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Manufacturer: Oldsmobile Division of General Motors Corp. (GM), Lansing, Michigan - USA
Type: Series 60 - 403511 2-door Sedan
Engine: 3764cc straight-6 L-head
Power: 95 bhp / 3.400 rpm
Speed: 110 km/h
Production time: 1940
Production outlet: 27,220
Curb weight: 1591 kg
Special:
- The First Generation Series 60 (1939-1940) was designed in “Alligator” style by Harley Earl, closely related to Chevrolet and junior Pontiacs.
- Only the 1939 Oldsmobiles were available with the "Safety Automatic Transmission", a semi-automatic, still used a clutch to get the car going and then shifted automatically. It was replaced by the fully, clutchless Hydra-Matic automatic transmission in the 1940 models.
- It has three-speed manual gearbox, column shifter, a Carter single downdraft carburettor, a 65 liter fuel tank, a 6-Volts electric system, distributor and coil ignition system and rear wheel drive.
- The chassis with all-steel GM A-body (by Fisher) has a 116 inch wheelbase, worm & roller steering, independent coil spring with shock absorbers front and rear suspension, a semi-floating type rear axle, hypoid differential, steel disc wheels with balloon tires, size 6x16 and 11 inch hydraulic drum brakes all round.
- The Series 60 was available as this 2-door Sedan, as 4-door Sedan (24,422 units built), as 2-door Business Coupé (2,752 units built), as 2-door Club Coupé (7,664 units built), as 2-door Convertible Coupé (1,347 units built) and as 4-door Station Wagon / 3 seats (633 units built).
- The Series 60 were assembled at GM plants in South Gate (California), in Lansing (Michigan) and in Linden (New Jersey).
- A Hydra-Matic four-speed automatic (clutchless) gearbox, two-tone colouring, whitewall tires and power steering were optional.
Manufacturer: Mercury division of Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan - USA
Type: Cougar Convertible 76A
Engine: 5769cc Ford Windsor 351W V-8 overhead valve
Power: 250 bhp / 4.600 rpm
Speed: 192 km/h
Production time: 1969
Production outlet: 5,796
Curb weight: 1710 kg
Special:
- The Cougar was sold outside of North America as the Ford Cougar and assembled at the Dearborn Assembly Plant (DAP), at the San Jose Assembly Plant in Milpitas (California), at the Lorain Assembly Plant (LAP) in Lorain (Ohio) and at the Flat Rock, Michigan Assembly Plant.
- This Pony Car has a three-speed manual synchromesh gearbox, a Autolite dual downdraft carburettor, a 12 Volts electric system, single dry plate clutch, single exhaust system, a 65 liter fuel tank and rear wheel drive.
- The chassis with steel body has a 111 inch wheelbase, recirculating ball and nut steering, independent ball joint with coil spring front suspension, independent Hotchkiss leaf spring rear suspension with anti-roll bars and a semi-floating type rear axle, power top, leather bucket seats and hydraulic self-adjusting 10 inch drum brakes all round.
- Optional: a 390 cu. in. V8 engine (6391cc), a heavy duty 3-speed manual, a four-speed manual, select shift Merc-O-Matic three-speed automatic transmission, power steering, wheel covers wire, wheel covers Deluxe, wheel covers Deluxe w/Spinner, F7014 white letter tires, door edge guards, front bumper guards, power brakes (disc front drum rear), whisper-aire conditioning, High Performance axle, AM-FM stereo radio, combination AM Radio/stereo tape system, tilt steering wheel, power operated sun roof, tinted glass, power windows, Competition Handling Package (competition instrumentation, walnut dash, leather-covered automatic transmission shifter, wood-trimmed steering wheel, and a combination of leather and vinyl seats).
- The Cougar was available as Convertible, as four-door Sedan, as Station Wagon, as Coupé and as Hatchback.
Manufacturer: Triumph Motor Company / Standard Motor Company, Coventry - UK
Type: 1800 Roadster
Engine: 1776cc straight-4
Power: 65 bhp / 4.400 rpm
Speed: 125 km/h
Production time: 1946 - 1948
Production outlet: 2,501
Curb weight: 1140 kg
Special:
- The name "Roadster" is misleading. Actually it is a "Drophead Coupe".
- The 1800 Roadster is based on the "1800 Saloon", the first Triumph model after World War II.
- The engine is a modified Standard Vanguard engine.
- It's designed by Frank Callaby and Arthur Ballard.
- Design of the rolling chassis was by Ray Turner.
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Manufacturer: Lancia Automobiles S.p.A., Turin - Italy
Type: Tipo 818.360/361 / Fulvia 1.3S Coupé Series 2
Engine: 1298cc V-4
Power: 90 bhp / 6.000 rpm
Speed: 173 km/h
Production time: 1970 - 1973
Production outlet: 68,810
Curb weight: 970 kg
Special:
- The Lancia Fulvia 1.3S was designed in-house at Lancia in Milan - Italy. The technical concept is by Antonio Fessia, the model was designed by Pietro Castagnero.
- The engine has a double overhead camshaft per cylinder bank and could be easy stepped up (HF models).
- This 2+2 steel unibody has front wheel dive, super duplex disc brakes system with Girling calipers all round and a brake servo, a five-speed manual gearbox and a fuel tank capacity of 38 litres (8.4 UK Gal / 10 US Gal).
