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  • spark plug service

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    spark plug service

    Simple spark plug service Does engine idle smoothly and fire on all cylinders? Do the plugs have clean insulators? Keeping your spark plugs in peak condition will help your car ...

  • Spark Wasted

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    Spark Wasted

    Wasted spark explained The wasted spark system is an ignition system used with some four-stroke cycle internal combustion engines. In a wasted spark system, the spark plugs fire ...

  • Sparks How they are produced

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    Sparks How they are produced

    How the sparks are produced needed in the engine Here we look at How and why a spark are produced in the engine and whats parts make up the processes, in a traditional petrol ...

  • Spartan (1973-1995)

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    1970s
    Spartan (1973-1995)

    Spartan Cars Automotive manufacturer of Pinxton Derbyshire.Great Britain from 1973 to 1995. Spartan Cars was a British manufacturer of kit cars , which was originally located in ...

  • Spats (Fender) skirts

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    Spats (Fender) skirts

    Car Spats (Fender) skirts Fender skirts, known in Australia and the United Kingdom as spats, are pieces of bodywork on the fender that cover the upper portions of the rear tires ...

  • SPD Sports Power Drive (1999-)

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    1990s

    Sports Power Drive Kingswinford , Staffordshire U.K. From 1999 to 2001 Sports Power Drive was a British manufacturer of kit type automobiles . History Steve Griffiths founded the ...

  • Specframe (1983-1985)

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    1980s
    Specframe (1983-1985)

    Specframe Vehicle Company Automotive manufacturer of Preston, Lancashire.Great Britain from 1983 to 1985. Specframe Vehicle Company Limited was a British manufacturer of kit car ...

  • Specter (1994-2009)

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    Specter (1994-2009)

    Specter Supersports Limited Car manufacturer of Poole, Dorset.Great Britain from 1994 to 2009. Specter Supersports Limited was a British manufacturer of sports automobiles . ...

  • Speedex (1958-1963)

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    1950s
    Speedex (1958-1963)

    Speedex Castings & Accessories Car manufacturer of Luton.Great Britain from 1958 to 1963. Speedex Castings & Accessories was a British manufacturer of kit car ...

  • Speedometer

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    Speedometer

    Speedometer A speedometer or a speed meter is a gauge that measures and displays the instantaneous speed of a land vehicle. Now universally fitted to motor vehicles, they started ...

  • Speedsport (1923-1927)

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    Speedsport (1923-1927)

    Speedsport (Bartsoen & Bonar) Automotive manufacturer of Schaerbeek .Belgium From 1923 to 1927. Speedsport was a Belgian car brand from the 1920s. History The company Bartsoen & ...

  • Speedwell (1900-1906)

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    1900s
    Speedwell (1900-1906)

    Speedwell Motor Company (1900-1906) Speedwell was a British manufacturer of automobiles. Company History The company Speedwell Motor and Engineering Company Limited started in ...

  • SpeedWell (1904-1912)

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    1900s
    SpeedWell (1904-1912)

    SpeedWell (AH Yocum & Company) Automotive manufacturer of Reading , Pennsylvania United States from 1904 to 1912. AH Yocum & Company (also AH Yokum & Company) was a ...

  • Speedwell (1907-1914)

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    1900s
    Speedwell (1907-1914)

    Speedwell Motor Car Company Automotive manufacturer of Dayton, Ohio.United States from 1907 to 1915. The Speedwell Motor Car Company was an American automaker in Dayton, Ohio . ...

  • Speedwell Kunz (1901-1905)

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    Speedwell Kunz (1901-1905)

    Speedwell (Kunz Automobile Company) Automotive manufacturer of Milwaukee , Wisconsin.United States from 1901 to 1905. Kunz Automobile Company was a manufacturer ...

  • Speedy (1905)

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    1900s

    Speedy (Jackson Brothers & Lord) Car manufacturer of Salford Lancashire.Great Britain from 1905 Jackson Brothers & Lord was a British manufacturer of automobiles in the early ...

