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...so some Russian firms built straight-12s for use in boats in the 1960s and 1970s.

...m to be shared among a number of vehicles was the Ford Fox platform of the 1970s. In the 1980s, [[Chrysler]]'s K-cars all wore a badge with the letter, "K"

...[[Ferrari]] engineer, [[Giotto Bizzarrini]], the company built a number of automobiles before failing in 1969. The marque has been revived on a number of [[conce ...sign|ItalDesign]], was a forerunner of Giugiaro's radical designs from the 1970s, including the [[Lancia Stratos|Stratos]].

...be shared among a number of vehicles was the [[Ford Fox platform]] of the 1970s. In the 1980s, [[Chrysler]]'s [[Chrysler K platform|K-cars]] all wore a ba

..., [[odometer]], and [[fuel gauge]]. One of the safety enhancements of the 1970s was the widespread adoption of padded dashboards. In the 1990s, driver's [ Lawn mowers, farm tractors, and earlier automobiles sometimes have little more than a steering wheel and ignition switch.

...ter screw that moves the [[brake]] shoes toward the drum. In the 1960s and 1970s brake drums on the front wheels of cars were gradually replaced with [[disc [[Category:Automobiles]]

...orts wagon" concept gives some utility, like the Volvo 1800ES of the early 1970s. [[Category:Concept automobiles]]

...ear [[suspension]]s were pioneered on the [[Volkswagen Golf]] in the early 1970s, and remain common on compact cars and [[minivans]]. [[Category:Automobiles]]

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...machine manufacturing business and in 1901 they set up operations to build automobiles. In the 1970s, White started the [[Western Star]] division to sell trucks on the west coa

...fered its [[Automatic]] Beam Control dimmer throughout the 1960s and early 1970s.

...he category is a subjective one, however, and the inclusion of some of the automobiles listed may be somewhat controversial —depending upon the opinion of the r ...ower, exclusivity, rarity, and extravagant styling. For this reason, some automobiles that may have one or more of these attributes—but are notably lacking in

...s [[REO Speed Wagon]], an ancestor of the [[pickup truck]], from which the 1970s rock and roll group REO Speedwagon took its name, although incorrectly pron ...EO again, but resigned in 1934. In 1936 REO abandoned the manufacturing of automobiles to concentrate on trucks.

...German vehicles from [[BMW]] and [[Mercedes-Benz]]. The oil crisis of the 1970s and the success of small [[FF layout|FF]] cars like the [[MINI]], [[Volkswa [[Category:Automobiles]]

...> However, by the 1970s, fender skirts began to disappear from mass market automobiles. Fender skirts remained for some time longer on a few cars, particularly la

...erical combustion chambers) still serves as the pinnacle of power in Mopar automobiles.

...ny was founded in 1889 by the industrialist [[Johann Puch]] and produced [[automobiles]], bicycles, mopeds, and motorcycles. ...However with the collapse of the empire following the War, the market for automobiles shrank and production was discontinued.

...m/110051426262/1970s-mercedes-c111-show-car-damaged-during-attempted-theft 1970s Mercedes C111 show car Damaged During Attempted Theft] [[Category:Concept automobiles]]

...n it went into car production by buying [[Automobiles René Bonnet]]. Matra Automobiles produced racing cars and sports cars, and was very successful in racing. ...rsified in media, weaponry, high technologies, aeronautics and formerly in automobiles and records production and distribution. Matra was privatized in 1988, with

Before the mid-1920s 90% of automobiles had open tops, with rudimentary (if any) weather protection provided by a [ ...ting a hardtop look without actually omitting the pillar. Some mid to late 1970s models continued their previous two-door hardtop bodies, but with fixed rea

...wo different things. An overdrive is a device which was commonly used in [[automobiles]] to allow the choice of an extra-high overall [[gear ratio]] for high spee ...ndered the overdrive a complex and obsolete solution to economy gearing in automobiles, and very few cars are fitted with them today, although they still appear o

...[[Fiat]] and [[Pirelli]] with a proposal to form a new company to produce automobiles. Thus, the Autobianchi company was born, with the agreement signed by the t === Into the 1970s ===

