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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.
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  • ...ury car]]s created in 1967 by [[Peter Monteverdi]] (1934 - 1998) and based in Binningen, Switzerland. During the late 1950s and early 1960s he built, sol ...models were introduced featuring the same basic layout but with variations in wheelbase and power outputs and including 2+2, 4-door 4-seater, and 2-seat
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  • | 1974 - 1982 ...]] (1968-1975), the Merak featured a 3.0 L Maserati V6 (190 hp), also used in the [[Citroën SM]].
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  • ...ta's own body design. The company moved production to a new, larger facory in Elefsis where it operated until 1978. *L.S. Skartsis and G.A. Avramidis, 'Made in Greece', Typorama, Patras, Greece (2003).
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  • ...iconic American [[taxi]] cab. Checker was established by [[Morris Markin]] in 1922 through a merger of [[Commonwealth Motors]] and Markin Automobile Body ==Commercial vehicles==
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  • |Production = 1982-1989 ...vehicle as the '''Toyota Tarago''' (named after Tarago, New South Wales). In Germany, Sweden, Norway and some countries of Latin America it was sold as
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  • ...red [[Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph|Silver Seraph]] and the [[Bentley Arnage]] in 1998. ...ow|Silver Shadow]] as well as that car's 6.8 L (6750 cc/411 in³) [[V8]] engine. The Spur continued with the high degree of [[ride quality
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  • ...paz|Topaz]]. The Zephyr name would reappear as a Lincoln model once again in 2006 as an upscale version of the [[Ford Fusion]] and [[Mercury Milan]]. Image:82 Zephyr.jpg|1982 Mercury Zephyr Z7
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  • ...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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  • ...d by party officials and security services. Cars under this name have been in production since 1956. ...ion, a strong and forgiving engine, and rustproofing on a scale unheard of in the 1950s.
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  • | {{{Introduced when + where}}} | 153.4 in
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  • 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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  • ...rst introduced at the Chicago Auto Show, and introduced in early 1981 as a 1982 model vehicle. | 1982-1988
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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.
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  • |Production = 1972 - 1982 ...sold in Mexico, which is part of North America. See http://www.ford.com.mx/vehicles/homevehicle.asp?idModel=COU --> It is considered to be the forerunner of th
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  • ...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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  • 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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  • ...976-1985) 1,169,312 units <br> '''Fiat:''' (Build as Fiat 147 in Argentina 1982-1996): 232,807 units ...as an economy car produced by [[Fiat]] and introduced in 1971. It was made in Italy until 1983 where it was replaced by the [[Fiat Uno]]. It was build fo
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  • ...gines, selling over 400,000 units until the end of its production run, but in the final years its sales were down due to Alfa Romeo's reliability problem ...t and a [[De Dion tube|de Dion beam]] at the rear. The Alfetta was renewed in 1979 with a revised frontend, new wheel rims and new lights, as well as a D
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  • ...States. Mazda's partnership with [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] has resulted in the sharing of this vehicle&mdash;the Mazda B-Series and [[Ford Ranger]] ar ...and), and '''Mazda Drifter''' (South Africa). However, it should be borne in mind that the Mazda B-Series and Ford Ranger twins found inside North Ameri
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  • ...s amounting to RMB 12 billion and an annual production capacity of 200,000 vehicles. The group's major products are cars, trucks, and travel buses. ...ab, which enabled them to leap to the leading position of China auto trade in terms of auto model conversion technology and the auto output to a sharp in
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  • |Length = 181.10 in |Width = 74.80 in
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  • ...so if you wanted the performance of the Grand National but didn't want it in black and/or preferred a much more subdued look, the T-Type was the way to Certain [[automobile|vehicles]] come in different trim levels or body styles. Features and major options should be
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  • ...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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  • ...undoubtedly with their extended wheelbase these had presence of their own in traffic. The Mulsanne shared the traditional 6.75&nbsp;L (6750&nbsp;cc/411&nbsp;in³) Rolls-Royce [[V8]] with aluminium alloy cylinder heads. Two SU [[carbure
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  • Certain [[automobile|vehicles]] come in different trim levels or body styles. Features and major options should be Since the Fairlane ceased production, companies in the US under the [[Ford Motor Company]] have been willing to use the Fairla
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  • ...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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  • ...of [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] as a response to technical regulations introduced in 1981 by the [[FIA]] to curb the ground effects cars. ...h that other teams were soon following suit - although most had difficulty in replicating the Brabham system and used a simple switch to lower the car. C
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  • |Image = '''place image here in 300 pixels''' ...though that model became known as the [[Bentley Continental|Continental]] in 1984. The first car to wear the Corniche name was a 1939 prototype based on
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  • ...argue was Rolls-Royce's first post-war production model not to be designed in-house. ...d be US$550,604 in 2005 dollars). The car was sold in very limited numbers in European, American, Canadian, Australian and Asian markets. It was named af
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  • 1982-1988 Chryler Torqueflite A727(3 speed auto) - LT230 transferbox ...v1.1) and 1986-1994 (LHP2, v1.1) Range Rovers, for example, refers to the vehicles as "Range Rover Classic", despite never being called that when they were or
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  • |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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  • 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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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 ...6. Both cars were based on the [[Cadillac Series 62|Series 62]]. Beginning in 1965, DeVille denoted Cadillac's mainstream model, falling between the [[Ca
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  • ...Cleveland only outliving the FE by a half-decade and eventually abandoned in favor of the more compact Windsor design. ...the heads are not straight &mdash; they are horizontal in front and angled in the rear with an integrated twist. These covers are secured with 8 bolts,
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  • ...d better known to the world as '''[[Lada]]''' was set up in the late 1960s in collaboration with [[Fiat]]. ...car, the model [[VAZ-2101]], based on the 1966 [[Fiat 124]] and introduced in 1970, are still the cars most associated with its [[Lada]] brand.
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  • |Length = 191.8 in |Width = 70.3 in
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  • ...[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.
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  • ...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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  • The '''Suzuki SJ-Series''' began production in 1981 in Hamamatsu, Japan. In Japan, the SJ-Series was sold as the [[Suzuki]] [[Suzuki Jimny|Jimny]] and ...an. Production ended with the withdrawal of type approval in November 1987 in favor of its F5A engined replacement, the JA71. The two-stroke had been fav
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  • |Length = 150.5 in (3,823 mm) |Width = 65.5 in (1,664 mm)
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  • ...d list as the 125th largest company in America based on the criterion used in said ranking. ...lso based in Portland. Today, that truck is in the Smithsonian collection in Washington, D.C.
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  • ...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]]
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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...y unveiled at the 2008 [[Chicago Auto Show]]. The updated Galant will come in four flavors: the four-cylinder ES, four-cylinder Sport, V6 Sport and the r ...However, sales have been poor and within 3 months of introducing the model in Australia, Mitsubishi Australia have announced that production will be decr
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  • ...quite the same sporting image, the XJ-S was a competent grand tourer and, in fact, more aerodynamic than the E-type. The last XJS was produced on April ...f which the XJ-S could hold its own with. It could reach 60 mph (100 km/h) in 7.5 seconds and accelerate to 150 mph (240 km/h). The [[Group 44]] racing
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  • |Length = 1988-89 Sedan, Wagon & Coupe: 175.2 in (4450 mm) 1988-89 Convertible: 175.6 in (4460 mm)
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