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• Colin Chapman
  ...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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• Buick V8 engine
  ...ace [[Buick Straight-8 engine|its straight-8 engines]]. These engines came in many of the same displacements as those from other divisions, but were enti ...aight-8 engine#263|263 straight-8]]'' in Series 40 Buicks. It was produced in 1954 and 1955. The smallest displacement Nailhead was the only engine avail
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• Lotus Europa
  |Production = December 1966-August 1975<br>est. 9230 produced |Height = 42 in
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• Plymouth Valiant
  ...r|Duster]] and the [[Plymouth Barracuda|Barracuda]], before being replaced in 1976 by the [[Plymouth Volare]]. ...t]] in Australia, South Africa, the UK and New Zealand, lasting until 1981 in those countries.
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• DKW
  ...mler-Benz]] in 1957, and was finally purchased by the [[Volkswagen Group]] in 1964. ...troke cycle|two-stroke]] engines and, from 1931, the company was a pioneer in [[front-wheel drive]] and transverse mounting. The most well-known cars mad
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• Daimler Motor Company
  ...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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• Active suspension
  ...he system therefore virtually eliminates [[body roll]] and pitch variation in many driving situations including [[corner]]ing, [[accelerating]], and [[br ...lity]] and [[car handling]] by keeping the tires perpendicular to the road in corners, allowing for much higher levels of grip and control.
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• Chevrolet El Camino
  ...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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• Chevrolet Nova
  ...t Citation|Citation]] in 1980. The Nova name would reappear briefly again in 1985 as a twin to (of all things) the [[Toyota Corolla]]. The "Toyolet" No ...installed options, up to and including the fuel injected version available in the [[Chevrolet Corvette]]. Transmissions were a column or floor 3-speed m
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• Dodge Aspen
  ...ly undergo minor detail changes during their tenure, and would be replaced in 1981 by the all-new [[Dodge Aries]]/[[Plymouth Reliant]] K-cars. All comme ...aradise - the 1976 Aspen and Volare turned out to be the most recalled car in history for a time (until [[GM]]'s 1980 X-cars).
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• Four Wheel Drive
  ...gine]] simultaneously. While many people think exclusively of [[off-road]] vehicles, powering all four wheels provides better control on slick ice and is an im ...atives of [[Four Wheel Drive|4WD]] systems. The terms are thus quite vague in modern usage.
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• Jeep Wagoneer
  |Wheelbase = 108.7&nbsp;in (2761&nbsp;mm) ...el pickup truck would hold out longer, selling its last carbureted vehicle in 1993.
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• Land Rover Range Rover Classic
  ...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 ...a radical break from its nominal "little brother", sharing almost nothing in either components or design. The chassis was suspended by [[coil spring]]s,
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• Alta Car and Engineering Company
  ...en twin overhead [[camshafts]], which he designed himself. It was offered in normal or [[supercharger|supercharged]] form giving 49 or 76[[Horsepower|bh ...car was capable of 120 mph and 0-60 mph in 7 seconds. In 1937 the company introduced front [[independent suspension]] to the chassis. They became popular among
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• Buick Electra
  ...biles built by the [[Buick]] division of General Motors. The Electra name (in various manners) was used by Buick between 1959 and 1990. ...r, Roadmaster and Limited constituted the upper echelon of Buick's lineup. In 1959, all of Buick's models were renamed, with the Electra taking the place
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• Pony car
  ...can class of [[automobile]] launched and inspired by the [[Ford Mustang]] in 1964.<ref name=Mitchell17>{{cite book | last = Mitchell | first = Larry G. ...ved as a [[halo car]] (image leader) for the company and a traffic-builder in showrooms, attracting buyers who would ultimately purchase more mundane aut
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• Shelby Mustang
  |Image = '''place image here in 300 pixels''' ...versions of the Mustang.<ref>[http://www.articlecat.com/Article/The-Latest-in-Shelby-Mustangs/182323 The 2007 Shelby Mustang]</ref>
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• Holden
  ...ian automotive manufacturer with ties to [[General Motors]]. It is an icon in the region. ...formed General Motors–Holden's Ltd. In 1998, it was renamed Holden Ltd and in May 2005, it became known as GM Holden Ltd.
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• Pontiac
  ...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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• Lotus
  ...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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