  • Speidel (1914-1922)

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    Speidel (1914-1922)

    Paul Speidel. Geneva , Switzerland.From 1914 to 1922 Paul Speidel was a Swiss manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles from the 1910s to early 1920s. History Paul Speidel ...

  • Sperry Cleveland (1898-1901)

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    1890s
    Sperry Cleveland (1898-1901)

    Sperry Engineering Company Automotive manufacturer of Cleveland , Ohio United States from 1898 to 1901. Sperry Engineering Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles at ...

  • Spetsteh (1967-)

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    2000s
    Spetsteh (1967-)

    Spetsteh Russian Automotive manufacture Novgorod,Russia Spetsteh LLC, based in Nizhny Novgorod, is a Russian manufacturer and marketer of specialized tracked and wheeled all ...

  • Sphinx (1920-1926)

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    1920s
    Sphinx (1920-1926)

    Sphinx Automobilwerke AG Vehicle manufacturer History Zwenkau Germany from 1920 to 1926 The Sphinx automotive Werke AG was a German automobile manufacturer in Zwenkau . From 1920 ...

  • Spinell (1924-1925)

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    1920s

    Spinell Motorfahrzeuge Vehicle manufacturer History Berlin-Dahlem Germany from 1924 to 1925 The Spinell Motor Vehicles GmbH was a German automobile manufacturer from 1924 to 1925 ...

  • Spirit 101 (1984-1985)

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    1980s
    Spirit 101 (1984-1985)

    Spirit 101 F1 car Constructor: Spirit Type: Race car Body: F1 single seat Engine: Hart 415T,Cosworth DFV The Spirit 101 was a racing car of the British motorsport team Spirit ...

  • Spirit Racing history (1981-)

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    Spirit Racing history (1981-)

    Spirit Racing History The Spirit Racing team was an active first in Formula 2 and then in Formula 1 team from Great Britain , which took part in 1983 between 1983 and 1985 in 25 ...

  • Splinter (1982-1990)

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    Splinter (1982-1990)

    Splinter Auto Works Inc. Automotive manufacturer of Indiana.United States from 1982 to 1990. Splinter Auto Works Inc. was an American manufacturer of retro kit car automobiles in ...

  • SPM (1990-1999)

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    1990s
    SPM (1990-1999)

    SPM (Specialist Performance Moldings ) Car manufacturer of Gloucestershire.Great Britain from 1990 to 1999. Specialist Performance Moldings (SPM) was a British replica kit car ...

  • Sport buggy (2004-2016)

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    2000s

    Sport buggy Buenos Aires , Argentina from 2004 Sport Buggy is an Argentine manufacturer of automobiles . History The company from Buenos Aires started in 2004 with the production ...

  • Sports Car Services (1985-1988)

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    1980s

    Sports Car Services Automotive manufacturer of Peterborough;Great Britain Sports Car Services was a British manufacturer of kit car automobiles in the 1980s .The brand name ...

  • Sports cars

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    1900s
    Sports cars

    Sports cars Select Type in related items Below. A sports car (sportscar) is a small, usually two seater, two door automobile designed for spirited performance and nimble ...

  • Spot lights

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    Spot lights

    Spot lights Police cars, emergency vehicles, and those competing in road rallies are sometimes equipped with an auxiliary lamp, sometimes called an alley light, in a ...

  • Springfield Bramwell (1899-1905)

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    1900s
    Springfield Bramwell (1899-1905)

    Bramwell (Springfield Automobile Company) Automotive manufacturer of Springfield, Ohio.United States from 1899 to 1905. The Springfield Automobile Company , formerly Springfield ...

  • Springuel (1907-1912)

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    1900s
    Springuel (1907-1912)

    Springuel Belgian automobile manufacture, Belgium. Produced from 1907 to 1912 The Springuel was a Belgian automobile manufactured from 1907 until 1912. The company called Societe ...

