Founder Profile
Ferruccio Lamborghini
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Ferruccio Lamborghini?
Ferruccio Lamborghini is a founder of Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A., which was founded in 1963.
- Company founded
- Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A.
- Founded
- 1963
Background
A trained mechanic and tractor industrialist, Lamborghini applied his manufacturing experience to cars, hiring engineers including Giotto Bizzarrini, Gian Paolo Dallara, and Paolo Stanzani.
Founding Story
Ferruccio Lamborghini (1916-1993) was born in Renazzo, near Ferrara, to a farming family. He served as a mechanic with the Italian air force in World War II, then built Lamborghini Trattori into a major tractor maker using surplus military equipment. He founded Automobili Ferruccio Lamborghini in 1963 to build grand touring cars to rival Ferrari, launching the 350 GT, Miura, Espada, and Countach. Financial strain after a cancelled tractor export order led him to sell the car company in two stages in 1972 and 1974, and he retired to a vineyard in Umbria.