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Studebaker, John Mohler (1833-1917), was an American automobile manufacturer. See more »

Agnelli, Giovanni

Agnelli, Giovanni (1921-2003), was an Italian industrialist and socialite.

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Austin, Herbert

Austin, Herbert (1866-1941), Baron Austin of Longbridge, designed and built some of the first automobiles in the United Kingdom.

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Buick, David Dunbar

Buick, David Dunbar (1854-1929), was a pioneering automobile manufacturer.

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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.

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Daimler, Gottlieb

Daimler, Gottlieb, DYM luhr, GOT leeb, (1834-1900), a German engineer, developed an internal-combustion engine light enough to power an automobile.

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Dodge brothers

Dodge brothers were two pioneers in automobile manufacturing.

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Durant, William Crapo

Durant, William Crapo (1861-1947), was an American automobile manufacturer and the founder of General Motors.

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Duryea brothers

Duryea, DUR yay or DUR ee ay, brothers were two automobile pioneers.

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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).

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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.

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Maybach, Wilhelm

Maybach, Wilhelm, MY bahk, VIHL hehlm (1846-1929), was a German inventor, engineer, and designer.

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Nash, Charles William

Nash, Charles William (1864-1948), was a pioneer in the United States automobile industry.

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Nuffield, Lord

Nuffield, Lord (1877-1963), William Richard Morris, used mass-production methods to revolutionize automobile manufacturing in the United Kingdom.

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Olds, Ransom Eli

Olds, Ransom Eli (1864-1950), was a pioneer automobile inventor and manufacturer.

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Post, Wiley

Post, Wiley (1899-1935), a pioneer American aviator, was the first person to make a solo flight around the world.

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Rolls, Charles Stewart

Rolls, Charles Stewart (1877-1910), was a cofounder of the British engineering and manufacturing firm of Rolls-Royce.

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Royce, Sir Henry

Royce, Sir Henry (1863-1933), was a cofounder of the British engineering and manufacturing firm Rolls-Royce.

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Studebaker, Clement

Studebaker, Clement (1831-1901), an American manufacturer, founded a wagon-building business that later developed into the Studebaker Corporation.

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Studebaker, John Mohler

Studebaker, John Mohler (1833-1917), was an American automobile manufacturer.

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Willys, John North

Willys, WIHL ihs, John North (1873-1935), was an American automobile manufacturer.

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