From Farm Machine to Rolling Sculpture: Rare Lamborghini Tractor Was Once Valued in the Millions

One of the strangest vehicles ever to wear the Lamborghini badge has officially appeared at auction. It’s not a Lamborghini Revuelto, an Aventador, or even a forgotten concept car. Instead, it’s the wildly unconventional Centenario Tractor — a steampunk-inspired tractor hot rod created to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Ferruccio Lamborghini’s birth.

As bizarre as it sounds, the idea actually makes perfect sense for the brand. Ferruccio Lamborghini built tractors long before he started producing exotic sports cars, and the Centenario Tractor was designed to merge both sides of the company’s history: its agricultural roots and its flair for dramatic automotive design.

The project started with a 1960s-era Lamborghini DLA35. Power comes from a 2.2-liter three-cylinder diesel engine producing just 36 horsepower, paired with a manual transmission. By modern standards, that’s less output than many compact commuter cars, but straight-line speed was never the point.

What truly sets the machine apart is its handcrafted transformation. The tractor was heavily modified with a dramatically lowered body, while the driver and passenger sit low between enormous rear wheels. Many of the exposed metal body panels were intentionally left unpainted so they could develop a natural patina over time.

The result looks less like farm equipment and more like a moving piece of industrial art. The project was created by Italian designer Adler Capelli in collaboration with the German collector group Klima Lounge.

Only five examples were ever built. Hidden throughout the bodywork are numerous subtle Lamborghini emblems and design details, turning the tractor into something closer to a collectible sculpture than a practical machine. Technically, it remains fully operational, although few owners are likely to hitch a plow to it.

This particular example has traveled only about 310 miles since its completion in 2020. Even that is considered relatively high mileage for a vehicle clearly intended for private collections, automotive exhibitions, or climate-controlled garages shared with genuine supercars.

According to the source, each Centenario Tractor originally carried a price tag of roughly $2 million when new. That made it significantly more expensive than a new Lamborghini Revuelto in the United States, where the hybrid supercar starts at around $600,000.

Ridiculous? Absolutely. But in the collector world, rarity, craftsmanship, and brand heritage often matter far more than horsepower figures.

The Centenario Tractor serves as a reminder that Lamborghini didn’t begin with screaming V12 engines. The company started with diesel-powered farm equipment — and now even one of its tractors can become a multimillion-dollar collector’s toy.