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 Long forgotten Car Manufacturers. Worldwide by location and Decade.

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  • Aero (1919-1920)

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    1910s

    Aero Car History Automotive manufacturer of Clapton, London.Great Britain from 1919 to 1920. The Aero Car was a British 5/7 hp (533 W) flat twin-engine cyclecar manufactured from ...

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  • Aero Czechoslovakia (1929-1951)

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    1920s
    Aero Czechoslovakia (1929-1951)

    Aero (Czechoslovakia) History Automotive manufacturer of Czechoslovakia From 1929 to 1951. Founded in 1919, Aero based in Prague ( Czechoslovakia ) initially produced ...

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  • Aerocar Detroit (1905-1908)

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    1900s
    Aerocar Detroit (1905-1908)

    Aerocar history 1905 to 1908 Industry Automobile Successor(s) Hudson Motor Car Company Founded 1905 Defunct 1908 Headquarters Detroit, Michigan, USA Products automobiles The ...

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  • Aerocar flying car (1949)

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    1940s
    Aerocar flying car (1949)

    Aerocar The Flying Car history - Role roadable aircraft Manufacturer Aerocar International Designer Moulton Taylor First flight 1949 Number built Six Aerocar International's ...

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  • Aerocarene (1947)

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    1940s
    Aerocarene (1947)

    Aerocarene Car manufactures France (1947) The Aérocarène 700 was a small automobile developed in France and first exhibited at the Paris Motor Show at the end of October 1947. ...

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  • Aerocoach (1940-1942)

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    1940s
    Aerocoach (1940-1942)

    Aerocoach Commercial vehicles manufacturer of the USA. From 1940 to 1952. Aerocoach was a bus-building operation in the USA from 1940 to 1952. History The bus-building operation ...

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  • Aeroford (1920-1925)

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    1920s

    Aeroford History Automotive manufacturer of Bayswater, London.Great Britain from 1920 to 1925. The Aeroford was an English automobile that was manufactured in Bayswater, London ...

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  • Aetna (1914-1916)

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    1910s
    Aetna (1914-1916)

    Aetna Motor Truck Co. Commercial vehicles manufacturer of Detroit Michigan.USA From 1914 to 1916. The Aetna Motor Truck Company built trucks in the 1910s at Detroit in Michigan. ...

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  • AF (1971-1980)

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    1970s
    AF (1971-1980)

    AF (AT Fraser Limited) Car manufacturer of Marlborough , Wiltshire.Great Britain from 1971 to 1980. AF , previously Antique Automobiles Limited and AT Fraser Limited , was ...

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  • AFA (1942-1944)

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    1940s
    AFA (1942-1944)

    AFA Vehicle manufacturer Spain From 1942 to 1944 The AFA Automóviles Fernández y Aymerich was a Spanish manufacturer of automobiles . Manufactured between 1942 and 1944. History ...

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  • AFM (1949–1953)

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    1940s
    AFM (1949–1953)

    A>F>M Alex von Falkenhausen Motorenbau German automobile manufacturer Munich Germany. Produced from 1949 to 1953 Alex von Falkenhausen Motorenbau (AFM) (but some sources claim ...

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  • Africa 40 (2008-2015)

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    2000s

    Africa 40 Centurion , South Africa from 2008 to 2015 Africa 40 is a South African manufacturer of automobiles and kit cars. History Brandon Shaw directs the company ...

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  • Africar (1986-1988)

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    1980s
    Africar (1986-1988)

    Africar Car History Automotive manufacturer of Great Britain from 1986 to 1988. Africar Wood coated Car The Africar project set out to provide vehicles able to cope well with the ...

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  • AG Engineering (1988-1995)

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    1980s
    AG Engineering (1988-1995)

    AG Engineering Automotive manufacturer Lisbon ,Portugal From 1988 to 1995. AG Engineering was a Portuguese manufacturer of retro automobiles . History The company ...

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  • AGA (1919–29)

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    1910s
    AGA (1919–29)

    AGA German Automotive manufacturer Berlin,Germany From 1919 to 1929 The Aktiengesellschaft für Automobilbau (A.G.A. or AGA) was a German producer of cars in the 1920s in the ...

