{"id":460423,"date":"2005-03-01T13:00:32","date_gmt":"2005-03-01T21:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=90610"},"modified":"2024-12-27T01:24:39","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T01:24:39","slug":"lamborghini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/lamborghini\/","title":{"rendered":"Lamborghini"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ferruccio Lamb\u00adorghini, whose businesses incl\u00aduded tractors and air conditioning units, once treated himself to a Ferrari. He found it wanting and took it back to the factory, where Enzo Ferrari was dismissive. 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