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Spyker is a Dutch car manufacturer based in Zeewolde in the Netherlands. The original Spyker company was started in 1880 by two coach builders, Jacobus and Hendrik-Jan Spijker. From coach building, they moved on to car manufacturing in 1898 and released their first models of the two-cylinder cars in 1900.However, the company lost its funds when Hendrik-Jan Spijker died in a ferry that sank in 1907. A group of investors acquired the company and manufactured airplanes and aircraft engines during World War I. The company went bankrupt in 1929, but its brand name was resurrected by Victor Muller and Maarten de Bruijn in 2000. Today, Spyker makes exclusive hand-built sports cars and is an active participant in motorsports.

Major Spyker Milestones:

1898 – Spyker created the famous golden state couch for the forthcoming coronation of the Dutch queen, Wilhelmina. This marked the turning point of the brothers’ career.

2006 – Spyker completed the acquisition of the Midland F1 Racing Formula One team and named it the Spyker MF1 team.

2007 – Spyker signed a deal with Ferrari to have the latter supply V8 engines to the Spyker MF1 team.

Interesting Spyker Fact:

The last name Spijker was changed to be able to market the brand better to foreign countries. They changed the “ij” to “y”, making it easier for other people to read and remember the name.