The Lamborghini Tractor So Seal at the Auction Place
Older, more classic cars are sought by collectors. Especially when the unit is hunted terms of history and be regarded unique.
This is what happened to an old tractor lansiran 1957. The dominating blue-orange color so attention. In an auction event Bonham Retromobile Paris, this tractor is released at a price of about Rp 211 million.
Quoted from Pistonheads, this tractor is Lamborgnini DLA 35 from 1957. This vehicle is interesting because it became the Italian manufacturer's main merchandise before they jumped as a sportscar specialist in early 1960 to compete with Ferrari.
This tractor is one of 117 DLA 35 made and uses a Lamborghini engine. The heart of the pacemaker that resides is not a machine configured V10 or V12 capable of spewing enormous power.
Yes, the old three-cylinder engine with a capacity of 2.2 liters is a mainstay. Strength is also not great just 36 horsepower (dk). Meanwhile, this orange-blue uniform tractor has undergone a restoration in 2016.
"Beautiful tractors to add to the collection of classic agricultural machines, or additional collections for each Lamborghini collection," Bonham writes.
A brief history of the Lamborghini begins when Ferrucio Lamborghini sets up a tractor company in the Emilia-Romagna region, located in Northern Italy. The company he founded after serving as a mechanic at Regia Aeronautica (Italian Air Force) during World War II.
Thanks to the effort and hard work, the tractor company Lamborghini Trattoru S.p.A. Managed to become one of the largest agricultural vehicle manufacturers there at that time. While currently, Lamborghini better known as a sportscar manufacturer.