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Morris Mirkin (1919 – June 27, 1985) was an American businessman who founded Budget Rent-a-Car. Biography. Mirkin was born to a Jewish family in Sioux City, Iowa, the son of immigrants from Russia. Mirkin served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II.
Jun 30, 1985 · June 30, 1985 12 AM PT. Morris (Morey) Mirkin, who opened the first Budget Rent-a-Car office at Wilshire and Robertson boulevards in Los Angeles in 1958, died of cancer Thursday at his Beverly...
American. Known for. founder of Checker Motors Corporation. Morris Markin ( Russian: Морис Маркин) (July 15, 1893 – July 8, 1970) was a Russian -born American businessman who founded the Checker Cab Manufacturing Company (which would later become the Checker Motors Corporation ).
Budget Rent a Car System, Inc. is an American car rental company that was founded in 1958 in Los Angeles, California by Morris Mirkin. Budget is a subsidiary of the Avis Budget Group, with its operations headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey.
Budget Rent A Car is founded in Los Angeles by Morris Mirkin with a $10,000 investment. The company name is chosen to appeal to the "budget-minded" or “value-conscious” renter. 1959.
Budget was founded in Los Angeles in 1958 when Morris Mirkin opened a small rental car company for personal renters seeking an inexpensive automobile. The company consisted of Mirkin and his wife; together they managed a fleet of ten cars, originally available at the rate of four dollars a day and four cents a mile.
August 1, 1985 • Staff •. The founder of Budget Rent a Car, Morris (Morey) Mirkin, died of cancer on June 27, 1985. He was 66. Mirkin opened the first Budget office in Los Angeles in 1958. This first rental lot evolved into one of the largest franchise vehicle rental companies, with 2,800 locations worldwide.
