Colin Chapman - Lotus Enzo Ferrari - Ferrari Ferdinand Porsche - Porsche, Volkswagen Sir William Lyons - Jaguar W. O. Bently - Bently E.L. Cord - Cord Ransom Olds - REO, Oldsmobile William Durant - Durant, General Motors Preston Tucker - Tucker Donald Healey - Austin/Healey There are also a number of designers who have gained a lot of fame from the auto industry. There are many more. Check out Automobile Quarterly for some good historical perspective on the industry in general and the personalities in particular. -- Mike -------------- Original message from "Louie" <louie@xxxxxxxxxxxx>: -------------- > > > > Actually this exact question was running through my mind earlier > today. Of course there are other automakers who were big names and > were associated with their cars (Porsche, Ferrari, Ford just to name > a few), but other than Shelby and DeLorean I can't think of any > automaker/engineer whose personalities and lives made them just as > famous and beloved by the public as their automobiles did. Perhaps > it's because Shelby and DeLorean produced cars which were so much > more personal than other manufacturers. Or perhaps it's because they > were products of the information age versus automakers who came > before them. I think it's the combination of their pioneering > automobiles, larger than life personalities and lives, and pure > being in the right business at the right time in history can account > for their legacies. > > Louie Golden > VIN 5252 Charlotte, NC > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/