Lamborghini Miura chosen and featured in the company's newly created badge. The car gained the worldwide attention of automotive enthusiasts when it was chosen for the opening sequence of the original 1969 version of "The Italian Job". In press interviews of the time Ferruccio Lamborghini was reticent about his precise birth date, but stressed that he was born under the star sign Taurus the bull. The earliest model of the Miura was known as the P400 (for "Posteriore 4 litri"). It was powered by a version of the 3.9 L Lamborghini V12 engine used in the 400GT at the time. The engine
Lincoln L-head V12 engine Lincoln L-head V12 engine 1902 Henry M. Leland establishes the Cadillac Automobile Company<br> 1909 Cadillac purchased by General Motors<br> 1914 Cadillac introduces V-8, sells 13,000 in first year<br> 1917 Leland establishes Lincoln Motor Company, immediately receives contract to build V-12 Liberty aviation engines<br> 1917 Lincoln produces first automobile, the V-8 powered luxury Model L<br> 1922 Lincoln sells only 150 cars<br> 1922 Ford Motor Company acquires Lincoln<br> 1923 Lincoln sales rise 45% <br> 1930 Lincoln phases out L series; introduces K-Series powered by 384 cubic inch (6.3 L) 60° V-8 producing 125 hp<br> 1931 Cadillac introduces V-12 road car for $800