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Written by J. B. Nicholson
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Thursday, 29 May 2008 |
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Some two hundred carmakers were in existence in the U.S. alone by 1920, but only 43 survived by 1930, and with the ensuing Great Depression, by 1940, only 17 of those were left. Here is a partial list of the world’s automakers.
Abarth Abbott-Detroit Adler Alpha Romeo Allard Alvis American Austin Amilcar Amphicar Anglia Apperson Apollo Arnolt-Bristol Aston Martin Auburn Audi Austin Austin-Healey Avanti Babcock Baker Bantam Bentley Bergdoll Bitter Bizzarrini BMW Brewster Bricklin Bugatti Buick Bush Cadillac Checker Chevrolet Chrysler Cisitalia Citroen Cobra Cole Columbia Cord Crosley Daewoo Daimler Datsun Day-Elder Delage DeLahaye DeLorean Denzel DeSoto DeTomaso Devin Dodge Doretti Dorris Dual-Ghia Duesenburg Duryea Edsel Elva EMW Enzmann Essex Facel Vega Ferrari Fiat Fina-Sport Flying Merkel Ford Franklin Frazer Frazer-Nash Geo Ghia Glasspar GMC Graham Graham-Paige Griffith Haynes Henry J Hillman Hispano-Suiza Honda Horch Hotchkiss HRG Hudson Humber Hummer Hupmobile Hyundai Infiniti Invicta Iso Isotta-Fraschini Isuzu Jaguar Jeep Jensen Jensen-Healey Jordan Kaiser Kaiser-Frazer Kia Kissel Kurtis Lagonda Lambourghini Lancia Land Rover LaSalle Laurel Leland Lexus Lincoln Locomobile Lotus Lozier Lutzmann Marcos Marmon Maserati Maxwell Maybach Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercury MG Minerva Mini Mitsubishi Moretti Morgan Morris Nash Nash-Healey Nissan Oakland Oldsmobile Opel Overland Packard Partin-Palmer Peerless Pegaso Peugeot Pierce-Arrow Plymouth Pontiac Porsche Premier Quasar Rambler Renault Reo Riley Rolls-Royce Rover Ruxton Saab Saturn Shelby/AC Siata Simca Singer Skoda Standard Stanley Steamer Star Stearns-Knight Sterling Studebaker Stutz Subaru Sunbeam Suzuki Talbot Talbot-Lago Tatra Templar Toquet Toyota Triumph TVR Vanden Plas Vauxhall Veritas Volkswagen Volvo Wagner Whippet White Willys Willys-Overland Windsor Winton Yugo Zagato Zimmer |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 29 May 2008 )
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