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  • Cudell (1898-1908)

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    1890s
    Cudell (1898-1908)

    Cudell Automotive manufacturers Aachen; Germany from 1898 until 1908. Cudell Motor Compagnie was a German manufacturer of automobiles . Company History The company was founded in ...

  • Culver (1916-1917)

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    1910s
    Culver (1916-1917)

    Culver Manufacturing Company Automotive manufacturer of Culver City , California United States from 1916 to 1917 Culver Manufacturing Company was an American manufacturer of ...

  • Culver Practical (1905)

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    1900s
    Culver Practical (1905)

    Culver (Practical Automobile Company) Automotive manufacturer of Illinois.United States from 1905. The Practical Automobile Company was a short-lived US manufacturer ...

  • Cumbria Motors (1914)

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    1910s
    Cumbria Motors (1914)

    Cumbria Motors Ltd Automotive manufacturer of Cockermouth, Cumberland .Great Britain from 1914 Cumbria Motors was a British automaker in Cockermouth, Cumberland . Only in 1914 ...

  • Cummins (1929-1934)

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    1920s
    Cummins (1929-1934)

    Cummins Inc. Automotive manufacturer Columbus, Indiana; USA From 1929 to 1935. Cummins Inc. is a US based manufacturer of diesel and gas engines headquartered in Columbus, ...

  • Cummins B Type 6BT engine (1984-1991)

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    1980s
    Cummins B Type 6BT engine (1984-1991)

    Cummins B series Type 6BT engine Cummins engine Cummins B-Series, Type 6BT Production period: since 1984 Manufacturer: Cummins engine How it works: diesel Engine Type: straight ...

  • Cundall (1902)

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    1900s
    Cundall (1902)

    R. Cundall & Sons Ltd Automotive manufacturer of Shipley, Yorkshire;Great Britain from 1902 R. Cundall & Sons Ltd. was a British manufacturer of automobiles and stationary gas ...

  • Cunningham (1896–1936)

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    1890s
    Cunningham (1896–1936)

    Cunningham (James Cunningham Son & Co.) Automotive manufacturer of Rochester, New York,United States from 1896 to 1936. 1917 Cunningham car The Cunningham was a pioneering ...

  • Cunningham (1951-1956)

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    1950s
    Cunningham (1951-1956)

    B. S. Cunningham Company (Briggs Cunningham) Automotive manufacturer of Florida United States from 1951 to 1956. Cunningham began international racing in 1930 with his college ...

  • Curran Steam (1922-1925)

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    1920s

    Curran Steam Automobile Company of America Curran Steam Automobile Company of America was an American manufacturer of automobiles . History Frank J. Curran sold until 1921 steam ...

  • Curtis Motor (1920-1921)

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    1920s

    Curtis Motor Car Company Curtis Motor Car Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles . History The company was founded in 1920 in Little Rock , Arkansas . The idea came ...

  • Curtiss (1920-1922)

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    1920s
    Curtiss (1920-1922)

    Curtiss Motor Car Company Automotive manufacturer of Hammondsport , New York , USA from 1920 to 1922 Curtiss Motor Car Company was an American manufacturer in Buffalo, New York, ...

  • Custer Specialty (1920-1960)

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    1920s
    Custer Specialty (1920-1960)

    Custer Specialty Company History Custer Specialty Company was an American manufacturer of electric and gasoline mobility automobiles. The brand name was Custer also Cootie. ...

  • Custoca history (1966-1988)

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    1960s
    Custoca history (1966-1988)

    CUSTOCA Car manufactures History Austria from 1966 to 1988 Custoca was a low-volume Austrian car manufacturer established by Gerhard Höller in 1966 to build and sell kit cars. ...

  • Custoca Hurrycane (1971-1988)

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    Sports Cars
    1970s 1980s
    Custoca Hurrycane (1971-1988)

    CUSTOCA Hurrycane 1971 to 1988 The Custoca type "Hurrycane". Had design elements of the Ford GT 40 and Lamborghini Miura they were both integrated into the design. The car from ...

  • Custoca Strato (1968-1988)

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    Sports Cars
    1960s 1970s 1980s
    Custoca Strato (1968-1988)

    CUSTOCA Strato 1968 to 1988 Influenced by the Bertone Lamborghini Marzal ,the prototype Wth GRP material and A VW Beetle floor, engine and gearbox with 70HP. The side and rear ...

  • Custom Cloud (1975-1978)

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    1970s
    Custom Cloud (1975-1978)

    Custom Cloud Motors Automotive manufacturer of Miami , Florida.United States from 1975 to 1978. Custom Cloud Motors was an American manufacturer of luxury automobiles in the ...

  • Custom Design (1984-1990)

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    1980s
    Custom Design (1984-1990)

    Custom Design Associates Car manufacturer of Tacoma , Washington.United States from 1984 to 1990. Custom Design Associates was an American manufacturer of replica automobiles . ...

  • Custom Glassfibre (1976-1980)

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    1970s

    Custom Glassfibre Automotive Manufacturer of Devon;United Kingdom from 1976 to 1980 Custom Glassfibre was a British manufacturer of automobiles . The brand name was Custom ...

  • Cutting (1909–1912)

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    1900s
    Cutting (1909–1912)

    Cutting American Automotive manufacturer Jackson, Michigan.USA From 1909 to 1912 The Cutting was an automobile manufactured in Jackson, Michigan by the Clark-Carter Automobile ...

  • CV Axle Joint

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    CV Axle Joint

    How a Car CV Axle Joint Works A CV joint or constant velocity joint is a type of mechanism that connects two fixed rotating shafts. This joint allows the shafts to be connected ...