- The handbrake design was also changed - using separate drums and brake-shoes operating on the rear wheels.
- The independent front suspension has wishbones with a single leaf spring, while the rear suspension had a beam axle with a Panhard rod and leaf springs.
- The narrow-angle (13 degrees) V-4 engine (designed by Zaccone Mina and with only a single cylinder head) has 2 Solex C35 PHH carburettors and 114 Nm torque at 5.000 rpm.
- Some special models were made: the Fulvia 1.3S "Monte Carlo" (4400 units), the Fulvia 3 "Monte Carlo" (2529 units), the Fulvia "Safari" (900units) and the Fulvia 3 (1973-1976: 25,334 units).
Manufacturer: Stanley Motor Carriage Company, Newton, Massachusetts - USA
Type: Model R 20 Touring
Engine: double-acting twin horizontal cylinders 4' bore "wet" engine
Power: 60 bhp (20 boiler-horsepower)
Speed: 105 km/h
Production time: 1988 - 1909
Production outlet: unknown
Curb weight: 1790 kg
Special:
- Twins Francis E. Stanley (1849–1918) and Freelan O. Stanley (1849–1940) were the world's largest manufacturers of steam cars. The Stanley brothers were known to "tinker" with their cars in the factory, leading to the notion that no two Stanley's were exactly alike.
- "Power, Correctly generated, Correctly controlled, Correctly applied to the rear axle." was Stanley's slogan at that time.
A Stanley steam engine provides four power impulses per crankshaft rotation similar to an 8-cylinder internal combustion engine. This provides the steam engine an advantage of more torque in a smaller package.
- Very quiet, but before you could drive away, you have to boil the boiler with petrol or kerosene. At this Model R 20 it takes about 30 minutes.
- Range about 250-400 km. and speed depends on the temperature outside.
- The motor (with a 23 inch boiler and burner under the hood) is directly connected to the rear axle (without gearbox!).
- The Stanley brothers did't like the consumer society and therefore they tried to build "forever" continue driving cars, by using many aluminium instead of steel.
- So Stanley Steamers had steel frames and aluminum bodies and trims.
- Widespread use of electric starters (around 1914) in internal combustion engine powered cars ended the era of steam cars. The first electric starter was installed on an Arnold (automobile), an adaptation of the Benz Velo, built 1896 in East Peckham, England by electrical engineer H. J. Dowsing. But this starter is never patented. The "first patented" electric starter was invented by Clyde J. Coleman in 1899. The first patent was granted in 1903 (U.S. Patent No. 745,157). The first carriage where it was applied, was in a Cadillac, a model 30 (1911). In Europe it was first used in the Lancia Theta (under U.S. patent) in 1913 and the second by Citroën in 1919 (A Type).
- It has been said that in order to drive a Stanley one first need learn to drive without watching the road. The need to monitor fuels, water, steam and lubrication brought a number of valves and gauges to the dash and under the coffin-nosed hoods and created an impressive display for the passenger but required the driver to be a part-time engineer.
- This automobile has a 112 inch wheelbase, a choice of rear seats, a single rumble, a double rumble, a duplicate of the front divided seats,or a full undivided two passenger seat (this car has a “mother-in-law” seat in the rear), wooden spoke Artillery like wheels, tire size 36x3-1/2, a throttle that's sub-imposed on the steering wheel, full elliptic leaf spring front and rear suspension and rear wheel drive.
- A convertible top and side mounted spare tires were optional.
- There are only 8 factory-produced Model R survivors known.
Manufacturer: MG Car Company Limited, Oxford - United Kingdom
Type: M Midget
Engine: 847cc straight-4
Power: 20 bhp / 4000 rpm and from 1929 27 bhp / 4500 rpm
Speed: 110 km/h
Production time: 1928 - 1932
Production outlet: 3,235
Curb weight: 420 kg
Special:
- The first "dwarf" MG (M-type) was presented late 1928 at the Olympia Motor Show in London. It was not until 1929 that real production began.
- Due to the short time to the show, the technical differences with the Minor were minor and generously shopped from Morris stocks.
- The small sports car (two-seater "boat tail") was as usual derived from a Morris model, in this case the Minor Series I (1928).
- The first bodies were made by home supplier "Carbodies" in Coventry.
- The structure is made of a canvas covered wooden frame. Later they used steel bodies.
- The engine was developed at Wolseley's.
- There are about 200 survivors.
- MG is now owned by SAIC (Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation).
Manufacturer: Dodge (Chrysler Group LLC, Auburn Hills, Michigan - USA)
Type: Charger
Engine: 6286cc V-8
Power: 330 bhp
Speed: 200 km/h
Production time: 1969
Production outlet: 69,142
Curb weight: 1660 kg
Special:
- The Charger became famous by the movie "Bullitt" (1968) and the television series "The Dukes of Hazzard" (the orange "General Lee" from 1979 to 1985).
- Many "Pony enthusiasts" find this Charger is the most beautiful muscle car from the 60s.
- The second generation was available in 17 different colors and every one in three copies were sold with a vinyl roof.
