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• Landyacht
  ...ive]] sedans, from the 1950s through the 1990s. Features commonly found in vehicles that are referred to as landyachts include not only very generous exterior ...e manufacturers placed much of their emphaisis in the engineering of their vehicles on size and amenities during this time, as consumers were not conerned with
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• Cylinder block
  ...ithin certain limits. Engine blocks are usually made from cast iron or, in modern engines, aluminium and magnesium. ...need to re-machine the entire casting. Wet Liner designs are popular with European manufacturers, most notably [[Renault]] and [[Peugeot]] who continue to use
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• GAZ
  ...во́д), started in 1929 as NNAZ, a cooperation between [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] and the Soviet Union. The name changed when the city was renamed after Ma ...odel was the medium-priced [[Ford Model A]], sold as NAZ A at first, and [[Ford Model AA]] under [[GAZ AA]] marque. "A" production commenced in 1932 and la
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• Personal luxury car
  ...th common mechanical components beneath their distinctive exteriors, these vehicles were a lucrative segment of the post-World War II automotive marketplace. The antecedents of the modern personal luxury car are the highly expensive, often custom-bodied sporting
  11 KB (1,562 words) - 10:41, 19 December 2009
• Compact car
  Small European family cars include the [[Ford Focus (International)|Ford Focus]], [[Opel Astra]], [[Peugeot 308]], [[Citroën C4]], [[Renault Mégan ...he world as a "''C-segment''" (between [[B-segment|B-]] and [[D-segment]]) vehicles. Compact cars usually have [[wheelbase]]s between 100 inches (2,540 mm) and
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• Nissan Mistral
  ...al equipment manufacturer|OEM]] agreement to [[Ford Europe]] for sale as [[Ford Maverick]] on the continent. First launched in 1993 and discontinued only i In the beginning of 1999, both the [[JDM]] Mistral model and the Ford Maverick were phased out, while the remaining Terrano II was facelifted ag
  11 KB (1,506 words) - 04:31, 16 February 2010
• Zastava
  ...its [[Fiat]]-based automobiles, which began assembling in 1955 for Eastern European markets. The firm also manufactures military and sporting small arms, most ...y named Vojno-Tehnicki Zavod (Army Technical Institute). A small number of vehicles was made until the outbreak the war in 1941. Then in the early 50's some nu
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• Supermini car
  A '''supermini''' is a European [[car classification|classification]] that describes [[automobile|car]]s la ..., it included such cars as the [[Austin Metro]], [[Volkswagen Polo]] and [[Ford Fiesta]]. Smaller or more basic cars were grouped under a ''Bargain Basemen
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• Remote keyless system
  ...widespread availability on [[General Motors]]' [[GM W platform|W-platform vehicles]] (the [[Buick Regal]], [[Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme]] and [[Pontiac Grand ...n 315 MHz in North America and Japan, and 433.92 MHz in Europe. Modern systems implement encryption to prevent car thieves from intercepting and s
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• Touring car racing
  ...re, at least notionally, derived from production cars while today's NASCAR vehicles are based on a shared, custom, design<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nascar.abou ...mula One]], the similarity of the cars both to each other and to fans' own vehicles makes for entertaining, well-supported racing. The lesser impact of aerody
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• Autogas
  ...LPG) when it is used as a [[fuel]] in [[internal combustion engine]]s in [[vehicles]]. The same equipment is also used for similar engines in stationary applic ...ices down by P1/L ]</ref> The converted vehicles are commonly called ''LGP vehicles'' or ''LPG cars''.
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• Citroën XM
  | [[Ford Scorpio]]<br>[[Opel Omega]]<br>[[Renault Safrane]]<br>[[Volvo 700 series|Vo ...000 XMs during the model's 10 years of production. The XM was voted 1990 [[European Car of the Year]].
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• Mercury
  ...LLC]]'s [[Chrysler]] brand. To this day, most Mercury models are based on Ford platforms. The Mercury name comes from the name of roman god of speed who w ...y brand was phased out in 2010, while Ford Motor Company will focus on the Ford and [[Lincoln]] brands.
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• Ford EXP
  Based off the '''[[Ford Escort]]''', the EXP was a compact two-seater which was the first one offer ! colspan=2 | '''Ford EXP'''
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• Car body style
  ...urists will insist that a sports car by definition is limited to two-place vehicles. In vehicles with a separate frame or [[chassis]], the term ''bodywork'' is normally app
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• List of recent automobile models by type
  *[[Ford Ka]] *[[Ford Fiesta]]
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• Car classification
  '''Car classification''' is subjective since many vehicles fall into multiple categories or do not fit well into any. Not all car type ...d them to be called "[[Bubble car]]s". A descendant of the microcar is the modern [[Smart Fortwo]].
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• Vauxhall
  ...continued to trade under the name Vauxhall Iron Works until 1907, when the modern name of Vauxhall Motors was adapted. The company was characterised by its s ...h to the 1980s. [[Bedford Vehicles]], a subsidiary constructing commercial vehicles, was established in 1930 as the Stock Market Crash of 1929 had made importi
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• Moskvitch 2141 Aleko
  ...d [[headlamp]]s, a new [[grille]] and other parts were used to give a more modern appearance to the car. In the mechanical side the 2.0 litre [[Renault]]s F3 Certain [[automobile|vehicles]] come in different trim levels or body styles. Features and major options
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• Brass Era car
  ...mobile" is a retronym for "horseless carriage," the original name for such vehicles, which is still in use today. Such very old vehicles present special challenges to today's collectors. Replacement parts must n
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