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• AMC Cavalier
  |Image = [[Image:1965-AMC_Cavalier_ShowCar.jpg|300px|1965 AMC Cavalier]] ...other prototypes that hinted at some of AMC's future production vehicles. In 1966, the Cavalier [[sedan]] became part of "Project IV" touring the the [[
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• Guy Wulfrunian
  ...ouble-decker bus]] [[chassis]] produced by [[Guy Motors|Guy]] from 1959 to 1965. ...ce and reliability issues, West Riding cancelled an order for a further 25 vehicles.
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• Karrier
  ...ersfield, West Yorkshire, UK. In 1908 they started making Karrier cars and in 1920 changed the company name to Karrier Motors Ltd. ...ttish Railway. The "Cob" was similar to the Scammell "Mechanical Horse". In the mid-1930s the "Cob" range was supplemented by the four-wheel "Bantam".
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• Singer
  ...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
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• Bentley S3
  ...ury car]] produced by [[Bentley Motors Limited|Bentley]] from 1962 through 1965. ...965. The S3 continued the 6.2 L (6230 cc/380 in³) V8 engine introduced with the S2.
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• De Tomaso Vallelunga
  | 1965-1967 | 151 in
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• Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow
  ...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.
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• Lotus 20
  |Image = '''place image here in 300 pixels''' |Debut = ''pending'' (if not yet introduced)
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• GN
  ...frey (1887-1968) and Archibald Frazer Nash (1889-1965). Production ceased in 1923 but the company kept trading until 1925. ...heels. The two seat car was very light weighing only about 180 kg so in spite of the low power available 60 mph (100 km/h) was achievable
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• Hillman
  ...[[automobile]] marque, manufactured by the [[Rootes Group]]. It was based in Ryton-on-Dunsmore, near Coventry, England from 1907 to 1976. Before 1907 th ...raight Eight of 2.6 litres and Hillman's first use of overhead valves came in 1928 but soon gained a reputation for big end problems.
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• Glas
  '''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
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• Volvo PV
  ...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.
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• Plymouth Satellite
  |Image = '''place image here in 300 pixels''' |Production = 1965–1974
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• Carroll Shelby
  '''Carroll Hall Shelby''', (born January 11, 1923 in Leesburg, Texas) is an American racing and automotive design legend. ...allas, Texas, Shelby enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps, serving in World War II as a flight instructor and test pilot. He then became a chicke
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• Malcolm Bricklin
  ...eing one of the few Americans who has successfully introduced foreign cars in bulk to the American public from firms such as [[Subaru]], [[Fiat]] and [[Z ....story?coll=orl-news-headlines-space|title=Orlando man's message: Buy made-in-U.S. products|publisher=[[Orlando Sentinel]]}}</ref>
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• Madza Luce
  |Image = '''place image here in 300 pixels''' ...'''Mazda Luce''' was a luxury car produced by [[Mazda]] between 1966-1990. In 1991 the Luce was replaced by the [[Mazda Sentia]].
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• Alvis TE 21
  |Image = '''place image here in 300 pixels''' ...te book |last=Manwaring |first=L. |title=Observer book of automobiles|year=1965 |publisher=Frederick Warne |location=London, UK |id=}}</ref>
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• Ruxton
  ...ainchild of William Muller and was built in the [[Moon Motor Car]] factory in St. Louis, Missouri. The [[Kissel Motor Car Company|Kissel Motors]] of Har ...oseph Ledwinka designed the body for the car and the project was completed in 1928.
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• Bentley T-series
  ...he [[Rolls-Royce Limited|Rolls Royce]] [[Silver Shadow]] and differed only in its radiator. ...rs lower and the radiator shell shape with its rounded edges is smoother. In addition, the badging on wheel covers, boot lid and gauges featured Bentley
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• Power steering
  ...s there has to be a mechanical linkage as a fail safe. Originally invented in the early 20th century, automotive engineers have implemented this now stan ...tion of power steering by the name of Charles F. Hammond an American, born in Detroit, who filed similar patents, the first of which was filed as recorde
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• Fabryka Samochodów Osobowych
  ...for Passenger Automobiles'') is a Polish automobile manufacturer, located in Warsaw. The FSO plant was established in 1951 by the Polish government in Żerań on Warsaw's eastern bank of the river Vistula, to produce [[automob
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• Steering wheel
  ...d a '''driving wheel''' or '''hand wheel''') is a type of steering control in [[vehicle]]s and vessels (ships and boats). ...ent of steering wheel rotation, to hinder [[motor vehicle theft]]; in most vehicles this is accomplished when the ignition key is removed from the [[ignition s
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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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• Suzuki Fronte
  |Image = '''place image here in 300 pixels''' ...' with 36 hp (27 kW), with the Suzuki Fronte SSS to follow in April, 1970. In the export there was also a '''Suzuki Fronte 500''' with the engine enlarge
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• Ford Futura
  | 1965-2008 Certain [[automobile|vehicles]] come in different trim levels or body styles. Features and major options should be
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• Riley
  ...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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• 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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• Autobianchi
  ...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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• Ford Thunderbird
  Certain [[automobile|vehicles]] come in different trim levels or body styles. Features and major options should be ...graphs, pictures and other information regarding the powertrain is placed in this section.
