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• Morgan 4/4
  ...Climax]] engine in 1936 to a 1.8 litre [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] engine in 2004. Introduced 1936, 663 built by 1939 and 249 from 1946 to 1950.
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• Borgward
  ...production for the life of the company. In 1959 the [[Borgward P100]] was introduced, with its impressive pneumatic suspension. In 1961 the company went into bankruptcy and in 1963 all manufacturing equipment for the Borgward Isabella and P100 was sol
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• Amilcar
  ...t model was the [[front wheel drive]] [[Amilcar Compound]], quite advanced in design for its era, featuring a [[monocoque]] frame made of a light alloy a *1938 [[Amilcar Compound]] aka B38
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• Minerva
  ...'' was an important Belgian luxury automobile manufactured from 1902 until 1938. ...r]]. The 8 litre ''Kaiserpreis'' won the Belgian Circuit des Ardennes race in 1907.
  3 KB (552 words) - 05:40, 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
• 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).
  4 KB (672 words) - 09:59, 13 October 2008
• Graham-Paige
  ...nufactured a line of mid-range cars through the 1930's. No longer involved in automobile manufacturing, the company still exists as a successful real est ...r glass company eventually became part of the Owens Glass Co., now the "O" in L-O-F - [[Libby-Owens-Ford]].
  7 KB (1,077 words) - 06:42, 19 February 2007
• Hupmobile
  ...the Detroit Auto Show in February 1909. The company initially produced 500 vehicles. ...00. Following disagreements with his financial backers Hupp sold his stock in the Hupp Motor Car Company and established the short-lived [[RCH Automobile
  3 KB (399 words) - 06:34, 19 February 2007
• Lincoln Zephyr
  ...ble as a coupe or a sedan. In 1937, a three-window coupe was added, and in 1938 a convertible coupe and sedan were added as well. The name was discontinued ...not large but accounted for a large portion of the Lincoln brand's sales. In its first year, 15,000 were sold, accounting for 80% of Lincoln's total sal
  5 KB (746 words) - 04:17, 20 January 2009
• Rolls-Royce Phantom III
  ...III''' was the final large pre-war [[Rolls-Royce|Rolls-Royce]]. Introduced in 1936, it replaced the [[Rolls-Royce Phantom II|Phantom II]]. ...[[pushrod engine]] with [[overhead valve]]s operated by a single camshaft in the valley between cylinder banks. This would be the last V12 Rolls-Royce u
  3 KB (373 words) - 08:30, 26 June 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.
  5 KB (653 words) - 00:30, 21 February 2007
• 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 ...nge 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 en
  4 KB (623 words) - 05:06, 19 February 2007
• 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]].
  4 KB (751 words) - 12:08, 30 June 2007
• Riley
  ...acturer from 1890. The company became part of the Nuffield Organisation in 1938 and was later merged into [[British Leyland Motor Corporation|British Leyla ...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
• Alvis 12/70
  |Image = '''place image here in 300 pixels''' |Production = 1938-1940<br/>741 made
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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
• Armstrong Siddeley
  ...o Coventry-based companies, [[Armstrong-Whitworth]] and [[Siddeley-Deasy]] in 1919. ...glish bodies. This company merged with [[Wolseley Motor Company|Wolseley]] in 1905 and made stately Wolseley-Siddeley motorcars. They were used by Queen
  8 KB (1,066 words) - 08:13, 27 July 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.
  6 KB (893 words) - 06:21, 19 February 2007
• Morris
  ...tion of the company into larger corporations, the ''Morris'' name remained in use as a marque until 1984. ...rger car, the 2-seat and 4-seat [[Morris Cowley (1915)|Morris Cowley]] was introduced.
  7 KB (1,021 words) - 07:12, 16 June 2007
• Ruxton
  ...ainchild of William Muller and was built in the [[Moon Motor Car]] factory in St. Louis, Missouri. The [[Kissel Motor Car Company|Kissel Motors]] of Har ...oseph Ledwinka designed the body for the car and the project was completed in 1928.
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