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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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• 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 ...nhard et Levassor]], [[De Dion-Bouton]] and other pioneering companies and in 1903 they went on to make complete engines. Encouraged by two major car dis
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• Volkswagen BJX engine
  |Image = '''place image here in 300 pixels''' |Production/Introduction = '''produced/introduced from when to when'''
  3 KB (357 words) - 13:30, 11 September 2010
• Maudslay Motor Company
  ...g with [[Crossley Motors]] the new group was renamed Associated Commercial Vehicles (ACV) Ltd. ...with a single overhead camshaft and pressure lubrication. It was followed in 1903 by a six cylinder version, possibly the first overhead camshaft six to
  4 KB (662 words) - 10:38, 18 May 2010
• Lloyd (Germany)
  ...and was owned by the Norddeutsche Lloyd shipping company. The factory was in Bremen. Many of the products of the company and its successors were badged ...[[Borgward]] group after the purchase of Hansa by [[Carl F. W. Borgward]] in 1929, and car production ceased.
  5 KB (774 words) - 08:52, 4 December 2010
• Alvis TF 21
  |Image = '''place image here in 300 pixels''' |Length = 189 in (4800 mm)
  2 KB (363 words) - 10:09, 25 May 2010
• 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
• Crosley
  ...y the ''Crosley Corporation'' and later by ''Crosley Motors Incorporated'' in the United States from 1939 to 1952. (It must not be confused with the [[Cr ...for $250. It wasn't an instant success, but in 1941 more body styles were introduced.
  3 KB (529 words) - 11:29, 5 September 2007
• 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
• Allard
  ...hen in Clapham, London, produced approximately 1900 cars until its closure in 1966. ...the more famous [[AC Cobra]] - in fact, [[Carroll Shelby]] drove an Allard in the 1950s.
  5 KB (771 words) - 04:42, 29 June 2009
• Morgan Four Seater
  ...y it is offered as a four-cylinder Plus 4 or with the Ford V-6 engine used in the [[Morgan Roadster]]. ...convenience in being able to carry more than two people, or to carry cargo in the rear seat, making them very practical for long-distance touring. Report
  3 KB (489 words) - 07:14, 26 January 2007
• Automobile ancillary power
  The trend in modern vehicles is toward making all ancilliaries run on electrical power, simplifying the ...oil lamps or acetylene lamps) and the [[automobile self starter]]. In the 1950's, six-volt systems gave way to the more robust and powerful twelve-volt st
  7 KB (1,096 words) - 22:24, 6 July 2010
• 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
• Mercury
  ...roman god of speed who was the messenger of the gods, which was reflected in its focus during its early years on performance. The Mercury brand was phased out in 2010, while Ford Motor Company will focus on the Ford and [[Lincoln]] brand
  15 KB (2,207 words) - 05:08, 21 December 2010
• Alta Car and Engineering Company
  ...'''Alta'''. Their cars contested five FIA World Championship races between 1950 and 1952, as well as [[Grand Prix]] events prior to this. They also supplie ...en twin overhead [[camshafts]], which he designed himself. It was offered in normal or [[supercharger|supercharged]] form giving 49 or 76[[Horsepower|bh
  9 KB (1,437 words) - 05:27, 19 February 2007
• Biscúter
  ...elling for the pronunciation of Biscooter) was a [[microcar]] manufactured in Spain during the mid-20th century. ...ond World War made very small, economical cars popular in many countries. In Spain the situation was complicated by General Francisco Franco's authorita
  4 KB (687 words) - 07:04, 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.
  6 KB (893 words) - 06:21, 19 February 2007
• Volkswagen Type 2
  |Production = 1950 - Present ...'s mechanics, the Type 2 began as just a van, but soon microbuses, utility vehicles, ambulances, pick-up trucks and campers appeared.
  9 KB (1,136 words) - 06:16, 14 October 2009
• Jowett
  ...cles were made before an improved version with wheel steering was launched in 1913 and a further 36 were made before the outbreak of the First World War ...nance and braking was on all four wheels. Production was briefly suspended in September 1931 when fire swept through the works.
  7 KB (1,109 words) - 06:26, 19 February 2007
• Alvis TE 21
  |Image = '''place image here in 300 pixels''' The 2993 cc engine, first used in the 1950 TA21, received a modified cylinder head and manifold which increased power
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