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Great video.
I was awaiting the reveal.
Waiting to see more progress on that car and many others you have in your shop.
Great stuff Iain and Olivier (the top Lamborghini expert in the world)!
A really interesting video which I enjoyed. However I can’t help but feel it only answers half the question, yes Lamborghini had a 9 inch tractor clutch in the early 60s that would have fitted the 250 GT but is it any better than the original Ferrari clutch? Is there anything design wise about the tractor clutch that would make it more suitable to the task in hand? This might be obvious to the experts but not the layman
No mention if the spline details are same?
Boys…..we don't want the truth….we love the myth too much! What you need is a bigger/higher table , a bottle of wine, two glasses and a couple of plates of very good pasta. 🙂
Fascinating episode, thank you both. Would you please comment, from your technical experience side, just how the Lamborghini tractor clutch would have differed from that as supplied by Ferrari in terms of feel and drivability. Thanks
Lovely story Iain. So what were the technical failings of the original clutch that had a sprung centre plate over what you showed with no springs?
Ze waren even de clutch kwijt !!😂
Unmatched content! That car should be displayed at the Lamborghini factory Museum, its such a important part of their history.
Very cheeky work there, Mr Tyrrell……….Right!
Brilliant investigative work on the clutch. I am excited to see the man come to the shop and look over the car.
Bona fortuna…
Love it, Solved.
i really want to know if the clutch spline is also similar..
Brilliant detective work and absolutely fascinating. Congratulations!
Hi Iain, from Sydney, Australia. God on you two for absolute proof of truth. Most enjoyable I bet for both the two of you. Re the non original engine. My mum's dad was an engineer, one of his slightly younger engineer friends married well & he commenced a business that repaired any mechanical part on the exotic cars of the 50's,60's, 70's & early 80's, in High St, Willoughby on the North Shore in Sydney. Millers Automotive Engineering. In Sydney the state dept health added fluoride to the city's water to stop tooth decay, a second job it performs is destroying yje water galleys of all alloy engines. The "old" guys that had the cash to buy new a 1960 Ferrari would not use distilled water and add inhibitor as well, jut merely grab the garden hose and top up the radiator, killing the engine way before its time. My & Pa's friend Les bought a number of "dead" Ferrari's years & years ago and stood them carefully aside. Obtaining at a later date perfect engines from matching cars in Europe which were put off the road to salt destroying the chassis & under superstructure. (the difference between 2 worlds) . One of them is a beautiful deep regency red cabriolet with ivory seats the same as Lamborghini's white coupe. It had belonged to a Sydney GM dealer originally from Norway, Gunnar Sundl. Rescued by Les it exists today 50years later along with another DOZEN beautiful Ferrari's from the grand era of front engine & rear wheel drive all mistreated by their owners, who would have back then all been born in the period just prior to the motor car being invented. They were SO MEAN in paying for the correct oil, green fluid for the radiator or distilled water. I mean really why buy the darned car unless you really love it & cherish it
I had a Moto Guzzi Stelvio motorcycle that had to come apart at one stage(!). It was discovered that the clutch was identical to a Citroen Saxo!!!!!
Where is part 1? Im confused.
Absolutely fascinating petrolhead sleuthing! 😉
But what made the tractor clutch better? Just looking at the two at the end the Ferrari one looked better so why wasn't it? In fact, do we even know that Feruccio's clutch was better than the one that came with the 250 GT?
Great video, I'm really loving the historical stuff when you have guests on like Enzo Ferrari's personal assistant, Mr. H and his Lagonda Vantage, and Olivier. You should do more Lamborghini history videos with Olivier whenever you can. I hope you'll do a further video to explain why Lamborghini's tractor clutch was better. 👍
The case is SOL…VED!
cool
Although I'll never be able to afford one of these cars it's still lovely to see the history of such a historic event in the genesis of Lamborghini get pieced together by such knowledgable gentlemen 👋
The cherry on the cake would be for the two of you to be able to back to back test the two different clutches in that very car at some point. Even better if one of the Lamborghini family were present too. Back to dreaming!
The springs in the clutch pressure plate are to absorb the shocks / vibrations coming from the crankshaft. Pressure plates without springs are far more robust and are therefore used for reliability rather than comfort.
Source: Gilo Engineering Johannesburg.
World exclusive, self importance much?
Fascinating. However, I cannot see why Mr. Lamborghini would want a solid clutch disc. In my experience, they are quite rough. I am sure he had his reasons, it would be interesting to know.
It's sad that you think you are more important than the cars getting yourself in the limelight is more important to you
Somewhat as much as I love cars it's difficult to reconcile the fact that whilst cars such as this are "original" or touted as so many many parts over the years are changed, at times almost whole vehicles becoming mere images of originality. It's very much an unsaid thing, an "accepted" thing. Why? Isn't this a factor in valuation? It should be.
Clutch Sleuths 😄🥸
Conversations of this ilk are just so fascinating. An absolute treat to sit and watch two great men discussing various subjects and in this instance solving a long term mystery.
Thank you both for bringing us this wonderful piece. Cheers, Bob
I am SO bored 😴.
This takes the whole Clutch Mystery to a new level. This is GREAT!!!
These are the kind of videos why I am the opinion that youtube shouldn't be operated from a purely kapitalistic point, I mean this is valueable, knowledge for all humans. It should be – at least at part – governed by a foundation.
I thought they were twins.
Just remember that our witless politicians are allowing fanatical ecoterrorists to destroy – in the space of ten years or less – the industries that Iain and friends have crested and nurtured over 100 years or so. Let's hope some grown-ups show up in time to get a grip and inject some common sense back into the world.
Tyrrell we need these seat-ins with expect like Olivier once a week please is super informative. And for Production Team, please write their names on the screen
Well done Gentlemen! Splendid.
Perhaps I missed it, but what exactly was wrong with the Ferrari clutch that Lamborghini didn't like?
Well done Sirs.
And if I needed a clutch doing???