Lamborghini set to Celebrate 50th Anniversary at Silverstone Classic

Italian supercar Lamborghini is celebrating its 50th anniversary at next month's Silverstone Classic (26-28 July) with what is believed to be one of the biggest ever gathering anywhere in the world. To mark the golden anniversary, a special parade on the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit is being organized by the Lamborghini Club UK. The 100-car parade is being supported by Automobili Lamborghini S.P.A and will be led by the company's latest creation, the Aventador LP700-4 with the new Roadster version on display at the Club's showcase. It will also feature every model produced by Lamborghini since originally founded by Ferruccio Lamborghini in 1963.

OneShift Editorial Team

20 Jun 2013

Lamborghini's legendary chief test driver Valentino Balboni will be joining the club at Silverstone for the entire weekend along with several high profile visitors from other clubs worldwide.

Like so many other small sportscar companies, Lamborghini has a history strewn with financial woes. Despite magical early models – notably the groundbreaking Miura with its striking Marcello Gandini styling – Ferruccio was forced to sell a majority shareholding in his company in 1972 and, since then, the famed Sant’Agata factory situated just to the west of Bologna has passed through several owners before most recently being acquired by Audi AG in 1998. Since then the Lamborghini marquee has enjoyed its most stable and successful era. Now all 50 years of its fabulously iconic creations will be on track at the Silverstone Classic.

The Silverstone Classic (26-28 July 2013) is firmly established as the world’s biggest classic motor racing festival with more than 1000 race entries. The spectacular three-day event is staged at the famous Silverstone circuit in Northamptonshire, birthplace of the FIA Formula One World Championship and home of the 2013 Formula 1 British Grand Prix.

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