Here are nine of Lamborghini’s greatest hits

Ferruccio’s first road car was born when the successful Italian industrialist became fed up with race-bred Ferraris. The 350GT used a detuned version of a 3.5-litre V12 designed by Giotto Bizzarrini and was cloaked in a stunning Carrozzeria Touring body.

The original mid-engined, two-seater supercar, the Miura set the tone for almost everything we fawn over today. The most famous has to be the later P400 SV with its more powerful 380bhp V12 and distinct lack of eyelashes.

Like the Miura, the Espada was designed by Marcello Gandini at Bertone. Unlike the Miura though, the Espada used a front-mounted V12 in order to fit four seats in the surprisingly spacious cabin. Spirit could have been reborn if the four-door Estoque had made production.

Even if you discount the Sián-based LPI 800-4 from 2021 it’s still pretty difficult to pick a favourite Countach. The LP5000 QV stakes a good claim for it, with full bedroom wall poster-spec styling and 449bhp from its bored-out 5.2-litre V12.

All Lambo V12s before the Aventador could trace their roots back to Bizzarrini’s original Sixties engine. Bonkers. Luckily Lamborghini got its difficult second album bang on, and by the time the extreme SVJ arrived in 2018 it was making 759bhp.

The first rear-wheel-drive Lamborghini since the original Diablo, the 542bhp LP 550-2 was named in honour of legendary chief test driver Valentino Balboni as the Italian retired having given 40 years of sideways service. What a man.

Lambo’s first real toe-dip into the world of ultra-exclusive limited-run supercars was the 2007 Reventón. Inspired by fighter jets, the company sold 20 examples at almost £1m each. One-offs and special editions have been plentiful ever since.

The Huracán has been a huge seller for Lamborghini and the wildly bewinged STO version is rightly the pinnacle. The naturally aspirated 631bhp V10 combines with proper aero trickery for an impressively track-focused Lamborghini.

Seems to be a common theme that later iterations of Lamborghini’s cars are the ones we remember most fondly. Yes the styling might get a bit busy, but that’s surely what you want from a Lambo? A Murciélago SV in bright yellow? Perfection.