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===Vehicle nomenclature=== After producing two cars with alphanumeric designations, Lamborghini once again turned to the bull breeder for inspiration. Don Eduardo was filled with pride when he learned that Ferruccio had named a car for his family and their line of bulls; the fourth Miura to be produced was unveiled to him at his ranch in Seville.{{Sfn|Sackey|2008|p=15}}{{Sfn|Jolliffe|Willard|2004|p=31}} The automaker would continue to draw upon the bullfighting connection in future years. The [[Lamborghini Islero|Islero]] was named for the [[Islero|Miura bull]] that killed the famed [[Torero (bullfighter)|bullfighter]] [[Manolete]] in 1947. ''Espada'' is the Spanish word for [[sword]], sometimes used to refer to the bullfighter himself. The Jarama's name carried a special double meaning; though it was intended to refer only to the historic bullfighting region in Spain, Ferruccio was concerned about confusion with the also historic [[Circuito Permanente Del Jarama|Jarama motor racing track]].{{Sfn|Jolliffe|Willard|2004|p=43}} [[File:Lamborghini Diablo SV and Countach.jpg|thumb|The Diablo (background) was named for a legendary bull, while the Countach (foreground) broke from the bullfighting tradition.]] After christening the [[Lamborghini Urraco|Urraco]] after a bull breed, in 1974, Lamborghini broke from tradition, naming the [[Lamborghini Countach|Countach]] ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|uː|n|t|ɑː|ʃ|audio=Ipa-countach.ogg}} {{respell|KOON|tahsh}}) not for a bull,<ref name="lamboregLP500" /> but for {{lang|pms|contacc}} ({{IPA|pms|kʊŋˈtɑtʃ|pron}}), a [[Piedmontese language|Piedmontese]] expletive.<ref name="lamboregLP500">{{cite web|url=http://www.lamborghiniregistry.com/Countach/CountachLP500/ |title=Countach LP500 |website=Lamborghini Registry |access-date=30 August 2010|url-status=dead|archive-date= 12 November 2004|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20041112035518/http://www.lamborghiniregistry.com/Countach/CountachLP500/}}</ref> Legend has it that [[Nuccio Bertone]] uttered the word in surprise when he first saw the Countach prototype, "Project 112".{{Sfn|Lawrence|1996|p=183}} The LM002 (LM for Lamborghini Militaire) sport utility vehicle and the Silhouette (named after the popular racing category of the time) were other exceptions to the tradition. The Jalpa of 1982 was named for a bull breed; Diablo, for the [[Duchy of Veragua|Duke of Veragua]]'s ferocious bull famous for fighting an epic battle against El Chicorro in Madrid in 1869;{{Sfn|Jolliffe|Willard|2004|p=90}}<ref name="lambocarsdia">{{cite web|url=http://www.lambocars.com/pdf/diablo.pdf|title=Diablo|access-date=24 May 2010|year=2006|first=Mark |last=Smeyers|work=Lambocars.com|archive-date=26 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526101919/http://www.lambocars.com/pdf/diablo.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.classicandperformancecar.com/features/octane_features/234875/lamborghini_diablo_60vt.html |title=Lamborghini Diablo 6.0VT |website=Classic and Performance Car |date=30 March 2009 |access-date=16 August 2009 |archive-date=27 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110127094110/http://www.classicandperformancecar.com/features/octane_features/234875/lamborghini_diablo_60vt.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Murciélago]], the legendary bull whose life was spared by El Lagartijo for his performance in 1879; Gallardo, named for one of the five ancestral castes of the Spanish fighting bull breed;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lamborghiniregistry.com/Gallardo/Name.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080314194057/http://lamborghiniregistry.com/Gallardo/Name.html |archive-date=14 March 2008 |title=Gallardo – The Name |website=Lamborghini Registry |date=22 November 2003 |access-date=21 January 2010}}</ref> and Reventón, the bull that defeated young Mexican ''torero'' Félix Guzmán in 1943. The [[Estoque]] concept of 2008 was named for the [[estoc]], the sword traditionally used by matadors during bullfights.<ref name=EdmundsFirstLook>{{cite web|url=http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=132648 |title=Edmunds Inside Line – Lamborghini Estoque Concept First Look |last=Stahl |first=Andreas |date=1 October 2008 |website=Edmunds |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321053636/http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId%3D132648 |archive-date=21 March 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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