After he retired, he became a successful car builder.
But while they are eager to become car builders, neither company has any ambition to strike out on its own.
Most of the first car builders were inventors, rather than businessmen, working with their imaginations and the parts they had on hand.
A car builder had not yet been selected to carry out the overhaul.
Carroll Shelby was a winning race driver, a resourceful car builder, and a character like none other.
The 1947 models were so revolutionary that it had other car builders scurrying back to their drawing boards.
The Championships are awarded to the driver and constructor (car builder) who score the most points over the course of the season.
Officials say they have already received preliminary inquiries about the prototype program from car builders that "can hardly wait for the documents."
The same holds true for car builders who go too far into the gray area of the rule book.
He was primarily a mechanic, engineer, and car builder.