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The company was founded by Arnold Clark, who opened his first showroom in 1954 in Park Road in Glasgow. In 1963, Arnold Clark Finance was launched. [3] In the 1960s the company began rental vehicles and in 1968 took over Grant, Melrose and Tennant giving the company an accident repair centre. [4]
Sir John Arnold Clark (27 November 1927 – 10 April 2017) was a Scottish billionaire businessman. Clark opened a showroom in Glasgow in 1954 and found some success selling cars. He expanded his business and Arnold Clark Automobiles became a nationwide chain of motor dealerships and the largest privately owned business in Scotland.
Marque Owner Parent Aston Martin (1913–present): Aston Martin: Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC: Bentley (1919–present): Bentley Motors [1]: Volkswagen AG: Jaguar (1935–present)
Sir Dugald Clark (a.k.a. Clerk) (1854–1932), first two stroke cycle engine (the Clark cycle) Archibald Cochrane, 9th Earl of Dundonald (1749–1831), made many general useful inventions, particularly in the navy; Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald (1775–1860), designed many inventions to do with naval technology and steam engines
Arnold Clark Cup (2022–present) [34] FIFA World Cup (2006–present: Extra group games) [35] UEFA European Championship (2008–present: Extra group games) [36] EFL Championship, League One, League Two & EFL Cup Highlights (2022–present: highlights on ITV4 and repeated on ITV1) [37] Cycling
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A Halfords in Kirkstall, Leeds (2006). Halfords was founded by Frederick Rushbrooke, in Birmingham in 1892, as a wholesale ironmongery. [3] The company takes its name from Halford Street, named after the physician, Henry Halford, in Leicester, where Rushbrooke opened a store in 1902 and started selling cycling goods.
Ascari Cars Ltd. was a British automobile manufacturer based in Banbury, England, and founded by Klaas Zwart. [2] Zwart was the former chairman and majority owner of oil and gas company Petroline, which designed and manufactured its own downhole technology.