On the occasion of its 60th anniversary, Lamborghini will organize a series of events around the world throughout the year, together with the participation of its customers.
“Dear engineer, I will not buy your wonderful cars anymore. From now on I make sports shoes myself, so I’m sure they go the way I like them”. These words were the seed from which, six months later, sprouted one of the most desired automobile manufacturers in history. It was 60 years ago and his name is Lamborghini.
As everyone knows, those words were spoken by Ferruccio Lamborghini in front of Enzo Ferrari, during a visit to Maranello to express the problems he had with the transmission of his Ferrari 250 GT. Ferrari replied that there was no problem with the transmission, but rather that it was capable of driving tractors, but not a Ferrari.
Six months later, on May 6, 1963, construction began on the Automobili Lamborghini factory in Sant’Agata Bologne, a town very close to Maranello.
In this way, a businessman who, after the Second World War, had dedicated himself to the construction of tractors and agricultural machinery (among other things), made his dream of becoming a manufacturer of sports cars come true, a sector that was then dominated by some few marks.
Lamborghini, 60 years of a dream
From its inception, Ferruccio Lamborghini and his young engineers showed their passion for innovation and the desire to break new ground in the world of sports cars. These values, which are still the cornerstone of the brand today, gave rise to legendary vehicles such as the Lamborghini Miura, a car that coined the term supercar.
Over the years, Lamborghini has continued to evolve, creating icons of style, technology and unique performance, inspiring entire generations and millions of people who share its DNA and the values on which it was founded, now 60 years ago.
On the occasion of its 60th anniversary, Automobili Lamborghini will organize throughout the year a series of events around the world, each one of them unique, together with the participation of customers and their Lamborghinis, official Lamborghini Clubs, and Lamborghini dealers and fans. everyone.
A year full of celebrations
The celebration of this event began on January 19, with the inauguration of the remodeled Sant’Agata Bolognese Lamborghini Museum, located in the area where the factory was originally located. The museum has been renovated and reorganized with an exhibition titled ‘The Future Began in 1963’.
On February 23, Lamborghini Day Japan will take place in Suzuka, Japan, the first international event that kicks off the celebrations, where hundreds of fans and collectors will gather in one of the most significant markets for the Sant’Agata Bolognese company.
The Silverstone Circuit, in the United Kingdom, will host Lamborghini Day UK on April 29, with the expected attendance of more than 300 owners of the Italian brand.
Then the ’60th Giro Anniversary’ will begin in Italy, which will end on May 28 in Bologna’s Piazza Mayor with the ‘Concorso in Piazza’, an elegance contest and a party open to the public, in which hundreds of Lamborghini, collectors and fans from around the world will come together to celebrate the manufacturer’s history.
A similar event is also planned to be held next summer in the United States, the most important market for Lamborghini, with the ’60th Anniversary Giro’. In September, the ‘China Turn’ will take place, the second market, after the US.
That same month, Lamborghini Polo Storico, the division responsible for the protection, conservation and restoration of the brand’s automotive heritage, will organize the ’60th Anniversary Polo Storico Tour’, reserved for classic Lamborghini cars in Italy.
In October, the Vallelunga circuit in Rome will host the first ‘Lamborghini Festival’, organized for the first time and open to all fans, and a month later, on the same circuit, the ‘Super Trofeo Grand Final’ will be held. Lamborghini’, the single-brand championship reserved for the Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO2.
In addition to all these events, the official Lamborghini Clubs around the world, present in 24 countries with more than 1,600 members, are planning tours and events to celebrate Lamborghini’s 60th anniversary in their respective countries, as well as a series of tours in Italy. whose final destination will be the headquarters in Sant’Agata Bolognese.
