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• Métallurgique
  ...nally 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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• Arrol-Johnston
  ...Mo-Car. A company was formed in 1901 called the Mo-Car Syndicate Ltd based in Paisley, to produce it which was headed by [[Sir William Arrol]], an engine ...). For 1912 a 1794 cc 11·9hp, a 3640 cc 20·9 hp and a 3618 cc 23·8hp were introduced.
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• Singer
  ...ry, England. It was acquired by the [[Rootes Group]] of the United Kingdom in 1956. The British Singer company had no connection with the Singer company ...of larger cars introduced. All cars were now White and Poppe powered. In 1911 the first big seller appeared with the 1100cc Ten with Singer's own engine.
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• Marmon
  ...or]] as well as pioneering both the [[V16]] engine and the use of aluminum in auto manufacturing. ...e 19th century. Small limited production of experimental automobiles began in 1902, with an [[air-cooled]] [[V-twin]] engine. An air-cooled [[V4]] follo
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• 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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• GN
  ...frey (1887-1968) and Archibald Frazer Nash (1889-1965). Production ceased in 1923 but the company kept trading until 1925. ...heels. The two seat car was very light weighing only about 180 kg so in spite of the low power available 60 mph (100 km/h) was achievable
  3 KB (578 words) - 06:44, 19 February 2007
• Hillman
  ...[[automobile]] marque, manufactured by the [[Rootes Group]]. It was based in Ryton-on-Dunsmore, near Coventry, England from 1907 to 1976. Before 1907 th ...raight Eight of 2.6 litres and Hillman's first use of overhead valves came in 1928 but soon gained a reputation for big end problems.
  4 KB (671 words) - 06:36, 19 February 2007
• 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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• King
  ...1923, and in Buffalo in late 1923, with an additional car built in Detroit in 1896. ...r there was a disagreement between the two men and Ward replaced Bayerline in the presidency of the company.
  4 KB (621 words) - 23:20, 20 May 2010
• 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 ...es''' (''Spanish-Swiss Car Factory''), but this company also went bankrupt in December 1903.
  5 KB (853 words) - 00:47, 3 March 2010
• Argyll
  ...ny began to decline after Govan's death in 1907 and, went into liquidation in 1908. ...<ref>''London Gazette'' 23 Dec 1924</ref> were available from 1911 on, and in 1912 the single [[Sleeve valve]] engine designed by company director [[Bail
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• Lancia Delta-20/30HP
  |Image = '''place image here in 300 pixels''' |Production = 1911<br>303 produced
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• Herbert Austin
  ...nd, but the family moved to Wentworth Woodhouse, near Rotherham, Yorkshire in 1870 when his father was appointed farm bailiff.<ref name=lambert-chapter-1 ...he emigrated to Australia, with an uncle, on his mother's side, who lived in Melbourne, Australia, but had recently returned to England on a family visi
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• 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
• Studebaker
  ...the Studebaker Corporation. While the company left the automobile business in 1966, Studebaker survived as an independent closed investment firm until 19 ...armer, blacksmith, and wagon-maker who lived near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in the early 19th century. By 1840 he had moved to Ohio and taught his five so
  15 KB (2,189 words) - 05:02, 19 February 2007
• Coventry Climax
  The company was started in 1903 as [[Lee Stroyer]], but two years later following the departure of Str ...[[Daimler Motor Company|Daimler]] employee, who saw a need for competition in the nascent [[piston engine]] market.
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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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• Grand Prix motor racing
  ...ix motor racing''' has its roots in organized automobile racing that began in France as far back as 1894. It quickly evolved from a simple road race from ...ve to the United States. Beginning in 1910, he would become a major figure in American racing and the designer of a car for [[General Motors Corporation|
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• AC
  ...[[automobile]] manufacturer and one of the oldest independent car marques in Britain. ...Edge]], who had been behind [[Napier & Son]], joined the board in 1921 and in 1922 both John Weller and John Portwine left.
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• Indianapolis 500
  First race=1911| Previous names='''International 500-Mile Sweepstakes''' (1911-1915, 1920-1979)<p>'''International 300-Mile Sweepstakes''' (1916)<p>'''Lib
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