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  • *The [[Squire Car Manufacturing Company]], which built the classic Squire Vanden Plas Roadster (aka Squire Vanden Plas Sports Tourer) in 1935- *The [[Ford Squire]].
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  • *Classic [[Chevrolet Corvette]] *[[Ford Galaxie]]
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  • ...2cc [[Coventry Climax]] engine in 1936 to a 1.8 litre [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] engine in 2004. Side valve Ford 100E engine and Ford three-speed gearbox. 36 bhp. Hydraulic brakes. Available in 40bhp'Comp
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  • [[Image:Ford Model A Fordor.jpg|thumbnail|right|[[Ford Model A]] Four-door]] '''Classic car''' is a term frequently used to describe an older [[automobile|car]], b
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  • The first cars used a [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] 10 engine in an A frame chassis with very light simple aluminiium bodywor * Dellow Mk I - 1949 - Ford 10 powered basic 2 seat
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  • ...but by lap 4, Reutemann's tyres were going off. The race developed into a classic duel between Fittipaldi and Peterson, the Brazilian taking the lead on lap | '''[[Team McLaren|McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''
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  • ...g:0; background:#996; color:#fff; border-bottom:1px solid #999;" | [[Image:Ford Interceptor C.jpg|300px]] ! colspan=2 | '''Ford Interceptor'''
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  • Clubmans evolved from categories such as the 1,172 cc formula for Ford-based specials and several of the [[750 Motor Club|750MC]]'s entry-level fo ...ex F3 units and 1600 cc Ford Kents, and finally the 1600 Kent in [[Formula Ford]] spec ("B sports/Sports 1600") and 1700 cc crossflow units ("A sports") in
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  • ...gato was the [[Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato]]. Many avantgarde yet instantly-classic designs were to follow, soon becoming cornerstones of automotive design. Sp ...the Italian Ghia design house. This led to the creation of the ill-fated [[Ford GT70]], which did not enter production at the last moment.
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  • ...ar on the premises to coincide with the main show; an exhibit of classic [[Ford Mustang|Mustang]]s was on display in 2004. In 2003, the date of the show w
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  • [[Image:1932-ford-roadster-shadow.jpg|right|thumb|350px|A 1932 Ford Roadster]] ...cally a [[Model T]], [[Model A]], or a 1932 to 1934 [[Ford Model B]] or [[Ford V-8]]) which had been modified by reducing weight (sometimes modifying the
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  • |Category = [[Classic Trials]] ...d the Austin 7 rear axle. To be able to use a wider tire, Chapman adapted Ford pressed steel wheels. He modified the engine as far as the club rules woul
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  • The term [[classic car]] is often used synonymously with '''antique car''', but (in the United Owning, restoring and collecting antique or classic cars is a popular hobby worldwide.
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  • [[Image:Suicide door.jpg|thumb|250px|Rear suicide door on a 1967 [[Ford Thunderbird]]]] ...e, the last true, independently opening suicide doors were fitted on the [[Ford Thunderbird]] 4-door sedan from 1967 through 1971, after which their use ce
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  • ...very successful and Zimmer motor cars set the highest standard for all neo-classic cars. ...mer Motor Car Company was very successful, producing an average of 176 neo-classic motor cars per year. There was usually a back order of cars. Sales were bri
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  • |Category = [[Classic Trials]] |Engine = 1.2 litre (1172 cc) ''Ford Sidevalve'' Inline-4
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  • Run by an insurance company Shannons, classic, rare or vintage cars are on display at the front wall and get sold in an a * [[Ford Fiesta]] 4th generation
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  • ...stead of being only cannon-fodder to a few factory-built prototypes, the [[Ford]]s won again twice at [[Le Mans]], while Lola took the [[1969 24 Hours of D Nowadays, the Lolas are still driven in classic car events like the [[Classic Endurance Racing series]].
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  • ...ded to the winner of a race for historic F1 cars at the annual Silverstone Classic race meeting. | [[2008 Silverstone Classic|Report]]
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  • ...nd other car-related issues such as road safety. Other features included [[classic car]] events and [[motorsport]], the latter often [[rallying]] with Tony Ma *1998 – [[Ford Puma|Ford Puma 1.7]]
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  • ...is a brand name of automobile from the [[Lincoln]] division of the [[Ford|Ford Motor Company]]. It was the lower priced luxury car of the Lincoln line and ...or 1936 to 1938; 1939 and onwards were hydraulic. The Zephyr was the first Ford product to have an all-steel roof.