He initiated the "folded paper" era of the 1970s where the cars were designed with straight lines and sharp edges. As well a * [[Bugatti Automobiles SAS]]

The practice of identifying revisions of automobiles by their "model year" is strongest in the United States. Typically, comple ...h US owned subsidiaries dominate the domestic automarket. In the 1960s and 1970s, many new models were traditionally introduced at the London or Paris motor

...s (138 km) southeast of Belgrade. It is most known for its [[Fiat]]-based automobiles, which began assembling in 1955 for Eastern European markets. The firm also During the 1970s and '80s, Zastava sold its compact cars in North and South America and West

...list of [[Sports Car International Top Sports Cars|Top Sports Cars of the 1970s]]. ''[[Motor Trend|Motor Trend Classic]]'' placed the 206/246 at number sev ...ngine; he died on June 30, 1956 at the age of only 24, before his namesake automobiles Fiat Dino and Dino were produced.

...e venerable GAZ-24 platform, right down to the central body shell. In the 1970s, Volga also introduced a convertible "24" model which had a limited, but ve [[Category:Soviet automobiles]]

...led with 3 or 4 speed automatic transmissions, excessive [[Fuel economy in automobiles|fuel consumption]], and emphasis on ride comfort at the expense of handling After the oil crises of the 1970s and 1980s, American automakers never fully recovered from the decline in po

Prior to the LaSalle, automobiles essentially followed a set pattern, with design changes set by engineering ...0s and 1970s General Motors issued Motorama cars and proposed new consumer automobiles under the design name LaSalle. 1955 saw two Motorama dream-cars, the LaSall

...uchmann''', an accomplished mechanic, specialised in enhancing performance automobiles, such as Porsche's 911, 928 and 924, and the Mercedes S-Class. Buchmann lau The company was launched in the mid-1970s, when demand for modified luxury cars was at its highest. As Buchmann found

[[Category:1960s Automobiles|Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow]] [[Category:1970s Automobiles|Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow]]

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...was sold with price near the price of Morris Mini car. The 1960s and early 1970s were the glory days, when the cars were exported to many countries througho [[Category:Soviet automobiles]]

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...elifts. 2000 DeVilles also featured the first production LED tail lamps in automobiles, a feature now becoming increasingly commonplace on luxury and family cars. [[Category:1940s automobiles]]

...obs and make the [[automobile]] available to the working classes. From the 1970s onwards, promotion of the [[automobile]] increasingly became a trait of the *[[Automobiles]]

...are defined based on interior volume index or [[seating capacity]], except automobiles classified as a special vehicle such as those with only two designated seat ...ould make comparisons with the popular [[Volkswagen Beetle]]. In the early 1970s, the domestic [[automaker]]s introduced even smaller [[subcompact car]]s th

== Automobiles made before WWII == == Automobiles made after WWII ==

In standard mass-production automobiles, the gear lever appears similar to manual shifts, except that the shift sti ...]] transmissions on their medium and large saloon and estate models in the 1970s; the Citroen GS and CX models had the option of 3 speed, semiautomatic tran

...combined in 1938 to form [[Sunbeam-Talbot]]. Production of Sunbeam Talbot automobiles ceased during World War II and resumed again in 1946, and the Talbot name w ...and name (used as the marque) gradually replaced the Rootes brands as the 1970s progressed.

...Bouton]], [[Bi-Autogo|Scripps-Booth]], and [[Cadillac V8 engine|Cadillac]] automobiles by 1914, no straight-8 engines were used in production cars before 1920. ...er 4 feet (1.2 m) long, resulting in the long hood (bonnet) found on these automobiles.

...l different looking models such as the Cougar and Marquis. But in the late 1970s to the early 1980s the brand was joined at the hip with Ford again and its ==List of Mercury automobiles==

...e cars Chrysler took 40% of the total American compact market in the early 1970s. They also enjoyed considerable success in foreign markets, where they were ...was becoming more box-like with each facelift. The result was that for the 1970s, [[Chrysler Australia]] developed the whole car locally, particularly from

...rge W. and Iva Exner as a baby. Virgil showed a strong interest in art and automobiles. He studied art at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, but in 1928 dro ...nberg]] failed, but he was instrumental in the revival of [[Stutz]] in the 1970s.

