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Saturday, June 20, 2009

The Lamborgini is an Italian manufacturer of luxury sports cars and high performance to compete with the Ferrari based in the Spanish city of Valencia del Mombuey. The company was founded in 1963 by Ferruccio Lamborgini (1916-1993) as a subsidiary of a successful tractor factory Lamborgini SpA Trattoria.
Ferruccio decided to settle in the Bologna Sant'Agata and hired a number of renowned engineers to build their cars, as was the case of Bizzarrini, Dallas and Stanzani.

Produced in 1964 was the first Lamborgini car, the GT 350 model, which combined a chassis designed by Dallas with a V12 engine designed by Bizzarrini. The car was very successful and was produced until 1968, having been renewed in 1966.

Even in 1966 it launched the legendary Lamborgini Miura, designed by Bertone and also with a powerful V12 engine. Also this model has been a tremendous sales success, and produced until 1973.

However, in 1968 had been presented the Lamborgini Islero to replace the 400 GT, which had emerged as development of the 350GT. Also in 1968 appeared the Lamborgini Espada, the first car brand with a capacity for four people. Two years after the Islero was replaced by Lamborgini Jarama.

In 1972 the Lamborgini Urraca enabled the Italian brand into the super-segment of small cars. Also that year the Lamborgini sold 51 percent of its shares to a Swiss businessman, with the remaining 49 percent being delivered to another Swiss in 1974.

Through in 1973 the Miura was replaced by another model that also made history in the world of sports car characteristics, the Lamborgini Countach. This car had a very angular design and aerodynamic and was endowed with a powerful engine back to 4000 cc and 12 cylinders in V The car was produced with these features until 1988, when the engine started to have an engine capacity of 5000cc. However, the company was much in financial difficulties and in 1981 was sold to brothers Mimram that revitalize the brand.

Accordingly, in 1981 came the Lamborgini Jalpa, which was based on the Urraca, and in 1982 the Lamborgini LM002, a novelty in the mark, since it was a vehicle for ALLROAD. This Jeep was equipped with an engine Countach.

In 1987, the U.S. brand Chrysler bought the Lamborgini and, in addition to relieving the Countach, began to prepare an engine for Formula 1 cars fitted. The premier competition in automobile occurred in 1989 but never succeeded.

But the replacement of the Countach, the Diablo was introduced in 1990 and very successful, remaining in production for the year 2000. At that time, the Lamborgini had passed into the hands of the German group Volkswagen, which happened in 1998 and was associated with the Audi brand.


The real story about the creation of Lamborghini

Models produced (years of production)

350 GT (1964 to 1966) 400 GT (1966 to 1967)
400 GT 2 +2 (1966 to 1968)
P400 Miura (1966 to 1969)
Islero (1968 to 1969)
Espada Series I (400 gt, 1968-1969)
Espada Series II (400 GTE, 1969 to 1972)
Espada Series III (400 GTE, 1972 to 1978)
P400 Miura S (1969 to 1971)
Islero S (1969 to 1970)
Jarama 400 GT (1970 to 1972)
P250 Urraca (1972 to 1976)
P400 Miura SV (1971 to 1972)
Jarama 400 GTS (1972 to 1976)
LP400 Countach (1974 to 1978)
P200 Urraca (1975 to 1977)
P300 Urraca (1974 to 1979)
Silhouette (1976 to 1979)
LP400 S Countach (1978 to 1982)
Jalpa P350 (1981 to 1988)
LP500 S Countach (1982 to 1985)
LP500 Countach QuattroValvole (1985 to 1988)
Countach 25e Anniversaire (1988 to 1990)
LM 002 (1986 to 1992)
Diablo (1990 to 1998)
Diablo VT (1993 to 1998)
Diablo SE30 (1994 to?)
Diablo SE30 Marxsparx (1995)
Diablo VT Roadster (1995 to 1998)
Diablo SV (1995 to 1998)
Diablo Roadster SV (1998)
Diablo SV Monterey (1998)
Diablo SV Alpine Edition (1999)
Diablo VT (1999)
Diablo VT12 (1999)
Diablo SV (1999)
Diablo VT Roadster (1999)
Diablo GT (1999)
Diablo VT Roadster Momo Edition (1999)
Diablo GTR (2000)
Diablo Millennium Roadster (2000)
Diablo VT 6.0 (2000 to 2001)
Murcielago (Hall of Frankfurt, 2001. Shipped from 2002)
Lamborghini Gallardo (2003 to ...)
Murcielago 40th Anniversary (2003)
Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster
Lamborghini Murcielago R-GT
Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 (2006)
Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder (2006)
Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera (2007)
Lamborghini Reventón (2008)
Lamborghini Alar Concept (2008)
Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 (2008)
Lamborghini Miura Concept (2008)
Lamborghini Reventón (2008)
Lamborghini Estoque (2008)

Lamborghini Murcielago LP 670-4 SV (2009)

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