- The range has been extended with the Charger R / T (Road and Track), which was equipped with the standard 7.2 liter Magnum V8 with automatic three gearbox and reinforced suspension and brakes and the SE (Special Edition), which offered more luxury.
- A special and more aerodynamic Charger 500 was built for NASCAR racing (500 units).
Manufacturer: American Motors Corporation (AMC) / Chrysler Group Limited Liability Company (LLC), Auburn Hills, Michigan - USA
Type: Gremlin 199
Engine: 3258cc straight-6
Power: 128 bhp / 4.400 rpm
Speed: 155 km/h
Production time: 1970 - 1978
Production outlet: 490,469
Curb weight: 1230 kg
Special:
- If you cut a Hornet behind its front doors and you redesign the backside, the so called Kammback-type tail, you get the Gremlin ☺☺☺!
- It was designed by Bob Nixon from an idea by Richard A. Teague.
- AMC described it as "the first American-built import".
- The Gremlin was a two-door economy and subcompact car (U.S. standards), only 6,5 cm shorter than a VW Beetle, but with a real American motor ☺☺!
- It was also available with a V-8 (181,006 built 1971-1978).
- The last two years they could be ordered with a 2.0L straight-4 AUDI engine (Audi/VW EA827).
- It had a three- or four-speed Borg-Warner manual gearbox, a three-speed with Laycock de Normanville overdrive, a three-speed Borg-Warner automatic (1970–1971), or a three-speed Chrysler TorqueFlite automatic (1972–1978) and front wheel drive.
- They were assembled in Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S.A., Brampton, Ontario, Canada and by Vehiculos Automotores Mexicanos (VAM) in Mexico City, Mexico.
- In the U.S. it has the image of a car for losers or failures (The Simpsons, Cars 2 and Al Bundy).
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Peugeot J9 A31 Fourgonnette B 1980 / 1971cc / straight-4 / 76 bhp / curb weight 1671 kg / load capacity 1829 kg
Manufacturer: Rolls-Royce Limited, Derby, England - UK
Type: 40/50HP Silver Ghost Boattail
Engine: 7668cc straight-6
Power: 100 bhp / 2.750 rpm
Speed: 120 km/h
Production time: 1919 – 1926
Production time: 1906 – 1926 (all Silver Ghosts)
Production outlet: unknown
Production outlet: 7,874 (all Silver Ghosts, including 1701 from the American Springfield factory)
Curb weight: 1383 kg
Special:
- In 1906, four chassis were built for the Olympia Motor Show. After a lot of interest from the public, manager Claude Johnson set one automobile (an open-top Roi-des-Belges body by coachbuilder Barker & Co. Limited, London) in “silver” (painted in aluminium paint with silver-plated fittings) and named it “Silver Ghost” by virtue of its appearance and “extraordinary stealthiness” (like a ghost).
- Chassis no. 60551, registered AX 201 (the 12th 40/50HP to be made), was the car that was originally given the name "Silver Ghost."
- That title was taken up by the press (the prestigious publication Autocar in 1907) and soon all 40/50HPs were called by that name, a fact not officially recognised by Rolls-Royce until 1925, when the Phantom range was launched.
- Proper production of the 40/50HP at Cooke Street, Manchester had not started until early 1907 after all the effort of preparing the first four motor cars for Olympia and the Paris show which followed.
- It has a centre-change four-speed manual gearbox , a cone type clutch, a Rolls-Royce carburettor, a 6-Volts electric system, dual ignition with coil and magneto and rear wheel drive.
- The chassis (partly steel and ash frame) has a walnut and highly varnished dashboard, leather upholstery, solid front axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs suspension,a live rear axle with cantilever leaf spring platform suspension, worm & nut steering, spoke wheels and internal expanding four-wheel mechanical brakes.
- Many rolling chassis were outfitted with luxurious bodies by some of the top coachbuilders in the industry, like Hooper, Barker, Park Ward, Thrupp & Maberly, James Young, H.J.Mulliner, Windover (London), Gurney Nutting, etc.
- A speed governor (cruise control) and four-wheel servo-assisted brakes (since 1923) were optional.
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Manufacturer: Gräf & Stift, Wien - Austria
Type: VK 2
Engine: 1954cc straight-4
Power: 30 bhp
Speed: 90 km/h
Production time: VK 1: 1920 - 1925
VK 2: 1926 - 1930
Production outlet: ± 800 (VK 1 + VK 2)
Curb weight: 900 kg
Special:
- Gräf & Stift made very luxury automobiles for "Kings and Emperors".
- Novelty on the VK Series are the Perrot brakes on all four wheels.
- It has a four speed manual gearbox.
- Gräf & Stift Wien was an Austrian manufacturer of automobiles, trucks, buses and trolleybuses, founded in by 1895 the brothers Franz, Heinrich and Karl Gräf, participated by Wilhelm Stift.
- The brothers first car, powered by a De Dion-Bouton engine, was the first front-wheel drive car in the world.
- Trucks were produced independently until 1970. Gräf & Stift then merged with Österreichische Automobil Fabrik (ÖAF) to ÖAF-Gräf und Stift yet to be taken by MAN AG in the same year.
- In 1938 the production of passenger cars stopped.
- Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated in Sarajevo in a 1911 Gräf & Stift Double Phaeton (car no. 287 owned by Count Franz von Harrach), which incident ushered World War I.
