Re: [DML] Re: With JD passing?
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Re: [DML] Re: With JD passing?




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 
> 

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