Author Archive for Shenron
LDV
LDV, or Leyland DAF Vans, was founded in 1993 by the GAZ group based out of Russia. It was formed out of a buy out in 1993 with DAF NV going bankrupt, followed by other problems that caused other name changed. Before 1987 they were a part of Freight Rover, which was a part of […]
Lotus
Lotus is a car company that was owned by GM for a while and sold, but was originally founded in the UK. Over their long history they have made well over 100 different models of vehicles and have been building racing cars and performance cars since its foundation. Having been founded in 1952 by local […]
Lincoln
Lincoln was founded in 1917 by none other than Henry M. Leland, and just a few years later it was bought by Ford. You know why I say none other than? Because Leland also founded Lincoln’s primary competitor at the time and that was… come on, remember your history… Cadillac. When Leland left GM’s Cadillac […]
Micro
A car project was initiated in 1999 with the idea of providing a safe alternative vehicle to the ones that are currently offered. From this came the first car manufacturer in Sri Lanka, a historic event for the small island with thousands upon thousands of inhabitants (one of which is famous science fiction writer Arthur […]
Lexus
Lexus, like Infinity, is a clone of the Acura Japanese Luxury vehicle model started in 1989 by Toyota. They are sold in many different countries and as such have developed a reputation as a good luxury vehicle that is reliable and as such has sold many automobiles. Recently in a survey of owners of over […]
Land Rover
Land Rover is the oldest brand to manufacture SUV’s, as it was established before the brand Jeep – but after the jeep vehicle. It is said to have been inspired by the earlier jeeps manufactured during the second world war, and that land rover’s designer Maurice Wilks, as he was at the time in head […]
KIA
Kia is a Korean Automobile Brand that is also Korea’s second largest manufacturer and has been in business since 1944, and is also owned by Hyundai KIA Automotive. They have been in the American market for quite some time and their American base is called the Kia America Motors. They opened their first U.S. full […]
Lancia
Lancia was founded in 1906 in Italy, by Vincenzo Lancia, which later was to become a major part of the Fiat Company in 69 after a merger. Lancia was to see several pioneering advancements in the auto market, from the first monocoque car to the first production vehicle to carry a V6 engine, and also […]
Lamborghini
Lamborghini was created in 1963 by Ferruccio Lamborghini. His son told a story about how his father, Ferruccio, had bought a Ferrari 250 GT, and had a problem with it, being that the clutch did not work right. He took the Ferrari to Enzo and complained to him, to which Enzo told him to go […]
Jeep
Jeep was founded in 1941; however it did not begin life as the Jeep. Rather it was a prototype for the Army by American Bantam (the Austin Car Corp) called the Bantam BRC. It competed with other prototypes, such as the ones built by Ford and by Willys Overland. The Bantam won in respects to […]