www.cool-cars-video.com Lambroghini The Lamborghini has dedicated followers that rival all its competitors, Ferrari, Porsche, and Aston Martin. Many consider Lamborghini the magnum opus of automotive engineering. In the 1960s there was plenty of room in the automotive market for exciting new automobiles and Feruccio filled those open spaces with refined grand touring vehicles that exemplified refinement, power, comfort and success. But the world was changing. Feruccio just didn’t see the 1970s coming. http Companies like Automobili Lamborghini, who manufactured goods from scratch – not to mention depending on oil to accomplish that very goal – couldn’t survive the worst stock market meltdown in modern history. Adding salt to an open wound, the Yom Kippur War leading up to the oil shock of 1973-74 was a combination punch in the gut, then to the chin of the automotive industry the world over. In 1974, Ferruccio sold the remaining stake of his company to René Leimer. The Silhouette was the first failure without Ferruccio’s direct input. Poor quality, reliability and ergonomics were a disappointment and the fact that it could only be imported to the US unofficially or unauthorized didn’t help sales for the Silhouette. Only 54 were produced. The company went bankruptcy in 1978. The Countach would become an automotive icon during the mid-seventies, but actual sales for Countach were also hampered by lack of direct participation in the American market. The Cheetah, a rear engine …