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Lamborghini 60 Years

Stuart Codling,When it comes to manufacturing rivalry in the automotive industry, there was none more ferocious than that between Ferruccio Lamborghini and Enzo Ferrari. Lamborghini built his fortune and reputation on manufacturing tractors in the aftermath of the Second World War. He also turned healthy profits by making pneumatic valves and air-conditioning units. History has it that Lamborghini ordered himself a Ferrari and was very vocal in his disappointment when it arrived, with his biggest criticism heaped on the transmission. He improved

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