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Mini Logo — The Mini was a car produced by the small British Motor Company and its successors from 1959 until 2000. This car, the most popular of those produced in Britain, was then replaced by the new MINI, launched in 2001. The original is considered an icon of the 1960s, and its distribution space-saving front-wheel drive influenced a generation of car manufacturers. In the international survey to determine the most influential car of the century around the world, the Mini came second, behind only the Ford T.

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mini logo

This revolutionary car was designed in BMC by Alec Issigonis . It was manufactured in the UK in the factories of Longbridge and Cowley, Oxford, and later also in Australia, Belgium, Chile, Italy, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Uruguay, Venezuela and Yugoslavia. The original Mini had three major updates: the Mk II, the Clubman and the Mk III. The “Mini Cooper” and “Mini Cooper S” sporty versions that were successful as vehicles for rally, winning the Monte Carlo Rally three veces.Mini, particularly remarkable for its easy handling and great stability, is a fast car and of high quality. More

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Maybach Logo — Maybach-Motorenbau GmbH was founded by Wilhelm Maybach and his son Karl Maybach in 1909, was a firm German dedicated to manufacture engines for zeppelins and later large luxury cars. The company has historical roots with the involvement of its founder who was the technical director of Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (Daimler). Today, based in Stuttgart, the company is owned by Daimler AG, along with the brands Mercedes Benz and Smart. Between 1921 and 1940, the company built several opulent vehicles.

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maybach logo

The company also built strong and heavy diesel engines for use by the infantry and the railroad. Among the famous locomotives with Maybach engines include the German V200 and British Rail Class 52. In 1960, Daimler-Benz acquired a majority of the shares of Maybach. Six years later, Maybach-Motorenbau branch was merged with the heavy engine Daimler-Benz to form a new company, Maybach Mercedes-Benz Motorenbau GmbH. In 1969 he became MTU Friedrichshafen. More

Maserati Logo

Maserati Logo — Maserati SpA is a manufacturer Italian of cars owned luxury sports Fiat SpA. The brand Italian sports car Maserati was founded in Bologna by Alfieri Maserati in 1914. The emblem of Maserati trident is inspired by the statue of Neptune that adorns the main square of Bologna.

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maserati logo

The brand was acquired in 1937 by businessman Adolfo Orsi, under whose direction Maserati produced the first automobile in which the class received the same attention as power. In 1968 Maserati was bought by Citroën, which in turn sold it in 1975 to a consortium managed by former Formula 1 driver Argentine Alejandro de Tomaso. De Tomaso, with the help of designer Ghia, created some of the most interesting cars of all time, Ghibli, Khamsin, Bora, Kyalami and biturbo models, among others. These names were taken from famous winds of Africa and Asia. More

Lotus Logo

Lotus Logo — Lotus Cars is a manufacturer of the UK specializing in sports cars based in Hethel, Norfolk, formed as Lotus Engineering Ltd. by engineer Colin Anthony Bruce Chapman in 1952. In the years 1960 and 70 actively participated in the races of Formula 1. Chapman died in 1982, leaving behind a delicate financial situation with the project De Lorean, by which probably should have been brought to justice.

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lotus logo

In 1986, the company was acquired by General Motors and resold in 1993 the group ACBN of Luxembourg, a company controlled by businessman Italian Romano Artioli, also owns Bugatti. In 1996, the majority of shares were sold to Lotus PERUSAHAAN Otomobil Nasional Bhd (Proton), state automaker Malaysia. The company also acts as an engineering consultant, performs development, particularly of suspension for other builders. More

Koenigsegg Logo

Koenigsegg Logo — Koenigsegg is a small Swedish manufacturer of automobiles founded in 1993 in the Swedish city of Angelholm. Since 1993 is directed by its founder, Christian von Koenigsegg, which began with the creation of his own sports car at age 23. The company employs just 38 people, with the collaboration of several companies, all Swedish and Koenigsegg.

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koenigsegg logo

The current production does not exceed two units per month, though officials said the brand could increase the rate up to four units per month. On June 16, 2009 General Motors and Koenigsegg confirmed the details of the agreement that Koenigsegg is the owner of Saab. More

Jeep Logo

Jeep Logo — Jeep is a brand of off-road cars created by the company Willys-Overland in 1941, and today is a division of Chrysler LLC. There are several versions about the origin of the name “Jeep”. The most accepted cartoon comes from the 1930’s, Popeye the Sailor, which featured a character called Eugene the Jeep, a yellow pet like a dog with supernatural powers and the soldiers Americans attributed these powers to the Jeep. During the Second World War, this version is accompanied by a less imaginative, which attributes the name to the initials GP, General Purpose, under which the army of the United States organized the competition to provide themselves with a small vehicle utility of four wheels.

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jeep logo

The reason why these versions become confused and eventually debate is the way it is written: It is said that the name Jeep is reduced pronunciation of the acronym GP, ie Pi Yi. However, as the character of Popeye the Sailor used the Jeep name as you type the name of the brand, and also this nice character communicated only through the repetition of “Jeep Jeep” finally is often credited with the origin of name. More