive and well; every Lamborghini is a supercar with an unmatched road presence, every one eagerly awaited by people dreaming of the very best… and the clutches work well too.