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The Car Museums of Italy: The Lamborghini Museums

1974 Lamborghini Countach | Photo: Auto123.com
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Khatir Soltani
The story of Lamborghini is told in two museums only a few miles apart...

The Ferruccio Lamborghini Museum

The Ferruccio Lamborghini Museum near Bologna.
The Ferruccio Lamborghini Museum near Bologna. | Photo: Auto123.com

Just as Ferrari has two museums in the Modena region, there are also two Lamborghini museums. The Museo Ferruccio Lamborghini, founded and designed by Ferruccio’s son Tonino, offers a very different experience from a classical museum.

 

 

A replica of Ferruccio Lamborghini's office.
A replica of Ferruccio Lamborghini's office. | Photo: Auto123.com
The atmosphere of the Ferruccio Lamborghini Museum is warm and welcoming.
The atmosphere of the Ferruccio Lamborghini Museum is warm and welcoming. | Photo: Auto123.com

Carpets on the floor, designer sofas placed between the vehicles - the atmosphere is warm and one loses the notion of time in this aesthetically pleasing place. Although it may seem strange, the most recent vehicle in the museum is a Diablo. 

 

 

The Lamborghini Diablo.
The Lamborghini Diablo. | Photo: Auto123.com

In addition to the classic 350 GT, Countach, Espada, Jarama, Urraco and Miura, the museum also features some unusual objects and vehicles.

On entering, you’re immediately drawn to a huge racing boat powered by two Lamborghini V12s, before coming upon an Espada prototype with butterfly doors similar to those of a Mercedes 300 SL.

A racing boat powered by two Lamborghini V12 engines (1992).
A racing boat powered by two Lamborghini V12 engines (1992). | Photo: Auto123.com
The Lamborghini Espada prototype with butterfly doors (1967).
The Lamborghini Espada prototype with butterfly doors (1967). | Photo: Auto123.com

The tour continues with a row of tractors, the first model of which was produced after the Second World War with British and American military parts. 

The first tractor model produced by Lamborghini using military surplus parts (1948).
The first tractor model produced by Lamborghini using military surplus parts (1948). | Photo: Auto123.com

Facing that tractor is a motorized children's car designed entirely by Ferruccio Lamobrghini for his son Tonino. The attention to detail is simply incredible - there are even warning lights and an oil temperature gauge!

 

 

Tonino Lamborghini's children's car created by his father Ferruccio.
Tonino Lamborghini's children's car created by his father Ferruccio. | Photo: Auto123.com

The museum also houses a helicopter prototype, air conditioners, water heaters, heaters, etc., all stamped with the brand’s famed bull badge. An original conclusion to a museum that is original throughout.

 

 

A helicopter prototype created by Lamborghini.
A helicopter prototype created by Lamborghini. | Photo: Auto123.com

On the next page, a few more photos taken during our visits to the Lamborghini museums in Italy!

Khatir Soltani
Khatir Soltani
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