...rds far ahead of anything the United States government was imposing in the 1970s. The SV-1 was manufactured in New Brunswick, Canada, an area not known for ...h a manufacturing plan to offer a luxury sedan at a lower price than other automobiles offered in the United States.

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...unit based on the [[Ford Anglia]]<ref>Gauld, Graham, "Ford", in ''World of Automobiles'' (London: Orbis, 1974), Volume 6, p.696</ref> with a special 2-[[valve]] [ ...rabham faded from F3 to concentrate on Formula One, F3 constructors of the 1970s included [[Alpine]], [[Lola Cars|Lola]], March, [[Modus Developments|Modus]

...se cars and consequent customer demand, he founded the Societe Anonyme des Automobiles Alpine in 1954. The firm was named [[Alpine]] after his Coupe des Alpes suc Through the 1970s [[Alpine]] continued to campaign the [[Alpine A110|A110]] and later, the [[

...ong metering of costs provides a cost incentive to drive less. With owned automobiles many expenses are sunk costs and thus independent of how much the car is dr The early 1970s saw the first whole-system carshare projects. The [[ProcoTip]] system in Fr

...t belt starter interlock'' (mandatory equipment on the 1974 and early 1975 automobiles sold in the United States) were also deleted when airbags were ordered. The 1970s fleet of 10,000 airbag-equipped GM experienced seven fatalities. One is no

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* The first automobiles were designs adapted in large part from horse-drawn carriages, and had [[bo ...car]]s. However, this usage is rare nowadays. In North America during the 1970s this style was used in the [[Chevrolet Vega]] wagon and [[AMC Hornet]] wago

...the future. Despite such fracas, the project was greenlighted in the early 1970s, and the development went ahead in earnest. ...clared that 'to drive the 928 is to love it - the standard by which all GT automobiles will be judged'. The sales were strong throughout the first few years of th

...icles (PDF file)|accessdate=2006-06-08}}</ref> This relatively high age of automobiles in the US might be explained by unaffordable prices for comparable new repl ...hicles in operation in the US was 6.5 years and 1969 when the mean age for automobiles was 5.1 years.<ref name="Median age of vehicles">{{cite web|url=http://www.

...ed], retrieved on 2008-06-30.</ref><ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/04/automobiles/04MILLION.html?_r=1&em&ex=1160020800&en=0e6a99c6df3961fe&ei=5087&oref=slogi Examples of American muscle cars from the 1960s and 1970s:

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...ave rise to the popular and spectacular [[Can-Am]] series in the 1960s and 1970s. ...another tough road race, remained part of the world championship until the 1970s and remained as a local race for many years afterwards.

...ree years after Starley's death in 1901, the Rover company began producing automobiles with the two-seater Rover Eight to the designs of Edmund Lewis who came fro ...d managerial problems that beset the British motor industry throughout the 1970s. In 1970, Rover combined its skill in producing comfortable saloons and th

Some AMC cars up into the 1970s and cars built before the 1960s used manifold vacuum to drive [[windscreen

...cc engine mounted transversely at the rear. By contrast, most conventional automobiles at the time used water-cooled four-stroke engines with 4 or more cylinders ...ht fiberglass roof panel, the post war period saw a wholesale move towards automobiles with [[unibody]] frames. Many of the ideas came from engineers from the for

...tiple magnetos to provide redundancy in the event of a failure. Some older automobiles had both a magneto system and a battery actuated system (see below) running ...battery, and which was not maintained by an electrical system as on modern automobiles) to start the engine or for starting and running at low speed. The operato

CVTs have been used in SCCA Formula 500 race cars since the early 1970s. ==New automobiles equipped with CVT==

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===Early automobiles=== ====Steam automobiles====

...s General Agent in France, and in 1926 SAFAF (Société Anonyme Français des Automobiles Fiat) was founded. In 1928, SAFAF started the assembly of Fiat cars in Sure ...000 and the front engined [[Simca 1100|1100]] compact car. During the late 1970s Chrysler era, Simca produced the new [[Simca 180|160/180]] saloon, [[Simca

