SEAT

Sociedad Española de Automóviles de Turismo, known by its acronym, was founded in Barcelona in a Spain left impoverished by the Civil War of 1936-39 and isolated during the Second World War. Wifredo Ricart established what became the country's largest private car manufacturer by signing a licensing agreement with Fiat. The first Spanish-built car, the 1400, was presented in 1953. To limit the cost of imported parts, the company built…