大连的"爱车三兄弟"问： "ANTON，我们哥们几个对车都很痴迷，因此想请问你几个问题。

    (1) 能否大致告诉我们福特和劳斯莱斯的发展历史？

    (2) 能否告诉我世界上一些名车的中英文名字？

    (3) 若我想考国际驾照的话，应该怎样申请？使用国际驾照一般会遇到什么问题？"

    ANTON：No problem. 看来你们几个要问的问题还真不少，我逐个回答你们的问题吧。

    我要回答你们的第一个问题是：两大名车的发展史。

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    istory of Ford

    Ford Motor Company commenced operations in June 1903, when Henry Ford and 11 business associates signed the company's articles of incorporation. With $28,000 in cash, the pioneering industrialists gave birth to what was to become one of the world's largest corporations.

    Henry Ford's remarkable insight led him to gear his company's future towards the production of affordable cars for a mass market. From 1903, Ford began using the first 19 letters of the alphabet to name new cars. In 1908, the Model T was born. 19 years and 15 million Model T's later, Ford Motor Company was a giant industrial complex that spanned the globe. In 1925, Ford Motor Company acquired the Lincoln Motor Company, allowing Ford to branch out into the luxury car market too. ......