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In the early 1940's Ferruccio Lamborghini started building tractors in Italy. Initially, the tractors were built using a mixture of surplus military hardware from World War Two. | In the early 1940's Ferruccio Lamborghini started building tractors in Italy. Initially, the tractors were built using a mixture of surplus military hardware from World War Two. | ||
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In the late 1960s Ferrucio became disinterested in making tractors and focussed his attention on motorsport, and in 1971 the firm was formally acquired by [[SAME]]. | In the late 1960s Ferrucio became disinterested in making tractors and focussed his attention on motorsport, and in 1971 the firm was formally acquired by [[SAME]]. | ||
The Lamborghini name is still used on tractors today, as part of the | 1972 Company acquired by [[SAME]] | ||
The Lamborghini name is still used on tractors today, as part of the SAME Deutz-Fahr Group. | |||
== Models == | |||
* Model 5c Crawler (1962- ) | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
Revision as of 11:44, 15 October 2011
In the early 1940's Ferruccio Lamborghini started building tractors in Italy. Initially, the tractors were built using a mixture of surplus military hardware from World War Two.
By 1954, Lamborghini was building its own engines. Also, the company had expanded manufacturing into other areas, notably, high performance sports cars.
In the late 1960s Ferrucio became disinterested in making tractors and focussed his attention on motorsport, and in 1971 the firm was formally acquired by SAME.
1972 Company acquired by SAME
The Lamborghini name is still used on tractors today, as part of the SAME Deutz-Fahr Group.
Models
- Model 5c Crawler (1962- )
See Also
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