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Why is Lotus Called Lotus?

July 20, 2018 by Rebecca Henderson Leave a Comment

The Lotus Engineering Company was founded by Colin Chapman and Michael Allen in 1952. However, the partners split ways within the same year, and so The Lotus Engineering Company Limited was formed by Colin Chapman and his girlfriend—who later became his wife—Hazel Williams, one year later in 1953. The new company was headquartered at the Railway Hotel in Hornsey, North London, where Chapman built race cars in his spare time.

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Rebecca Henderson

Rebecca Henderson is the published author and professional editor at The Kreativ Space. Best expressing herself through the written word, she enjoys the smell of burning rubber as well. Rebecca hopes to shift your world perspective through her words, because looking out the same window every day hardly makes for an interesting life.

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Why is Pagani Called Pagani?

July 20, 2018 by Rebecca Henderson 1 Comment

Pagani Automobile S.p.A was founded by Horacio Pagani in 1992, after the Argentinian left Lamborghini to pursue what he knew to be the next big thing in the automotive industry: carbon fiber.

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Rebecca Henderson

Rebecca Henderson is the published author and professional editor at The Kreativ Space. Best expressing herself through the written word, she enjoys the smell of burning rubber as well. Rebecca hopes to shift your world perspective through her words, because looking out the same window every day hardly makes for an interesting life.

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Why is Fisker Called Fisker?

July 20, 2018 by Rebecca Henderson 1 Comment

Established in 2007, Fisker is a brand born to be “the first truly environmental friendly exciting car company,” per one of its founders, Henrik Fisker. Not as well-known is co-founder Bernhard Koehler, who was the other half of Fisker Coachbuild, which began in 2005.

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Rebecca Henderson

Rebecca Henderson is the published author and professional editor at The Kreativ Space. Best expressing herself through the written word, she enjoys the smell of burning rubber as well. Rebecca hopes to shift your world perspective through her words, because looking out the same window every day hardly makes for an interesting life.

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Why is Bugatti Called Bugatti?

July 20, 2018 by Rebecca Henderson Leave a Comment

Born in 1881, Ettore Bugatti is the founder and creator of the Bugatti brand, well known for its Veyron model, which was voted “The Greatest Car of the Past 20 Years” by BBC’s Top Gear viewers. Even in the early 1900s, Bugatti’s name quickly became synonymous with speed, power, and incredible capabilities.

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Rebecca Henderson

Rebecca Henderson is the published author and professional editor at The Kreativ Space. Best expressing herself through the written word, she enjoys the smell of burning rubber as well. Rebecca hopes to shift your world perspective through her words, because looking out the same window every day hardly makes for an interesting life.

thekreativspace.wordpress.com/

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Why is Pontiac Called Pontiac?

July 20, 2018 by Travis McDonald Leave a Comment

The last Pontiac car was rolled off the Orion Township plant line on January of 2010. Financial issues and internal struggles within General Motors caused the automobile behemoth to discontinue Pontiac as it had done with Oldsmobile in 2004. It was a fairly unassuming, white G6 sedan that ushered out one of the most distinctly American car brands ever created, but this inauspicious ending doesn’t mean that Pontiac’s story isn’t a fascinating and noteworthy one.

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Travis McDonald is a professional freelance writer who creates content for a wide variety of clients. He received his bachelor’s in English from The University of Texas at Austin and his MFA in creative writing from Virginia Tech.

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