 It was built on contract from Mobility Technology International (MTI), which in turn was contracted by the US military to design and build a new all-terrain vehicle.The basis of the design came from MTI, and was largely a copy of FMC's XR311 prototype developed for the military in 1970.This resulted in legal action from FMC against MTI and Lamborghini in 1977 when the Cheetah was presented at the Geneva Motor Show.