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The company, a family-owned business, in 1946 as a single garage shop on Sticker Lane in Bradford.Originally called Tordoff Motors, the company was established by Edward Tordoff, before being taken on by his son, Jack.
The M1 north of Crick began construction in early August 1962. On 3 September 1962, the draft scheme for the 34-mile extension to Leeds was published; the section was known as the Sheffield-Leeds Motorway. The contract for junction 31 to 34 for £5,979,680 was awarded to Dowsett Engineering (Construction) Ltd on 16 June 1965. South of the ...
1929–1932 Aston Martin International; 1932–1932 Aston Martin International Le Mans; 1932–1934 Aston Martin Le Mans; 1933–1934 Aston Martin 12/50 Standard; 1934–1936 Aston Martin Mk II; 1934–1936 Aston Martin Ulster; 1936–1940 Aston Martin 500-litre Speed Models (23 built) The last 8 were fitted with C-type bodywork; 1937–1939 ...
This section opened in stages, first from the M62 to junction 1 in 1971 (this was originally numbered M65), and then next from junction 1 to junction 3 in 1973. [ 1 ] When the M1 was diverted away from Leeds when the 'M1 – A1 Lofthouse to Bramham' extension opened in 1999 [ 2 ] adjustments were made to junction 3 and the Leeds section of the ...
In March 2014, Aston Martin issued "payment in kind" notes of US$165 million, at 10.25% interest, in addition to the £304 million of senior secured notes at 9.25% issued in 2011. [106] Aston Martin also had to secure an additional investment of £200 million from its shareholders to fund development of new models. [106]
From junction 32, the motorway passes Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley and Wakefield, reaching the original end of the motorway at (the original) Junction 44 to the east of Leeds. There were plans to route the M1 from just south of junction 42, where it interchanges with the M62, round the west of Leeds to the A1 at Dishforth. The chosen route ...
The 1969–1972 Aston Martin DBS V8 coupe/convertible was Aston Martin's first V8 model. This engine was an all-aluminium construction with double overhead camshafts and was used in several models up until 2000 when the Virage model was discontinued.
The legendary 'DB' series of Aston Martin cars, including the DB1 (2 Litre Sports), the DB2, the DB3, the DB4, the DB5, the DB6, and the DBS, were named after Brown using his initials. While at the helm of the Aston Martin company, he used a rival product, a Jaguar XJ Series I, as personal transport as it was cheaper to run.