The Pace Of Lamborghini's 'street Bull', Which Started From The Tractor Business

Ferrucio Lamborghini (center) showing the Lamborghini 350 GTV (Wikimedia Commons)

JAKARTA - Today, April 28, more than a century ago or in 1916, the founder of the luxury sports car company Lamborghini, Ferrucio Lamborghini was born in Italy. Since then, a major journey in the sports car industry has started.

Quoted history.com, it all started after World War II ended. Lamborghini used the surplus military machinery to set up a tractor-building business. The machine was reconfigured near Bologna, Italy. His tractor trading business is experiencing rapid progress.

Successfully making tractor engines, Lamborghini then spread its wings to other business lines. He makes air conditioning and heating systems. Almost all of his business was successful and he became very rich.

Ferrucio Lamborghini (Wikimedia Commons)

His wealth was able to buy a variety of luxury sports cars, including a Ferrari which was considered one of the best high-end cars at that time. However, after experiencing mechanical difficulties with the Ferrari he bought, Lambogrhini decided to start a sports car company against him. Lamborghini even recruited a seasoned former Ferrari engineer.

The Lamborghini company was officially founded in 1963 in Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy. In the same year, they made their debut with the release of the Lamborghini 350 GTV series, a two-door car with a V12 engine.

Lamborghini 350 GTV (Wikimedia Commons)

This company makes bull as its logo. This refers to the zodiac sign of the company owner Ferruccio Lamborghini, who is a Taurus.

Ferrucio built this sports car brand by associating it with a bull. Some of the car model names are taken from around male bulls or bullfighting names.

Including one of them Miura, who was taken from a male bull breeder named Don Eduardo Miura. He was a famous bull breeder of his time who came from Madrid, Spain.

The Lamborghini Miura, this center-engine sports car was released in the mid-1960s. From this type of product, Lamborghini began to gain international fans among lovers of luxury sports cars.

Thanks to Miura as well the Lamborghini company's prestigious and cutting-edge design reputation has started to grow. Currently Miura is valued at 3 million euros, or around Rp. 50 billion more. Because the car is now a classic item.

Lamborghini Miura (Wikimedia Commons)

In the 1970s, the Lamborghini tractor business was in trouble. Ferrucio ended up selling his sports car business. Ferrucio retired and spent his retirement gardening vines. His Lamborghini company changed hands several times until in the late 1990s it was bought by German carmaker Volkswagen.

His company continues to produce luxury cars worth billions of rupiah, including the Murciélago which can go over 200 mph, the Gallardo, and most recently, the Lamborghini Aventador. Ferrucio himself died on February 20, 1993 at the age of 76.