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...with writing and enforcing safety, theft-resistance, and [[Fuel economy in automobiles|fuel economy]] standards for [[motor vehicle]]s, the latter under the rubri Since this era, automobiles have become far better in protecting their occupants in vehicle impacts. Th

...roduced between 1957 and 1979 based on full-size, compact and intermediate automobiles by the [[Ford Motor Company]] for the North American market. Variations bas *1970s [[AMC Hornet|AMC Cowboy]]: Hornet-based coupe ute that never made it to pro

=== Shelby Automobiles versions === ...ere are three different available superchargers, again installed by Shelby Automobiles or authorized Shelby Mod Shop, that can increase rated horsepower to 500 or

...such production Buicks as GS models of the late 1960s and Regals from the 1970s until he left General Motors Design to create his own company in 1989. [[Category:Concept automobiles]]

...an infamous monument to the industrial turmoil that plagued Britain in the 1970s. At its peak, BLMC owned nearly 40 different manufacturing plants across th *The Wolseley trademark is registered (UK 1490228) to MG Rover Group Ltd for automobiles only. It is believed that Nanjing Automotive may have purchased this from

Duesenberg Automobiles and Motors Company moved from New Jersey to a new headquarters and factory A 1970s Duesenberg was also created, based off a Cadillac and with modern styling,

...in showrooms, attracting buyers who would ultimately purchase more mundane automobiles. For several years Ford explored various plans for reviving some equivalent The 1964 Mustang provided the template for the new class of automobiles.<ref>{{cite book | last = Gunnell | first = John A. | title = Mustang, Amer

...senberg Model SJ]] and [[Mercedes-Benz SSK]], extremely fast and expensive automobiles which eschewed both pure luxury and absolute sports performance in favor of The decline of the [[muscle car]] in the early 1970s coincided with a strong upswing in the personal luxury segment, as buyers s

...n internal combustion engine. First widely introduced on series-production automobiles in the US market for the 1975 model year to comply with tightening [[Enviro ...emissions. They also were used on spark ignition ([[gasoline]]) engines in automobiles up until 1981, when they were replaced by three-way converters due to regul

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...After the war, the company's factories were retooled to manufacture luxury automobiles. ...2 when Ford converted to war work, and was not revived after production of automobiles was resumed.

...auto market in the United States forced AMC to seek a partner in the late 1970s, which led to a tie-up with France's [[Renault]] in 1979. The arrangement l Under the leadership of [[George W. Romney]], Rambler automobiles were among the best-known products among consumers. This was because Romne

...lems coupled with the then-lagging quality and reliability of all American automobiles caused nearly-irreparable damage to the [[Cadillac]] brand. ...gory:1980s Automobiles]] [[Category:1990s Automobiles]] [[Category:2000s Automobiles]]

...wide use in the United States, the largest market at that time, until the 1970s. This type of tire uses parallel carcass plies for the sidewalls and crosse ...own as '''radial tires''') are standard for almost all modern [[automobile|automobiles]].

...nd Lotus chassis were used extensively by other teams during the 1960s and 1970s and several quite competitive teams never built their own chassis. [[Rob Wa |align="left"| [[Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives|AGS]] {{smaller|(Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives)}}

...vor in subsequent years due to its extra complexity and cost. In the late 1970s lock-up clutches started to reappear in response to demands for improved fu

...nation of the two above (two separate belts). Mainly used in the 1960s and 1970s. Generally superseded by three-point design. Most U.S. automobiles were sold with front seat belts standard in the 1964 model year. Rear seat

...duced in the late 1950s and first successfully commercialized in the early 1970s, is now the preferred method of automotive fuel delivery. The majority of m ...makes. Other similar designs are used on some European and a few Japanese automobiles.

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...indirectly connected to a history of success that would last into the mid-1970s. ...owing him to win the 1922 edition of the race. Miller then created his own automobiles, which shared the 'Miller' designation, which, in turn, were powered by sup

...r. It originally intended to follow up with a V8 engine line in the early 1970s, but when the [[1973 oil crisis]] hit, BMW canceled its V8 plans and concen ...owered their high-end saloon and sports cars from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s.It was available in 1.6 L (98 cu in), 2.0 L (120 cu in), and 2.5 L (150 cu

...somewhat differently than reciprocating engine oils traditionally used in automobiles. Deposit control and corrosion are not significant issues when formulating ...ure failures of camshafts and other high pressure bearings in many antique automobiles.

