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Motor car History

Motor car History

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  • Oppermann (1898-1902)

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    1890s
    Oppermann (1898-1902)

    Oppermann Car manufacturer History London 1898 to1902 Oppermann Electric Dogcart Carl Oppermann produced electric cars under his own name from 1898 to 1902, and through Carl ...

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  • Optimal Energy (2005-)

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    2000s
    Optimal Energy (2005-)

    Optimal Energy Cape Town , South Africa Optimal Energy was a South African automaker headquartered in Cape Town History Kobus Meiring, Mike Lomberg, Jian Swiegers and Gerhard ...

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  • Opus (1966-1972)

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    1960s
    Opus (1966-1972)

    Opus (HSP Motor Co) Automotive manufacturer of Great Britain from 1966 to 1972. Opus was a British kit car brand from the mid 1960s to the early 70s. History The company Rob ...

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  • Opus (1998-2000)

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    1990s

    Opus Cars Automotive manufacturer of Ringwood , Hampshire United Kingdom from 1998 to 2000 Opus Cars was a British manufacturer of automobiles in the 1990s. The brand name ...

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  • Orca (2005-)

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    2000s
    Orca (2005-)

    Orca Sports Cars Ltd Breitenbach SO, Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland Orca Sports Cars Ltd. was a sports car manufacturer from Switzerland. History René Beck, who previously ...

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  • Oreca History (1973-)

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    1970s
    Oreca History (1973-)

    Oreca History Oreca is a French motor racing team and race car manufacturer, founded in 1973 by Hugues de Chaunac . Oreca is mainly active in the sports car sector. Between 1984 ...

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  • Orient Express (1895-1903)

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    1890s
    Orient Express (1895-1903)

    Orient Express (Bergmann's Industriewerke) Vehicle manufacturer Gaggenau Germany from 1895 to 1903 Orient Express was a German car brand from 1895 to 1903 in Gaggenau Germany. ...

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  • Orion (1900-1910)

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    1900s
    Orion (1900-1910)

    Zürcher Orion Automobile factory Orion Zurich; Switzerland From 1900 to 1910 Zürcher, automobile factory Orion AG , formerly Zürcher & Huber, automobile factory Orion , was ...

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  • Orix (1952-1954)

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    1950s
    Orix (1952-1954)

    Orix Automotive manufacturer of Barcelona.Spain from 1952 to 1954. Orix was a Spanish car brand from the 1950s in Barcelona Spain. History Don Juan Ramírez from Barcelona began ...

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  • Orleans (1905-1910)

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    1900s
    Orleans (1905-1910)

    Orleans motorcar history Twickenham 1905-1910 Orleans is a former British manufacturer of automobiles. Company History Orleans is a former British manufacturer of automobiles. ...

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  • Orpington (1920-1924)

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    1920s
    Orpington (1920-1924)

    Orpington (Smith & Milroy Ltd.) Car manufacturer of Orpington Kent.Great Britain from 1920 to 1924. Orpington was a British automobile brand, which was from 1920 to 1924 by Smith ...

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  • OS Geneva Schoeneck (1914-1917)

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    1910s

    OS Geneva (Schoeneck Company) Automotive manufacturer of Chicago Illinois United States from 1914 to 1917. The Owen-Schoeneck Company in Chicago ( Illinois ) and later its ...

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  • Osca History (1947-1967)

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    1940s
    Osca History (1947-1967)

    Officine Specializzata Costruzioni Automobili Automotive manufacturer Bologna , Italy from 1947 to 1967 Officine Specializzata Costruzioni Automobili , short OSCA , was ...

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  • Oscar Lear Frayer-Miller Buckeye (1904–1910)

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    1900s
    Oscar Lear Frayer-Miller Buckeye (1904–1910)

    Oscar Lear Automobile Company American Automotive manufacturer Ohio, USA From 1904 to 1910 The Oscar Lear Automobile Company in Columbus, Ohio . cars and truck was manufactured ...

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  • Osen Hunt (1899-1901)

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    1890s
    Osen Hunt (1899-1901)

    Osen & Hunt Automotive manufacturer of San Jose , California .United States from 1899 to 1901. Osen & Hunt was an American company in the vehicle industry in the early part of ...

