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...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.

:''This article is about the 1955-57 station wagon. For the 1970-1995 van, see [[Chevrolet Van]].'' ...later resurrected as a full-size [[van]] option for the [[Chevrolet Van]] in 1970.

...la 1]] entry of [[Mercedes-Benz]] in the [[1954 Formula One season]] and [[1955 Formula One season]], winning 9 of 12 races at the hands of [[Juan Manuel F ...ce at [[Silverstone Circuit|Silverstone]], a proper open-wheel-version was introduced at the [[Nürburgring]]. Fangio, who had already won the first two GPs of 1

| 1955 - 1966 ...rch 1966. It replaced the [[Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn|Silver Dawn]] and was, in turn, replaced by the [[Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow|Silver Shadow]].

| 1953:750 <br/> 1954:400 <br/> 1955:500 <br/> 1956:263 Hardtops, 276 Convertibles ...ly as a convertible from 1953 to 1955, the Caribbean added a hardtop model in its final year of 1956.

...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.

...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

...e make of automobile produced by the [[Studebaker-Packard]] Corporation in 1955-1956 for the 1956 model year only. '''Clipper''' was aimed at the middle p ...ident James Nance to spin off the Clipper name as a stand-alone make began in the early 1950s when the Clipper name was used on Packard's least expensive

...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.

...] and [[Studebaker]]. He is known for his "[[Forward Look]]" design on the 1955 through 1961 Chrysler products and his fondness of fins on cars for both ae ...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

...''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.

...es between their Bentley and Roll-Royce models, with the S1 differing only in its radiator design and badging from the [[Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I]]. ...elbases were produced: 123&nbsp;in (3124&nbsp;mm) and, from 1957, 127&nbsp;in (3226&nbsp;mm).

...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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...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.

[[Image:1946packclip.jpg|thumb|300px|In 1946, Packard applied Clipper styling and name to all its post-war models]] ...Company from 1941 to 1954, and the [[Studebaker-Packard Corporation]] for 1955 and 1957. [[Clipper]]s built for model year 1956 are considered a stand al

...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

...total. It was introduced for the [[1954 Formula One season]] and remained in use by customer teams until [[1960 Formula One season|1960]]. ...o the 1954 [[Mercedes-Benz W196|Mercedes-Benz W196 "Typ Monza"]]) was used in the [[1956 French Grand Prix]].<ref name="GPDataBook">Grand Prix Data Book,

...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

...erm for a rigid, rather than canvas, [[automobile]] roof. It has been used in several contexts: '''detachable hardtops''', '''[[retractable hardtop]] roo Following the ascendancy of steel tops for closed bodies in the 1930s, detachable hardtops with metal roofs began to appear. After Worl

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...adow''', produced from 1965 to 1980, is one of Great Britain's most iconic vehicles and boasts the largest production volume of any Rolls-Royce. ...17 metres in length, weighed 4,700 pounds, and had a base price of $19,700 in the first year of production.

'''Hans Glas GmbH''' is a former German automotive company, which was based in Dingolfing. ...h steam engine). During the summer periods about 16 people worked for him. In 1905 Andreas Glas' company built their first sowing machines. He then had s

[[Bugatti]] created a number of prototype vehicles which never reached full production. ...At first, the rear axle was bolted directly to the frame with no springs. In 1926, Bugatti added both springs and a supercharger to the Type 36. This w

...w and innovative concepts which later found their way into mainstream Fiat vehicles; these concepts included fibreglass bodies and [[front-wheel drive]]. ...e]], transmission and differential (final drive) that has become prevalent in its cars today. This car competed with the [[Innocenti]]-built [[Mini]], wh

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|Image = '''place image here in 300 pixels''' ...North America. They were manufactured both in Detroit, Michigan, USA, and in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

...the DAF brand are designed and built by [[Leyland Trucks]] at their plant in England. ...to lend him money if he wanted to start for his own. Huub started to work in a small workshop on the grounds of the brewery.

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...vo]] enjoyed a reputation for building fine automobiles from the beginning in 1927, most of this marquee's fans acknowledge that the defining moment dete ...poured in from the Swedish population. It was another three years though, in 1947, before the production was made available.

...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

...'''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).

...ourer Mills, Montgomery Street Birmingham, Great Britain. It ran from 1895-1955. ...in charge and the engine moved further forward to a conventional position in the sporting side valve 5.5 litre six cylinder Forty.

...s most known for its [[Fiat]]-based automobiles, which began assembling in 1955 for Eastern European markets. The firm also manufactures military and sport * '''[[Zastava Florida In]]'''

...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.

...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

...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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...] [[automobile]]. Designed by [[Vittorio Jano]], the Aurelia was launched in 1950 and production lasted through the summer of 1958. ...]] design, with rear [[semi-trailing arm]]s replaced by a [[de Dion tube]] in the [[#Fourth series|Fourth series]].

...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.

