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...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

...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]].

...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

...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]].

...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

...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

...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

...'' 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.

...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.

...' 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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...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.

...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

...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.

...''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.

...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

...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

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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...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.

...esenberg''' was a United States-based luxury [[automobile]] company active in various forms from 1913 to 1937. ...n 10th place at the [[Indianapolis 500]] and a Duesenberg car won the race in 1924, 1925, and 1927.

...2004, although GM's Swedish subsidiary, [[Saab]], fills a similar segment in price and prestige level. ...1910VanderbiltCup.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Louis Chevrolet driving a Buick Bug in the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup]]

...879 Karl Benz was granted a patent for his first engine, which he designed in 1878 ...nt wheel and with the passengers and the engine being supported by the two in the rear—some now refer to it as the Tri-Car. Among other things, he inve

...), established in 1930; and constructing [[commercial vehicle]]s. Bedford Vehicles was a leading international [[truck]] manufacturer, with substantial export ...from Hendon to Luton, Vauxhall's headquarters, production commencing there in 1929.

...[[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.

...ft]] like the spokes on a wheel. This configuration was very commonly used in large aircraft engines before most large aircraft started using [[turbine]] ...with a master-and-articulating-rod assembly. One piston, the uppermost one in the animation, has a master rod with a direct attachment to the crankshaft.

...g Three." The motor car has become an integral part of American life, with vehicles outnumbering licensed drivers.<ref name="BTS1"/> ...re than half of all households do not own a car (the figure is even higher in Manhattan, over 75%; nationally, the rate is 8%).<ref name=2001summary />

...tomotive propulsion during that time. Later periods were defined by trends in exterior styling and size and utility preferences. ...lectric motor]], and [[Gaston Planté]], who invented the lead-acid battery in 1859.

'''Preston Thomas Tucker''' (September 21, 1903 &ndash; December 26, 1956) was an American [[automobile]] designer and entr ...tomobile which introduced many features that have since become widely used in modern cars. Production of the Tucker '48 was shut down amidst scandal and

...tream compressor coupled to a downstream turbine, and a combustion chamber in-between. Gas turbine may also refer to just the turbine component. ...anical output. The energy given up to the turbine comes from the reduction in the temperature of the exhaust gas.

...different types of motor vehicles, particularly large trucks and passenger vehicles. The difficulty of the driving test varies considerably between jurisdictio ...dom, the Republic of Ireland, Malta, in European Union official usage, and in former British colonies such as Hong Kong, India, Pakistan and Singapore.

...logne. It was won by [[Georges Bouton]] of the [[De Dion-Bouton]] company, in a car he had constructed with [[Jules-Albert de Dion|Albert, the Comte de D ...nt and a race, but the main prize was for the first across the finish line in Rouen. 102 people paid the 10 franc entrance fee.<ref name="8W">{{cite web

...y German engine designer and industrialist. During the 1890s he was hailed in France, then the world centre for car production, as the "King of construct ...ycle, motorboat and, after Daimler's death, to a new automobile introduced in late 1902, the ''Mercedes'' model, built to the specifications of [[Emil Je

...ng not on a [[Race track|circuit]], but instead in a point-to-point format in which participants and their co-drivers drive between set control points ([ ...d of Motor Racing 1894–1908" page 1. Royal Automobile Club 1909, reprinted in facsimile 1949.</ref>

...''fastest'', ''lightest'', ''best-selling'', and so on. They vary greatly in size, [[engine displacement]], power, price, and many other traits. ...o automobiles built after World War II, and lists superlatives for earlier vehicles separately. The list is also limited to production road cars that: