The INSULT that gave birth to the iconic Lamborghini. 🐂🔥 One of the most famous rivalries in automotive history reportedly started with a disagreement over something as simple as a clutch. In the early 1960s, Ferruccio Lamborghini was already a successful Italian industrialist and a passionate car enthusiast. He owned a Ferrari, but he wasn't completely satisfied with it. According to the famous story, Lamborghini believed his Ferrari's clutch could be improved. He reportedly approached Enzo Ferrari to discuss the issue. The response Lamborghini received has become part of automotive legend — Ferrari allegedly dismissed him and essentially told him to stick to making tractors rather than talking about sports cars. Whether every detail of the famous exchange happened exactly as the story is often told is debated, but the rivalry that followed is very real. And Lamborghini had something Ferrari couldn't ignore: the determination to build his own grand touring car. In 1963, Ferr...