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...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

...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.

...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

...s purchased by BAE Systems. BAE sold Centigon to Carat Duchatelet Holdings in February 2008. ...lso builds [[armored personnel carrier]]s, mobile water cannon and pursuit vehicles. The company is the prime contractor to the U.S. Military for the supply of

...'' 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.

...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

...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.

...ilable 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 discont ...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

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...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

...mpany has been the leading producer of medium and heavy-duty diesel trucks in Japan. It is owned by [[Toyota]]. ...It produced its first motor vehicle in 1913, the Model TGE "A-Type" truck. In 1937 TG&E merged its automobile division with that of Automobile Industry C

[[Image:1946packclip.jpg|thumb|300px|In 1946, Packard applied Clipper styling and name to all its post-war models]] Certain [[automobile|vehicles]] come in different trim levels or body styles. Features and major options should be

...s. Lotus is one of but a handful of British performance car builders still in business after the industrial decline of the 1970s. Chapman died of a heart ...tus 6 kits were sold through 1956. It was with the [[Lotus Seven|Lotus 7]] in 1957 that things really took off, and indeed [[Caterham Cars]] still manufa

...ut to the bone. The Morris Minor, when compared with competitor products in the late 1940s and throughout the 1950s, excelled as a roomy vehicle with s ...as also lightweight and rear wheel drive, with the possibility of swapping in the [[Rover K-Series engine]] or the [[Fiat Twin Cam engine|Fiat Twin Cam]]

...to drawing advertisements for [[Studebaker]] trucks. They had a second son in 1940, Brian, who tragically fell from a window and later died from his inju ...t most of the credit for the car's design. In 1949 Exner started working in [[Chrysler]]'s '''Advanced Styling Group''', where he partnered with [[Clif

...en twin overhead [[camshafts]], which he designed himself. It was offered in normal or [[supercharger|supercharged]] form giving 49 or 76[[Horsepower|bh ...car was capable of 120 mph and 0-60 mph in 7 seconds. In 1937 the company introduced front [[independent suspension]] to the chassis. They became popular among

...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

...oday feature [[transverse engine|transverse]] engine mounting, though many in prior decades were positioned [[longitudinal engine|longitudinal]]ly instea ...[[Alvis Cars]] of the United Kingdom introduced a front wheel drive model in 1928, but it was not a success.

...to two different things. An overdrive is a device which was commonly used in [[automobiles]] to allow the choice of an extra-high overall [[gear ratio]] ...le]] which results in the output speed being greater than the input speed. In the latter case, "overdrive" does not refer to a physically separate identi

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...rative, ''ad hoc'' grouping. Today there are more than one thousand cities in the world where people can carshare.<ref>{{cite web | title = World Carshar ...term '''carsharing''' is also used for [[carpooling]] or [[ride sharing]] in some places.

...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

...all superminis. Overall in 2005, of the fifteen best selling types of car in Europe, six were superminis. ...i-based [[multi-purpose vehicle]]s and [[sport utility vehicle]]s appeared in the last years, which are called the [[mini MPV]] and [[mini SUV]] respecti

...a part of [[Chrysler Europe]] and a brand rather than independent company. In 1978, Chrysler divested its European operations to another French automaker ...ros|Barreiros]] (another Chrysler subsidiary) in Spain, and also assembled in Chile, Colombia and the Netherlands <ref>[http://members.home.nl/jurriaankn

...ian automotive manufacturer with ties to [[General Motors]]. It is an icon in the region. ...formed General Motors–Holden's Ltd. In 1998, it was renamed Holden Ltd and in May 2005, it became known as GM Holden Ltd.

...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.

...'''Hudson Motor Car Company''' made Hudson and other brand [[automobile]]s in Detroit, Michigan, from 1909 to 1957. ..., would later be president of Hudson-Nash descendant American Motors Corp. in the 1960s).

...dom from 1919 to 1967. The company also produced aero-engines and military vehicles, the latter continuing long after car production ceased. ...e Alvis as a compound of the words "aluminium" and "vis" (meaning 'strong' in Latin)although de Freville himself vigorously denied this theory. Perhaps t

| 1948 - 1985 ...of these vehicles ''ever made'' are still in use today- a claim first made in the 1992 brochure and repeated many times since, being much publicised when

"This is a very special show car," said Michael E. Doble, Buick’s special vehicles manager: "It has classic styling combined with contemporary proportions. If ...ical bars, and its major sheet metal combines the sleek bodies of 1941 and 1948 Buick Roadmasters.