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Manufacturer: Hannoversche Maschienenbau AG / Hanomag Automobil und Schlepperbau GmbH., Hannover - Germany
Type: Typ 13 1.3 Autobahn
Engine: 1299cc straight-4
Power: 32 bhp / 3.600 rpm
Speed: 115 km/h
Production time: 1938 - 1941
Production outlet: 8,936 (Hanomag-Henschel.net) / 9,187
Curb weight: 970 kg
Special:
- The self-supporting all-steel body in this streamlined shape gave the car of the A-pillars to the rear a Volkswagen Beetle-like appearance.
- However, the front of the car was significantly longer than the Beetle, which led to a significantly different side view.
- The rigid rear axle hung on longitudinal semi-elliptic leaf springs; the front wheels were individually suspended on anti-vibration rubber torsion spring bodies.
- The door windows could be opened with crank drives.
- The fuel tank (the vehicle could be operated with fuel of OZ 72) is 35 liters, so in absence of the permanent use of peak power, a range of 400 km was assured.
- It had a hydraulic damper to open the trunk, in which there was the spare wheel.
- The important lubrication points all lubricated (in a prescribed km intervals) with a foot pressure-operated central lubrication system.
- It has a 12-Volt electric system, a fully synchronized four-speed manual transmission with shift lever on the transmission tunnel, a Solex carburettor and rear wheel drive.
- The shape has just Cx = 0,39, so you could have an average speed of 100 km/h on the highway (Dauergeschwindigkeit von 100 km/St. „Autobahnfest").
- Its nickname in Germany was "Stahlhelm" ("steel helmet").
- A striking resemblance to the Volvo P444 is no coincidence: Type 13 was the inspiration model for that VOLVO.
Manufacturer: Riley Cycle Co. Ltd., City Works, Coventry - UK
Type: 2,5-LITER RMD Drophead Coupé
Engine: 2443cc straight-4
Power: 100 bhp / 4.500 rpm
Speed: 155 km/h
Production time: 1949 - 1951
Production outlet: 502
Curb weight: 1460 kg
Special:
- It is the last convertible to wear the Riley name.
- The RM Series was the last automobile series developed independently by Riley and often called 'the last of the real Rileys'.
- Riley became part of the Morris-MG-Wolseley Nuffield Organization in 1938.
- They were originally made in Coventry, but in 1949 production moved to the MG works at Abingdon.
- Riley's engines featured hemispherical combustion chambers and twin camshafts operating included valves through short pushrods.
- It is believed that around just 50 examples have survived.
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Manufacturer: Carrozzeria Pininfarina S.p.A. Cambiano - Italy for Maserati S.p.A., Bologna/Modena - Italy
Type: A6 1500 Coupé Pininfarina
Engine: 1488cc straight-6
Power: 66 bhp / 4.700 rpm
Speed: 153 kmh
Production time: 1946 - 1950
Production outlet: 61 (+ 2 Spiders by Frua)
Curb weight: 1040 kg
Special:
- It was Maserati's first post-war car, designed by Pininfarina and built at the "107 Corso Trapani" factory.
- The construction of these Sports Cars began in late 1946 at which time despite many difficulties like lack of raw materials. Only two complete cars were built in 1946.
- The car was named after Alfieri Maserati (one of the Maserati brothers) and for the straight-6 engine.
- The engine was named A6 TR (Testa Riportata) and was based on the pre-war Maserati 6CM engine, developed by Ernesto Maserati and Alberto Massimino, had a four-speed gearbox and received a single Weber carburetor.
- The body was an attractive "Fast-backed" Berlinetta in light-weight aluminum on a steel tubular frame that was suspended by a live rear axle and a front wishbone suspension.
- In 1949 5 cars (chassis numbers "086"-"090") were built with a triple-Weber carburetor engine wîth slightly higher compression, higher profile camshaft and corresponding re-curved ignition timing, claiming to be 100 bhp but more than likely something in the order of 90 bhp.
- Many cars were likely given a similar updates to their engines.
Manufacturer: Renault S.A., Boulogne-Billancourt (Paris) France
Type: 10CV KZ Rorpedo De Luxe
Engine: 2120cc straight-4
Power: 35 bhp / 2.000 rpm
Speed: 75 km/h
Production time KZ: 1923 - 1927
Production time all KZ's: 1923 - 1931
Production outlet: unknown
Curb weight: 1320 kg
Special:
- In the early '20s Renault released a series of new models, recognizable by their "cheese plate" radiator.
- The KZ series was built between 1923 and 1931: KZ (1923-1927), KZ1, KZ2, KZ3 (1927-1929"21 cm larger), KZ4 (1929-1931) and KZ5 (1931).
- The KZ11 was a a special series of 2400 taxis (for Paris) in 1933.
- The KZ (Series) was to be a rival of the Citroen Type C and B2 in the class called "populaires" (economic).
- It was the beginning of a trade war between Renault and Citroen, which lasted until 1935!
- The engine is powered by a Zenith 30U carburettor.
- This Phaeton models (3.8m (l) / 1.64m (w)) wheelbase is 2.8m, has a three-speed manual gearbox and rear wheel drive.
- It has drum brakes on all four wheels, worm & pinion steering, longitudinal elliptical spring suspension with friction dampers at the front and transverse leaf springs with friction dampers at the back.
