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1. Ferruccio Lamborghini originally set up a business manufacturing which of these?
2. Lamborghini then moved on to manufacturing motor cars. Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. was officially incorporated on what date?
3. Lamborghini's first production car debuted at the 1964 Geneva Motor Show. What was it called?
4. During 1965, Lamborghini's engineers worked on a prototype that would be the world's first mid-engined supercar. It was known as the P400. The car went into production a year later, with a new name. What was it called?
5. Lamborghini then desired a replacement for the 400GT. He rejected a number of prototypes, but then settled on a 2+2 coupe that wasn't the full 4-seater he desired. However, the car went into production in 1968. What was it called?
6. In 1968, Lamborghini brought out a brand new 4-seater. The designer originally included gullwing doors in the design, but Lamborghini was not happy with them and insisted of having standard doors on the car. The car was produced over a 10 year period, from 1968-1978. What was it called?
7. In the 1970s, Lamborghini ran into financial difficulties. He sold his entire tractor company to SAME, another tractor-builder. He then sold 51% of his car company to a man called Georges-Henri Rossetti. In 1974, he sold the rest of his company to René Leimer. Under the ownership of Rossetti and Leimer, a car Lamborghini had been working on, the LP500, was released. What was it called?
8. What American car company took over Lamborghini in 1987?
9. The ownership of Lamborghini changed hands many times during the '90s, but in 1999 it was taken over by a company that was part of Volkswagen group. What was the company?
10. In 2003, a smaller, V10 version of the Murcielago was introduced. What was it called?
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