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• Buick Electra
  ...biles built by the [[Buick]] division of General Motors. The Electra name (in various manners) was used by Buick between 1959 and 1990. ...r, Roadmaster and Limited constituted the upper echelon of Buick's lineup. In 1959, all of Buick's models were renamed, with the Electra taking the place
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• Colin Chapman
  ...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
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• Alfa Romeo Giulietta SS
  | 1959-1965 Made 2,766 ...as made before the United States began implementing automobile safety laws in 1967. Regardless, later examples have seatbelts but not any other safety de
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• 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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• General Motors G-Series
  |Image = '''place image here in 300 pixels''' ...eries vans''' were made by [[General Motors]] for North America. They are in the same vehicle class as the [[Ford E-Series|Ford Econoline]] van and the
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• Triumph Spitfire
  ...1962. The vehicle was based on a design produced for [[Standard-Triumph]] in 1957 by Italian designer [[Giovanni Michelotti]]. The codename for the vehi ...and cause violent over steer if pushed too hard, even in the staid Herald. In the sportier Spitfire (and later the 6-cylinder Triumph GT6 and Triumph Vit
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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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• Chevrolet El Camino
  ...s|pickup truck]] built by [[Chevrolet]] in the United States, was produced in response to the success of the rival [[Ford Ranchero]]. In Mexico, it was sometimes badged and sold as the '''Chevrolet Conquistador''
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• Lamborghini Miura
  ...for the road were almost uniformly [[FR layout|front-engined, rear drive]] vehicles. The Miura was a trendsetter, the one that made the mid-engined layout ''d ...onor of Miura and of bulls (not bullfighting as is commonly misassociated) in general, which Ferruccio Lamborghini, a Taurus, had a (very glorious) fasci
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• Cadillac Deville
  ...rtation to a bona fide status symbol. "Town Car" was first used by Lincoln in 1922 to describe a one-off vehicle built for Henry Ford. (see http://www.li ...Both cars were based on the [[Cadillac Series 62|Series 62]]. Beginning in 1965, DeVille denoted Cadillac's mainstream model, falling between the [[Cadilla
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• Buick Skylark
  ...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
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• Chevrolet Nova
  ...t Citation|Citation]] in 1980. The Nova name would reappear briefly again in 1985 as a twin to (of all things) the [[Toyota Corolla]]. The "Toyolet" No |1962-1965
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• Shelby Mustang
  |Image = '''place image here in 300 pixels''' |Production = 1965-1970 <br>2006-present
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• Alvis TA 21
  |Image = '''place image here in 300 pixels''' |Length = 182 in (4623 mm)
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• Jeep Wagoneer
  |Wheelbase = 108.7&nbsp;in (2761&nbsp;mm) ...el pickup truck would hold out longer, selling its last carbureted vehicle in 1993.
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• Ford Bronco
  ...made [[SUV]]s and broke ground on creating an entirely new market for cars in the US. The Bronco was produced as a mid-size SUV until 1977 without any ma ...g at 73200 and being in increments of 10. These were produced from August 1965 to August 1966 and a second August 1966 sequence number began with A00000.
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• Pony car
  ...can class of [[automobile]] launched and inspired by the [[Ford Mustang]] in 1964.<ref name=Mitchell17>{{cite book | last = Mitchell | first = Larry G. ...ved as a [[halo car]] (image leader) for the company and a traffic-builder in showrooms, attracting buyers who would ultimately purchase more mundane aut
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• Lotus
  ...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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• Aston Martin DB5
  |Production = 1963 - 1965<br>1024 produced |Length = 179.9 in
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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
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• Mugen
  ...onda, who has been the major shareholder in Honda since his father's death in 1991. ...pionship in 1990 and 1991, and that eventually lead to Mugen's involvement in [[Formula 1]], from 1992 to 1999, and up to 2005 was the exclusive supplier
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