The name Valentino Balboni might not ring any bells unless you’re a die-hard Lamborghini fan. Balboni was the chief test driver for Lamborghini for years, after getting his start as a mechanic’s apprentice, and the video above has Balboni explaining that he got a chance to become a test driver after getting caught driving cars around the Lamborghini workshop instead of pushing them into their spots.
After a year of training, Balboni got hired on as a test driver at the tail end of the Lamborghini Miura program. That means when the Lamborghini Countach rolled out of the factory doors, Balboni was one of the first to test the car.
If you were into cars in the 1980s, it’s likely that you had one of these in your garage — or, like most of us, on your bedroom wall.
Want to watch two Lamborghini legends get back together? Check out the video above.