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  • ...placed). It is therefore still used for this purpose in the context of the classic-car hobby, auto racing, and so forth. The auto industry nowadays uses SI fo ...cifications F-150 |accessdate=2008-04-25 |author= |date= |work= |publisher=Ford Motor Company|quote=Engine type: 5.4L Triton® SOHC 24-valve V8... Displace
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  • ...ture for Chrysler. He was a frequent internal political rival of eventual Ford CEO [[Harold A. Poling|Red Poling]]. Prior to working at Ford he served as Executive Vice President of sales at [[BMW]]<ref name="Busines
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  • | [[Ford GT40]] ...tor Corporation|BMC]]. By that time [[Ford]] had developed the 7.0 litre [[Ford GT40|GT40]], and so the XJ13 was considered obsolete by the time the protot
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  • [[Image:2000 Ford Taurus.jpg|thumb|300px|right|A [[Ford Taurus]], a recognizable sedan.]] .... This has led to the so-called ''four-door coupe'', which is a sedan with classic coupe-like proportions. The designation was first applied by Rover to a var
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  • ...made [[Luxury vehicle|prestige cars]]. The Fairlane was derived from the [[Ford Falcon (Australia)|Falcon]], with an extended wheelbase and unique front- a ...into the US ''full size'' category. The LTD was a significant success for Ford, both in terms of sales and profits, as well as making a statement regardin
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  • ! colspan=2 | '''Ford Excursion''' ...span=2 style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal; background:#ddb;" | [[Ford]]
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  • ...e only Detroit auto company he had not worked for was [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3165/is_v21/ai_3628377/print] Teague was a noted automobile historian and collected classic and rare vehicles, as well as other auto memorabilia. He mentioned that he
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  • == The Aronde and Ford SAF takeover == ...nd in 1958 it bought the [[Talbot]] brand. With the Ford purchase came the Ford designed V-8 powered Vedette range which continued to be made but with Simc
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  • ...0 classes, sorted regarding age and authenticity; virtually any car with a classic bodyshell is eligible. The bulk of entries are provided by 1950s and '60s A ...d races; it remains extremely dangerous. Mechanical attrition for the more classic cars often leads to burst brake lines and overheated engines, but crashes a
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  • ...w-fashionable aero "jelly bean" styling that [[Ford]] pioneered with the [[Ford Taurus|Taurus]] two years earlier. In fact, ''Car and Driver'' magazine cl ...as the Dynasty was in its abbreviated final year. In what seemed to be a classic case of "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em", the Dynasty's replacement [[Dodg
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  • * [[Classic car|Classic Cars]] [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''<br />
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  • | 4.7 / 5.0 litre Ford V8 ...ot a very well-known car but still a myth to anyone who has ever owned the classic "King Cobra" slot racer kit by Tamiya from the late 1960s.
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  • ...erships to see it, but will buy other more practical vehicles instead. The classic case is the [[Chevrolet Corvette]], which changed the image of [[Chevrolet] *[[Ford Thunderbird]] (1955-66, 2002-05)
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  • * [[Ford GT40]], winner of [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] race 1966 to 1969 * [[Ford Crown Victoria]] [[taxicab|taxi]] and her enemy, [[BMW 7 Series]] from the
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  • * [[Ford Ka]] ...models of the [[Holden Barina]], and slightly larger models such as the [[Ford Fiesta]] which is considered to be a '''small car.''' As the general size o
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  • ...pony car market that had been dominated by [[Ford]]'s wildly successful [[Ford Mustang|Mustang]] and [[GM]]'s [[Chevrolet Camaro]] and [[Pontiac Firebird] BUT... was it ultimately a classic case of "too little, too late"? Many gearheads would rightly argue that 19
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  • |Similar = [[Ford Mustang]]<br>[[Chevrolet Camaro]] ...s a response to the popularity of the equally retro-futuristic 2005-2009 [[Ford Mustang]]. The Challenger competes with the resurrected 2010 [[Chevrolet Ca
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  • ...ed car than the Aries ever was, and ended up as a solid contender to the [[Ford Tempo]] and [[Chevrolet Corsica]], and even compared favorably with the con ...'' magazine pitted a Spirit R/T against a [[Chevrolet Lumina]] Z34 and a [[Ford Taurus]] SHO in a comparison test, and the Spirit trounced them all in the
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  • ...ilar = [[Honda Accord]] <br> [[Hyundai Sonata]] <br> [[Toyota Camry]]<br>[[Ford Fusion]] ...m for 2004, but the previous car remained in production as the [[Chevrolet Classic]] for car rental and fleet use, which was discontinued in 2006.<ref>[http:/
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  • *[[Ford Granada]]/[[Ford LTD|LTD]]/[[Ford Taurus|Taurus]] [[Category:Classic cars]]
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  • * [[Classic car|Classic Cars]] [[Ford]]'''<br />
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  • ...ackground:#996; color:#fff; border-bottom:1px solid #999;" | [[Image:Range Classic.jpg|300px]] ...2, v1.1) Range Rovers, for example, refers to the vehicles as "Range Rover Classic", despite never being called that when they were originally built.</ref>
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  • ...LLC]]'s [[Chrysler]] brand. To this day, most Mercury models are based on Ford platforms. The Mercury name comes from the name of roman god of speed who w ...y brand was phased out in 2010, while Ford Motor Company will focus on the Ford and [[Lincoln]] brands.
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  • ...e notably "retro" in design, being heavily influenced by styling cues from classic Jaguars from the 1960s. The C-XF represents a departure from that design s [[Ford]]'s stable of luxury brands in Europe. The [[Jaguar XK]] was the first tent
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  • ...f a [[Westfield XI]] kit car, and then driving the finished product to the Classic [[Le Mans]], and the modification of a [[BMW M3]] to complete a lap of the *'''2005''' - [[Ford GT]]
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  • ...purchasing an SUV. The Montego is assembled along with the Five Hundred in Ford's Chicago Illinois plant. ...Montego is unavailable from the NHTSA. However, the mechanically identical Ford Five Hundred AWD earned 4 Stars on the rollover test.
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  • ...d 1957 models suddenly brought Chrysler to the forefront of design, with [[Ford]] and [[General Motors]] quickly working to catch up. Advertising campaigns ...n at age 55. He was replaced by [[Elwood Engel]], who had been lured from Ford.
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  • ...blic wasn't as willing to take a chance on them - this, plus the all-new [[Ford Fairmont]] and GM's new downsized A-body models ([[Chevrolet Malibu]], [[Ol ...ng. Sales dipped even further this year, however, as the competition from Ford and GM were becoming more and more prevalent, plus the Aspen/Volare's reput
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