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Studebaker, John Mohler (1833-1917), was an American automobile manufacturer. See more »
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Agnelli, Giovanni
Agnelli, Giovanni (1921-2003), was an Italian industrialist and socialite.
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Austin, Herbert (1866-1941), Baron Austin of Longbridge, designed and built some of the first automobiles in the United Kingdom.
See more »Buick, David Dunbar
Buick, David Dunbar (1854-1929), was a pioneering automobile manufacturer.
See more »Chrysler, Walter Percy
Chrysler, KRYS luhr, Walter Percy (1875-1940), an American automobile manufacturer, was a founder and the first president of the Chrysler Corporation.
See more »Daimler, Gottlieb
Daimler, Gottlieb, DYM luhr, GOT leeb, (1834-1900), a German engineer, developed an internal-combustion engine light enough to power an automobile.
See more »Durant, William Crapo
Durant, William Crapo (1861-1947), was an American automobile manufacturer and the founder of General Motors.
See more »Evans, Oliver
Evans, Oliver (1755-1819), an American engineer, inventor, and manufacturer, built what was probably America's first self-propelled land vehicle (see Automobile).
See more »Holden, Sir Edward
Holden, Sir Edward (1885-1947), an Australian automobile manufacturer, was a member of the family after whom the first mass-produced Australian automobile was named.
See more »Maybach, Wilhelm
Maybach, Wilhelm, MY bahk, VIHL hehlm (1846-1929), was a German inventor, engineer, and designer.
See more »Nash, Charles William
Nash, Charles William (1864-1948), was a pioneer in the United States automobile industry.
See more »Nuffield, Lord
Nuffield, Lord (1877-1963), William Richard Morris, used mass-production methods to revolutionize automobile manufacturing in the United Kingdom.
See more »Olds, Ransom Eli
Olds, Ransom Eli (1864-1950), was a pioneer automobile inventor and manufacturer.
See more »Post, Wiley
Post, Wiley (1899-1935), a pioneer American aviator, was the first person to make a solo flight around the world.
See more »Rolls, Charles Stewart
Rolls, Charles Stewart (1877-1910), was a cofounder of the British engineering and manufacturing firm of Rolls-Royce.
See more »Royce, Sir Henry
Royce, Sir Henry (1863-1933), was a cofounder of the British engineering and manufacturing firm Rolls-Royce.
See more »Studebaker, Clement
Studebaker, Clement (1831-1901), an American manufacturer, founded a wagon-building business that later developed into the Studebaker Corporation.
See more »Studebaker, John Mohler
Studebaker, John Mohler (1833-1917), was an American automobile manufacturer.
See more »Willys, John North
Willys, WIHL ihs, John North (1873-1935), was an American automobile manufacturer.
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