Lucas Automotive was a famous manufacturer of automotive components for the motor industry.

Founded by Joseph Lucas, the company was best known for automotive electrical components such as alternators, windshield wipers/windscreen wipers, horns, lighting, wiring, starter motors etc. An alternator is an electrical generator that converts mechanical energy to alternating current electrical energy. ... A windscreen wiper (windshield wiper in North America) is a device used to wipe rain and dirt from a windscreen. ... In 1903, the first U.S. patent for an automobile electric self-starter was issued to Clyde J. Coleman of New York City (No. ...

Lucas marketed its early headlights under the Name "King of the Road". However by the 1960s in the United States the legendary unreliability of Lucas electrics fitted to imported British cars such as MGs, Triumphs, Jaguars and Rovers led to the coining of the nickname - "Lord Lucas - Prince of Darkness". Lucas is the butt of many jokes, but the unreliability of Lucas electrics is overblown. The fact that many cars employing Lucas electrics are still on the road 30, 40, or more years after manufacture is proof of their durability. It is often said that the biggest problem that Lucas electrics suffer is that of previous "repairs" and "improvements" by unskilled car owners. The 1960s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... MGs logo MG is a British marque that traditionally has produced sports cars from 1924 to 2005. ... Jaguar Cars is a British based subsidiary of the American Ford Motor Company famous for luxury saloon and sports cars. ... 1936 Rover 10 1962 Rover 80 Rover 2000 1995 Rover 200 Rover (the MG Rover Group) is a manufacturer of automobiles in the United Kingdom, based at the famous Longbridge plant in Birmingham. ...

Lucas Industries plc also owned the Girling, CAV, Simms, Crosland companies and acquired the Varity Corporation in 1996. After a series of disposals, the remains of Lucas, then called LucasVarity plc were taken over by the US automotive supplier TRW Inc. in 1999. 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... LucasVarity plc was a UK motor parts manufacturer, created by a merger of Lucas Industries plc and the North American Group Varity Corporation in August 1996. ... TRW Incorporated was an American corporation involved in a number of businesses, mostly defense-related, but including automotive supply and credit reporting. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...