Reading in Italian · Text 7

Ferruccio Lamborghini, dai trattori alle automobili sportive

Ferruccio Lamborghini, from tractors to sports cars

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Ferruccio Lamborghini, dai trattori alle automobili sportive

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Ferruccio Lamborghini fu un imprenditore italiano con una grande passione per i motori

Translation

Ferruccio Lamborghini was an Italian entrepreneur with a great passion for engines.

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Nacque il 28 aprile 1916 a Renazzo, vicino a Cento, in Emilia-Romagna

Translation

He was born on 28 April 1916 in Renazzo, near Cento, in Emilia-Romagna.

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Era il primo figlio di una famiglia di agricoltori

Translation

He was the first child in a farming family.

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Fin da ragazzo preferiva le macchine al lavoro nei campi

Translation

From his youth, he preferred machines to working in the fields.

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Lavorò in un’officina e imparò molti segreti della meccanica

Translation

He worked in a workshop and learned many of the secrets of mechanics.

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Durante la Seconda guerra mondiale, riparava i veicoli militari sull’isola di Rodi

Translation

During the Second World War, he repaired military vehicles on the island of Rhodes.

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Nel 1946 tornò in Italia e aprì un’officina a Cento

Translation

In 1946, he returned to Italy and opened a workshop in Cento.

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Ebbe allora l’idea di costruire trattori economici con parti di vecchi veicoli militari

Translation

He then had the idea of building inexpensive tractors using parts from old military vehicles.

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I suoi trattori ebbero grande successo e il nome Lamborghini diventò famoso

Translation

His tractors were very successful, and the Lamborghini name became famous.

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Negli anni Cinquanta, Ferruccio creò anche un’azienda di sistemi di riscaldamento e condizionamento

Translation

In the 1950s, Ferruccio also established a heating and air-conditioning company.

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Con il suo lavoro diventò uno degli industriali più importanti d’Italia

Translation

Through his work, he became one of Italy’s most important industrialists.

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Amava anche le automobili sportive e ne possedeva diverse

Translation

He also loved sports cars and owned several of them.

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Voleva creare automobili veloci, potenti e comode per lunghi viaggi

Translation

He wanted to create fast, powerful cars that were comfortable on long journeys.

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Nel 1963 fondò Automobili Lamborghini a Sant’Agata Bolognese

Translation

In 1963, he founded Automobili Lamborghini in Sant’Agata Bolognese.

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Scelse il toro come simbolo dell’azienda, perché era il suo segno zodiacale

Translation

He chose the bull as the company’s symbol because it was his zodiac sign.

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La 350 GTV fu il primo prototipo della nuova casa automobilistica

Translation

The 350 GTV was the new car company’s first prototype.

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Nel 1966 arrivò la Miura, una vettura che diventò famosa in tutto il mondo

Translation

In 1966 came the Miura, a car that became famous throughout the world.

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Ferruccio morì nel 1993, ma il suo nome è ancora legato all’ingegno e al design italiano

Translation

Ferruccio died in 1993, but his name is still associated with Italian ingenuity and design.

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