A closer look
Ferruccio Lamborghini originally built his massive fortune manufacturing tractors from leftover military hardware after the Second World War. He only decided to start building high-performance sports cars because he bought a Ferrari, experienced persistent mechanical issues with its clutch, and was deeply insulted by Enzo Ferrari when he tried to offer constructive feedback. Enzo essentially told the tractor mechanic to stick to farming equipment, sparking one of the most legendary spite-driven business ventures in corporate history. Today, extremely wealthy crypto enthusiasts drop half a million dollars on a neon green Aventador to rev it aggressively at traffic lights, blissfully unaware that the heritage of their aggressively over-engineered status symbol is rooted entirely in agricultural plowing and petty Italian grudges
