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• Métallurgique
  ...finally dropped. They were joined in 1909 by the smaller 5 litre 26hp and in 1911 all cars got 4 speed gearboxes. Bodywork was made by [[Vanden Plas]]. Métallurgique cars were also made from 1909 under licence by [[Bergmann]] in Berlin, Germany who had previously made electric cars. These were sold as B
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• Rochet-Schneider
  ...is father were bicycle manufacturers before entering motorcar production. In 1894 they were joined by '''[[Théophile Schneider]]''', a relative of the ...n]], the company introduced a range of two and four-cylinder cars. Around 1903, these were redesigned along similar lines to [[Mercedes|Mercedes]].
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• Hotchkiss et Cie
  ...were made between 1903 and 1955 by the French company [[Hotchkiss et Cie]] in Saint-Denis, Paris. The badge for the marque showed a pair of crossed canno ...rd et Levassor]], [[De Dion-Bouton]] and other pioneering companies and in 1903 they went on to make complete engines. Encouraged by two major car distribu
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• De Dion-Bouton
  ...into partnership with them forming De Dion, Bouton et Trépardoux in Paris in 1883. ...e. This still exists in road worthy condition and has been a regular entry in the [[London to Brighton Veteran Car Run]].
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• Maudslay Motor Company
  ...g with [[Crossley Motors]] the new group was renamed Associated Commercial Vehicles (ACV) Ltd. ...th a single overhead camshaft and pressure lubrication. It was followed in 1903 by a six cylinder version, possibly the first overhead camshaft six to go i
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• Minerva
  ...r]]. The 8 litre ''Kaiserpreis'' won the Belgian Circuit des Ardennes race in 1907. A certain [[Charles Rolls|Charles S Rolls]] was a Minerva dealer in England selling the 2.9 litre 14hp. The most important market for the const
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• Rolls-Royce 10 HP
  ...at the formation on the company. It was exhibited at the Paris Motor Salon in that year along with 15hp, 20hp and 30hp models. ...the first car built by [[Sir Henry Royce]] originally sold as a "Royce" in 1903. Unlike the Royce car, which had a flat topped radiator, the Rolls-Royce fe
  3 KB (426 words) - 08:08, 11 February 2007
• Lea-Francis
  ...'' and '''[[Graham Ingoldsby Francis]]''' started the business in Coventry in 1895. ...Singer]] company. In 1919 they started to build their own cars from bought in components.
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• Albion Motors
  ...tems, crankshafts and chassis components. It is Scotland's best known name in the motor industry. Albions were renowned for their superior engineering an ...ow and had only seven employees. In 1903 the company moved to new premises in Scotstoun.
  7 KB (951 words) - 05:26, 19 February 2007
• Horch
  ...' was the popular name for high-performance luxury motor cars manufactured in Germany by the company, August Horch & Cie, at the beginning of the 20th ce ...ssion, ''horch'', which is the imperative form of “hark” - "listen to me" in German).
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• Ford Model A (1903-1904)
  |Production = 1903&ndash;1904<br>1700 produced |Wheelbase = 72 in (1.8 m)
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• Hispano-Suiza
  ...iod. Today they are part of the French SAFRAN Group, while the Spanish arm in 1946 was taken over by Enasa, the maker of [[Pegaso]] trucks and sport cars ...nish-Swiss Car Factory''), but this company also went bankrupt in December 1903.
  5 KB (853 words) - 00:47, 3 March 2010
• Straight-8 engine
  ...ed in a straight line along the [[crankcase]]. The type has been produced in [[side valve]], [[overhead valve]] and [[overhead cam]] configurations. .... However, [[crankshaft]] [[torsional vibration]], present to some degree in all engines, is sufficient to require the use of a [[harmonic damper]] at t
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• Lanchester Motor Company
  ...in charge and the engine moved further forward to a conventional position in the sporting side valve 5.5 litre six cylinder Forty. ...ty was finally replaced by the Thirty with straight eight 4.4 litre engine in 1928.
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• Automobilwerk Eisenach
  ...''Automobilwerk Eisenach''' ('''AWE''') was an [[automobile]] manufacturer in Eisenach, Germany. ...e end of the 19th century employed 1,300 workers, being one of the largest in Thuringia.
  6 KB (966 words) - 05:29, 19 February 2007
• Benz & Cie.
  ...shop in Mannheim owned by [[Max Rose]] and [[Friedrich Wilhelm Eßlinger]]. In 1883 the three founded a new company producing industrial machines: ''[[Ben ...by means of two roller chains to the rear axle. Benz finished his creation in 1885 and named it the ''[[Benz Patent Motorwagen]]''. It was the first auto
  9 KB (1,408 words) - 10:05, 5 January 2010
• Riley
  ...nufacturer from 1890. The company became part of the Nuffield Organisation in 1938 and was later merged into [[British Leyland Motor Corporation|British ...rom producing motorcycles to his first prototype four-wheeled quadricycle. In 1900, Riley sold a single three-wheeled automobile, but the company could n
  11 KB (1,593 words) - 05:13, 19 February 2007
• Coventry Climax
  The company was started in 1903 as [[Lee Stroyer]], but two years later following the departure of Stroyer, ...[[Daimler Motor Company|Daimler]] employee, who saw a need for competition in the nascent [[piston engine]] market.
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• Ford Model A (1927-1931)
  |Length = 165 in |Width = 67 in
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• Four Wheel Drive
  ...gine]] simultaneously. While many people think exclusively of [[off-road]] vehicles, powering all four wheels provides better control on slick ice and is an im ...atives of [[Four Wheel Drive|4WD]] systems. The terms are thus quite vague in modern usage.
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