  • Sprite Frazier (1914)

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    1910s

    Sprite (WS Frazier & Company) Automotive manufacturer of Aurora , Illinois ,United States of America from 1914. WS Frazier & Company was an American manufacturer ...

  • Sprung mass explained

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    Sprung mass explained

    Sprung mass explained In a vehicle with a suspension, such as an automobile, motorcycle or a tank, sprung mass (or sprung weight) is the portion of the vehicle's total mass that ...

  • Spydersport (1985-1992)

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    1980s
    Spydersport (1985-1992)

    Spydersport (Spydercars Limited) Automotive Car manufacturer of Whittlesey,Cambridgeshire;United Kingdom From 1985 to 1992. SpyderCars Limited , previously Spyder Sports ...

  • Spyker C12 Zagato

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    2000s
    Spyker C12 Zagato

    Spyker C12 Zagato 2008 Overview Manufacturer Spyker Cars Production 2008 (24 produced) Body and chassis Body style 2-door coupé Layout Rear mid-engine, Rear-wheel drive ...

  • Spyker History

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    Spyker History

    Spyker Cars History Netherlands 1999 Industry Automotive Founded 1999 Founder(s) Maarten de Bruijn Victor Muller Headquarters Zeewolde, Netherlands Key people Peter van Erp, ...

  • Squire (1935-1936)

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    1930s

    Squire Car manufacturer Founded Oxfordshire Great Britain 1935 to 1936 Overview Manufacturer Squire Car Manufacturing Company Production 1935–1936. Designer Adrian Squire Body ...

  • Squire (1971-1976)

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    Squire (1971-1976)

    Squire (Auto Sport Importers) Automotive manufacturer of Pennsylvania.United States from 1971 to 1976. Squire was an American automobile brand that was built from 1971 to 1976 by ...

  • Squire Motors (1984-1993)

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    Squire Motors (1984-1993)

    Squire Sports Car Company Limited Car manufacturer of Crediton , Devon.Great Britain from 1984 to 1993. Squire Motors Limited , previously Squire Sports Car Company Limited , was ...

  • SR Sports (1985-1986)

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    SR Sports (1985-1986)

    S & R Sportscars Automotive manufacturer of Wakefield , West Yorkshire;Great Britain from 1985 to 1986. S & R Sportscars was a British manufacturer of kit car automobiles in the ...

  • SRC (1921-1925)

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    1920s
    SRC (1921-1925)

    SRC (Stevenson, Romagosa y Compañía) Automotive manufacturer of Barcelona,Spain from 1921 to 1925. Stevenson, Romagosa y Compañía was a Spanish manufacturer of automobiles in the ...

  • SRC (1984-1985)

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    1980s

    SRC (Scottish Replicars & Classics) Automotive manufacturer of Scotland in Great Britain from 1984 to 1985. Scottish Replicars & Classics was a British company ...

  • Srikandi (1979-1989)

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    1970s
    Srikandi (1979-1989)

    Srikandi Automotive manufacturer Indonesian From 1979 to 1989. Srikandi was an Indonesian small car manufacturer from the late 1970s History Built in Indonesian From the late ...

  • SS Mk IV 2.5 Litre (1935-1948)

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    1930s 1940s

    SS Jaguar Mk IV 2½ Litre 1935 to 1948 Production 1935–1948 6281 made Body style 4-door saloon 2-door drophead coupé Engine 2,664 cc (2.7 l) Wheelbase 1935–1937: 119 in (3,020 mm) ...

  • SS 100 (1936-1940)

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    Sports Cars
    1930s
    SS 100 (1936-1940)

    Jaguar SS 100 Manufacturer SS Cars Ltd Production 1936–1940 Predecessor SS 90 Successor Jaguar XK120 Class Sports car Body style Roadster Coupé Engine 2663 cc (3485 cc from 1938) ...

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