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• Fleetwood Metal Body
  ...home of the company at the start, and lived on for decades in the form of the [[Cadillac Fleetwood]] and various Fleetwood trim lines on [[Cadillac]] car ...and wood automobile bodies. Fleetwood bodies graced cars owned by Royalty of India and Japan, American presidents, and screen stars like Rudolph Valenti
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• Autolatina
  '''AutoLatina''' was the name of a joint venture between [[Volkswagen Group]] subsidiary [[Volkswagen do Bra ...[Ford Motor Company of Argentina|Ford of Argentina]], Ford do Brasil (Ford of Brasil), Volkswagen Argentina, and Volkswagen do Brasil - formed AutoLatina
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• LaFayette Motors
  ...f {{PAGENAME}} Models}}The '''LaFayette Motors Corporation''' was a United States based [[automobile]] manufacturer. ...in honor of the Marquis de la Fayette, and LaFayette autos had a cameo of the Marquis as their logo.
  2 KB (297 words) - 06:23, 19 February 2007
• Imperial Automobile Company
  {{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}} ...imarily off-the-shelf rather than [[bespoke]]. [[Coachwork]] was done out-of-house by Beaudette Company, which also did work for [[Buick]] and [[Ford]].
  1 KB (158 words) - 11:29, 2 January 2010
• Knight Engine
  ...by Charles Yale Knight (1868-1940), that used [[sleeve valve]]s instead of the more common [[poppet valve]] construction. ...ous companies and receive a royalty payment on each vehicle produced using the engine.
  2 KB (290 words) - 06:55, 5 January 2007
• Haynes-Apperson
  {{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}} ...many of the early advances in automobile technology were first invented by the company.
  3 KB (491 words) - 14:14, 18 May 2010
• Adams-Farwell
  {{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}} ...d by [[Herbert and Eugene Adams]] and [[Fay Oliver Farwell]] at the end of the 19th century.
  3 KB (375 words) - 23:23, 16 June 2010
• Autocar
  :''See [[Autocar (magazine)]] for the automotive magazine of the same name'' ...y 1907, the company had decided to concentrate on commercial vehicles, and the ''Autocar'' brand is still in use for commercial trucks.
  3 KB (428 words) - 05:30, 19 February 2007
• White Motor Company
  {{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}'''White Motor Company''' was an American [[automobile In 1876, Thomas H. White incorporated his business in Cleveland, Ohio, as the White Sewing Machine Co. His three sons eventually became involved in their
  5 KB (683 words) - 10:16, 13 October 2008
• Elmore
  {{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}} ...y took its name from its original place of manufacture, the nearby Village of Elmore. Founded by [[James Becker|James]] and [[Burton Becker|Burton Becker
  3 KB (388 words) - 10:37, 19 February 2010
• Auburn
  ...as modestly successful until materials shortages during World War I forced the plant to close. ... hp (7.5 kW). A 2-speed [[planetary transmission]] was fitted. The angle-steel-framed car weighed 1500 lb (680 kg) and used [[leaf s
  4 KB (562 words) - 08:08, 14 June 2007
• Durant Motors
  ...s Billy Durant) following his termination by the GM Board of Directors and the New York bankers. ...r realized; also planned was the "Eagle" car line but it never made it off the drafting tables.
  3 KB (426 words) - 06:58, 19 February 2007
• Franklin
  ...n fact, he invented the term) before entering the automobile business with the engineer John Wilkinson. ...oned to be the largest user of aluminum in the world in the early years of the company.
  5 KB (819 words) - 06:48, 19 February 2007
• Marmon
  ...ar-view mirror]] as well as pioneering both the [[V16]] engine and the use of aluminum in auto manufacturing. ...llowed the next year, with pioneering [[V6]] and [[V8]] engines tried over the next few years before more conventional [[straight engine]] designs were se
  5 KB (681 words) - 05:39, 19 February 2007
• King
  {{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}} The '''King''' was an automobile built in Detroit from 1911 to 1923, and in Buf
  4 KB (621 words) - 23:20, 20 May 2010
• Stutz Motor Company
  {{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}} ...hroughout its history, Stutz was known as a producer of exclusive cars for the rich and famous.
  5 KB (700 words) - 07:22, 17 July 2009
• Iveco
  ...vehicles and 460,000 diesel engines annually, and for the year ended 2007 the company had €11,196 million in sales (revenues). The name is an acronym for '''I'''ndustrial '''Ve'''hicle '''Co'''rporation, an
  8 KB (1,142 words) - 09:33, 18 September 2008
• HUMMER
  {{List Of Hummer Models}} ...e Wheeled Vehicle]] (HMMWV, or ''Humvee''). However, the [[Hummer H2]] and the [[Hummer H3]] were based on other, smaller civilian-market vehicles.
  13 KB (1,958 words) - 08:12, 1 June 2010
• Duesenberg
  {{List of Duesenberg Models}}'''Duesenberg''' was a United States-based luxury [[automobile]] company active in various forms from 1913 to 19 ...finish in 10th place at the [[Indianapolis 500]] and a Duesenberg car won the race in 1924, 1925, and 1927.
  11 KB (1,688 words) - 06:49, 23 April 2008
• Freightliner
  {{List of Freightliner Models}} ...ked however it would list as the 125th largest company in America based on the criterion used in said ranking.
  12 KB (1,769 words) - 09:48, 27 March 2009

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