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[26] Edmunds.com ranked the Sterling 825 as the 68th worst car of all time. [22] The UK version of the car, sold as the Rover 800 Series, was initially very popular after its 1986 launch, and was restyled in 1991, although its popularity was declining by the time it was discontinued at the beginning of 1999 to be replaced by the Rover 75.
Peter Douglas Horbury (27 January 1950 – 29 June 2023) was a British car designer widely known for his design work for Volvo and his roles as Executive Design Director, Americas for Ford (2004-2009), Chief Designer at Ford's Premier Automotive Group, Executive Vice President of Design at Geely Auto between 2011 and 2021 — and as Senior Vice President of Design at Lotus.
Norman Craig Breedlove Sr. [1] (March 23, 1937 – April 4, 2023) was an American professional race car driver and a five-time world land speed record holder. He was the first person in history to reach 500 mph (800 km/h), and 600 mph (970 km/h), using several turbojet-powered vehicles, all named Spirit of America .
Hughie Hughes (UK) December 2, 1916 AAA: Uniontown Speedway: Universal Trophy [note 2] Race Driver Frank Galvin lost control of his racer, smashed through the guard rail and slammed into the press stand, injuring several of its occupants and crushing to death Hughie Hughes, who had crashed out of the race himself and was standing by the press ...
Volvo's only car assembly plant in North America. Volvo Halifax Assembly - Bayer's Lake Plant still stands and is now used as an office complex. AB Volvo. Chesapeake Plant Volvo Parkway & Greenbriar Parkway, Chesapeake, Virginia. Volvo B10M and other transit buses (Plant originally planned for cars) [61] Ground broken 1974-07-02 [62] 1986-10
The first Ford cars, three Model As, were imported into the UK in 1903, and the first dealership opened in Southampton in November 1910. [9] In 1909 [citation needed] the Ford Motor Company (England) Limited was established under the chairmanship of Percival Perry, [10] opening an office at 55 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, in 1909. [1]
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Gary Michael Gabelich (Croatian Gabelić; August 29, 1940 – January 26, 1984) was an American motorsport driver who set the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) Land Speed Record (LSR) with the rocket car Blue Flame on October 23, 1970, [1] on a dry lake bed at Bonneville Salt Flats near Wendover, Utah.