CarsinGreatBritain

Many people like the English cars. The British have learned to make a comfortable, reliable, luxurious and expensive cars.British cars are popular and recognized all over the world and in this report will present the 5 most famous cars UK.

№1
In 1952, the director of the Austin Motor Company Leonard Lord made ​​a long planned merger with Morris Motors, which he had led in the early 1930s. As a result, a new company was formed - British Motor Corporation. Occurred in 1956-1957, the Suez crisis demonstrated the reality of oil supply disruptions. The engineers of many countries was a question on the need for a super economical car. In 1956, Leonard Lord led them to the corporation established a working group of 8 people, led by engineer and designer Alec Issigonis. The team project called ADO-15 was defined task - create a car so petite as possible. Been set in the external dimensions of 3 × 1,2 × 1,2 m The second goal was to place in it four adults and their luggage.

The official start of sales on 26 August 1959. To this day it was already collected several thousand vehicles were exported in 2000 - sales started simultaneously in nearly 100 countries.

(Mini Cooper)

(Mini Austin)
№2
The existence of the company started with 20 years of XX century. At this time it was the company Swallow Sidecar, and produced carriages for motorcycles. It did not bring much income, then the company changed its specialization in the production of components for the Austin 7.
After performing in 1927, a large order revenue has allowed the company to expand its production and manufacture components models Fiat 509A, Morris Cowley, Wolseley Hornet, and then she was to design and develop new models of cars.

Most popular models were Jaguar SS90, and Jaguar SS100, named for the founder of William Lyons.

In the middle of the XX century, the company changed its name to Jaguar, as the initials of the company after the war, SS associated with the Nazi regime.

(Jaguar SS)

(Jaguar C-XF Concept)

№3
History of the English carmaker Bentley began January 18, 1919, when Walter Owen Bentley (born Walter Owen Bentley), with F. Burges and H. Varley designed their first car.

In 1922, the car «Bentley» won the team prize in racing Tourist Trophy, and a year later, one of the members of this glorious series finished fourth at Le Mans.

In late 1930, Bentley has released its most prestigious model - 8L. She became a "swan song" as an independent company.

(Bentley Brooklands)

(Bentley Continental GT)

№4

The company Aston Martin was founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford. Initially, the founders combined their efforts as "Bamford & Martin." The first car, named Aston Martin was founded in March 1915 by Martin, who established the 1.4-liter four-cylinder Coventry-Simplex on the chassis of the 1908 Isotta-Fraschini.

Mass production has prevented the First World War. During the war, the company produced more than 14 cars a year. All machines have been sold airline Sopwith.

After World War Bamford rented former stables on Abington Road, where five years later, a second model of Aston Martin.

(Aston Martin 2-Litre 2/4-Seater Sports)

After the Second World War, in 1947, the company was purchased by David Brown Limited, headed by industrialist and longtime fan Mark David Brown. That he added to the model designation initials DB. Together with Aston Martin, David Brown bought the company Lagonda. The combined company was renamed Aston Martin Lagonda Limited. The main dream of many owners of Aston Martin, including David Brown, was to win in one of the most popular races of the time - 24 hours of Le Mans. It was David Brown in 1959 failed to achieve victory.

(Aston Martin DBS)

№5
In 1998, owners Vickers group decided to get rid of assets Rolls-Royce Motors. The most attractive buyer was a German car manufacturer BMW, already produces engines and components for cars Rolls-Royce and Bentley, but the final price of a BMW, was £ 340 million interrupted another German auto giant Volkswagen, has offered £ 430 million.

(Rolls-Royce Phantom)

However, the engineering company Rolls-Royce plc has decided that the right to use the trademark and logo Rolls-Royce would get no VW, and BMW, with whom the company has close business relationship. While VW and bought the rights to the famous "Spirit of Ecstasy" and design of the grille, in the style of the gable of the ancient temple, without the logo and the name of producing cars Rolls-Royce, he was not able to.(Rolls-Royce Ghost)

English cars is not only a "quick", comfortable, exclusive and ... expensive, but each car carries a bit of the history of its creation.

Date: 2015-01-29; view: 1067