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...}}'''Metrocab''' was a British manufacturer of [[taxicab]]s latterly based in Tamworth. In 1989 [[Reliant]] acquired Metrocab from MCW, and transferred the plant to T

...Rolls-Royce Phantom]] and the [[Rolls-Royce Corniche]]. The company closed in 1991. ...is Mulliner established a coachbuilding business in Brook Street, Mayfair, London, an affluent area not far from Conduit Street, Rolls-Royce's first showroom

...ted founded by [[Leslie Hounsfield]] in 1914 in Purley Way, Croydon, South London and produced cars and especially delivery vans until 1964. ...oduction continued until 1965 when some 6,000 cars had been produced. Also in 1962 Trojan acquired the [[Elva|Elva]] sports car business and started to m

...arted in 1976 from premises in Ipswich. The new company stopped production in 1977-78. ...sore]]. This TVR Trident Coupe was shown at the 1965 Geneva Motor Show and in addition two more coupes and a single convertible prototype were also made.

...was made. With the outbreak of First World War the factory turned to the manufacture of military vehicles for the British Army and by 1919 over 3000 had been ma ...eivership several times, Commer was taken over by [[Humber|Humber]], which in 1931 became part of the [[Rootes|Rootes Group]].

...ly following representations from them, the name was changed to [[Allon]]. Manufacture of these continued until 1927. ...h the 7hp model. Larger commercial vehicles of up to 5 tons were also made in the years preceding the first World War and saw service during the conflict

...ly following representations from them, the name was changed to [[Allon]]. Manufacture of these continued until 1927. ...h the 7hp model. Larger commercial vehicles of up to 5 tons were also made in the years preceding the first World War and saw service during the conflict

...is father were bicycle manufacturers before entering motorcar production. In 1894 they were joined by '''[[Théophile Schneider]]''', a relative of the ...averaged less than 250 cars year and by late and late 1907 the company was in liquidation.

...ers of [[Sizaire-Berwick]] cars. The company was based in Willesden, North London. ...-Royce customers exhibiting a 40-50 model at the British Empire exhibition in 1924. From the mid-1920s the company started to concentrate on Bentley and

...nes for aircraft, [[Automobile|cars]], boats, and motorcycles in factories in Britain, France and Italy. ...t a record breaking lightweight engine. In 1907 he set up a small workshop in Paris with three staff and while they were building his engines he designed

...Star Motor Company''' was a British car and commercial vehicle maker based in Wolverhampton and active from 1898 to 1932. ...ollowed in 1901 with the '''7''' and '''10''' with [[De Dion]] engines and in 1902 a four cylinder '''20hp''' appeared. From 1904 only four cylinder mode

...alternative to a mechanical [[clutch]]. It also has widespread application in marine and industrial machine drives, where variable speed operation and/or ...ef designer at the Vulcan Works in Stettin.<ref name="mjn">Light and heavy vehicle technology, Malcolm James Nunney, page 317. (Google books link: [http://boo

...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 ...ete engines. Encouraged by two major car distributors, Mann and Overton of London and Fournier of Paris, Hotchkiss decided to start making their own range of

A '''green vehicle''' is a [[vehicle]] that is considered to be "environmentally friendly". This is accomplishe ...n obtain, during the life of the car (operational phase), large reductions in energy costs through several measures:

...s, Coventry, Warwickshire before moving to Kings Road, Tyseley, Birmingham in 1921. ...duce a wide range of machines with engines from most major manufacturers. In 1914, they offered a JAP-powered twin. A deal to supply the Russian Imperi

...-Villiers on four stroke motorcycles till 1969, and since the names resale in 1974, on small capacity two strokes. ...ompany made a few experimental cars with [[Henry Meadows|Meadows]] engines in 1923 but decided not to go into full production.

...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 ...]] in 1957 that things really took off, and indeed [[Caterham Cars]] still manufacture a version of that car today - the Caterham 7; while over the years over 90

...mpany moved to a converted mill in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire in 1963 and in 1971 to a purpose built factory at nearby Westbury. ...1981 the Marcos was relaunched with the [[Marcos V6 Coupe]] that was sold in kit form.

...break of the First World War when the factory was turned over to munitions manufacture. Two tiller steerers still survive. ...nance and braking was on all four wheels. Production was briefly suspended in September 1931 when fire swept through the works.

...ummer H1]] was based on the military [[High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle]] (HMMWV, or ''Humvee''). However, the [[Hummer H2]] and the [[Hummer H3]] ...tomaker [[Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Company]] announced in 2009 that it will acquire the Hummer brand pending government approvals. Ho

...holly British-owned luxury car builder. The cars have only ever been made in very small numbers. The most recent published official production figures w ...rather than ostentation or excitement. Bristols built today are the same in major details as any from the past 30 years or more. Some would call this

...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

...now, part of Imperial College, Kensington. He supplemented his instruction in applied engineering by attending evening classes at Finsbury Technical Scho When he completed his education in 1888, he took a job as a Patent Office draughtsman for £3 a week. About th

...now, part of Imperial College, Kensington. He supplemented his instruction in applied engineering by attending evening classes at Finsbury Technical Scho When he completed his education in 1888, he took a job as a Patent Office draughtsman for £3 a week. About th

...een the motor car marque of the British '''Daimler Motor Company''', based in Coventry. The company was a subsidiary of BSA from 1910 up until 1960, when ..., in 1902, while the name ''Daimler'' was last used for a German built car in 1908.

...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]]

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

...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.

...its cars, a system which, after extensive development, saw substantial use in aircraft engines of the 1940s, such as the Napier Sabre and Bristol Hercule ...ning with the cylinder's inlet and exhaust ports at the appropriate stages in the engine's cycle.

...ems or components. The HV provides better fuel economy than a conventional vehicle because the engine is smaller and may be run at speeds providing more effic ...to describe an [[engine swap]]. Some have also referred to [[flexible-fuel vehicle]]s as ''hybrids'' because they can use a mixture of different fuels — typ

...sesses both primary and secondary mechanical [[engine balance]], resulting in relatively low manufacturing cost combined with much less vibration than en ...in) [[Volvo 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

...es''' or '''BEV'''s are [[electric vehicle]]s whose main energy storage is in the chemical energy of batteries. ...s are sometimes used, forming a type of [[hybrid vehicle]]. Batteries used in electric vehicles include "flooded" lead-acid, absorbed glass mat, NiCd, ni

...f large ships, and for such purposes as pipeline compressors, with ratings in the millions of watts. Electric motors may be classified by the source of e ...trated in school physics classes, but brine (salt water) is sometimes used in place of the toxic mercury. This is the simplest form of a class of devices