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jul 4, 1889 - British Motor Industry

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The British motor industry began with a friendship: Frederick Simms met Gottlieb Daimler, from whom he bought the rights to sell and manufacture Gottlieb’s high-speed petrol engine, among other patents.

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jul 4, 1889
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~ 137 years ago