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• Fiat Idea
  ...n the [[Fiat Punto|Grande Punto]]) and the latest version of the [[General Motors|GM]]-sourced Powertrain 1.8-litre 8-valve 114 hp engine. Both have [[f ...taken from the [[Fiat Palio|Fiat Palio Mk. III]], and adapted to the South American taste. It also has a panoramic glass roof as an option, known as the SkyDom
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• Vespa
  ...f the US market in 1985. Vespas would have completely disappeared from the American scene if it weren't for the enthusiasts who kept the vintage scooters on th ...(other than the body shape). Another Vespa clone producer in India is LML Motors, which manufactures the "Stella" range of Vespa clones that are sold in the
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• Cam in block
  ...s [[Rolls-Royce]] and [[Rover]] used this arrangement. From 1927-1929, the American firm [[Hudson Motor Car Company|Hudson]] used a 6-cylinder engine of this f ...(notably several engines produced by [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]]).
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• Brass Era car
  * [[Automobiles Darracq S.A.|American Darracq Automobile Company]] ([[New York, New York]]) *[http://www.modelt.ca/index.html Frontenac Motors] (mostly Model T)
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• Lamborghini LM002
  ...officially known as the [[Rambo]]. 301 LM002s were built, including 60 LM/American special equipment vehicles. ...M001|LM001]], which was very similar to the Cheetah, but had an [[American Motors Corporation|AMC]] V8 engine.
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• Multi-valve
  [[General Motors]] began using 4-valve DOHC heads with their [[GM Quad-4 engine|Quad-4]] and ...C engines for many years, but recently switched to 4-valve designs. Their American [[Chrysler]] operation has developed a number of successful multivalve [[OH
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• Hybrid vehicle drivetrain
  ...sories such as power steering and air conditioning are powered by electric motors instead of being attached to the combustion engine. This allows efficiency ...cient over a wide speed range. Some vehicle designs have separate electric motors for each wheel. Series hybrids can be also be fitted with a [[supercapacito
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• Sports car
  Due to bureaucratic restrictions in the North American market, many sports cars are not available for sale or use in the United St ...] and [[Lamborghini]], as well as Japanese manufacturers like [[Mitsubishi Motors|Mitsubishi]], [[Subaru]] and [[Nissan]], use AWD in performance cars.
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• Classic car
  :''A CCCA Classic is a "fine" or "distinctive" automobile, either American or foreign built, produced between 1925 and 1948. Generally, a Classic was [[Bentley Motors Limited|Bentley]] -
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• Sport compact
  ...en in the Honda S2000. Never has this amazing feat been accomplished by an American automaker. ...the explosion of this market segment. [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] has responded with a new [http://www.gm.com/company/racing/technology/FWD
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• List of Le Mans 24h winners
  | {{flagiconUnited States}} [[Carroll Shelby International|Shelby-American]] Inc. | {{flagiconUnited States}} [[Carroll Shelby International|Shelby-American]] Inc.
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• Automatic transmission
  ...d|Bentley]], [[Hudson Motor Car|Hudson]], [[Kaiser Motors|Kaiser]], [[Nash Motors|Nash]], and [[Rolls-Royce Limited|Rolls-Royce]]. From 1950 to 1954 [[Lincol ...veloped a series of three-speed torque converter automatics for [[American Motors Corporation]], [[Ford Motor Company]], [[Studebaker]], and several other ma
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• Pushrod
  ...ad design, and is the archetype for most modern pushrod engines. [[General Motors]] is the world's largest pushrod engine producer with engines such as the [ ...rhead valve or '''OHV''' [[piston engine]] was developed by the [[Scottish-American]] [[David Dunbar Buick]]. It employs [[pushrod]]-actuated valves [[parallel
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• Phil Hill
  |Nationality || {{flagiconUSA}} American ...gust 28]], [[2008]]) was a [[United States]] automobile racer and the only American-born driver to win the [[Formula One]] World Drivers' Championship. Hill wa
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• Daytime running lamp
  ...galized (but not mandated) effective with the [[1995]] model year. General Motors immediately equipped most (and, in following years, all) of its vehicles wi ...European DRL requirements voicing no objection to the proposal, and North American automakers vociferously repeating the same objections they raised in respon
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• A1-Ring
  ...ight-hand corner with almost no run-off area. Tragically, [[United States|American]] [[Mark Donohue]] died at the "Hella-Licht" corner in [[1975 Formula One s | [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
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• Dirt speedway racing
  ...regional and national touring series although some series such as the Mid-American Racing Series (MARS) refers to them as super Late Models. How ever most loc ...allowed then cars with these motors must carry more weight then all steel motors. most tracks run this style late model as their top class calling them "ste
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• Ancillotti
  ...e to the absence of differential gears of these vehicles. 125cc motorcycle motors are used. Initially [[Moto Rumi]], [[MV Agusta]], [[Devil]], followed by th ...1960's, the great amount of experience gained from preparing the 2 stroke motors of the kart is transferred to the preparation of the popular "Cassette", a
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• Triumph-Italia
  ...000 cars, between 1960 and 1962, with worldwide distribution including the American marketplace. He had a verbal agreement to have every Triumph dealer (720) p ...g financial and labor problems, Standard-Triumph was taken over by Leyland Motors in 1961. Shortly afterwards, ''Triumph'' withdrew their support for the [[I
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• History of the automobile
  ...n 1840 for the use of rails as conductors of electric current, and similar American patents were issued to Lilley and Colten in 1847. Between 1832 and 1839 (th ...a]] founded the [[Duryea Motor Wagon Company]] in 1893, becoming the first American automobile manufacturing company. However, it was [[Ransom E. Olds]], and h
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