Lucas Memories Overseas Argentina Gallery 1

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A.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The company was founded in Argentina by</B></div> <div> <B>Narciso Martin, Angel Amato, Antonio Cozzi,</B></div> <div> <B>Alfredo Magrin, Fernando J Huergo, Fernando A Rocca,</B></div> <div> <B>and others ( local Shareholders ) in August 10th 1957. </B></div> <div> <B>Initially called "Martin Amato y Cia SAIC:"</B></div> <div> <B>At First it made dynamos and Regulators for cars.</B></div> <div> <B>In  1958 the company bought and built during 1958 to </B></div> <div> <B>1965, the "La Matanza Plant" (Building 17000 m2 Land </B></div> <div> <B>40000 m2.</B></div> <div> <B>The Company started its main growth in 1958 with the</B></div> <div> <B> incorporation how shareholders of "Lucas Industries plc"</B></div> <div> <B>(ex Joseph Lucas) with 66% of the shares. With Lucas the firm </B></div> <div> <B>expanded rapidly started making electronic regulators,diods,</B></div> <div> <B>starters, electronic distributors and alternators and from 1959</B></div> <div> <B>the company obtained contracts to supply Renault, Ford,</B></div> <div> <B>General Motors, Peugeot, Fiat, Volkswagan, Perkins</B></div> <div> <B>In 1968 "Lucas Industries plc" bought 80% of shares in </B></div> <div> <B>Argentina company.</B></div> <div> <B>In 1979 Lucas bought "San Lorenzo Plant" in Santa Fe Province.</B></div> <div> <B>In 1985 Lucas opened a new plant in "San Luis Plant</B></div> <div> <B>In 1998 Lucas Varityplc (ex Lucas Industries plc) decided to sell</B></div> <div> <B>the Argentina company to Prestolite Electric inc. (USA).</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>History sent in by Joe Rocca</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>ARG-1</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="aaefe150.jpg" border=0 width="510" height="277" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Argentina </B></div> <div> <B>La Matanza Plant 1958</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>ARG-2</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="aaffe4c0.jpg" border=0 width="510" height="332" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Argentina</B></div> <div> <B>Lucas Indiel S.A 1959</B></div> <div> <B>Dinner with Narciso Martin ( President )</B></div> <div> <B>Angel Amato ( Vice President )</B></div> <div> <B>Fernando J Huergo ( Production Director )</B></div> <div> <B>Fernando A Rocca ( Sales Manager )</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>ARG-3</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="ab0fe440.jpg" border=0 width="510" height="324" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Argentina</B></div> <div> <B>La Matanza Plant 1960</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>ARG-4</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="ab2fe650.jpg" border=0 width="510" height="357" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Argentina</B></div> <div> <B>La Matanza Plant 1963</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>ARG-5</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="ab1febe0.jpg" border=0 width="510" height="702" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Argentina</B></div> <div> <B>La Matanza Plant 1963</B></div> <div> <B>Angel Amato ( Vice President )</B></div> <div> <B>Fernando A Rocca ( Sales Manager )</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>ARG-6</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="ab3fed40.jpg" border=0 width="510" height="212" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Argentina</B></div> <div> <B>Indiel School 1965</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>ARG-7</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="ab4fe660.jpg" border=0 width="510" height="102" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Argentina</B></div> <div> <B>Indiel Sports Field 1965</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>ARG-8</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="ab5fe770.jpg" border=0 width="510" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Argentina</B></div> <div> <B>San Lorenzo Plant ( Santo Fe ) 1979</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>ARG-9</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="ab6fe8d0.jpg" border=0 width="510" height="397" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Argentina</B></div> <div> <B>1989</B></div> <div> <B>J C Yemma, L F Perez, Joe Rocca, Peter Cressall</B></div> <div> <B>G Forrester, J Curutchet</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>ARG-10</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="ab9fe650.jpg" border=0 width="510" height="357" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Argentina</B></div> <div> <B>San Luis Plant 1997</B></div> <div> <B>Milko Gomez ( Administration Manager )</B></div> <div> <B>Alejandro Bravo ( RRHH )</B></div> <div> <B>Umile Plaido ( Manufacturing Manager )</B></div> <div> <B>Juan Leuatte ( Treasurer )</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>ARG-10a</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="ab8fe8c0.jpg" border=0 width="510" height="140" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Argentina</B></div> <div> <B>2002</B></div> <div> <B>La Matanza Building ( Left )</B></div> <div> <B>San Luis Plant ( Right )</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>All Photo in this Gallery sent in by Joe Rocca</B></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="353" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#003333 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#003333 HEIGHT= 113 WIDTH="347"><div> <B>Lucas Overseas</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Argentina</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="lucas_memories7d.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lucas Memories Overseas Argentina Galler"><U><B>1</B></U></A><B>  </B><A HREF="lucas_memories84.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lucas Memories Overseas Argentina Galler"><U><B>2</B></U></A><B>  </B><A HREF="lucas_memories85.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lucas Memories Overseas Argentina Galler"><U><B>3</B></U></A><B>  </B><A HREF="lucas_memories86.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lucas Memories Overseas Argentina Galler"><U><B>4</B></U></A><B>  </B><A HREF="lucas_memories87.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lucas Memories Overseas Argentina Galler"><U><B>5</B></U></A></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>