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LAMBORGHINI
Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A., commonly referred to as Lamborghini, is an Italian sports car manufacturer, based in the small village of Sant'Agata Bolognese.
As owner of a successful tractor and heating unit manufacturing business in the wake of World War II, Ferruccio Lamborghini was able to cultivate an interest in sports cars.
After owning a Mercedes-Benz 300SL, a Jaguar E-Type, and a Maserati 3500GT, he bought his first Ferrari, a 250GT.
He quickly became a Ferrari enthusiast, eventually coming to own three 250GTs.
However, he frequently encountered problems with the cars, specifically the clutch mechanism.
He brought his complaints directly to company owner Enzo Ferrari, who took great offense at the notion of a tractor manufacturer criticizing the design of his precious cars, and let Lamborghini know as much, quoted as having said "the problem is not with the car, but rather, the driver".
Insulted by Ferrari's reaction, Lamborghini took it upon himself to repair his car's clutch; in the process, he discovered that the design shared components with the clutches in the tractors manufactured by his own company.
Encouraged by his discovery, and his desire to spite Ferrari, Lamborghini became inspired to create a grand tourer that would rival Ferrari's designs.
He called upon the talents of automobile engineers Giotto Bizzarrini and Gian Paolo Dallara, designer Franco Scaglione, and an experienced driver Bob Wallace.
Together, they developed a prototype automobile, the 350GTV, which would evolve into the first production Lamborghini, the 350GT; Automobili Lamborghini was born.
Website : www.lamborghini.com
Audemars Piguet
Audemars Piguet is a manufacturer of expensive Swiss watches that compete with Patek Phillipe and Vacheron Constantin.
The roots of Audemars Piguet date back to 1875, when the 23-year-old Jules-Louis Audemars met Edward-Auguste Piguet, then only 21, at Vallée de Joux, which is considered to be the cradle of prestige watch-making.
Their hometown was Le Brassus. When they graduated school they went to Vallée de Joux to start working in their favorite field of watch manufacturing.
Thus Audemars started producing component parts for movements and Piguet got the job of a repasseur, whose job it was to make the final regulation of the timepiece. They founded a firm later known as Audemars, Piguet et Cie.
Since 1882, members of the Audemars and Piguet families have always been on the board of directors and have thus directly or indirectly run the company.
Website : www.audemarspiguet.com
VERTU
Vertu is a British-based manufacturer and retailer of luxury mobile phones.
The concept of the company is to make mobile phones in the same vein as luxury watch manufacturers like Rolex, IWC and Patek Philippe.
The most expensive model it has ever made is the Signature Cobra, at $310,000 - 217,000€ ; the most expensive regular model is the Signature Diamond at US
$88,000 - 62,000€. Prices start at $5,100 for the Constellation model.
Other models include: Ascent, Constellation and Ascent Ti. The standard Ascent models come in many different colours, such as: Black, Brown, Red and Orange. The Special Edition models come in White, Azure Blue and Pink. The Summer Collection models come in Strawberry Red and White. Variations of the Ascent also include the RaceTrack Editions and Ferrari Edition. The Ascent is no longer being produced by Vertu, though the Constellation, Ascent Ti and Signature are still in production.
The mobiles themselves are made from very expensive materials such as gold, sapphire for the mobile screen, rubies for the bearings and fine leather.
Each mobile is hand-made in its factories in Church Crookham, Hampshire, England.
The company is headquartered in the United Kingdom with offices in Paris, New York, Las Vegas, Singapore, Tokyo, Frankfurt, and Hong Kong.
Vertu's president and COO is Perry Oosting, and the Principal Designer is Frank Nuovo. The company now has over 400 employees.
Website :www.vertu.com
Marbella - Puerto Banus
Marbella is a city in Andalusia, Spain,
Marbella and the nearby Puerto Banus are important beach resorts of the Costa del Sol.
The town is famous for being a playground for the rich and famous.
Marbella is famed as an exclusive destination for wealthy tourists from Northern Europe, as well as the well-heeled from the UK, Ireland and Germany.
The area around Marbella is particularly popular with those who like golf.
Marbella also hosts a WTA tennis tournament on red clay, the Andalucia Tennis Experience.
Notable residents
Antonio Banderas is a regular visitor to Marbella where he has a house in Los Monteros. He and Melanie Griffith have a daughter who was born in Marbella in 1999.
Sean Connery used to live in Marbella, near a golf course where he played daily when not filming.
Arms dealer Monzer al-Kassar was a longtime resident until his imprisonment, and has been nicknamed "The Prince of Marbella".
Actor Dolph Lundgren resides in Marbella with his wife and two children.
English songwriting legend Richard Daniel Roman lives in Marbella
Sir Alan Sugar , of 'The Apprentice' fame in Britain has a home in Marbella.
BUGATTI VEYRON
The Bugatti Veyron is a mid-engine grand tourer produced by Bugatti headquarters in Château St Jean in Molsheim (Alsace, France), and whose production and development is often credited to Ferdinand Karl Piech.
It is named after French racing driver Pierre Veyron, who won the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1939 while racing for the original Bugatti company.
Two hundred examples of the Veyron are known to have been built and delivered since production began.
There will be a total of 300 built. All the Veyron editions contribute to the 200 being built (stopped built in late 2008).
The editions that are contributing are the Veyron, Veyron 16.4, Pur Sang, Hermes Edition, Sang Noir, Targa, Vincero, and the Bleu Centenaire.
It will be replaced with the Grand Sport, which is essentially a Veyron Convertible.
It held the record for the fastest production car in the world (being the successor of the McLaren F1) until the SSC Ultimate Aero beat it by a margin in 2008.
Website : www.bugatti.com
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