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May 7, 2024 · In 1886 William C. Durant started the Durant-Dort Carriage Company and by 1903 he had factories in the United States and Canada that provided a variety of components to Buick and and McLaughlin, among others. In 1904 Durant bought the Buick Motor company from Whiting and then contracted with McLaughlin to build his engines and drivetrains.
May 2, 2024 · ‘Billy’ Durant was born on 8 December 1861 to wealthy Massachusetts couple William Clark Durant and Rebecca Folger Crapo. By the age of 24 he had dropped out of high school to work in his grandfather’s lumberyard before partnering Josiah Dort to create the Coldwater Road Cart Company.
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May 6, 2024 · In 1908, Champion had a meeting with William C. Durant of the Buick Motor Company concerning producing spark plugs and other ignition parts for Buick, which was a founding General Motors brand. Durant moved Champion to Flint, Michigan and the Champion Ignition Company began business.
May 1, 2024 · William Crapo Durant (1861-1947) was an American entrepreneur who co-founded not one but two car companies. He would co-found General Motors in 1908 with Frederic L. Smith and Chevrolet with...
2 days ago · Chrysler's career shifted gears from trains to automobiles in 1911 when he received an invitation to meet with James J. Storrow, a Boston banker on the board of directors of ALCO, who was also one of the bankers that had taken over General Motors from founder William C. Durant.
Apr 18, 2024 · PBS Masterpiece announced on Thursday, April 18, that Tom Durant Pritchard has joined the cast as Alexander Blake following Stuart Martin’s exit as Inspector William “The Duke” Wellington.
Apr 22, 2024 · Opinion Writer. Before there was Elon Musk, there was William Crapo Durant. Billy Durant, as he was known, built one of the world’s biggest makers of horse-drawn carriages, bought control...
