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• Morgan 4/4
  ...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.
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• Hotchkiss et Cie
  ...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
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• Volkswagen BJX engine
  |Image = '''place image here in 300 pixels''' |Production/Introduction = '''produced/introduced from when to when'''
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• Maudslay Motor Company
  ...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
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• Lloyd (Germany)
  ...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.
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• Alvis TF 21
  |Image = '''place image here in 300 pixels''' |Length = 189 in (4800 mm)
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• De Dion-Bouton
  ...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]].
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• Crosley
  ...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.
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• Hispano-Suiza
  ...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.
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• Allard
  ...hen in Clapham, London, produced approximately 1900 cars until its closure in 1966. ...the more famous [[AC Cobra]] - in fact, [[Carroll Shelby]] drove an Allard in the 1950s.
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• Morgan Four Seater
  ...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
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• Automobile ancillary power
  The trend in modern vehicles is toward making all ancilliaries run on electrical power, simplifying the ...oil lamps or acetylene lamps) and the [[automobile self starter]]. In the 1950's, six-volt systems gave way to the more robust and powerful twelve-volt st
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• Albion Motors
  ...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.
  7 KB (951 words) - 05:26, 19 February 2007
• Mercury
  ...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
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• Alta Car and Engineering Company
  ...'''Alta'''. Their cars contested five FIA World Championship races between 1950 and 1952, as well as [[Grand Prix]] events prior to this. They also supplie ...en twin overhead [[camshafts]], which he designed himself. It was offered in normal or [[supercharger|supercharged]] form giving 49 or 76[[Horsepower|bh
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• Biscúter
  ...elling for the pronunciation of Biscooter) was a [[microcar]] manufactured in Spain during the mid-20th century. ...ond World War made very small, economical cars popular in many countries. In Spain the situation was complicated by General Francisco Franco's authorita
  4 KB (687 words) - 07:04, 19 February 2007
• Lanchester Motor Company
  ...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.
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• Volkswagen Type 2
  |Production = 1950 - Present ...'s mechanics, the Type 2 began as just a van, but soon microbuses, utility vehicles, ambulances, pick-up trucks and campers appeared.
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• Jowett
  ...cles were made before an improved version with wheel steering was launched in 1913 and a further 36 were made before the outbreak of the First World War ...nance and braking was on all four wheels. Production was briefly suspended in September 1931 when fire swept through the works.
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• Alvis TE 21
  |Image = '''place image here in 300 pixels''' The 2993 cc engine, first used in the 1950 TA21, received a modified cylinder head and manifold which increased power
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• Alvis Cars
  ...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
  12 KB (1,702 words) - 10:22, 25 May 2010
• Alvis TB 14
  |Image = '''place image here in 300 pixels''' |Production = 1950<br/> 100 produced<ref name=A-Z45to80/>
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• Alvis TA 21
  |Image = '''place image here in 300 pixels''' |Production = 1950&ndash;1953<br>1316 produced<ref name=A-Z45to80/>
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• Car Accident
  ...cs/makemodel.pdf "Risk of injury measured by percentage of drivers injured in a two car injury accident."] These statistics show a ten to one ratio of in-vehicle accident deaths between the least safe and most safe models of car.
  10 KB (1,569 words) - 07:37, 16 August 2009
• Straight-8 engine
  ...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
  12 KB (1,791 words) - 12:04, 24 May 2010
• Alvis TA 14
  |Image = '''place image here in 300 pixels''' |Production = 1946–1950<br>3311 produced
  10 KB (1,305 words) - 07:43, 25 May 2010
• Alvis TB 21
  |Image = '''place image here in 300 pixels''' |Length = 177.5 in (4509 mm)
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• State Limousines of the United States
  ...to {{PAGENAME}} Template}}The State Limousine for the most powerful person in the world is without a doubt the single most impressive vehicle modern tech ...as "the beast".<ref>{{cite news | author=Sheryl Gay Stolberg | title=Bush in Europe was a man on the run | url=http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/06/11/fr
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• Grand Prix motor racing
  ...ix motor racing''' has its roots in organized automobile racing that began in France as far back as 1894. It quickly evolved from a simple road race from ...ve to the United States. Beginning in 1910, he would become a major figure in American racing and the designer of a car for [[General Motors Corporation|
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• Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione
  ...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>
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• Coventry Climax
  The company was started in 1903 as [[Lee Stroyer]], but two years later following the departure of Str ...[[Daimler Motor Company|Daimler]] employee, who saw a need for competition in the nascent [[piston engine]] market.
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• Automatic transmission
  ...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.]]
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• Daimler Motor Company
  ...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.
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• Mercedes-Benz 300SL
  | 178 in (4520 mm) | 70.5 in (1790 mm)
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• Mercedes-Benz 600
  ...esent the absolute pinnacle of [[automobile]] engineering. When introduced in September, 1963, it had few competitors, except [[Rolls-Royce Limited|Rolls ...and. Modest production continued to 1981, however. During this time, 2,677 vehicles were made.
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• Lancia Aurelia
  ...[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]].
  13 KB (1,947 words) - 05:10, 14 October 2009
• Audi S6
  ...|A6]] sedan. It went on sale in 1994, shortly after the A6 designation was introduced, replacing the [[Audi 100|100]] nameplate. The original S6 was largely the Certain [[automobile|vehicles]] come in different trim levels or body styles. Features and major options should be
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• Four Wheel Drive
  ...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.
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• Pontiac
  ...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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• Hudson
  ...'''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).
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• Automatic gearbox
  ...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]]
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• DKW
  ...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
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• Compact car
  ...0 mm (177 in) in the U.S., and from 4,400 mm (173 in) to 4,700 mm (185 in) in international-based models. ...ft) wide, 2 m (6.6 ft) high and with engines at or under 2,000 cc (120 cu in) is considered a compact vehicle. The [[Vehicle size class#Japan|dimension
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• MG
  ...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.
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• Audi RS6
  ...he introduction of the newest A6 model although a replacement is currently in testing for production. ...ck by the latest generation of Audi Quattro AWD. When it hits the showroom in mid-october, expect a price tag of 105,550 euros.[http://www.autoblog.com/2
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• New Flyer Industries
  ...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.
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• Disk brake
  ...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
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• Jaguar Mark V
  ...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 ...market. It was also the last with the push-rod engines originally designed in the 1930s by the [[Standard Motor Company]], though after the war the engin
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• Bedford Vehicles
  ...), 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.
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• Continuously Variable Transmission
  ...rained to a small number of gear ratios, such as the 4 to 6 forward ratios in typical automotive transmissions. ...he sudden jerks and will reject a perfectly smooth transmission as lacking in apparent power.
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