...equently encountered hiding under camouflage waiting for speeders. In the 1970s and 80s, the West German government paid millions of Deutsche Marks to the ..., only have emergency bays. This may be due to the improved reliability of automobiles.

...s would have made meeting the upcoming [[emissions]] requirements of the [[1970s]] difficult. Engine temperatures on lower performance Corvairs with the AIR ...rection of rotation was opposite to that of the Volkswagen (and most other automobiles). Otherwise, the [[ring gear]] of the Volkswagen [[differential]] had to be

...company is famous for designing and building landmark race and production automobiles of extremely light weight and possessing legendary handling characteristics * [[Lotus Esprit]] - A mid-engined sports car, launched in the early 1970s. The Esprit shocked many at its launch - its geometric, laser-cut lines see

...with a similar engine and transmission, allowing greater [[Fuel economy in automobiles|fuel economy]].<ref name="insideline" /> In front wheel drive cars the mass ...with a similar engine and transmission, allowing greater [[Fuel economy in automobiles|fuel economy]].<ref name="insideline" />

...not heard in the forward gears. The teeth on the forward gears of consumer automobiles are helically cut. When helical gears rotate, their teeth slide together, w ...the 1970s, 5-speed transmissions began to appear in low priced mass market automobiles and even compact pickup trucks, pioneered by [[Toyota]] (who advertised the

...], and [[Buchet]] among others. Some of these engines found their way into automobiles in small quantities. In 1905, [[Darracq]] built a special car to beat the w ...ll-size car]]s grew throughout the 1950s, 1960s, and into the early to mid-1970s. The increasing size of full-size cars meant smaller models of car were int

...pler ID19 also had the same gearbox and clutch, manually operated. In the 1970s a five-speed manual and 3-speed fully-automatic were introduced, in additio ...nd separate [[Fender|fender]]s began to seem a little old fashioned in the 1970s.

More diesel-powered automobiles may become available in North America after the introduction of [[Ultra Low ..., sold in many parts of the World, with other manufacturers joining in the 1970s and 1980s. The second car manufacturer was [[Peugeot]], prior to 1960.

...ed in the movie ''Cars'' and the Penske factory backed AMC Matadors of the 1970s which battled it out with Dodges and Plymouths. The AMC heritage line goes [[Category:2000s Automobiles]]

...cause the total amount of petroleum is finite, the dire predictions of the 1970s have merely been postponed. Others argue that technology will continue to a ...place high energy density liquid petroleum for transportation use; instead automobiles and other equipment must be altered to allow using electricity (in batterie

...ay 27, 2007 }}</ref> and intended to improve the average [[fuel economy in automobiles|fuel economy]] of [[automobile|cars]] and [[light truck]]s ([[truck]]s, [[v ...ed with lower traffic safety, intertwining the issues of [[fuel economy in automobiles|fuel economy]], [[road-traffic safety]], air pollution, and climate change.

...was another early US rotary engine which was being manufactured for use in automobiles by 1901. Emil Berliner sponsored its development as a lightweight power uni In the late 1970s a concept engine called the Bricklin-Turner [[Rotary Vee]] was being tested

...t. Later, this gave rise to the show car world of the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s (detailed below.) ...never existed except as model kits; few were ever built as real, driveable automobiles. I suppose this highlights as much as anything else the fact that the hot r

...erman Wouk]] ). Wouk's work with electric hybrid vehicles in the 1960s and 1970s earned him the title as the "Godfather of the Hybrid"<ref>{{cite web | titl ===Automobiles and light trucks===

The Series III continued this success in the early 1970s, but from the middle of the decade sales declined. A combination of increas [[Category:1980s automobiles]]

...ace, a technology the [[Navigation System|GPS]] system relies upon. In the 1970s, the ground-based Omega Navigation System, based on signal phase comparison * Many automobiles that use the [[Navigation System|GPS]] combine the [[Navigation System|GPS]