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  • Ageron (1910-1914)

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    1910s

    Ageron Car manufactures France (1910 to 1914) The Ageron was a French automobile manufactured in Lyon between 1910 and 1914. Most cars of this marque were friction drive one-, ...

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  • AGM (2003-2014)

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    2000s
    AGM (2003-2014)

    AGM Sports Cars Automotive and kit car manufacturer of Barnsley , South Yorkshire. Great Britain from 2003 to 2014. AGM Sports Cars Limited was a British manufacturer ...

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  • Agni (1985-1990)

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    1980s
    Agni (1985-1990)

    Agni Automotive manufacturer of São Paulo.Brazil from 1985 to 1990. Agni was a Brazilian kit car brand in the 1980s. History A company from São Paulo started producing ...

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  • AGR (1911-1915)

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    1910s
    AGR (1911-1915)

    AGR Ariel Cars History Automotive manufacturer of Brixton Great Britain from 1911 to 1915. AGR Ariel cars 1911-1915. The AGR was an English automobile built by Ariel & General ...

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  • Agricola (1975-1984)

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    1970s
    Agricola (1975-1984)

    AGRICOLA Commercial vehicles manufacturer Salonica Greece from 1975 to 1984 The Agricola was a small truck built in Greece from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s History Built in ...

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  • Ahrens-Fox (1910-1977)

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    1910s
    Ahrens-Fox (1910-1977)

    Ahrens-Fox Fire Engine Company Automotive manufacturer of Cincinnati , Ohio United States from 1910 to 1977. Ahrens-Fox Fire Engine Company was an American manufacturer of motor ...

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  • AHS (1969-1978)

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    1960s
    AHS (1969-1978)

    AHS (Autohaus Südhannover) Automotive manufacturers Gottingen; Germany From 1969 to 1978 The Autohaus Südhannover (AHS) was a German manufacturer of automobiles . Company History ...

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  • AIC (1913-1914)

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    1910s

    AIC American Ice Mfg Co Commercial vehicle manufacturer USA 1913-1914 The American Ice Mfg Co bult a 5-ton capacity truck in New York, as the AIC or American Ice. It was powered ...

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  • Aichi Machine history (1949-)

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    1940s
    Aichi Machine history (1949-)

    Aichi Machine Industry Co Ltd. Nagoya , Japan from 1949 on Aichi Machine Industry Co., Ltd. The Aichi Kikai Kogyō KK ( Japanese Kab 知 機械 株式会社 株式会社 , Aichi Kikai Kōgyō Kabushiki ...

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  • Ailloud (1898-1904)

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    1890s
    Ailloud (1898-1904)

    Ailloud Car manufactures Lyon France from 1898 to 1904 The Ailloud was a French automobile, built between 1898 and 1904 by Claude Ailloud of Lyon. The first car had a 618 cc ...

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  • Ailsa ( 1968-1979)

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    1960s
    Ailsa ( 1968-1979)

    Ailsa Trucks Ltd Commercial vehicle manufacturer 1968 & 1973-1979 The first Ailsa was a prototype Tipper by Ailsa Trucks Ltd, Glasgow-based concessionaire for Volvo cab and ...

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  • Ailsa Craig (1901-1910)

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    1900s
    Ailsa Craig (1901-1910)

    Ailsa Craig Automotive manufacturer of Putney, London.Great Britain from 1901 to 1910. Ailsa Craig was a British automobile brand that was manufactured 1901-1910 in Putney Motor ...

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  • Air-o-Flex (1919-1920)

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    1910s

    AIR-O-FLEX Commercial vehicle manufacturer USA 1919-1920 The Air-o-Flex was a goods model built by the Air-o-Flex Automobile Corp, Detroit, Michigan, originally as a 2-tonner but ...

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  • Airedale (1919-1924)

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    1910s
    Airedale (1919-1924)

    Airedale Cars History Automotive manufacturer of Great Britain from 1919 to 1924. Manufacturer Airedale Cars Ltd Production 1919–1924 90 approx produced Predecessor Tiny Body ...

