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...when it merged with [[British Motor Holdings]], later to become [[British Leyland]] after effectively becoming nationalized. ...capacity steam powered van. The Lancashire Steam Motor Company was renamed Leyland Motors in 1907 when they took over Coulthards of Preston. They also built a

.... LDV employs around 2,000 at its Birmingham site, producing 15,000-20,000 vehicles annually. ...eyland DAF Vans Limited'' following a management buy-out of [[DAF NV]]'s [[Leyland DAF]] van manufacturing division, following the bankruptcy of the Dutch com

...ar|Associated Commercial Vehicles (ACV)]] in 1949, which was merged with [[Leyland Motors Ltd]] in 1962. The Charles H. Roe company closed in 1984. In the fol

..., with engines up to 1485 cc. The company of this era is commonly called [[Leyland Innocenti]]. The Innocenti Spyder (1961-1970) was a rebodied version of the ==List of Innocenti vehicles==

...[[automobile]] manufacturer, later it concentrated on building commercial vehicles. Today the company is a subsidiary of American Axle & Manufacturing, and ma ...the Albion Viking bus were continued. Production of these was moved to the Leyland plant at Bathgate in 1980.

...ce and reliability issues, West Riding cancelled an order for a further 25 vehicles. ...t entrance and a front engine (other operators were favouring rear-engined vehicles).

...d in Parliament). This model was the basis for a highly successful line of vehicles which were produced over the next 30 years. ...adged as Fodens (DAF Trucks having been acquired by PACCAR in 1996). These vehicles have had the option of either [[CAT]], PACCAR or [[Cummins]] ISMe engines.

...n Capital Partners, then in 2006 sold to Indian truck manufacturer [[Ashok Leyland]] and began using the Avia brand again (and new logo). As a truck maker, Czech Avia should not be confused with the [[Avia Vehicles|Spanish Avia]].

Commercial vehicles in the Morris range were produced for military use - such as the [[Morris C {{British Leyland}}

...n turn merged with the [[Leyland Motor Corporation]] to form the [[British Leyland Motor Corporation]] in 1968. TheVanden Plas name continued to be used by Ja ...s, although Vanden Plas could possibly be revived as a trim level on these vehicles as was done during the Austin-Rover and Rover Group eras, however this is o

...MC), and subsequently, in 1975, the nationalised [[British Leyland|British Leyland Limited]] (BL). ...owley was turned over to the production of ''Austin'' and ''Rover'' badged vehicles, and continued to be used by BL's [[Austin Rover Group]] and its successor

...ited Kingdom in 1968. Ultimately it would become nationalised as ''British Leyland'', often referred to as just ''BL''. In 1986 it was renamed to [[Rover Gro ...as created in 1968 by the merger of [[British Motor Holdings]] (BMH) and [[Leyland Motor Corporation]] (LMC), encouraged by the Wilson Labour Government (1964

...the Coptic Cross (Coptic Christianity) as the emblem to use on their road vehicles. ...finding their way into road vehicles, including, in 1905, [[Leyland Motors|Leyland]] buses.

...ding Austin, Morris, MG, [[Austin-Healey]], Wolseley as well as commercial vehicles and agricultural tractors. The first chairman was Lord Nuffield ([[William ...n new models, resulting eventually in the merger with [[Leyland Motors Ltd|Leyland Motor Corporation]].

...Limited (heavy-duty transmissions), into a new group called BL Commercial Vehicles (BLCV) under managing director [[David Abell]]. ==Climax-powered vehicles==

...d BMC saloon design penned by [[Pinin Farina]]. It was followed by similar vehicles from five marques within the year. ...of the short-lived Wolseley 18-22 series saloon, which was based on the [[Leyland Princess]] (also known as the 18-22 series) and never even given a clear na

...910 it was part of Birmingham's BSA group of companies, producing military vehicles as well as cars. ...ent Company, formed the [[Associated Daimler Company]] to build commercial vehicles.