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  • Oshkosh History

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    Manufacturers
    1900s
    Oshkosh History

    Oshkosh Corporation history Commercial vehicle manufacturer of United States of America from 1917 on The Oshkosh Corporation , formerly Oshkosh Truck Corporation , is a 1917 ...

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  • OSI History (1960-1968)

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    1960s
    OSI History (1960-1968)

    Officine Stampaggi Industriali SpA (OSI) History Officine Stampaggi Industriali SpA was an Italian manufacturer of automobiles from Turin, Italy in the 1960s. History Arrigo ...

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  • Osterfield (1906-1909)

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    1900s

    Osterfield Car history West Norwood London. 1906-1909 Osterfield was a British automobile brand that was manufactured 1906-1909 by Douglas S. Cox in West Norwood (London). The ...

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  • Ota (1922-1957)

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    1920s
    Ota (1922-1957)

    Ōta Jidōsha Kōgyō (オ オ タ ​​自動 車 工業) Tokyo , Japan Ōta Jidōsha Kōgyō, previously Ōta Jidōsha Seizōsho and Kōsoku Kikan Kōgyō , was a early manufacturer of motor ...

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  • Otoser (1990-2009)

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    1990s
    Otoser (1990-2009)

    Otoser Otomotiv Makina Automotive manufacturer Kayseri , Turkey From 1990 to 2009. Otoser Otomotiv Makina Sanari Ticaret A.Ş. was a Turkish manufacturer of automobiles ...

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  • Otro Ford (1922-1924)

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    1920s
    Otro Ford (1922-1924)

    Otro Ford Automotive manufacturer of Barcelona Spain from 1922 to 1924. Otro-Ford was a Spanish manufacturer of automobiles in the 1920s . History The company of the brothers de ...

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  • Otto-Werke (1923-1924)

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    1920s
    Otto-Werke (1923-1924)

    Otto-Werke History Automotive manufacturer Munich,Germany From 1923 to 1924. The Otto-Werke GmbH was a German motorcycle and automobile manufacturer ,which was located ...

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  • Oullim (2006-)

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    Manufacturers
    2000s
    Oullim (2006-)

    Oullim Motors Gwangju , South Korea from 2006 Oullim Motors is a South Korean manufacturer of automobiles . History Dong-hyuk Park, who also led Oullim Group, founded the company ...

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  • Overland (1903-1912)

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    1900s
    Overland (1903-1912)

    Overland (Standard Wheel Company ) Automotive manufacturer of Terre Haute, Indiana. United States from 1903 to 1912. The Overland Co. was an automaker in the United States in the ...

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  • Owen (1899-1932)

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    1890s

    Owen motorcar history 1899-1932 Owen was a British automobile brand, from 1899-1932 from the Automobile Transport Co. Ltd.. was sold in London. Later, the company was named ...

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  • Owen Magnetic (1916-1922)

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    1910s
    Owen Magnetic (1916-1922)

    Owen Magnetic Motor Car Corporation Automotive manufacturer of Pennsylvania;United States of America from 1916 to 1922. Owen Magnetic was an American car brand from the ...

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  • Oy AMC (2008-2015)

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    Manufacturers
    2000s
    Oy AMC (2008-2015)

    Oy AMC Motors Ltd Automotive manufacturer Oulu, Finland From 2008 to 2015. Oy AMC Motors Ltd Finland was a Finnish manufacturer of Electric automobiles . History The company was ...

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  • Pace (1990-1992)

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    Manufacturers
    1990s

    P.A.C.E. (Performance Automobile Construction Engineers) Lancaster , Lancashire Performance Automobile Construction Engineers was a British manufacturer of replica automobiles in ...

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  • Pacific (1980)

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    Manufacturers
    1980s

    Pacific Automotive Designs Ltd. Automotive manufacturer of Menlo Park , California.United States of America from 1980. Pacific Automotive Designs Ltd. was ...

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  • Pacific Coast Cobra (1984-1987)

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    Manufacturers
    1980s
    Pacific Coast Cobra (1984-1987)

    Pacific Coast Cobra Automotive manufacturer of Redlands , California.United States from 1984 to 1987. Pacific Coast Cobra Inc. was an American manufacturer of replica automobiles ...

