Sir William Lyons (born 1901, died 1985) was a Britishautomobile designer and the founder of the Jaguar car company. 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent... Jaguar Cars is a British automobile manufacturer. ...
He set up the Swallow Sidecar Company with a fellow motorcycle enthusiast William Walmsley in 1922, to produce motorcycle sidecars. The first car was the SS1 of 1931. The company name changed to SS Cars Ltd. in 1933, and the first "Jaguar" model was offered in 1935. The company changed its name to Jaguar after WW2 because of the unfortunate connotations of the "SS" name. A motorcycle (or motorbike) is a two-wheeled vehicle powered by an engine. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... A Harley-Davidson motorcycle with sidecar A sidecar is an one-wheeled vehicle attached to the side of a motorcycle, producing a three-wheeled vehicle (however, these are not called tricycles). ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... German soldiers at the Battle of Stalingrad World War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the worlds nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. ... For other uses of the abbreviation SS, see SS (disambiguation) The Schutzstaffel (Protective Squadron), or SS, was a large paramilitary organization that belonged to the Nazi party. ...
Lyons retired in 1972. 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ...
Lyons now had the car manufacturing bug while his partner preferred the hand assembly of the cottage industry approach.
WilliamLyons next blockbuster was simply called the E Type.
Lyons remained chairman and chief executive until 1972 when he retired and was succeeded by "Lofty" England, but he continued to influence and advise his former colleagues in his role as president.
Sir WilliamLyons (1901-1985) was, with fellow motorcycle enthusiast William Walmsley, the co-founder in 1922 of the Swallow Sidecar Company, maker of motorcyclesidecars, and which became Jaguar Cars Limited after the Second World War.
WilliamLyons was knighted in 1956 for his services to British industry and for the fine export performance of the company.
In 1967 Lyons retired as managing director but remained as chairman of Jaguar Cars Ltd. He finally retired in 1972 and kept prize-winning sheep and cattle on his farm at Wappenbury.
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