ROLLS-ROYCE

ROLLS-ROYCE

Frederick Henry Royce was born in 1863 r. w Alwatore Lincolnshire. Initially, he dealt with electrical engineering. He became independent having 21 years. He started with the production of generators and electrical equipment sold by a Claremont partner. in 1903. business …

RENAULT

RENAULT

At the turn of the century, many technicians started building cars. A small workshop was enough for them, blacksmith's stove, lathe. Only a few pioneers in the automotive industry have managed to achieve their intentions on a large scale. Jednym z nich był Louis …

PEUGEOT

PEUGEOT

W 1810 r. brothers Jean Frederick and Jean Pierre Peugeot founded a small steel foundry in Sous-Cretet, which became the foundation of the later family business. W 1885 r. the third generation of the Peugeot family, bracia Eugene and Armand, …

PANHARD & LEVASSOR

PANHARD & LEVASSOR

Firma Panhard & Levassor contributed to the construction of the first French car in 1891 r. Behind the creation and history of the brand there are several people and events that deserve to be remembered.

The engine manufacturer Gottlieb Daimler had a representative in Paris …

LANCIA

LANCIA

Factory driver and Fiat car racer Vincenzo Lancia together with his friend Claudio Fogolini founded 1906 r. in Turin, a small car factory called Fabbrica di Automobili, Lancia and Co.

The new company focused on light production …

JAGUAR

JAGUAR

W 1922 r. two young motorcycle enthusiasts William Lyons and William Walmsley founded the Swallow Sidecar Company in Blackpool with share capital 1000 pounds sterling. Company, as it is clear from the name itself, produced motorcycle trailers.

W 1926 have produced …

ISOTTA-FRASCHINI

ISOTTA-FRASCHINI

Cesare Isotta I bracia Vincenzo, Oreste and Antonio Fraschini founded the village of 1899 r. in Milan, the company Societa Milanese d'Automobili Isotta Fraschini. Initially, they produced French cars Renault and Mors, and two years later they released their own models. Very beneficial …

listen

listen

August Horch is one of the first engineers, who got notoriety for building cars. Was born in 1868 r. and at the age of twenty-eight he was the production manager at Benz & Co. w Mannheim, where he learned about car production.

After three years …

Hispano-Suiza

Hispano-Suiza

The Hispano-Suiza car factory under the name of La Hispano-Suiza Fabrica de Automobiles was established in 1904 r. in Barcelona from the former Castro factory, producing cars from 1901 r. Its origins are associated with the name of the young Swiss engineer Marc Birkigt, which in large …

Ford

Ford

When in 1899 r. the first oldsmobiles appeared on the roads. Henry Ford founded the Detroit Automobile Company. The company was not going to make luxury cars for millionaires, but practical vehicles for farmers, constituting then 85% population. They needed vehicles …