- The fuel tank capacity is 39 liters.
- The KZ Series had only two doors. At the steering wheel side was the spare tire mounted.
- The later KZ Series (KZ1-KZ5) had four doors.
- It was in 1925 that the new diamond-shaped badge appeared.
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan - U.S.A.
Type: Model A Phaeton Standard
Engine: 3286cc straight-4
Power: 40 bhp / 2.200 rpm
Speed: 100 km/h
Production time: 1927 - 1932
Production output: 117,949 (Phaeton Standard)
Production output: 6,216 (Deluxe Phaeton 1930-1932)
Production output: 4,849,340 (all models)
Curb weight: 1100 kg
Special:
- By switching production in 1927 from Model T to Model A, there were major delays.
- The A (also called A-Model Ford or the A, and A-bone among rodders and customizers) is a simple design with a L-Head 4-cylinder side-valve engine, Zenith carburettor, a three-speed manual gearbox (+ reverse), a 38 liter fuel tank and the traditional Ford suspension with transverse semi-elliptic leaf springs with Houdaille-type double-acting shock absorbers.
- The exterior has design cues taken from the Lincoln ("baby Lincoln"), heavily involved by Edsel Ford.
- The model was available in 30 body styles and four standard colours, but not in black☺! Black however was an option.
- In contrast, the fenders were always painted black for manufacturing reasons.
- The Model A was the first Ford to use the standard set of driver controls with conventional clutch, throttle, gearshift and brake pedals.
- It was Fords first standard automobile with a new battery and ignition system, safety glass in the windshield and mechanical drum brakes on four wheels (cable operated).
- The A had a comfortable "dickey-seat" (in America "rumble seat"), in the earlier "coach period" intended for the footman. If it was not used, it could be folded shut.
- The 1930 and 1931 editions came with stainless steel radiator cowling and headlamp housings.
- The fuel tank was located in the cowl, between the engine compartment's fire wall and the dash panel (with visual fuel gauge).
- The truck model was called Model AA. It had a longer chassis, strengthened suspension with steel instead of spokes wheels and dual tires for the heavier versions.
- The first station wagon was built by Stoughton Wagon Company in Stoughton, Wisconsin (USA) in 1919, mounted on a Ford Model T, because farmers (the first users) preferred them.
- Ford came with the first standard model "Woodie" based on a A Model in 1929. These body works were produced by Briggs in Detroit.
- In 1932 Ford surprised everyone by introducing a very cheap V-8 engine.
- The Model A formed the basis for the Russian car industry (Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (NAZ/GAZ) in Nizhny Novgorod)
- These early station wagons had different names, like "depot-wagons" or "hacks".
- Outside of the USA, the Model A was produced in plants in Argentina, Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Soviet Union and the United Kingdom and sold all over the world.
Manufacturer: Sociéte Industrielle de Mécanique et de Carrosserie Automobile (SIMCA), Nanterre, - France
Type: 8-1200 ZN
Engine: 1221cc straight-4
Power: 36 pk/hp
Speed: 110 km/h
Production time: 1949 - 1951
Production outlet: 62,123
Curb weight: 870 kg
Special:
- It's the France (licence built) edition of the FIAT 110 (released in 1939).
- SIMCA was founded by FIAT (by Henry Pigozzi in 1934) but after WWII it became an independent factory.
- The doors has no center pillar, which makes the boarding easier.
- The '50 models have NEIMANN security locks.
- Production stopped in 1951, but 27 8-1200's were still built in 1952.
Manufacturer: Ford of Europe AG, Cologne - Germany
Type: Capri Mark I
Engine: 1499cc V-4 (60°)
Power: 74 bhp / 5.000 rpm
Speed: 145 km/h
Production time: 1969 - 1973
Production outlet: 1,172,900
Curb weight: 930 kg
Special:
- The Capri Mark I, at first shown at the 1969 Brussels Motor Show, was Fords European answer for their North American success, the Ford Mustang.
- It was developed in Europe specifically for British market but became also very popular in Germany.
- Initially these 2+2 seater fixed-head Coupe's based on the Cortina chassis would be called "Colt", but Mitsubishi already used that name.
- The were sold at Continental Europe with the Ford Taunus V-4 engine as 1.3, 1.5, 1.7 L and its top model the 2.0 L (V-6) models and in the UK with the Ford Kent straight-4 engine as 1.3, 1.6 L, 2.0 L and its top model the 3.0 L (Ford Essex V-6 engine).
- The Capri 3000E introduced from the British plant in March 1970 was offered "more luxurious interior trim".
- In the 1972 the German V-4 engines were replaced by straight-4 engines.
- It has a four-speed manual gearbox, a Ford carburettor and rear wheel drive.
- This fastback Coupé has independent MacPherson struts featured front suspension, a live axle supported on leaf springs with short radius rods at the back, rack and pinion steering, disc brakes at the front and drum brakes at the rear.
- The 1,000,000th Capri Mark I, an RS 2600, was completed on 29 August 1973.
- The Capri, in the USA also sold as Mercury Capri and and promoted as "the sexy European", was built in Cologne, Saarlouis - Germany, Dagenham, Halewood - United Kingdom, Genk - Belgium, Homebush - Australia and in Johannesburg - South Africa.
