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Glas Goggomobil

August 26, 2019 by sjw Leave a Comment

This article is about the Goggomobil microcar – famous in Australia for being featured in television advertisements for telecoms and car insurance – the same actor but different cars were used. The Goggomobil was originally built in Germany by Hans Glas GmbH owned by the Isaria company, which was the main company owned by the Glas family. Like many manufacturers, Glas … [Read more...]

Veritas

August 4, 2019 by sjw Leave a Comment

This history article is about a German manufacturer from the 1940s who like several surviving manufacturers used a Latin word for their name. Veritas means “Truth” in Latin. The company was not related to another German company with the same name who made tyres for a while and specialises in machine components - and who still exist today. The first incarnation of the Veritas … [Read more...]

Rambler

July 2, 2019 by sjw Leave a Comment

This weeks history article became part of the 4th largest car business in the US but sadly was lost when number four was swallowed up by number three! Rambler was one of the oldest brands and like many manufacturers, came from a bicycle maker. Thomas B Jeffery was the designer of the bicycles and the first cars. He was a part of the Gormully and Jeffery Manufacturing Company … [Read more...]

Bond Cars

June 24, 2019 by sjw Leave a Comment

This history article is about another successful microcar manufacturer of the 1950s and 1960s – Bond Cars or Sharps Commercials as they were originally called. Lawrence Bond formed the company in 1948 in the north of England – a hotbed of microcars with Reliant and Peel amongst other manufacturers up in the same part of the world. Bond formed the company because he wanted to … [Read more...]

Hudson

June 4, 2019 by sjw Leave a Comment

This article is about Hudson, an American brand that was in business for over 50 years. Hudson was founded in 1909 in Detroit by several local businessmen and was named after the provider of the cash to start the venture: Joseph L Hudson. He was an owner of Hudson's Department store and was born in England but had moved firstly to Canada and then Detroit. The company he lent … [Read more...]

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