1. Cars’ names

2. There are many kinds
of cars in the world.
But not all people
know the history of
their names.

3. Aston Martin
Lionel Martin and Robert Barnford made
their first automobile in 1914.
They call it Aston Martin after the win in
car races at Aston Clinton hill.

4. Bentley
In 1919 Walter Owen Bentley called his
firm by his name.

5. Vauxhall
In 1857 Alexander Wilson founded the firm
Vauxhall.
Vauxhall is a district in London.

6. Dodge
John and Horatio Dodge had a small shop
of car parts.
In 1914 they founded a carfirm Dodge
Brothers..

7. Daimler
In 1897 Gottlieb Daimler, a German
inventor, made a car in Great Britain.
He gave it his name.

8. Cadillac
Antoine de la Mothe Cadillak was a
French who founded Detroit in 1701.
In 1902 Henry Leland gave his name to
the well known company.

9. Chrysler
In 1923 Walter Chrysler named the first
car of his company by his name.

10. Lincoln
Henry Leland founded his own firm and
gave it the name of the American
President Lincoln

11. Rolls-Royce
Frederick Henry Royce and Charles
Stewart Rolls invented the models of the
cars. They called them Rolls-Royce.

12. Ford
Henry Ford founded Ford Motor Company
in 1903.

13. Chevrolet
Louis Joseph Chevrolet founded his
company with his name in 1911.