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan - U.S.A.
Type: Fairlane 500 Convertible
Engine: 5752cc 90° OHV small-block V8
Power: 253 bhp / 4.600 rpm
Speed: 165 km/h
Production time: 1968 - 1969
Production outlet: 6,313
Curb weight: 1708 kg
Special:
- The name Fairlane came from Henry Ford's Fair Lane mansion location in Dearborn, Michigan.
- In 1968, the sixth generation Fairlanes was redesigned and a "Sportsroof" fastback and Torino series were added to the line-up.
- The lower through mid range vehicles were called Fairlanes.
- The GT and higher-end versions were called Torino.
- In 1971 the name Fairlane disappeared and the Torino became an autonomous series.
- It has a three-speed automatic gearbox, a four-barrel Autolite carburettor, a single dry plate clutch, a 93 liter fuel tank and rear wheel drive.
- The front suspension has a ball joint with coil springs, a Hotchkiss drive with parallel leaf springs at the rear and dual hydraulic drum brakes all around.
- They came standard with a chrome windshield, front and rear armrests, vinyl-coated rubber floor mats, cigarette lighter, color-keyed carpet and a choice of four nylon and vinyl upholsteries.
- A four-speed manual transmission was optional.
Manufacturer: VOLVO Personvagnar AB, Göteborg - Sweden
Type: 164-135
Engine: 2978cc straight-6 B30A engine
Power: 145 bhp / 5.000 rpm
Speed: 177 km/h
Production time: 1968 - 1971
Production outlet: 54,690
Curb weight: 1345 kg
Special:
- Introduced at the Paris Motor Show in August 1968, this was Volvo's flagship model, which was included in the Mercedes and Jaguar segment.
- The 164 was designed by Jan Wilsgaard, based on the concept car P358, presented in the 1950s.
- The wings, the grille, the front bumper, the bonnet, the headlamp bezels, and the front indicators were all unique to the 164.
- The car itself was based on the 140-Series with a longer wheel base.
- The 164 was not only big, but also very luxurious, including leather upholstery, power steering, sun roof, and a stereo radio.
- An automatic three-speed gearbox (BW35 by Borg-Warner) and an electrically operated Laycock de Normanville overdrive (M410) were options.
- The engine was fed by a dual Zenith Stromberg 175CD2SE constant-depression carburettors.
- Air Condition became available since 1973 in the later model, the 164-E (1972-1975).
- And after the engine was boosted (B30E/F with injection: 175bhp/5.500rpm / 193 km/h), speed also was no longer the problem.
- There are some estate cars, called 165, but VOLVO never produced them. These cars are most likely creations of a few enthusiastic DIY enthusiasts.
- Please look at the kids expression (zoom in ☺☺)!
* Jong geleerd is oud gedaan...... ☺!
(Dutch saying)
Steyr 188 ☺!
Photo taken in Lermoos, Tirol - Austria.
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Manufacturer: Ruska Buggies, Amsterdam - The Netherlands
Type: Classica
Engine: 1584cc air-cooled boxer engine (by Volkswagen)
Power: 50 bhp / 4.000 rpm
Speed: 130 km/h
Production time: 1974 - 1981
Production outlet: unknown
Curb weight: 690 kg
Special:
- When the Amsterdam photographer Paul Huf discovered a fun car called 'buggy' in America, he "ordered" one at the Amsterdam garage owner Arie Ruska sr.
- In 1969 he built that buggy, based on Volkswagen Beetle parts. This became later the first standard model, called B1 (1970).
- This doorless Classica has a shortened Beetle chassis with original VW independent suspension, a four-speed manual gearbox, a Solex carburettor, a glass fiber body, drum brakes all around and rear wheel drive.
- All models could be delivered as a kit car set.
- They were available as B1 (1970 / about 300 units built), as Super Buggy (1973), as Classica (1974), as Sprinter (1975), as Bugatti (1976 / based on a Bugatti Typ 35), as Regina (1977 / based on a Morgan), as Regina Royal (1980), as Jubileum later called Starter (1980) and as Sagitta (1981 / based on a Auburn 851 Speedster) with a VW four cylinder air-cooled boxer engine or a Porsche six cylinder boxer engine.
- The commercial mastermind of the Ruska Buggies was the wife of Arie, Christina, who became known as "Christien Buggy Queen".
- A new Dutch tax measure in 1981, de BVB-belasting, ended all Buggy activities. The Buggies became too expensive. Ruska continued as a VW garage with emphasis on Beetles.
Manufacturer: Steyr Werke AG, Steyr - Austria
Type: XII Junior
Engine: 1560cc straight-6
Power: 30 bhp / 3.000 rpm
Speed: 85/90 km/h
Production time: 1925 - 1929
Production outlet: 11,124 (all types)
Curb weight: 1110/1250 kg
Special:
- It was Steyrs first new model presented abroad after WWI, at the 1925 Olympia Show in London.
- This type, designed by Anton Honsig (1883-1977), was, from the beginning, a great succes and was available in many variants, from luxury car, van (N-Series), taxi (T-Series) till roadster.
- Since 1926 built on the mass production line, so the price went down.
- Outstanding was its new independent rear suspension and the extremely comfortable and reliable semi-elliptic springs at the front.
