Lamborghini

Even before Automobili opened its doors, Lamborghini had already retained the services of engineer Giotto Bizzarrini. Bizzarrini was part of the so-called “gang of five” that had been part of the mass exodus from Ferrari in 1961, just after helping develop the famous 250 GTO. Lamborghini had hired him as a freelancer, and commissioned him [...]

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Bankruptcy crippled the automaker, and after passing through the hands of a number of Swiss entrepreneurs, Lamborghini came under the corporate umbrella of industry giant Chrysler. The American company failed to make the Italian manufacturer profitable, and in 1994, the company was sold to Indonesian interests. Lamborghini would remain on life support throughout the rest [...]

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