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• Jowett
  ...into production until 1910. This car used an 816 cc flat twin water-cooled engine and three-speed gearbox with tiller steering. The body was a lightweight op ...e previous short-chassis two-seater continuing in production. In 1929, the engine received removable cylinder heads to ease maintenance and braking was on al
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• Franklin
  ...price was [[USD|US$]]1300. The transverse-mounted, vertical straight-four engine, producing 10 hp (7.5 kW), was situated at the front of the car. ...xury car makers, Franklin brought out its own version of a twelve cylinder engine. Air cooled with 398 cubic inches (6.5 L) it developed 150 hp (110 kW). Ori
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• Crankshaft
  [[Image:Marine Crankshafts 8b03602r.jpg|right|thumb|250px|[[Continental engine]] marine crankshafts, 1942]] ...ually abbreviated to ''[[crank (mechanism)|crank]]'', is that part of an [[engine]] which translates [[reciprocate|reciprocating]] [[linear]] [[piston]] moti
  7 KB (1,125 words) - 12:51, 26 June 2006
• Jaguar D-Type
  | Engine ...the introduction of a [[monocoque]] [[chassis]], which not only introduced aircraft-style engineering to competition car design, but also an aeronautical under
  9 KB (1,391 words) - 13:48, 18 April 2009
• Lohner-Porsche Mixte Hybrid
  | Engine | Two/four hub-mounted electric motors, driven by petrol engine.
  5 KB (697 words) - 06:34, 14 November 2007
• Star Motor Company
  ...e company made a large number of lorries for the army and did some work on aircraft engines. ! style="background:#efefef;" | Engine
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• Standard Motor Company
  ...loyed seven people to assemble the first car, powered by a single cylinder engine with three speed gearbox and shaft drive to the rear wheels. This was soon ...over 1000 aircraft including the [[Royal Aircraft Factory BE12]], [[Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8]], [[Sopwith Pup]] and [[Bristol F.2 Fighter|Bristol F.2-B]]
  11 KB (1,488 words) - 05:05, 19 February 2007
• Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft
  ...er-Motoren-Gesellschaft''' (''Daimler Motor Company'', DMG) was a German [[engine]] and later [[automobile]] manufacturer, in operation from 1890 until 1926. The company started as a petrol engine producer, but after the success of a small number of race cars built on con
  20 KB (3,054 words) - 02:00, 15 December 2008
• Chevrolet Corvair engine
  ...ow temperature valve clatter otherwise seen with that much aluminum in the engine, due to its high degree of thermal expansion). ...nd Porsche designs, the low weight and compact but wide packaging made the engine ideal for mounting in the rear of the car, eliminating the weight and space
  18 KB (2,888 words) - 14:42, 2 May 2007
• Automobilwerk Eisenach
  ...nnounced with independent suspension all round and an enlarged 788 cc engine. ...n Eisenach started to manufacture motorcycles for the Wehrmacht as well as aircraft engines for the Luftwaffe. By the end of the war about 60% of the factory w
  6 KB (966 words) - 05:29, 19 February 2007
• Hudson
  ...the first balanced [[crankshaft]], which allowed the Hudson [[straight-6]] engine, dubbed the "Super Six" (1916), to work at a higher rotational speed while ...raft parts and naval engines, and anti-aircraft guns. The Hudson "Invader" engine powered many of the landing craft used on the D-Day, June 6th, 1944 invasio
  12 KB (1,829 words) - 07:40, 20 March 2007
• Turbo Engine
  ...known as a'' '''[[Turbo Engine|turbo]]'''''. For other meanings of [[Turbo Engine|turbo]], see turbo (disambiguation)''. ...y advantage of turbochargers is that they offer a considerable increase in engine power with only a slight increase in weight.
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• Hispano-Suiza H6
  |Engine = 6.6 litre (6597 cc) [[straight-6]]<br>8.0 litre (7983 cc) [[straight-6]] ...[[overhead camshaft]], it was essentially half of Birkigt's aviation [[V12 engine|V12]] design.<ref name=Conceptcarz22H6B /> The seven-bearing<ref name="Brow
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• Herbert Austin
  ...was an agent for printing equipment and [[Crossley]] [[Internal combustion engine|engines]].<ref name=lambert-chapter-1/> He later worked for the Longlands F ...stin car works]] at Longbridge was later to become one of the greatest car manufacturers in the world.
  8 KB (1,192 words) - 05:00, 24 December 2009
• Drive by wire
  ...by turning the ignition off if this occurred. Another disadvantage is that manufacturers often reduce throttle sensitivity in the low-mid throttle range to make the ...nic systems (as in fly-by-wire systems used by many airliners and military aircraft), the additional cost and service requirements have made these systems comm
  5 KB (775 words) - 03:58, 22 September 2010
• Cooper Car Company
  ...d by a motorcycle engine, they believed it was more convenient to have the engine in the back, driving a chain. ...r sale to privateers. Built with parts salvaged from military barracks and aircraft factories, and fitted with a series of different motorcycle engines, Cooper
  11 KB (1,654 words) - 07:16, 19 February 2007
• Packard
  ..., including the modern steering wheel and the first production 12-cylinder engine. ...able to keep its costs down. Packard did not change cars as often as other manufacturers did at the time. Rather then introduce new models annually, Packard began u
  16 KB (2,357 words) - 03:05, 12 December 2010
• Coventry Climax
  '''Coventry Climax''' was a British fork-lift truck, fire pump, and specialty engine manufacturer. ...Daimler]] employee, who saw a need for competition in the nascent [[piston engine]] market.
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• Autogas
  ...petroleum gas (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 ...to refer to automobile petrol, when used in piston-powered small aircraft. Aircraft owners using this fuel in place of the more common aviation fuel or ''avgas
  25 KB (4,088 words) - 20:43, 22 August 2009
• Audi A2
  | Engine ...such as oil dipstick and windscreen fluid. The owner could not access the engine. Named the 'Serviceklappe', the flap was meant to aid maintenance of the ca
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