- Michelin patented air-tires (14x50 rim) were supported by Perrot brakes with (dual brake shoe) brakes on all four wheels.
- It had a four-speed gearbox and rear wheel drive.
- The engine had at first a Zeneth TDK carburetor, but later on the used the improved Pallas EDII carburator.
- The crankshaft has three bearings and the cooler was made of alpaca, an alloy of copper, nickel and zinc, so it did not have to be chromed or nickel plated.
- A thermostat was an option.
- The 12 volt electric system and a 45-Litre fuel tank complimented these cars.
Manufacturer: Eisenacher Motoren Werke (EMW), Eisenach - East Germany (DDR)
Type: 340 (after 1952 EMW 340/2)
Engine: 1971cc straight-6
Power: 55 bhp / 3.750rpm
Speed: 120 km/h
Production time: 1949 - 1951 (BMW 340)
Production time: 1952 - 1955 (EMW 340/2)
Production outlet: 21,249
Curb weight: 1250 kg
Special:
- Based on a modified BMW 321 chassis and a modified BMW 326 body, this Awtovelo BMW 340 developed (1948) in the BMW plant Eisenach (after WWII belonged to the Russian Zone).
- After several lawsuits (including "name abuse" and poor quality) this car could not longer sold as BMW since 1952.
- The new name was EMW 340/2 and the "blue-white" BMW logo was replaced by "red-white".
- The typical BMW kidney grill consisting of a more horizontal metal braces.
- Interesting is the oil gapfilter. It is "driven" by the clutch pedal. In the center of the filter blade is fixed to a shaft, at the point in the space between the plates and the scraping dirt, which then sinks to the bottom. For each operation of the clutch pedal and a ratchet mechanism the blades and shaft continues move slightly. Periodically, the filter must be removed at the bottom connected with a drain plug.
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Manufacturer: Société Française des Automobiles Corre, Levallois-Perret / Corre-La Licorne, Courbevoie - France
Type: L760 8CV Serie 6
Engine: 1451cc straight-4
Power: 32 bhp 3.200 rpm
Speed: 60 km/h
Production time: 1932 - 1934
Production outlet: unknown
Curb weight: 1170 kg
Special:
- It has a three-speed manual gearbox (synchromesh on second and thirth), a Solex 30 BFVG carburettor, a 12-Volts electric system and rear wheel drive.
- The chassis with all-steel body has a 102 inch wheelbase, worm and roller steering, single quarter elliptical spring front suspension with shock absorbers, twin quarter elliptical spring suspension with shock absorbers at the rear and drum brakes all round.
- Société Française des Automobiles Corre, Levallois-Perret / Corre-La Licorne built only 33,962 cars between 1901 and 1949.
Manufacturer: Carl FW Borgward GmbH / Hansa-Lloyd, Bremen - Germany
Type: Hansa 1500 Sport Coupé (Rennsportcoupé)
Engine: 1498 cc straight-4
Power: 85 bhp / 6.000 rpm
Speed: 180 km/h
Production time: 1954
Production outlet: 3
Curb weight: 922 kg
Special:
- This two seater coupe is based on a 1953 Le Mans racing car and built as prototype and only three built.
- The body is made of aluminium.
- It has a four speed manual gearbox and the engine is "fed" by 2 Solex carburettors.
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Manufacturer: Chevrolet Motor Company
Type: Bel Air Sedan
Engine: 3859cc straight-6
Power: 120 bhp / 3.800 rpm
Speed: 145 km/h
Production time: 1955
Production outlet: 345,372
Curb weight: 1510 kg
Special:
- It was called the "Hot One" in GM's advertising campaign.
- In 1955 the new 4340cc V-8 was an option.
Manufacturer: Hudson Motor Car Company, Detroit, Michigan - U.S.A.
Type: Hornet 7D Sedan Automatic
Engine: 5047cc straight-6
Power: 172 bhp / 4.800 rpm
Speed: 177 km/h
Production time: 1954
Production outlet: 24,833
Curb weight: 1650 kg
Special:
- The '54 model underwent a major square-lined redesign with a more simple front grille, a now-functional hood scoop, restyled fenders and a new one-piece curved windshield.
- The interior was also updated with a new dash and instrument cluster that were surprisingly modern.
- It looked more like the cheaper Super Wasp (has a shorter wheelbase) than the years before.
- It was the last model with Hudson's "Step-Down" bodies. The car sat low (dropped floorpan ), giving it an excellent center of gravity (good-handling, a safer car with lots of passengers space and comfort).
- It had a L-head straight-6 with Twin-H Power Carter carburetors, rear wheel drive and a three-speed manual gearbox.
- The GM-supplied four-speed Hydramatic automatic transmission (Borg Warner) was an option.
- The Hornets dominated the NASCAR circuit and stock car racing in the early fifties.
- In 1954, Hudson merged with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation to form American Motors Corporation (AMC). The Hudson name was continued through the 1957 model year, after which it was dropped.
Volkswagen Typ 2 T1c 23 1965 replica / homemade toy car ☺☺!
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- Look at the tongue ☺☺!
