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Lakers

ryanbokhour — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:39:17 +0000

The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers play their home games at Staples Center, which they share with their fellow NBA team, the Los Angeles Clippers, and their sister team, the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA. The Lakers’ franchise was founded in Detroit before moving to Minneapolis, where the team got its official title from the state’s nickname, Land of 10,000 Lakes.

Ferrari

ryanbokhour — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:26:17 +0000

Ferrari S.p.A. is an Italian sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1929 as Scuderia Ferrari, the company sponsored drivers and manufactured race cars before moving into production of street legal vehicles in 1947 as Ferrari S.p.A. Throughout its history, the company has been noted for its continued participation in racing, especially in Formula One , where it has enjoyed great success, especially during the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, late 1990s, and 2000s. After years of financial struggles, Enzo Ferrari sold the company’s sports car division to the Fiat group in 1969 to ensure continued financial backing.

Kobe Bryant

ryanbokhour — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:05:19 +0000

Kobe Bean Bryant (born August 23, 1978(1978-08-23)) is an American All-Star shooting guard who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National BAsketball Association. Bryant is the only son of former Philadelphia 76ers player and former Los Angeles Sparks head coach Joe “Jellybean” Bryant. His parents named him after the famous beef of Kobe, Japan, which they saw on a restaurant menu.

Lamborghini

ryanbokhour — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:53:11 +0000

Founded by Ferruccio Lamborghini, Lamborghini started out as a tractor building company in the Italian village of Sant’Agata Bolognese. However, Ferruccio Lamborghini’s priorities changed when he went to meet Enzo Ferrari at the Ferrari factory to complain about the quality of the clutch in his Ferrari 250.

Bugatti

ryanbokhour — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:26:03 +0000

Bugatti was founded in Molshiem, France as a manufacture of high performance automobiles by Ettore Bugatti, an Italian man described as an eccentric genius.The original company is legendary for producing some of the most exclusive cars in the world as well as some of the fastest. The original Bugatti brand failed with the coming of World War II, like many high-end marques of the time. The death of Ettore’s son Jean was also a contributory factor. The company struggled financially into the 1960s eventually being purchased for its airplane parts business. Today the name is owned by Volkswagen AG who have revived it as a builder of very limited production sports cars.