Author Archive for Shenron
Morgan
Morgan Motor Company was founded in 1909 and has been a private company since it began. One of a few to never have the kind of history that is so often seen, it was founded by Peter Morgan who ran the company until he passed away. Their first cars were three wheeler runabouts built for […]
Mini
The Mini Car is and was a small vehicle that was manufactured by the BMC from 1959 until the acquisition of the BMC Company in 200, and has spawned two successors, one being the BMW Mini and the other being the Austin Metro. The vehicle saw many variations during its tenure of being manufactured, including […]
Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi was first founded as a shipping corporation by a man named Yataro Iwasaki in 1870, and from there it went into coal mining. After this it used its own coal to power ships, of which they had many, followed by more shipping and building their conglomerate empire. During the Second World War they manufactured […]
Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz was spawned by two companies. In the beginning in 1871 there was the Benz and Cie Company, and it was founded by none other than the illustrious Karl Benz. Meanwhile Daimler was founded in 1890, but Gottlieb Daimler died in 1890. But now, back to Benz. In 1886 Benz had the first engine that […]
Mercury
Mercury is the Ford near-entry level luxury vehicle that has been in production since 1939, and was founded by Ford for this purpose. In 1945 it was combined with Lincoln to form the often seen Lincoln-Mercury Division. Mercury was created from leftovers and scratch, with its designs being original, there were no mergers involved and […]
MG
MG was founded in 1924, and since then has been very successful in the sports car industry, however two years ago production ceased on all MG vehicles after MG Rover filed bankruptcy and went out of business. Luckily, in 2007 (this year folks) the new owners of the brand brought production back on line and […]
Mangusta
The Mangusta was a vehicle produced from 67 to 70 by De Tomaso. The Italian Sports car was one of a few to have been made that year, but received renowned recognition for its build and its ability to outclass other vehicles. Today it is regarded as the best vehicle that De Tomaso has ever […]
Marcos
Marcos was founded in 1959 and has been in business since then. It was founded by Frank Costin and Jem March, who decided to g out and create a dream. Their first run was when they began to build some cars, but, unfortunately the first attempt went off and downhill. They could not afford the […]
Maserati
Maserati began with a small number of brothers. I say this in a sarcastic demeanor. There were six brothers, each one involved in some capacity. They began production of their own cars after the Diattor company they worked for stopped production, they joined together to create the Maserati company itself and began to build the […]
Mazda
Mazda is a Japanese automobile manufacturer and was founded in 1920 by Jujiro Matsuda. Last year an estimate was made of how many vehicle they would produce next year, and the number is a stunning 1.25 million, with sales in countries from Japan, to Australia, to North America, to Europe and finally Latin America. In […]