Motacilla Alba - white wagtail - Bachstelze - Bergeronnette grise - ballerina bianca - lavandera blanca - alvéola-branca - Boumantsje - akkermannetje - witte kwikstaart
Manufacturer: VEB Automobilwerk Eisenach (AWE), Eisenach - DDR/GDR
Type: 311/5 Camping-Limousine
Engine: 900cc 2-stroke straight-3 air-cooled
Power: 37 bhp / 4.000 rpm
Speed: 110 km/h
Production time: 1958 - 1961
Production outlet: 500
Curb weight: 1080 kg
Special:
- The 311 was the first car of this brand and a development of the IFA 9 and got a (for that time) modern body, called a "pontoon body".
- Between 1956 and 1965 8,362 Camping's were produced.
- The export to 55 countries of the "311" Series, including the United Kingdom and United States, were important to obtain foreign currency.
- This five-door station wagon has an inline three cylinder 2-stroke air-cooled engine, a four-speed manual gearbox and front wheel drive.
- The engine was far ahead of the axles with the gearbox behind it.
- The 311/5 Camping-Limousine were produce in the Karosseriewerk Dresden plant.
- The name "Camping" suggest "leisure car", but in fact it was a luxuriously utility vehicle (Nutzfahrzeug) with panoramic windows at the back, chairs that could be put into a sleep mode, some more trim, a sliding roof and two-tone paintwork.
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Manufacturer: Dodge, Division of Chrysler Group LLC, Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S.A.
Type: Coronet 8-440 Coupé
Engine: 6292cc B-series V-8 383 (FirePower) by Chrysler
Power: 335 bhp / 5.000 rpm
Speed: 210 km/h
Production time: 1968 - 1970
Production outlet: 102,436
Curb weight: 1450 kg
Special:
- The Coronet "Coke bottle styling" was based on the Chrysler B-body platform, just like the Plymouth Belvedere and the Dodge Charger.
- It was restyled in 1968 and given a smoother, rounder profile, quad headlights incorporated into the full-width grille and the rear the taillights were incorporated into a full-width panel.
- It has a three-speed fully synchronized manual gearbox, a Carter BBD 4-barrel carburettor, a single dry plate clutch, dual exhaust system, bucket seats, a 72 liter fuel tank and rear wheel drive.
- The chassis has independent semi-elliptic leaf springs and torsion bar "heavy-duty" suspension at the front, semi-elliptic leaf springs at the rear, recirculating ball and nut steering and hydraulic self-adjusting drum brakes all around.
- Only 1,236 units sold in 1970 ☺!
- The 440 Series came as Sedan, Coupé, Hardtop and Station Wagon (2-seats, 6 passengers and 3-seats, 9 passengers).
- A four-speed manual gearbox, an automatic Torque-Flite three-speed transmission, power steering, power windows, front disc / rear drum brakes, radio, air conditioning, a special tire-wheel package and speed control device were optional.
Manufacturer: Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (FIAT)
Type: 522L 4dr Sedan Limousine
Engine: 2516cc straight-6
Power: 52 bhp
Speed: 95 km/h
Production time: 1921 - 1933
Production outlet: about 1,500
Curb weight: 1400 kg
Special:
- 5,988 built:
+ L = LWB / about 1,500 built
+ C = SWB / about 3,766 built
+ S = Sport / 722 built / 2516cc / 65 bhp / twin carburettors / 1932-1933
- Four speed all-synchromesh transmission, very technically advanced for its time.
- Brakes on all wheels, a (parking) handbrake and a 52 litre fuel tank.
- Some have the (new) logo: rectangle with a red background with gold lettering (only 1931 and 1932 types).
- It's called "The Italian Rolls-Royce".
Manufacturer: Hannoversche Maschienenbau AG / Hanomag Automobil und Schlepperbau GmbH., Hannover - Germany
Type: Typ 13 1.3 Autobahn
Engine: 1299cc straight-4
Power: 32 bhp / 3.600 rpm
Speed: 115 km/h
Production time: 1938 - 1941
Production outlet: 8,936 (Hanomag-Henschel.net) / 9,187
Curb weight: 970 kg
Special:
- The self-supporting all-steel body in this streamlined shape gave the car of the A-pillars to the rear a Volkswagen Beetle-like appearance.
- However, the front of the car was significantly longer than the Beetle, which led to a significantly different side view.
- The rigid rear axle hung on longitudinal semi-elliptic leaf springs; the front wheels were individually suspended on anti-vibration rubber torsion spring bodies.
- The door windows could be opened with crank drives.
- The fuel tank (the vehicle could be operated with fuel of OZ 72) is 35 liters, so in absence of the permanent use of peak power, a range of 400 km was assured.
- It had a hydraulic damper to open the trunk, in which there was the spare wheel.
- The important lubrication points all lubricated (in a prescribed km intervals) with a foot pressure-operated central lubrication system.
- It has a 12-Volt electric system, a fully synchronized four-speed manual transmission with shift lever on the transmission tunnel, a Solex carburettor and rear wheel drive.
- The shape has just Cx = 0,39, so you could have an average speed of 100 km/h on the highway (Dauergeschwindigkeit von 100 km/St. „Autobahnfest").
- Its nickname in Germany was "Stahlhelm" ("steel helmet").
- A striking resemblance to the Volvo P444 is no coincidence: Type 13 was the inspiration model for that VOLVO.
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