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The years leading up to the World War were Martini's best, with annual production hovering around 600 cars, placing the company at the head of the Swiss automobile industry. [3] While foreign manufacturers were already making inroads, the war years kept Martini in the black as they delivered large numbers of vehicles to the Swiss Army. [3]
A Companion to the Swiss Reformation (Brill, 2016). ISBN 978-90-04-30102-3; Church, Clive H., and Randolph C. Head. A Concise History of Switzerland (Cambridge University Press, 2013). pp. 132–161 online; Codevilla, Angelo M. Between the Alps and a Hard Place: Switzerland in World War II and the Rewriting of History (2000) excerpt and text search
However, cars with front-wheel drive were made several years earlier in road cars produced by Alvis and Cord as well as in racing cars by Miller (and may have appeared as early as 1897). In the same vein, the independent suspension was initially developed by Amédée Bollée in 1873, but not put in production until the low-volume Mercedes-Benz ...
Racing continued as well, with Boillot entering the 1919 Targa Florio in a 2.5-liter (150-in 3) car designed for an event pre-empted by World War I; the car had 200,000 km (120,000 mi) on it, yet Boillot won with an impressive drive (the best of his career) [28] Peugeots in his hands were third in the 1925 Targa, first in the 1922 and 1925 ...
Car manufacturers of Switzerland (14 P) Coachbuilders of Switzerland (5 P) E. Electric vehicle manufacturers of Switzerland (1 C, 11 P) R. Swiss racecar constructors ...
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In 1980, the Swiss brothers Jean-Claude and Patrick Mimran, [35] famed food entrepreneurs [36] with a passion for sports cars, were appointed to administer the company during its receivership. During administration, the automaker reworked the failed Silhouette into the Jalpa , which was powered by a 3.5-litre V8 that had been modified by former ...
The association of Swiss women, known as KlimaSeniorinnen, has more than 2,500 members. Throughout its legal battle, it said it was seeking women "aged 64 and older living in Switzerland ...