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  • Airscoot (1947)

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    1940s
    Airscoot (1947)

    Airscoot American Automotive manufacturer Wichita, Kansas USA From 1947 The Airscoot was a quite unusual car made by the Wichita, Kansas-based company Aircraft Products co in ...

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  • Airway Cars (1948-1950)

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    1940s

    Airway Cars American Automotive manufacturer San Diego, California.USA From 1948 to 1950 The Airway was an American microcar with two seats, made by Everett Miller and T. P. Hall ...

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  • AISA (1952-1957)

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    1950s
    AISA (1952-1957)

    AISA (Actividades Industriales SA) Automotive manufacturer of Barcelona ,Spain from 1952 to 1957 Actividades Industriales SA , AISA for short , was a Spanish manufacturer ...

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  • Ajams (1920)

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    1920s

    Ajams Car manufactures Neuilly, France 1920 The Ajams was a French automobile, built in Neuilly by M. Ajams in 1920. A light cyclecar, it had a tubular frame in the "birdcage" ...

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  • Ajax (1906-1910)

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    1900s

    Ajax Automotive manufacturer Zurich; Switzerland From 1906 to 1910 The Ajax was a Swiss automobile built from 1906 to 1910. Dr. G. Aigner built his first car in Zürich in 1906, ...

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  • Ajax (1913-1919)

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    1910s

    Ajax Car manufactures Neuilly France 1913 to 1919 The Ajax was a French automobile built by the American Briscoe brothers, Benjamin and Frank, between 1913 and 1919. Originally ...

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  • Ajax (1914-1915)

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    1910s

    Ajax American Automotive manufacturer Seattle, Washington, USA From 1914 to 1915 Parker Motor Car Company , later Ajax Motors Company , was an American automaker from the 1910s. ...

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  • Ajax (1921)

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    1920s

    Ajax American Automotive manufacturer Boston, Massachusetts, USA From 1921 The Ajax was an American assembled 5 seat touring car automobile that never went beyond the ...

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  • Ajax (1925-1926)

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    1920s
    Ajax (1925-1926)

    Ajax Cars History American Automotive manufacturer Racine, Wisconsin, USA From 1925 to 1926 Ajax Six Overview Manufacturer Nash Motors Company Also called Nash Light Six ...

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  • AJS (1909-1931)

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    1900s
    AJS (1909-1931)

    AJS Car History A. J. Stevens & Co. Ltd (AJS) Successor(s) Matchless Founded 1909 Founder(s) A. J. Stevens Defunct 1931 Headquarters Wolverhampton, England Key people Joe Stevens ...

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  • Akamine (1985-1989)

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    1980s
    Akamine (1985-1989)

    Akamine Automotive manufacturer of Brazil from 1985 to 1989. Akamine was a Brazilian kit car brand in the 1980s. History The company from São Paulo began ...

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  • AKH (1985-1989)

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    1980s
    AKH (1985-1989)

    AKH automotive Automotive manufacturer Eutin,Germany from 1985 to 1989 The AKH automotive GmbH was in Eutin . AKH offered two-door convertibles based on Mercedes Benz ...

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  • Akron (1905)

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    1900s

    Akron Two-Cycle Automobile Company Automotive manufacturer of Akron , Ohio.United States from 1905. Akron Two-Cycle Automobile Company was an American manufacturer ...

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  • AKS (1959-1965)

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    1950s
    AKS (1959-1965)

    AKS (Auto Kraft Shells Limited) Car manufacturer of Bishop's Stortford , Hertfordshire.Great Britain from 1959 to 1965. Auto Kraft Shells Limited was a British manufacturer ...

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  • AL (1907)

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    1900s

    AL Car manufactures Suresnes., France 1907 AL was a French automobile manufactured by L'Energie Electro-Mécanique based at Suresnes. In 1907 the company manufactured one of the ...

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  • Alamagny (1947-1948)

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    1940s
    Alamagny (1947-1948)

    Alamagny Car manufactures France from 1947 to 1948 Alamagny is a former French auto-maker. It exhibited at various venues in France during 1947 and 1948. Marcel Alamagny was an ...

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