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- ...were made from [[1969]] to [[1972]]. It was designed chiefly by [[American Motors]] (AMC) designer [[Richard Teague|Richard "Dick" Teague]]. ...known as the '''AMX/3''', being the third iteration of AMC's AMX (American Motors Experimental) two seater concept. The second version, the AMX/2, was never1 KB (151 words) - 09:23, 7 October 2009
- ...Mexico City]] on [[October 24]], [[1965]]. The 1965 Mexican Grand Prix saw American [[Richie Ginther]] take Honda's first Grand Prix victory, a victory which w | '''[[Brabham]]-[[British Racing Motors|BRM]]'''4 KB (486 words) - 00:21, 23 June 2009
- ...and [[industrial design]]er. He is most famous for his time at [[General Motors]] from [[1927]] until [[1959]]. Earl was instrumental in establishing auto ...ite resembled the [[Hispano-Suiza]] that various Hollywood celebrities and American nouveaux riches were buying at the time, a fashion which Cadillac executive3 KB (492 words) - 07:06, 29 June 2007
- ...between 2.54 [[meter]]s (100 [[inch]]es) and 2.67 metres (105 inches). The American Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines a "Compact" car as measuring ..., and [[Plymouth Valiant]] joined the market segment held by the [[Rambler American]]. Within a few years after that, the compacts had given rise to a new clas3 KB (403 words) - 10:14, 14 June 2009
- |Fast Team || [[British Racing Motors]] |Second Team || [[British Racing Motors]]8 KB (907 words) - 22:05, 30 April 2009
- ...engine|flathead]] configuration) and [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] owned marques (flathead and [[overhead valve|OHV]] configuration), but th2 KB (352 words) - 17:22, 13 June 2009
- |Team(s) || [[Hersham and Walton Motors|HWM]], [[Vanwall]], [[Maserati]], [[Scuderia |Ferrari|Ferrari]] ...r [[Vanwall]] and [[Maserati]], and one brief outing in a [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] which ended with a crash in qualifying, Collins was signed to the [[S7 KB (958 words) - 08:34, 6 July 2009
- ...ght a few possibilities. Designs that remained in the studios of the major American automobile firms actually tried to put two of these lights on or near the c ...t was one above another at the extreme ends of the car. Pontiac, American Motors, and then Cadillac had great success with this design. The models of Merced2 KB (423 words) - 08:52, 9 August 2009
- ...marque, or many—[[General Motors]] has used more than a dozen in the American market alone. ...Corporation]]'s [[Plymouth (automobile)|Plymouth]] division and [[General Motors]]' [[Oldsmobile]] are recent examples of marques that failed when they lost5 KB (760 words) - 22:47, 11 June 2009
- ...ion|Chrysler]] engine, they chose to go with a 180 hp 5.9L [[American Motors Corporation|AMC]] built V8, with the intention of offering the V12 from the2 KB (219 words) - 23:50, 21 October 2009
- ...ard A. Teague|Richard Teague]], a famous automobile designer at [[American Motors Corporation]] (AMC).]] ...ects on the auto business, the field of product design, and eventually the American economy. The smaller players could not maintain the pace and expense of yea10 KB (1,386 words) - 23:02, 7 August 2009
- ...ano Artioli purchased the [[Lotus (car)|Lotus]] car company from [[General Motors]]. The acquisition brought together two of the greatest names in automotive ...ort, giving the company a great deal of publicity. [[Derek Hill]], son of American [[Formula 1]] Champion [[Phil Hill]], was one of the three drivers on a tea3 KB (450 words) - 22:58, 7 August 2009
- |{{flagiconUK}} [[United Kingdom]]||[[Bond Bug]]||[[Reliant|Reliant Motors Co Ltd]], [[Tamworth]], [[Staffordshire]] || [[Reliant]] 700 cc ||2 |{{flagiconUK}} [[United Kingdom]]||JARC 'Little Horse'||JARC Motors [[Private company limited by shares|Ltd]], [[Isleworth]] ||[[Excelsior (Co22 KB (2,468 words) - 22:25, 18 February 2009
- ...[[BMW Motorsport]], [[Audi]] Sport [[Joest Racing|Joest]], Team [[Bentley Motors Limited|Bentley]], [[Audi]] Sport [[Team Goh|Goh]], [[Champion Racing]] ...ns|2005]] saw Kristensen win a record seventh time with an [[United States|American]] R8 entry. The [[2006 24 Hours of Le Mans|2006 race]] saw Kristensen finis16 KB (2,242 words) - 13:55, 13 April 2009
- * The '''cross-plane''' V8 is the typical V8 configuration used in American road cars. Each crank pin (of four) is at a 90° angle from the previous, s == American V8 Engines ==17 KB (2,591 words) - 00:05, 8 August 2009
- ! colspan=2 |'''American Le Mans Series season''' The '''American Le Mans Series''' ('''ALMS''') is a [[sports car racing]] series based in t14 KB (1,803 words) - 08:51, 4 August 2009
- ...V8 engine and another as a pure Electric Vehicle (EV) powered by electric motors and with energy stored in Lithium batteries. Both prototypes received great3 KB (522 words) - 08:05, 25 October 2011
- ...ear motor]]s. The [[Electricity|electrical]] [[energy]] used to power the motors may be obtained from a direct connection to land-based generation plants, a ...que convertor]]s and [[Differential_(mechanics)|differential]]s. Electric motors also have the unusual ability to convert movement energy back into electric9 KB (1,323 words) - 08:15, 8 October 2009
- ...figuration) were equipped with pedal activated emergency brakes, while non-American cars, which often had [[bucket seat]]s, were equipped with a lever between ...[front-wheel drive]] cars in the early [[1980s]] (United States v. General Motors, 841 F.2d 400 (D.C. Cir. 1988)). The cars were initially designed to be fiv8 KB (1,350 words) - 00:20, 22 February 2011