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• Rickenbacker
  ...odels}}'''Rickenbacker''' was a US [[automobile]] manufactured in Detroit, Michigan from 1922 till 1927. ...r made sporting [[coupe|coupé]]s. Four wheel inside brakes were introduced in 1923. Rickenbacker made an unsuccessful attempt to merge with the British [
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• Kaiser
  ...er of automobiles in the United States from 1946–1963 based in Willow Run, Michigan (USA). The company was also known as '''[[Kaiser-Frazer]]''' from 1946 to 1 ...Willys-Overland Corporation, makers of Willys cars and Jeep vehicles, and in 1954 merged the automotive manufacturing assets of both Kaiser and Willys u
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• De Vaux
  ...n and Oakland, California (USA). Heavily based on the 1930 [[Durant]], the vehicle was produced for the 1931 model year only. Bodies for the cars were built b ...sold his California plant to [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] in 1936.
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• Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.
  ...iki was founded in 1949 and currently supplies transmissions for many auto manufacturers. ...nds' in the holding, spawned from the companies which received recognition in their area of specialisation:
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• Ram Trucks
  ...WS/910059995 "Ram brand created, Gilles to lead Dodge cars and Fong leaves in Chrysler shakeup", AutoWeek, 2009-10-05], retrieved on 2009-11-07.</ref> A ...y-duty trucks by Chrysler being sold under the Ram brand, planned to start in the 2010 calendar year, along with a possible future replacement for the [[
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• Cartercar
  ...n Jackson, Michigan, in 1906 in Detroit, and from 1907 to 1915 in Pontiac, Michigan. ...hich was less than half the price that would be expended on grease packing in a regular geared transmission. <ref>Kimes, Beverly Rae. ''Standard Catalog
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• REO Motor Car Company
  The '''REO Motor Car Company''' was a Lansing, Michigan based company that produced [[automobile]]s and trucks from 1905 to 1975. At one ...organized a number of subsidiary firms like the National Oil Company, the Michigan Screw Company, and the Atlas Drop Forge Company.
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• Checker Motors Corporation
  ...iconic American [[taxi]] cab. Checker was established by [[Morris Markin]] in 1922 through a merger of [[Commonwealth Motors]] and Markin Automobile Body ...uced the vehicles but also ran '''Checker Cab''', a taxi company which was in direct competition with [[John D. Hertz]], owner of the [[Yellow Cab]] of t
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• King
  ...1923, and in Buffalo in late 1923, with an additional car built in Detroit in 1896. ...r there was a disagreement between the two men and Ward replaced Bayerline in the presidency of the company.
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• George B. Selden
  ...<ref name ="flink51b"> Flink, p. 51 ''His own patent application was filed in 1879. He then used evasive legal tactics to delay the patent's acceptance u ...im released from duty and enrolled in Yale. George did not do well at Yale in his law studies, preferring the technical studies offered by the Sheffield
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• Durant Motors
  {{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}'''Durant Motors Inc.''' was established in 1921 by former [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] CEO [[William ...[[Locomobile]] of Bridgeport, Connecticut at its liquidation sale in 1922; in theory Locomobile gave him a product that would compete against [[Rolls-Roy
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• Albion Motors
  ...rankshafts and chassis components. It is Scotland's best known name in the motor industry. Albions were renowned for their superior engineering and reliabil ...ow and had only seven employees. In 1903 the company moved to new premises in Scotstoun.
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• William C. Durant
  ...quisitions of Oakland, [[Cadillac|Cadillac]], and parts companies followed in short order. ...ld a successful company by improving on the safety of these new machines. In order to accomplish this, he sought out the purchase of Buick, a local car
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• Morris
  ...tion of the company into larger corporations, the ''Morris'' name remained in use as a marque until 1984. ...a 1548&nbsp;cc unit. [[Gearboxes]] and axles were also sourced in the US. In spite of the outbreak of the First World War the orders were maintained and
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• Graham-Paige
  ...nufactured a line of mid-range cars through the 1930's. No longer involved in automobile manufacturing, the company still exists as a successful real est ...r glass company eventually became part of the Owens Glass Co., now the "O" in L-O-F - [[Libby-Owens-Ford]].
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• Mosler
  ...n [[supercar]] manufacturer based in Florida, founded by [[Warren Mosler]] in 1985. It currently produces the [[Mosler MT900|MT900R]] racer and the stree ...ully in many races for the next six years, before being banned by the IMSA in 1991. Overall, 100 Consulier GTPs were produced.
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• Hudson
  ...tor Car Company''' made Hudson and other brand [[automobile]]s in Detroit, Michigan, from 1909 to 1957. ..., would later be president of Hudson-Nash descendant American Motors Corp. in the 1960s).
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• Buick
  ...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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• Packard
  ...ackard automobiles were produced in 1899 and the brand went off the market in 1958. Packard automobiles are highly sought after by collectors today, and ...ed the Ohio Automobile Company, quickly introduced a number of innovations in its designs, including the modern steering wheel and the first production 1
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• Alpine
  ...pe garage proprietor who began to achieve considerable competition success in one of the few French cars produced just after World War 2. ...these at [[Le Mans]] and [[12 Hours of Sebring|Sebring]] with some success in the early 50s.
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