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• Hydroplane racing
  While still a limited class, the ULs run big block Chevy motors and travel at speeds between 130 and 160 mph. The boats are from 20' up to ...shipped to the United States and used for racing in these classes. The [[American Power Boat Association]] (Detroit, Michigan) sanctions approximately fifty
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• Scooter
  ...] and 250 cc with a single cylinder, though some models have twin cylinder motors). Most jurisdictions have no legal definition for "scooter". In general, 50 ...rs don't agree this is a good solution because they are used to two-stroke motors.
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• Electric vehicle
  ...on may be provided either by [[wheels]] or [[propellers]] driven by rotary motors, or in the case of tracked vehicles, by [[linear motor]]s. ...chanics)|gearbox]]es and [[Torque converter|torque converters]]. Electric motors also have the ability to convert movement energy back into electricity, thr
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• United States Grand Prix
  ...e which has been run on and off since [[1908]], when it was known as the ''American Grand Prize''. The race later became part of the [[Formula One]] World Cham === American Grand Prize ===
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• Pushrod engine
  ...s [[Rolls-Royce]] and [[Rover]] used this arrangement. From 1927-1929, the American firm [[Hudson]] used a 6-cylinder engine of this form as well, but this eng ...(notably several engines produced by [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]]).
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• Car body style
  ...a [[sedan (car)|sedan]]. Literally means [[tourism]], used mostly in Latin American Countries. ...usage of it during the [[1970s]] by both [[General Motors]] and [[American Motors Corporation|AMC]] in [[North America]] as another word for "station wagon"
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• Torsion beam suspension
  ...uspensions are currently used on trucks and SUV's from [[Ford]], [[General Motors Corporation|GM]] and [[Dodge]]. Manufacturers change the torsion bar or ke ...sistance to load and, in some cases (depending on the speed with which the motors can act), to respond to changes in road conditions. [[Height adjustable sus
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• Rodger Ward
  ...anuary 10]], [[1921]] – [[July 5]], [[2004]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[racecar driver]] who won the [[1959]] and [[1962]] [[Indianapolis 500]] ...ilmore Stadium]] on [[August 10]] [[1950]]. The motor was one of the first motors to feature [[nitromethane]]. Ward and Edelbrock went to the [[Orange Show S
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• Four-wheel drive
  ...rghini]] uses a viscous coupling unit to drive the front, and the [[Nissan Motors|Nissan]] [[Skyline GT-R]] uses a clutch. The [[Audi TT]] normally powers th ...[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|British]] and [[United States|American]] armies during [[World War I]].
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• Straight-6
  ...ame the base engine model used on economy cars only. The vast majority of American cars during this period had V8s. ...ompactness enabled by the V6 layout, and straight 6 engines became rare in American cars except for trucks and vans. [[Jeep]]s were an exception to the rule, g
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• Alfa Romeo 169
  ...ly planned to be launched in late 2009 to coincide with Alfa Romeo's North American relaunch, it has been continuously pushed back due to a combination of fina ...urchase of [[Jaguar cars|Jaguar]] and [[Land Rover]] from [[Ford]]. [[Tata Motors|Tata]] and [[Fiat]] have had an agreement in place to produce cars together
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• Economy car
  ...r own, such as the [[Chevrolet Corvair]], [[Plymouth Valiant]], and [[Nash Motors]] products. These vehicles were still much larger than the ones enjoying p
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• Gianni Agnelli
  ...eral Motors]], with whom an agreement was reached to progressively let the American company court Fiat. The recent serious crisis of Fiat found Agnelli already ...women during his marriage, including th film star [[Anita Ekberg]] and the American fashion designer [[Jackie Rogers]],[http://www.nyobserver.com/2007/jackie-o
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• Autograss
  ...n the engines for these cars, including Cosworth turbo motors, large block American V8s, and V6s of different types, all highly tuned. The sound of this class *[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mk-motors/ydydgallery.htm Images of Autograss cars]
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• Hydrogen vehicle
  ...General Motors Sequel|Sequel]], a fuel cell powered vehicle from [[General Motors]]]] ...en is turned into electricity through fuel cells which then power electric motors.
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• Cam-in-block
  ...he [[archetype]] for most modern pushrod engines. Currently only General Motors, Ford, DaimlerChrysler, and Cummins produce cam-in-block or pushrod engines ...ted|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
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• List of Formula One constructors
  ...(e.g. [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]], [[Toyota F1|Toyota]], [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] etc.) then the make is simply the name of that one constructor. Howev |align="left"| [[British American Racing|BAR]] <small>(British American Racing)</small>&nbsp;{{smallsup|b}}
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• Piero Taruffi
  ...es, 40 3/5 seconds. Taruffi and [[Alberto Ascari]] participated in the Pan-American auto race in the mountains of [[Mexico]] in November [[1951]]. They held 1s ...ge speed was 95 m.p.h. Taruffi placed 2nd after Fangio in the [[1953]] Pan-American auto race. Taruffi finished with a time of 18:18:51 in a [[Lancia]]. His ti
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• Hatchback
  ...]] and [[Plymouth Turismo]] names, debuted the following year. [[American Motors]] (AMC) joined the hatchback market at the start of the decade with America ...windows when the third generation editions came out in [[1982]]. American Motors, by then partially owned by [[Renault]], added the Encore to its larger All
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• Dirt track racing
  ...380 [[Engine_block#Small-block|small block]] is a common open motor. These motors utilize aluminum blocks and heads and often have specially welded [[cam]]s. ...ion weigh in at 2200 pounds and run a SAS or SUPR 10 or 12in spoiler. Spec Motors cannot exceed 358 Cubic Inches.
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