David Dunbar Buick
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David Dunbar Buick was a Scottish-born American inventor, widely known for founding the Buick Motor Company. He headed this company and its predecessor from 1899–1906, thereby helping to create one of
Buick in 1891
Portrait of Buick in later life
William C. Durant
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William Crapo Durant was an American businessman. A leading pioneer of the United States automobile industry, he was the founder of General Motors and a co-founder of Chevrolet. He created a system in
David Dunbar Buick
…accepted a severance package and left the company that he had founded, with only one share of the company in his possession. Then president of Buick, William C. Durant, bought this share from him for $100,000 (equivalent to $3,600,000 in 2025). After unsuccessful investments in California oil and Florida land, and an…
Portrait of Durant (c. 1916)
The mausoleum of William C. Durant