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50 Years of Lamborghini: Chief test driver tells all

by Hagerty
24 June 2013 1 min read

As the Italian marque marks its 50th year, former Lamborghini chief test driver Valentino Balboni talks to Hagerty and Jay Leno’s Garage about the interview process, his first meeting with company founder Ferruccio Lamborgini, and what it was like to earn his living driving some of the world’s most beautiful cars while in his early 20s.

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