Father and son Lamborghini

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The automotive world has seen some great father and son duos. Think of the Bugattis, the Fords and the Porsches, or the Zagatos, the Bertones and the Pininfarinas in coachbuilding. Racing gave us the Hills, Brabhams and Villeneuves. This atmospheric shot shows father and son Ferruccio and Tonino Lamborghini with a colour-matched Urraco in the background. What a beautiful late summer shot. 

A successful vineyard

As the founding father, Ferruccio Lamborghini has been most associated with the company’s name and fame. Deservedly so, but it can only have been a weight on the back of his only son Tonino. After Ferruccio was honoured with Italian peerage in 1969 for his contribution to the Italian economy as an industrialist and entrepreneur, he thought he’d reached the peak of his career and slowly started to wind down his own work, eventually selling his motor manufacturing business as well as his tractor company. Ferruccio bought an estate bordering Lake Trasimone, where he started a vineyard under the guidance of the best wine experts of the time. It became another great success.

Centro Studi e Ricerche Ferruccio Lamborghini

Meanwhile, Tonino clearly had the tide against him with oil crises and financial crises piling up. Lamborghini changed ownership every few years and Tonino was sidestepped. He began to concentrate more and more on Lamborghini merchandise rather than on the actual cars. But there was one thing Tonino didn’t forget about. As a tribute to the work left by his father, he set up the Centro Studi e Ricerche Ferruccio Lamborghini, a museum in Bologna designed by a renowned Italian architect for all the Lamborghini fans. Well done, Son.

(Words Jeroen Booij, picture Lamborghini PR)

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