he first laid eyes on the Countach prototype, "Project 112". The LM002 sport utility vehicle and the Silhouette were other exceptions to the tradition. The Jalpa of 1982 was named after a bull breed; Diablo, after the Duke of Veragua's ferocious bull famous for fighting an epic battle against "El Chicorro" in Madrid in 1869; Murciélago, the legendary bull who survived 28 sword strokes and whose life was spared by "El Lagartijo" for his performance in 1879; Gallardo, named after one of the five ancestral castes of the Spanish fighting bull breed; and Reventón, the bull that defeated young Mexican torero Félix Guzmán in 1943. The Estoque concept of 2008 was named after the estoc, the sword traditionally used by matadors during bullfights, while the replacement for the Murcielago, the Aventador (unveiled in 2011) was named after a bull that was bred by the sons of Don Celestino Cuadri Vides. This bull was killed in a particularly gruesome fight, where after the bull was killed, its left ear was cut off and given to the Matador as a token of good luck. Legacy All of Ferruccio Lamborghini's companies continue to operate today in one form or another. His son, Tonino, designs a collection of clothing and accessories under the Tonino Lamborghini brand, as well as designing the Town Life, an electric microcar which was revealed at the Bologna Motor Show in 1999. Ferruccio's daughter, Patrizia Lamborghini, runs the Lamborghini winery on his Umbria estate. In 1995 Ferruccio's son Tonino opened a museum that honors Lamborghini's legacy, the Centro Studi e Ricerche Ferruccio Lamborghini in Dosso (Ferrara), which was moved to Argelato (Bologna) in 2014 with the new name Ferruccio Lamborghini Museum. Ferruccio Lamborghini was played by Frank Grillo in the 2022 biographical film Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend. Notes References General sources External links Photographs of Ferruccio Lamborghini's birth home and first repair shop in Renazzo di Cento (Italian) Patrizia Lamborghini discussing Lamborghini winery Lamborghini-branded products Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. Automobiles; now a subsidiary of AUDI AG Lamborghini Calor S.p.A. (formerly Lamborghini Bruciatori) Heating and cooling equipment; now a subsidiary of Ferroli S.p.A. Lamborghini Oleodinamica Hydraulic equipment; now a brand of Oleodinamica SEGUINI S.r.l. Lamborghini Trattori S.p.A. Farm tractors; now a subsidiary of SAME Deutz-Fahr S.p.A. . Italian automotive pioneers Italian founders of automobile manufacturers 1916 births 1993 deaths Commanders of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Italian