...tomatic transmission|automatic]] transmissions have significantly improved in their ability to support high fuel efficiency but [[manual transmission]]s ...Ford500autotrans.JPG|frame|right|The automatic transmission selector lever in a [[Ford Five Hundred]] car.]]

...ackard automobiles were produced in 1899 and the brand went off the market in 1958. Packard automobiles are highly sought after by collectors today, and ...ed the Ohio Automobile Company, quickly introduced a number of innovations in its designs, including the modern steering wheel and the first production 1

...merica, headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It also has factories in Crookston and St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA. ...Flyer Industries Limited'''. Den Oudsten Bussen B.V was a bus manufacturer in its native country, the Netherlands.

...by [[GMC|General Motors]] and sold in the United States from 1926 to 2009. In the GM brand lineup, Pontiac is a mid-level brand featuring a more sporting ..., Michigan to build the Cartercar. Oakland was purchased by General Motors in 1909. The first General Motors Pontiac was conceived as an affordable [[V6|

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...some. In recent years, automatic transmissions have significantly improved in their ability to support high fuel efficiency but [[manual transmission]]s ...ween set gear ratios. Even though CVTs have been used for decades in a few vehicles (e.g. [[Van Doorne's Automobiel Fabriek|DAF]] saloons and the [[Volvo 340]]

...otype was built but not produced. These 6C 2500 models were among the last vehicles with links to the pre-war cars.<ref name="ultimatecarpage.com">{{Cite web|u ...eo/8c_spider/1902.html|title=19.02.2008 PRODUCTION ALFA 8C SPIDER TO DEBUT IN GENEVA|accessdate=2008-02-19|work=italiaspeed.com/2008}}</ref>

|Production = 28 September 1948 - mid 1951<br>9501 Saloons approx.<br>1001 DHCs approx.<br>10,502 units tot ...ith the result, and so that is how the Mark V got its name, always printed in company brochures as the Roman numeral V, never the Arabic numeral 5. It re

...), 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.

...t venture of four German [[automobile]] manufacturers, established in 1932 in Zwickau, Saxony, during the Great Depression. ...d [[Wanderer|Wanderer]] - were continued; the four ring logo was used only in racing. The four ring logo of Auto Union is still a trademark, and now used

...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 ..., Tennesee (Dulian would later be sales manager for the Tucker Car Corp). In 1931 Tucker moved to Buffalo, NY and became regional sales manager for [[Pi

...ime, the Continental nameplate referred to the four-door Lincoln flagship. In 1981 the Continental's reign as the Lincoln flagship ended when the Town Ca | 1939–1948

...sesses both primary and secondary mechanical [[engine balance]], resulting in relatively low manufacturing cost combined with much less vibration than en ...vo AB|Volvo]] diesel engine and the 15 liter [[Cummins]] ISX used in heavy vehicles.<ref>Nunney, p. 4</ref> The largest are used to power ships, and use fuel

...behind the Railway Hotel in Hornsea. Team Lotus was active and competitive in [[Formula One]] racing from 1958 to 1994. Since the 1960s the company has o ...begun life an inn-keeper's son and ended a multi-millionaire industrialist in post-war Britain. The carmaker built tens of thousands of successful racin

...r|Duster]] and the [[Plymouth Barracuda|Barracuda]], before being replaced in 1976 by the [[Plymouth Volare]]. ...t]] in Australia, South Africa, the UK and New Zealand, lasting until 1981 in those countries.

...ight compromise. It is important for the suspension to keep the road wheel in contact with the road surface as much as possible, because all the forces a ...their siege engines, with little success at first. The use of leaf springs in catapults was later refined and made to work years later. Springs were not

Certain [[automobile|vehicles]] come in different trim levels or body styles. Features and major options should be List the colors that the particular <MODEL> is offered in.

...y, Ford's second company. While Lincoln was the best selling luxury marque in the United States for an extended period of time, Lincoln lost ground to it To combat this relative slide in sales Lincoln has undergone a complete renewal of its line-up, and even rec

...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.

...original utility [[Land Rover]] [[Land Rover Series|Series I]] launched in 1948. Using the basic yet robust underpinnings of a ladder frame [[chassis]] and ...rt a metallic black livery with subtle satin black decals and is available in 90 soft-top and 90 station wagon versions. The front fascia is facelifted w

...d 400 miles (640 km). Eighteen months in the planning, the race was filmed in secret on 25 April 2009, to be shown on 21 June 2009 on the UK's top rated ...es May]] in XK120. The race was to be the centrepiece of the first episode in the [[Top Gear (series 13)|13th series]] of ''Top Gear''.

...''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:

...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>