Ferrucio Lamborghini was a simple man born to an Italian family who farmed grapes. However, his interest in Mechanics made him a successful Tractor manufacturer after the world war II. His tractor business became very successful reaching a rate of over 400 a month in 1960.
As a car lover, Ferrucio Lamborghini owned a number of sports cars including the Ferrari 250 GT. He was not happy with the performance of the clutch in his Ferrari as it uses the same clutch of his tractors.
Ferrucio Lamborghini visited Enzo Ferrari [ Owner of Ferrari ] and complained about the problem he was facing with the Ferrari. Enzo Ferrari insulted Lamborghini and stated that “The problem is not with the car but with driver. You may be able to drive a tractor but you will never be able to handle a Ferrari properly.”
Ferrucio Lamborghini have taken it as an Open challenge to beat Ferrari.
He hired Ferrari’s ex-employees Giotto Bizzarini, Franco Scaglione, and Gian Paolo Dallara with a mission to make a luxurious and powerful GT engine car that would reach 150 mph. Lamborghini 350GT hit the market soon within a couple of months with powerful V12 engine and soon became a big hit.
As soon as Lamborghini opened the car manufacturing business, it started to give a strict competition to the market leader Ferrari. The Rest is history.
Moral of the Story :
It all goes to show that no matter how successful, always be humble and polite to everyone.
As a car lover, Ferrucio Lamborghini owned a number of sports cars including the Ferrari 250 GT. He was not happy with the performance of the clutch in his Ferrari as it uses the same clutch of his tractors.
Ferrucio Lamborghini visited Enzo Ferrari [ Owner of Ferrari ] and complained about the problem he was facing with the Ferrari. Enzo Ferrari insulted Lamborghini and stated that “The problem is not with the car but with driver. You may be able to drive a tractor but you will never be able to handle a Ferrari properly.”
Ferrucio Lamborghini have taken it as an Open challenge to beat Ferrari.
He hired Ferrari’s ex-employees Giotto Bizzarini, Franco Scaglione, and Gian Paolo Dallara with a mission to make a luxurious and powerful GT engine car that would reach 150 mph. Lamborghini 350GT hit the market soon within a couple of months with powerful V12 engine and soon became a big hit.
As soon as Lamborghini opened the car manufacturing business, it started to give a strict competition to the market leader Ferrari. The Rest is history.
Moral of the Story :
It all goes to show that no matter how successful, always be humble and polite to everyone.
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