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56 Lamborghini Badge + History
56 Lamborghini Badge + History

Lamborghini
AUTOMOTIVE BADGES ALBUM
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LAMBORGHINI SET
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Founded 30th October 1963 by industrialist Ferruccio Lamborghini with the object of producing Grand Touring cars to rival Ferrari
The first cars were launched in the mid-1960's to wide acclaim and their 1966 Muira model established the mid engine design as the companies standard layout. After a decade of rapid growth, Lamborghini were hit hard by the 1973 oil crisis. After going through bankruptcy and three changes of ownership the company became part of the US Chrysler corporation in 1987. In 1994 Chrysler sold the company on to Indonesian ownership but continued lack of sucess saw the company sold to the Volkswagen group, under the Audi banner. Audi's ownership marked the beginning of a period of stability and increased productivity for Lamborghini, with sales increasing nearly tenfold over the course of the 2000s, peaking in record sales in 2007 and 2008. But the current world financial crisis has again stunted growth with sales dropping back to pre-2006 levels.
Assembly of Lamborghini cars continues to take place at the automaker's ancestral home in Sant'Agata Bolognese, where engine and automobile production lines run side-by-side at the company's single factory. The company produces only two models, the V10-powered Gallardo and the V12-powered Aventador, in a variety of body styles, trim levels, and limited-production editions. Fewer than 3,000 cars roll off the production line each year.
The Badge
In 1962, Ferruccio Lamborghini visited the Seville ranch of Don Eduardo Miura, a renowned breeder of Spanish fighting bulls. Lamborghini, a Taurus himself, was so impressed by the majestic Miura animals that he decided to adopt a raging bull as the emblem for the automaker he would open shortly.
Shot at Supercar Sunday 26.06.2011 Ref: 74-056

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