Search results

• FR layout
  ...[[Germany|German]] vehicles from [[BMW]] and [[Mercedes-Benz]]. The [[Oil crisis]] of the 1970s and the success of small [[FF layout|FF]] cars like the [[Mi Right after the [[Arab Oil Embargo]] of 1973 and the 1979 [[Fuel crisis|fuel crises]], a majority of American FR vehicles (station wagons, luxury s
  3 KB (478 words) - 19:26, 2 October 2009
• ORSA
  ...h mainly sold abroad, 60 were sent to Saudi Arabia (as a result of the oil crisis were not paid, there was an international push, and the cars were recovered ...sold his shares and left. The end of the dream which was marked by the oil crisis, was elected [[Gianluigi Focant]] as an administrator to stop the productio
  5 KB (820 words) - 12:03, 15 December 2009
• Supermini car
  ==70s - Oil Crisis== ...hback bodystyles were favoured over the traditional saloon. The 1973 [[oil crisis]] forced buyers to choose more economical, less powerful, lighter cars, The
  6 KB (853 words) - 08:43, 8 October 2009
• CanAm
  ...troduced but the SCCA, partially due to the current [[1973 oil crisis|fuel crisis]], but also to try and take the teeth out of Porsche's dominance. The 917/ ...onship. Spiraling costs, a recession in North America following the [[oil crisis]], and dwindling support and interest led to the series being cancelled the
  8 KB (1,221 words) - 18:08, 25 September 2009
• De Tomaso
  ...r the firm (and for American supercar fans), the [[1973 oil crisis|the oil crisis of the early 1970s]], and the dismal quality of the cars produced, caused [
  11 KB (1,722 words) - 00:27, 17 August 2010
• Malaguti
  ...was high and orders continued to be placed well into months after the OPEC crisis ended, but this sales boom did not last and Malaguti's sales went down. At ...untry began to soon close or lose their sales for the months following the crisis. According to the former US importer the company lost 30 clients after Sept
  13 KB (2,120 words) - 01:46, 26 April 2011
• Economy car
  The [[oil crisis]] of [[1973]] caused a great deal of renewed emphasis to be placed on econo
  5 KB (812 words) - 21:42, 26 September 2009
• Jonghi
  Everything started from the crisis in which, in [[1929]], saw the collapse of "[[Nagase & Ray]]". The technica It was a swift and devastating crisis that manufacturers expected in French and their European competitors did no
  12 KB (1,866 words) - 06:47, 4 December 2010
• Capriolo
  ...ith helicodal springs (variable pitch and progression) don't have idraulic oil inside. The pistons roads runs over axle boxes made in microtex; it is nece ...from a coxial cam to put on auxiliary gear shaft. Usefull the centrifugal oil filter, pity that it is mounted in front to the crank shaft so to oblige to
  23 KB (3,832 words) - 09:44, 14 April 2011
• Engine displacement
  ...on large American cars in the late [[1950s]], and continuing to the [[oil crisis]] in the [[1970s]], there was an engine displacement race in the industry. With the oil shocks of the 1970s, American firms started selling cars with smaller engin
  17 KB (2,600 words) - 08:52, 8 October 2009
• 24 Hours Nürburgring
  Probably also due to the economic crisis, the number of entries is much lower than in previous years, with only 170 |colspan=4| ''(no race due to oil crisis)''
  25 KB (3,660 words) - 22:29, 16 September 2010
• Fiat
  ...ership Timeline of Fiat Group.JPG|thumb|right|400px|Fiat has experienced a crisis of leadership in recent years.]]Thus, in 1984, Fiat and Lancia withdrew fro ...ership Timeline of Fiat Group.JPG|thumb|right|400px|Fiat has experienced a crisis of leadership in recent years.]]Thus, in 1984, Fiat and Lancia withdrew fro
  39 KB (5,921 words) - 11:29, 14 April 2012
• Lamborghini
  ...performance cars from manufacturers around the world; the rising price of oil caused governments to mandate new [[Fuel economy in automobiles|fuel econom ...mborghini was largely uncompetitive but noteworthy in its tendency to spew oil from its exhaust system. Cars following closely behind the Larrousse were c
  26 KB (3,679 words) - 09:47, 6 November 2011
• ASA
  ...and develop a one liter GT, although we might speculate that the Suez oil crisis of 1956--which spawned the Mini, the Isetta, and many other small cars--may
  15 KB (2,470 words) - 10:59, 13 April 2012
• Maserati
  ...some parts with [[Citroën SM]], never came into production. The [[1973 oil crisis]], however, put the brakes on this ambitious expansion—suddenly, the dema
  16 KB (2,295 words) - 12:00, 7 February 2011
• Maserati Quattroporte
  ...hydropneumatic]] suspension and front wheel drive. However, the [[1973 oil crisis]] had intervened and demand for such cars disappeared. Furthermore the tech
  17 KB (2,281 words) - 20:59, 24 February 2010
• Isetta
  ...was located at the entrance to a chain case. A duplex chain running in an oil bath led finally to a rigid shaft, at each end of which were the two rear w ...st in economy models. Sales of the 600 were, however, aided by the energy crisis of 1956–1957.
  19 KB (2,987 words) - 12:03, 30 April 2010
• Ancient Rome
  ...iod of imperial collapse known as the [[Crisis of the Third Century]]. The crisis was ended by the more competent rule of [[Diocletian]], who in [[293]] divi ...[[North Africa]] provided a continuous supply of grains. In turn, [[olive oil]] and [[wine]] were Rome's main [[export]]s. Two-tier [[crop rotation]] was
  37 KB (5,640 words) - 08:03, 1 October 2009
• Moto Guzzi
  By 1964, the company was in full financial crisis. Emanuele Parodi and his son Giorgio had died, Carlo Guzzi had retired to ...n. Instead of containing the damping oil in the fork it is in a cartridge. Oil in the fork is purely for lubrication.
  53 KB (7,792 words) - 12:53, 9 December 2009
• Le Mans 24 hours races
  ...led the prototypes in the Matra roadster but the V12s were using too much oil, as all the Matras broke piston rings at quarter distance. This wasn't the In the wake of the Oil Crisis, Le Mans introduced rules in 1975 regarding fuel consumption, the CSI react
  71 KB (11,867 words) - 09:53, 7 October 2009

View (previous 20 | next 20) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500)