Today Lamborghini is known for its sports cars with exaggerated lines and power, such as the Lamborghini Revuelto, but Ferruccio Lamborghini’s company began manufacturing tractors in 1948, with parts from vehicles discarded after World War II. Of course, none as special as this one, the Lamborghini Centenario 1960. Just five units of this tractor were manufactured to celebrate the century of Ferruccio’s birth, along with another exclusive supercar, also called Centenario.
The creator of this very special vehicle was the artist Adler Capelli, who used parts from existing vehicles in the 60s to make it. Number 4 of this very special quintet was put up for sale in Switzerland and they are asking for it €494,845. If more of what a Lamborghini Revuelto costs.
It was in 2016 when the first century of the birth of Ferruccio Lamborghini was commemorated, when 40 units of the Lamborghini Centenario and the Centenario Roadster were launched. Based on the Aventador, they were powered by a 770 hp V12 engine, with four-wheel drive and steering, and a body made of carbon fiber with endless aerodynamic appendages that made it look like a combat fighter. The five tractors went more unnoticed.
Of course, the aesthetics of this agricultural vehicle is as or more special than that of the supercar. The Italian sculptor dispensed with paint, leaving the veneer virgin and polished in parts to represent a very original patina, with the intention of representing the passage of time. There are details that make it akin to high-flying cars, such as the six exhausts, alternating one red and the other black, at a rate of two per cylinder. And it is that these tractors were moved by a diesel block of three cylinders and 2.2 liters of displacement, which delivered 39 hp to the rear wheels, through a manual gearbox. The maximum speed was just 40 km/h.
On the dashboard we find other details of sports cars, such as the rev counter or a small metal box with a lid… it is an ashtray for a single cigarette. Obviously, no one bought the tractors for use in the field, but all five units were sold immediately.
Now this unit, number 04, with just 311 miles on its odometer, one of its original owners, has just been put up for sale at Cartech Autotechnik AG Chur, an exclusive car dealer in Switzerland. Its price is 480,000 Swiss francs, equivalent to those €494,845 that we said at the beginning and that shows how unique cars are revalued.
Via: Classic Driver
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