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• Métallurgique
  ...finally dropped. They were joined in 1909 by the smaller 5 litre 26hp and in 1911 all cars got 4 speed gearboxes. Bodywork was made by [[Vanden Plas]]. Métallurgique cars were also made from 1909 under licence by [[Bergmann]] in Berlin, Germany who had previously made electric cars. These were sold as B
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• Amilcar
  ...t model was the [[front wheel drive]] [[Amilcar Compound]], quite advanced in design for its era, featuring a [[monocoque]] frame made of a light alloy a *1927 [[Amilcar C6]]
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• Bugatti Type 49
  ...nd [[#Type 38|Type 38]]. About 600 were built from late 1922 through 1926 in varying specifications. ...fitted, making the '''Type 38A'''. Its gearbox and brakes were later used in the [[#Type 40|Type 40]], while its radiator and axles were shared with the
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• Singer
  ...ry, England. It was acquired by the [[Rootes Group]] of the United Kingdom in 1956. The British Singer company had no connection with the Singer company ...nge of larger cars introduced. All cars were now White and Poppe powered. In 1911 the first big seller appeared with the 1100cc Ten with Singer's own en
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• Bean Cars Ltd.
  {{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}'''Bean Cars''' were made in factories in Dudley and Tipton, Staffordshire, Great Britain between 1919 and 1929. ...tion of the model peaked at 80 a week in 1922 with about 10,000 being made in total.
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• Arrol-Johnston
  ...Mo-Car. A company was formed in 1901 called the Mo-Car Syndicate Ltd based in Paisley, to produce it which was headed by [[Sir William Arrol]], an engine ...). For 1912 a 1794 cc 11·9hp, a 3640 cc 20·9 hp and a 3618 cc 23·8hp were introduced.
  3 KB (523 words) - 08:04, 25 January 2007
• Lea-Francis
  ...'' and '''[[Graham Ingoldsby Francis]]''' started the business in Coventry in 1895. ...Singer]] company. In 1919 they started to build their own cars from bought in components.
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• Adler
  ...e 2580 cc six-cylinders. Many of the '''Standard''' models, built between 1927 and 1934, featured [[Gropius and Neuss]] coachwork. These had 2916 cc six- ...e|rear-driven]]; these were built until the World War II. The last new car introduced by Adler was the '''2,5 Liter''' of 1937; it had a six-cylinder engine prod
  3 KB (442 words) - 23:12, 29 August 2008
• Marmon
  ...or]] as well as pioneering both the [[V16]] engine and the use of aluminum in auto manufacturing. ...e 19th century. Small limited production of experimental automobiles began in 1902, with an [[air-cooled]] [[V-twin]] engine. An air-cooled [[V4]] follo
  5 KB (681 words) - 05:39, 19 February 2007
• Minerva
  ...r]]. The 8 litre ''Kaiserpreis'' won the Belgian Circuit des Ardennes race in 1907. A certain [[Charles Rolls|Charles S Rolls]] was a Minerva dealer in England selling the 2.9 litre 14hp. The most important market for the const
  3 KB (552 words) - 05:40, 19 February 2007
• 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]].
  7 KB (1,077 words) - 06:42, 19 February 2007
• Rolls-Royce 20 HP
  ...gearboxes with the change lever in the centre of the car but this changed in 1925 to a four speed unit with traditional right hand change. A torque tube ...n the rear wheels. Four wheel brakes with mechanical servo were introduced in 1925. The famous Rolls-Royce radiator with triangular top was fitted and ea
  4 KB (522 words) - 10:36, 11 February 2007
• Albion Motors
  ...tems, crankshafts and chassis components. It is Scotland's best known name in the motor industry. Albions were renowned for their superior engineering an ...ow and had only seven employees. In 1903 the company moved to new premises in Scotstoun.
  7 KB (951 words) - 05:26, 19 February 2007
• De Dion-Bouton
  ...into partnership with them forming De Dion, Bouton et Trépardoux in Paris in 1883. ...e. This still exists in road worthy condition and has been a regular entry in the [[London to Brighton Veteran Car Run]].
  4 KB (751 words) - 12:08, 30 June 2007
• Argyll
  ...ny began to decline after Govan's death in 1907 and, went into liquidation in 1908. ...<ref>''London Gazette'' 23 Dec 1924</ref> were available from 1911 on, and in 1912 the single [[Sleeve valve]] engine designed by company director [[Bail
  4 KB (646 words) - 05:29, 19 February 2007
• Alvis 12/50
  |Image = '''place image here in 300 pixels''' |Length = 153 in (3886 mm) <br> 158 in (4013 mm)
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• Automobilwerk Eisenach
  ...''Automobilwerk Eisenach''' ('''AWE''') was an [[automobile]] manufacturer in Eisenach, Germany. ...e end of the 19th century employed 1,300 workers, being one of the largest in Thuringia.
  6 KB (966 words) - 05:29, 19 February 2007
• Bugatti Type 35
  ...World Championship in 1926 after winning 351 races and setting 47 records in the two prior years. At its height, Type 35s averaged 14 race wins per week ...evolution of the [[multi-valve|3-valve]] 2.0&nbsp;L (1991&nbsp;cc/121&nbsp;in³) [[overhead cam]] [[straight-8]] engine first seen on the [[Bugatti Type
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• LaSalle
  ...eral Motors Corporation]], and sold as a companion marque of Cadillac from 1927 to 1940. The two were linked by similarly-themed names, both being named f ...ly crafted market segmentation program was beginning to develop price gaps in which General Motors had no product to sell.
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• Morris
  ...tion of the company into larger corporations, the ''Morris'' name remained in use as a marque until 1984. ...rger car, the 2-seat and 4-seat [[Morris Cowley (1915)|Morris Cowley]] was introduced.
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