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• Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.
  ...pecialist in the creation and production of components and systems for the automotive industry. Aisin Seiki was founded in 1949 and currently supplies transmissi ...ayer in the auto parts aftermarket, distributing water pumps and hydraulic parts (e.g. clutches, brakes)
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• Porsche 114
  ...he intricacies of then German law it was not legal to sell government made parts to a private company. ...[swing axle]]s in the rear, with [[drum brake]]s at all four corners. The body was aluminum and resembled a lower, stretched, and streamlined VW. Porsche
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• Electronic control unit
  In automotive electronics, an '''electronic control unit''' (ECU), also called a control *Body Control Module - controls door locks, electric windows, courtesy lights etc
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• Double wishbone
  ...ter to induce more negative camber on the outside [[wheel]] as the vehicle body rolls in a turn. Between the arms there is a knuckle with a spindle or hub ...on and [[brake|braking]], the arms need two bushings or ball joints at the body.
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• GM J platform
  ...ire]], ended production in June 2005. There are three generations of the J-body: 1982 to 1987 (or until 1988 or 1989 depending on the model), 1988 to 1994, ...CAFE mandates, and the fear of US$3.00 for a gallon of [[gasoline]], the J-body was practically produced straight off the drawing board.
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• Toyota TRD Camry TS01 Concept
  |Body Style = 4 dr Sedan All the mechanical parts of the TS01 have been developed for future production use such as for the p
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• Fender skirts
  Fender skirts are implemented for both aesthetic and [[Automotive aerodynamics|aerodynamic]] reasons. Rather than air flowing into and being ...khart]] on a 1928 Stutz land speed record attempt car.<ref>Schultz, Mort. "Body/Chassis: a Century of Progress" ''Popular Mechanics'', October 1985, page 5
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• Automobile design
  ...all aspects of the vehicle. These engineering teams include: [[chassis]], body and [[trim]], [[powertrain]], electrical and production. The design team un ...thereafter. The frequent design changes also made it necessary to use a [[body-on-frame]] rather than the lighter, but less flexible [[monocoque]] design
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• Fisher Body
  '''Fisher Body''' is an [[automobile]] [[coachbuilder]], now part of [[General Motors Corp Fisher Body's beginnings trace back to a horse-drawn carriage shop in Norwalk, Ohio, in
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• Coachbuilder
  ...coachbuilders to produce bodies for their chassis. For example, [[Fisher Body]] built all of [[Cadillac]]'s closed bodies in the 1910s. ...cars for larger companies. As coach (and automobile) manufacturers brought body building skills in-house, the practice of custom coachbuilding gained favor
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• Ogle Design
  ...s engine|B series]] 1500 cc engine. The two door, four seater coupé styled body was built of glass fibre. It was capable of nearly 90 mph and eight were ma ...id Ogle's death, it was decided to cease car production with the remaining parts being used up. A batch intended for the United States were converted to rig
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• Aurora (1957 automobile)
  ...ved only after he had already been ordained. He maintained his interest in automotive design, however, which he combined with a belief that there was much which ...ost costly car in the U.S., the $13,000.00 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham. The body, said to be dent, rust and corrosion proof, was specifically designed for l
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• Yenko Chevrolet
  ...to apply for SCCA approval of the Corsa model for racing. The sanctioning body approved the cars with back seat removed and upgrades to the Corsa engine i ...[horsepower]] (317&nbsp;kW) L-72 engine (along with other high-performance parts) and created the [[Yenko Camaro]]. The cars were so popular that, in 1968-6
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• Lexington
  The formation of the United States Automotive Corporation was announced by President Frank B. Ansted, at the New York Aut ...historian Henry Blommel notes in his writings "It was a great alliance of parts-making plants that found the culmination of its efforts in the finished Lex
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• Cisitalia
  Using [[Fiat]] parts as a base [[Dante Giacosa]] designed the very economical racer, which make '''The Cisitalia 202 ''' - A masterpiece of modern art and automotive design
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• De Tomaso Guarà
  | Body Style [[Fibreglass]], [[Kevlar]], and other Composites make the body shell, fitted to a tubular frame. The suspension is true Formula 1 and Indy
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• Land Rover 1/2 ton Lightweight
  | Body Style ...included dispensing with the front bumper and the spare tyre. Parts of the body, the doors, and windscreen were replaced with simpler, easy to remove items
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• Notchback
  '''Notchback''' is a form of [[car body style]]; in different parts of the world the precise definition varies. The term is common in the Unite ...lysis of Cars" in Vehicle Aerodynamics Design and Technology by Society of Automotive Engineers Staff, Mark Gleason, pp. 191-198. ISBN 978-0768007473</ref> <ref>
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• Hot Rod
  ...V-8]]) which had been modified by reducing weight (sometimes modifying the body by removing roof, hood, bumpers, windshield and/or fenders), lowering it, m ...al hot rodding concept of the salvage and remanufacture of reusable junked parts.
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• Mazdaspeed
  ...s. Mazda assumed control of Mazdaspeed in 1999 as a tuning and performance parts operation within the company. In 2003, Mazda debuted its first consumer off ...(380 N·m) of torque at 3000 rpm with refreshed interior, sheet metal, and body kit.
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