Most Iconic JAMES BOND Vehicles – iBAV

Daniel Craig, Sean Connery, Pierce Brosnan, George Lazenby, Roger Moore and Timothy Dalton all have one thing in common, They all played roles as James Bond who is known for driving exotic, expensive and stylish cars. From Dr. No  to Spectre, cars have been an iconic part of the James Bond movies. Here is a selection of some of Bond’s best cars, with no decade left untouched.   BMW Z8 ROADSTER 1999 – 2003 The car was featured in the 1999 film The World Is Not Enough, It was driven by Bond until being sliced in half by a helicopter equipped with tree-cutting saws in Azerbaijan. […]

Featuring Hyundai – Automobile History – iBAV

Chung Ju-Yung (1915- 2001) was the founding chairman of the Hyundai Motor Company. Ju-Yung started the Hyundai Motor Company in 1967 in Korea although it had begun as an engineering and construction company in 1947. The motor company produced and introduced its first vehicle in Cortina in 1968. It had been made in combined efforts with the Ford Motor Company. After the unveiling of the first car, the company soon realized that there was a significant potential in the industry and wanted to produce and sell a car of its own. The founder hired the former director of Austin Morris, […]

Featuring GM – Automobile History – iBAV

General Motors has played an increasingly remarkable role in the global automobile sector for more than a hundred years. From the early Buick horseless carriages to the modern technological inventions including the Chevrolet Volt, the company’s inventions and products have always been remarkable. The company was the largest automaker in the world for most of the 21st and 20th century. It operates assembly plants and manufacturing plants, as well as, distribution centers all over Canada, the United States, and several other nations. Its principal products include trucks and automobiles, engines, and automotive components. Its subsidiary called GMAC or General Motors […]

Featuring Nissan – Automobile History – iBAV

The Nissan Motor Company is a Japanese corporation that produces and sells cars all over the world. It is currently listed as the sixth largest car maker after such companies as GM, Volkswagen, Hyundai, Toyota, and Ford. It has made and marketed its vehicles under several brands include the Datsun. In 1999, the company entered into an agreement with the French Renault company, which bought and owns about 43.4 percent of the Nissan Company while Nissan bought and now owns Renault’s 15 percent shares. Currently, Nissan also produces the Infinity luxury model brand.   2014 NISSAN SKYLINE Q50 The Infiniti […]

Featuring Jeep – Automobile History – iBAV

  Jeep, the Car Manufacturer As the Second World War started the American Army indicated that it was looking to add another vehicle to its flight, and it had to be a light reconnaissance one. It was supposed to replace the old Model T Fords and motorcycles that the army was using in the First World War. The military notified more than 135 different car makers and gave them a long list of the required specifications for the car. Some of these included the following. • Four wheel drive • A rectangular body • Speed of up to 80 km/h […]

Featuring Ford – Automobile History – iBAV

Ford Motor Company is among the largest automakers in the world. It is an American automaker that was started in 1903 by Henry Ford in Detroit. The company grew from its modest beginnings to join the leagues of some of the most profitable and largest businesses in the world. It also gained the reputation of being among the most financially stable firms in America especially after it survived the great Depression. It is also among the biggest business in the world controlled by a family and has been in continuous management and administration of one family for more than 100 […]

Featuring Toyota – Automobile History – iBAV

The history of Toyota Motor Company can be best described by outlining some of its most important moments in the history of its existence. The business was established in 1933 as a section of the Toyoda Automatic Loom Works. Kiichiro Toyoda was the head of the new division. The business became renowned as the Toyota Motor Company in 1937. The Corporation manufactured its first car in 1935. Four years later, the Corporation built its research center, and the Toyota Science Centre was started in the following year in 1940. Toyota took advantage of the ruins from the Second World War […]

Featuring Honda – Automobile History – iBAV

Soichiro Honda started the Honda Motor Co, Ltd. in 1946 in Japan with the high hopes of creating the biggest motorcycle maker in the world. Decades later, the company has attained this goal. It not only makes great motorcycles, but it has grown to become the top manufacturer of other automobiles in the globe. Honda had a lot of interest in vehicles from a tender age and one of his best past time activities was tuning cars and entering them into races. When he grew up, he entered the industry when he got a contract with the automotive maker Toyota […]