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Born in Richmond, Surrey in 1928, Colin Chapman was the talented engineer who founded the Lotus marque. In 1945, the 17year old Chapman entered University College, London to study engineering. Around the same time he and fellow student Colin Dare … Continue reading →

Ford is one of the oldest vehicle manufacturers on the planet, along with Mercedes Benz. Founded by Henry Ford on June 16, 1903, when he and 11 business associates signed the companies article of incorporation, starting with just $28,000 in … Continue reading →

Founded in Blackpool, England in 1922 by two motorcycle enthusiasts named William Lyons and William Walmsley, originally named the Swallow Sidecar Company, to produce motorcycle sidecars. However in 1926 the company began building the Austin Seven, a small car. The … Continue reading →

Founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford with their first Aston Martin car registered in 1915. During the early 1920 the Bamford & Martin cars competed in the French Grand Prix and broke world speed and endurance records … Continue reading →

Founded by Tractor manufacturer Ferruccio Lamborghini in 1963. Lamborghini was a wealthy man and when the Ferrari he owned began to give him problems and his local repair shop could not solve these problems, he took the car directly to … Continue reading →

The Porsche 968 is essentially the successor to the Porsche 944. It has the classic GT front engined, rear wheel drive layout with the added advantage of a rear transaxle giving almost perfect weight distribution. The low nose line and … Continue reading →

The Autocar & Accessories Car company was started by John Weller in 1901 with financial backing from John Portwine a wealth South London tradesman. In 1904, the first vehicle they produced was a 5.6hp air cooled single cylinder tricycle delivery … Continue reading →