Ferruccio Lamborghini made his fortune by collecting up American tanks and vehicles left in Italy after the end of the Second World War and turning them into tractors for farmers. With his fortune he bought nice cars, but supposedly fell out with Enzo Ferrari after a couple of the Prancing Horse products failed to satisfy him. Lamborghini vowed to show Ferrari how to do it, and bought the services of 5 engineers who had already left Ferrari. With a new V12 engine and a good chassis the Fighting Bull was launched. The 1966 Lamborghini Miura brought the world to Modena and the brand was made. However the 1973 oil crisis was hard on Lamborghini and Ferrucio was forced to sell out to financiers in 1974. By 1984 Lamborghini was under Swiss control, but agreed to Chrysler acquisition in 1987. Chrysler couldn't make it work, and with troubles of their own the Fighting Bull passed into Indonesian ownership in 1994. A financial crisis hit Asia during 1998 and Lamborghini was taken onboard by Volkswagen.