  • CVI (1907–08)

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    1900s

    CVI American Automotive manufacturer Jackson, Michigan, USA From 1907 to 1908 The C.V.I. was an automobile manufactured in Jackson, Michigan by the C.V.I. Motor Car Company. The ...

  • CVS

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    1970s
    CVS

    CVS SpA Costruzione Veicoli Speciali 29010 Roveleto Piacenza Italy CVS Commercial vehicles manufacturer was founded in 1975 when a number of employees broke away from Astra to ...

  • CWA (1980-1983)

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    1980s
    CWA (1980-1983)

    CWA Carwag Indústria, Comércio e Exportação Ltda. Rio de Janeiro , Brazil Carwag Indústria, Comércio e Exportação Ltda. was a Brazilian manufacturer of automobiles from the ...

  • CWB Sports (1927-1929)

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    1920s

    CWB Sports Automobiles Ltd. CWB Sports Automobiles Ltd. was an American manufacturer of automobiles . The brand name was CWB . History Charles Wakefield Bishop was a student ...

  • CWS (1920-1931)

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    1920s
    CWS (1920-1931)

    CWS Centralne Warsztaty Samochodowe Warsaw , Poland Centralne Warsztaty Samochodowe , was a Polish manufacturer of automobiles from the 1920s .The brand name was CWS . History ...

  • CWS-Bell (1919-1925)

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    1910s

    CWS (Cooperative Wholesale Society) Automotive manufacturer of Manchester.Great Britain from 1919 to 1925. Cooperative Wholesale Society was a British manufacturer of automobiles ...

  • Cyana (2005-2008)

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    2000s
    Cyana (2005-2008)

    Cyana Sports Cars Automotive Manufacturer of Runcorn , Cheshire; United Kingdom from 2005 to 2008 Cyana Sports Cars was a British manufacturer of automobiles . The brand name ...

  • Cyclomobile (1920-1921)

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    1920s

    Cyclomobile Manufacturing Company Cyclomobile Manufacturing Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles . History Charles D. Hamel founded the company in 1920 ...

  • Cyclone WBC (1921-1922)

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    1920s

    WBC (Cyclone Motors Corporation) Greenville , South Carolina , United States from 1920 to 1922 Cyclone Motors Corporation was an American manufacturer of automobiles in the ...

  • Cyclop (1910)

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    1910s

    Cyclop L. Porter Smith & Bros. Indianapolis , Indiana , USA Porter Smith & Bros.was an American manufacturer of automobiles . History Porter Smith ran the business together with ...

  • Cyclops (1914)

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    1910s

    Cyclops Cyclecar The Cyclops Cyclecar Company was an American automaker based in Indianapolis, Indiana . History 1914 Cycle Cars were built there under the ...

  • Cygnet (1982-1985)

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    1980s
    Cygnet (1982-1985)

    Cygnet Cars Limited Automotive Manufacturer of Northamptonshire,Great Britain from 1982 to 1985. Cygnet Cars Limited was a British kit car manufacturer of automobiles in the ...

  • Cygnus (2001-)

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    2000s
    Cygnus (2001-)

    Cygnus Kitcar BV Automotive manufacturer of Uden.Netherlands from 2001 on. Cygnus Kitcar BV is a Dutch manufacturer of kit car automobiles from 2001 onwards. History The company ...

  • Cyklon (1902–29)

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    1900s
    Cyklon (1902–29)

    Cyklon German automobile manufacturer Berlin Germany. Produced from 1902 to 1929 Three-wheelers The three-wheeled Cyklon Cyklonette was made for 1902. It was a three-wheeler with ...

  • Cylinder

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    Engine Cylinder explained A cylinder is the central working part of a reciprocating engine or pump, the space in which a piston travels. Multiple cylinders are commonly arranged ...

  • Cylinder bank

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    Cylinder bank

    Engine Cylinder bank explained Internal combustion piston engines (those with more than one cylinder) are usually arranged so that the cylinders are in lines parallel to the ...

  • Cylinder block

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    Cylinder block

    Engine Cylinder block A cylinder block is an integrated structure comprising the cylinder(s) of a reciprocating engine and often some or all of their associated surrounding ...

  • Cylinder Bore & Pitch

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    Cylinder Bore & Pitch

    Cylinder Bore & Pitch Bore is the diameter measurement of the cylinders in a piston engine. Engine displacement is calculated by: Bore pitch is the distance between the ...

  • Cylinder Compression Test

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    Cylinder Compression Test

    Car Engine Cylinder Compression Test Engine Cylinder Compression Gauge An engine depends on an equal amount of compression in each cylinder to operate smoothly. If poor ...

  • Cylinder head

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    Cylinder head

    Cylinder head In an internal combustion engine, the cylinder head (often informally abbreviated to just head) sits above the cylinders on top of the cylinder block. It closes in ...

  • Cylinder head porting

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    Cylinder head porting

    Car Cylinder head porting explained Cylinder head porting refers to the process of modifying the intake and exhaust ports of an internal combustion engine to improve the quality ...

  • Cylinder head Reverse-flow

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    Cylinder head Reverse-flow

    Engine Reverse-flow cylinder head In engine technology, a reverse-flow or non-crossflow cylinder head is one that locates the intake and exhaust ports on the same side of the ...

  • D & S automobiles (1982-1999)

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    1980s
    D & S automobiles (1982-1999)

    D & S automobiles History Automotive manufacturer Affing, Germany from 1982 to 1999 D & S Automobile Day & Shepherd , formerly D & S Automobile and Shepherd Tuning - Car Service ...

  • D Aoust (1912-1927)

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    Manufacturers
    1910s

    D'Aoust (Automobiles Jules D'Aoust) Automotive manufacturer of Anderlecht; Belgium From 1912 to 1927. Automobiles Jules D'Aoust was a Belgian manufacturer of automobiles with ...

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