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  • PAF (1921)

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    Manufacturers
    1920s

    PAF (Plant & Foulkes) Car manufacturer of Manchester.Great Britain from 1921. Plant & Foulkes was a British manufacturer of small automobiles in 1921. History The company from ...

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  • Pagani History (1992-)

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    Manufacturers
    1990s
    Pagani History (1992-)

    Pagani Automobili S.p.A. San Cesario sul Panaro, MO, Italy Pagani Automobili S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturer of sports cars and carbon fibre components. The company was founded ...

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  • Page (1905-1908)

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    Manufacturers
    1900s
    Page (1905-1908)

    Page Motor Vehicle Company Automotive manufacturer of Providence , Rhode Island. United States from 1905 to 1908. Page Motor Vehicle Company was an American manufacturer ...

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  • Paige (1908-1927)

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    Manufacturers
    1900s
    Paige (1908-1927)

    Paige (Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company) Automotive manufacturer of Detroit, Michigan.United States from 1908 to 1927. Paige and Paige-Detroit were automobile brands of ...

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  • Palladium (1911-1925)

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    Manufacturers
    1910s
    Palladium (1911-1925)

    Palladium Cars 1911 to 1925 Putney, London. The Palladium Auto Cars Ltd.. was a British automobile manufacturer that was established from 1911 to 1925 in Putney, London. The ...

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  • Palmerston (1920-1922)

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    Manufacturers
    1920s
    Palmerston (1920-1922)

    Palmerston Motor Company Palmerston Road, Boscombe Bournemouth UK 1920-1922 The company was founded by the three Bullock brothers who were trading as motor engineers in 1919. In ...

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  • Pan-Car (1968-1994)

    Manufacturers
    1960s
    Pan-Car (1968-1994)

    Pan-Car Pan-Car was a Greek manufacturer of kits and 3-wheel automobiles from 1968 to 1994. History Panayiotis Caravisopoulos founded the automobile manufacturing company in ...

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  • Panache (1981-1987)

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    Manufacturers
    1980s
    Panache (1981-1987)

    Panache Cars Limited Automotive manufacturer of Blackburn , Lancashire.Great Britain from 1981 to 1987. Panache Cars Limited , previously Panache Kit Cars , was ...

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  • Panda (1955-1956)

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    Manufacturers
    1950s
    Panda (1955-1956)

    Panda Small Cars, Inc. Automotive manufacturer of Kansas City Missouri.United States from 1955 to 1956. Panda was an American automobile brand, which in 1955 and 1956 by ...

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  • Panhard & Levassor History (1890-)

    Manufacturers
    1890s
    Panhard & Levassor History (1890-)

    Panhard & Levassor History From 1890 on Panhard was originally called Panhard et Levassor, and was established as a car manufacturing concern by René Panhard and Émile ...

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  • Panic (2003-2006)

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    Manufacturers
    2000s

    Panic Motor Sports Limited Car manufacturer of Dartford , Kent;Great Britain from 2003 to 2006. Panic Motor Sport Limited , formerly Panic Cars Limited , was ...

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  • Panther (1900-1904)

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    Manufacturers
    1900s
    Panther (1900-1904)

    Panther Fahrradwerke Vehicle manufacturer Magdeburg , Brunswick Germany The Panther Fahrradwerke AG was a company from Brunswick , which existed from 1896 to 1963 with bicycles ...

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  • Panther (1962-1963)

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    Manufacturers
    1960s
    Panther (1962-1963)

    Panther Automobile Company Automotive manufacturer of Bedford Hills NY.United States from 1962 to 1963. The Panther Automobile Company was an American automaker, which was based ...

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  • Parabug (1971-1978)

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    Manufacturers
    1970s
    Parabug (1971-1978)

    Parabug (North East Fiberglass Limited) Automotive manufacturer of Great Britain from 1971 to 1978. North East Fiberglass Limited was a British manufacturer of kit ...

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  • Paragon (1913-1914)

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    Manufacturers
    1910s

    Paragon Cars 1913-1914 Manningtree Essex UK Paragon was a British automobile brand from 1913-1914 . By K. Portway & Co. built in Manningtree (Essex) Asides from motorcycles they ...

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