...me of the truck models sold with the DAF brand are designed and built by [[Leyland Trucks]] at their plant in England. ...ted on the Dutch stock exchange as [[DAF NV]]. The new company traded as [[Leyland DAF]] in the UK, and as DAF elsewhere.

...ction, and in particular the construction of [[ambulance]]s and government vehicles. ...in 1967, aged 71, during the discussions which ultimately formed [[British Leyland]]. Despite his early career success, his legacy was a sprawling and unprof

...th century, many automotive manufacturers have produced specially designed vehicles for the Pope. The [[Ford Motor Company]] produced a series of cars based on ...To History|date=2005|pages=224–225|isbn=0-312-33221-1}}</ref> One of these vehicles has been retired and is currently on display at the [[Mercedes-Benz Museum]

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|Marque = [[Leyland]] Certain [[automobile|vehicles]] come in different trim levels or body styles. Features and major options

...on (with the exception of some [[Audi]]s), while most [[rear wheel drive]] vehicles use a front-to-back [[longitudinal engine|longitudinal]] arrangement. ...guration became common in the 1960s. They were also used in the British [[Leyland Atlantean]] and in many transit buses and nearly all [[double decker bus]]e

...1938 and was later merged into [[British Leyland Motor Corporation|British Leyland]]. Today, the trademark is owned by [[BMW]]. ...nbsp;L engine, while the [[Riley RM|RMB]] got the Big Four. The RM line of vehicles, sold under the "Magnificent Motoring" tag line, were to be the company's h

...dom from 1919 to 1967. The company also produced aero-engines and military vehicles, the latter continuing long after car production ceased. ...BS was rumoured to be the new Alvis model but with the takeover by British Leyland this too was shelved. By the time the TF21 was launched in 1966, (available

...car industry. It was known in some markets as the '''Austin Marina''', '''Leyland Marina''', and '''Morris 1.7'''. Certain [[automobile|vehicles]] come in different trim levels or body styles. Features and major options

...a long engine compartment, making the basic design unacceptable in modern vehicles. Also, due to the length of the engine, torsional vibration in both [[cran ...rt>Welsh Motor Sport - Cars</ref><ref name=HistomobileLeyland>Histomobile: Leyland - 1920s</ref>

...customers taking delivery in April. It replaced the [[Austin 1100|British Leyland 1100/1300]] range which had been sold under [[Austin Motor Company|Austin]] Certain [[automobile|vehicles]] come in different trim levels or body styles. Features and major options

...ge Rover]] for René Metge in 1982, TWR began an association with [[British Leyland]], preparing the [[Jaguar XJS]] and [[Rover SD1|Rover 3500 Vitesse]] for bo ...[[Holden]], creating its performance and tuning division, [[Holden Special Vehicles]].

...), established in 1930; and constructing [[commercial vehicle]]s. Bedford Vehicles was a leading international [[truck]] manufacturer, with substantial export ...trucks manufactured at their Canadian works. This enabled them to import vehicles into Britain under Imperial Preference, which favoured products from the Br

Certain [[automobile|vehicles]] come in different trim levels or body styles. Features and major options ...robably quite unjustifiably- it has long been the fashion to deride 1970's Leyland products regardless of ability. The company produced many excellent designs

...ile making Meteor engines for tanks and Solihull became the new centre for vehicles with production resuming in 1947 and would become the home of the [[Land Ro ...on]], which merged with the [[British Motor Holdings]] to become [[British Leyland]]. This was the beginning of the end for the traditional Rover, as the Sol

...bed into the [[British Motor Corporation]] in 1952, and latterly [[British Leyland]] in 1968. Under BMC, several MG models were no more than [[badge engineeri The marque lived on after 1980 as [[British Leyland]] (later [[Austin Rover Group]]), the then-owner, continued to place the MG

...nes, but for the management of what had, by 1971, mutated into the British Leyland Motor Corporation, the Morris Marina was seen primarily as a 'cheap to buil [[Category:Morris vehicles|Minor]]