...as made before the United States began implementing automobile safety laws in 1967. Regardless, later examples have seatbelts but not any other safety de ...ginally based on the [[Alfa Romeo Giulietta]], the post-war Alfa that came in coupe(Sprint), sedan(Berlina), and convertible(Spider) variations. The Velo

...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

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...mler-Benz]] in 1957, and was finally purchased by the [[Volkswagen Group]] in 1964. ...troke cycle|two-stroke]] engines and, from 1931, the company was a pioneer in [[front-wheel drive]] and transverse mounting. The most well-known cars mad

...division of [[General Motors]]. The model was made in six production runs. In each production, the car design varied quite dramatically. This was due to ...the Apollo name continued for the rest of that year on the X-body sedans. In 1976, the Skylark name totally replaced the Apollo name and was used for al

|Production = 1955-1997<br>2002-2005 Certain [[automobile|vehicles]] come in different trim levels or body styles. Features and major options should be

...the Studebaker Corporation. While the company left the automobile business in 1966, Studebaker survived as an independent closed investment firm until 19 ...armer, blacksmith, and wagon-maker who lived near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in the early 19th century. By 1840 he had moved to Ohio and taught his five so

...flow, which ultimately represented one of the most serious miscalculations in automotive history. ...still other sources attach the genesis of the project to Breer's interest in lighter than air airships and how their shapes helped them move through the

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...ver]] went bankrupt in the spring of 2005. MG cars have resumed production in January 2007 under new owners [[Nanjing Automobile Group]]. ...ver as GM, guiding the company through its best years until his retirement in 1969.

...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

...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]]

...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|

...ace [[Buick Straight-8 engine|its straight-8 engines]]. These engines came in many of the same displacements as those from other divisions, but were enti ...was the only engine available for the economy "Special" Series 40 through 1955.

...pe garage proprietor who began to achieve considerable competition success in one of the few French cars produced just after World War 2. ...these at [[Le Mans]] and [[12 Hours of Sebring|Sebring]] with some success in the early 50s.

...ly crafted market segmentation program was beginning to develop price gaps in which General Motors had no product to sell. ...ts. Sloan designated the [[Chevrolet]] as the entry level product. Next (in ascending order) came [[Oakland Motor Car|Oakland]], [[Oldsmobile]], [[Buic

...th common mechanical components beneath their distinctive exteriors, these vehicles were a lucrative segment of the post-World War II automotive marketplace. ...utomobiles which eschewed both pure luxury and absolute sports performance in favor of a distinctive combination of style, craftsmanship, and power: thes

...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

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...e. To stop the wheel, friction material in the form of brake pads (mounted in a device called a ''brake caliper'') is forced mechanically, hydraulically ...]] were patented by Frederick William Lanchester in his Birmingham factory in 1902, though it took another half century for his innovation to be widely a

...ction#multi-point fuel injection|multi-point fuel injection]] that happens in the [[inlet manifold|intake tract]], or cylinder port. In some applications, gasoline direct injection enables a stratified fuel char

| 1955-1976 ...an [[automobile]] produced by the French manufacturer [[Citroën]] between 1955 and 1975. Citroën sold nearly 1.5 million D-series during its 20 years of

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...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

...[Lincoln Continental#1982|smaller Continental]], which became the Mark VII in 1984. The Mark VIII (1993–1998) was the last generation of the Mark and L ...and glamor they could manage, the Continental Mark II was almost European in its simplicity of line and its understated grace.

...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 ...g &mdash; many body parts are interchangeable between brand-new models and vehicles nearly 30 years old. Differences, however, are significant. The principal d

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

...at goes over the waist. Used frequently in older cars, now uncommon except in some rear middle seats. Passenger aircraft seats also use lap seat belts. ...the 1960s, but of limited benefit because it is very easy to slip out of in a collision.

...financing and insurance. GM's [[OnStar]] subsidiary is the industry leader in vehicle safety, security and information services. GM is the majority shareholder in GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co. of South Korea, and has product, powertrain

...available with [[all wheel drive]], which later became standard worldwide. In Australia, where it is sold as the '''Subaru Liberty''' (due to Australia's ...riented [[Subaru Impreza|Impreza]] has done much to change the brand image in recent years, emphasizing performance and safety as well as utility.

...is then converted to mechanical work by the engine based on the gas laws. In modern automotive applications, the fuel metering task is only one of sever ...table difference is that a carburetor performs several important functions in one single component: it measures engine load, calculates the amount of fue

...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 ...ready for Edsel's March 1939 vacation. The design, allegedly sketched out in an hour by Gregorie working from the [[Lincoln-Zephyr|Lincoln Zephyr]] blue

...nd having full control of access, similar to a [[motorway]] or [[freeway]] in English-speaking countries. ...ther English words such as "automobile". The official name of the autobahn in Germany is ''Bundesautobahn (BAB)'' (''Federal Motorway'').

...)|cylinder]]s mounted on the [[crankcase]] in two banks of four cylinders, in most cases set at a right angle to each other but sometimes at a narrower a ...kshaft with heavy counterweights to eliminate the vibrations. This results in an engine which is smoother than a [[V6 engine|V6]], while being considerab

...1965 to 1985, and then with live flag-to-flag coverage beginning in 1986. In May 2006, the race celebrated its 90^th running and 61<sup>st</su ...nsidered Harroun to be a hazard during the race, as he was the only driver in the race driving without a riding mechanic, who checked the oil pressure an

...r Corporation]], which discontinued the use of AMC and Renault brand names in the United States. The [[Jeep]] line was continued, as well as some of the ...'s CEO, [[A.E. Barit]] was retained as a consultant and given a Board seat in the new company, and Nash's [[George W. Mason]] was made President and CEO

...ces emphasise endurance (races are typically anywhere from 2.5 to 24 hours in length), reliability and strategy over pure speed. Longer races usually inv ...ers have in many cases been very similar to the cars that were raced, both in engineering and styling. It is this close association with the 'exotic' nat

...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

...''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: