Word: daimler
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Dates: during 1924-1924
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Premier James Ramsay MacDonald was driven in his handsome Daimler into the courtyard of Buckingham Palace; three-quarters of an hour later he emerged. King George had accepted the Cabinet's resignation...
...went on to explain that the shares had been left to him for life in order to endow a Daimler automobile. "I did not fancy myself as the owner of a motor car," continued the Prime Minister. "It was against the simplicity of my habits. It took a long time to be persuaded and letters are in existence which reveal our minds. In the end I agreed with this arrangement. A sum of money was to be invested in my name and the income I am to enjoy during my lifetime so long as I keep...
...Ford's determination to build and operate in England is undoubtedly that he will have there no competitors in manu- factoring cheap cars. The cheapest British car costs $575; British makers are so unaccustomed to standardization of a few models only, that they manufacture over 300 models. Daimler alone has 5f models...