...he world as a "''C-segment''" (between [[B-segment|B-]] and [[D-segment]]) vehicles. Compact cars usually have [[wheelbase]]s between 100 inches (2,540 mm) and The 1977 model year marked the beginning of a downsizing of all vehicles, so that cars such as the [[AMC Concord]] and the [[Ford Fairmont]] that re

...d 31 years of solvent trading without any Government handouts like British Leyland. However under the skilful leadership of Bob Walklett; the company always a {{commonscat|Ginetta vehicles}}

...e gearshift knob, and does not require operation of the [[clutch]]. Newer vehicles have electronic overdrive in which the computer automatically adjusts to th ...e found in vehicles manufactured by [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]], [[British Leyland]], [[Jaguar|Jaguar]], [[Rootes]] and [[Volvo Cars|Volvo]] to name but a few

The 1980s saw the supermini market reach its peak. British Leyland began the decade by introducing the [[Austin Metro]], which was seen as a r

...of this [[automobile|vehicle]] that sets it apart from other [[automobile|vehicles]] in its class, then mention those ''unique attributes'' here. {{British Leyland}}

===Horse drawn vehicles=== ...of light one-horse vehicles to avoid taxation, and steel springs in larger vehicles. These were made of low-carbon steel and usually took the form of multiple

...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 ...heel drive on the Series vehicles (this became the norm for all Land Rover vehicles), and had a lever for switching ratios on the [[Transfer case|transfer box]

...design, and retaining very similar looks. Land Rover say that 70% of these vehicles ''ever made'' are still in use today- a claim first made in the 1992 brochu ...g &mdash; many body parts are interchangeable between brand-new models and vehicles nearly 30 years old. Differences, however, are significant. The principal d

...nclined plane with all the [[piston]]s driving a common [[crankshaft]]; in vehicles where this engine is installed inclined versus vertical, it is sometimes ca ...vo 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, and use fuel

...sells the world's [[motor vehicle]]s. In 2008, more than 70 million motor vehicles, including [[car]]s and [[commercial vehicle]]s were produced worldwide.<re About 250 million vehicles are in use in the United States. Around the world, there were about 806 mil

...ars to cut down development costs. Esprits before 1993 have many [[British Leyland]] parts and after 1993 have many GM (Vauxhall, Opel) parts. G Esprits have [[Category:Lotus vehicles|Esprit]]

===Amphibious vehicles=== ===British Leyland did make some good cars after all challenge===

...ined P5. Throughout the years, the Rover Co., which became part of British Leyland in 1968, and its successor companies constantly improved the engine making ==Non-Buick V8s powering Buick Vehicles==

...automobile use have gone up to and beyond 8.2 L (500 cu in) in production vehicles. Industrial and marine V8 engines can be much larger. ...ar]]s, [[pickup truck]]s, and [[SUV]]s. However they are often optional on vehicles which have a V6 or straight-6 as standard engine. In many cases, V6 engines

...o automobiles built after World War II, and lists superlatives for earlier vehicles separately. The list is also limited to production road cars that: ...use, and to transport people on public roads (no commercial or industrial vehicles are eligible);

...nterest and entries from leading manufacturers. Prizes were awarded to the vehicles by a jury based on the reports of the observers who rode in each car; the j ...'s major cities, in order to promote this novel form of transport. Seventy vehicles took part, the majority of them trade entries. They had to complete thirtee

'''''Top Gear''''' is a BBC television series about motor vehicles, primarily [[automobile|cars]]. [[Top Gear (1977 TV series)|It began in 197 ...as appeared on the show in series nine, many of her own judgments on which vehicles were "cool" and "uncool" were the opposite to the show's verdicts (her own

...n ''Speed'' and ''Extreme Machines'' Clarkson rides and showcases numerous vehicles and machinery. Clarkson was awarded an honorary degree from Brunel Universi ...turer. This view stretched back to the company's time as part of [[British Leyland]]. Describing the history of the company up to its last flagship model, the