Land Speed Record
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Arab (1926-1928)
Manufacturers
Arab Car History Letchworth, Hertfordshire, UK between 1926 and 1928. 1927 Arab 2-litre The Arab was a high-performance English automobile designed by Reid Railton and manufactured in Letchworth, Hertfordshire, between 1926 and 1928. The car came about following discussions between J. G. Parry-Thom ...
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Arrol-Aster (1927-1930)
Manufacturers
Arrol-Aster Car History Arrol-Aster was a British car maker founded in 1927 when Arrol-Johnston and Aster merged. The Wembley, London works of Aster was closed and production concentrated at the Heathhall, Dumfries factory of Arrol-Johnston. At first, manufacture of all the cars previously made by ...
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Bean history (1919-1929)
Manufacturers
Bean Cars history Dudley, Worcestershire, and Coseley, Staffordshire, England UK Bean Cars were made in factories in Dudley, Worcestershire, and Coseley, Staffordshire, England, between 1919 and 1929. For a few years in the early 1920s Bean outsold Austin and Morris although their success was not s ...
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BMW H2R (2004)
Race cars
BMW H2R From 2004 The BMW H2R ("Hydrogen Record Car") is one of the first of a new breed of racecars adapted to run on liquid hydrogen fuel. Conceived and developed in the relatively short time of 10 months under the direction of Dr. Raymond Freymann, it has set nine international speed records at ...
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BP Company Advertising 1930s
British Petroleum Company Advertising from the 1930s In 1932, APOC and Royal Dutch Shell formed the joint marketing company in the United Kingdom named Shell-Mex and BP. In 1934, APOC and Gulf Oil founded the Kuwait Oil Company as an equally owned partnership. The oil concession rights were awarded ...
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Jaguar XF MK1 (2008-2015)
Luxury Cars
Jaguar XF From 2008 Overview Manufacturer Jaguar Cars Production 2008–present Assembly Castle Bromwich Assembly, Birmingham, United Kingdom Pune, India Designer Ian Callum (2005) Body and chassis Class Executive car Body style 4-door saloon 5-door sportbrake Layout FR Platform Ford DEW98 platform R ...
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Mormon Meteor Specials (1935-1937)
Race cars
Duesenberg Mormon Meteor Land speed Special cars Duesenberg Special Mormon Meteor (1935-to 1937) Overview Designer J. Herbert Newport Layout FR Powertrain Engine Duesenberg Special: 420 cu in (7 l) 400 hp (298 kW) I8 Mormon Meteor: 1,570 cu in (26 l) Curtiss Conqueror 750 hp (559 kW) V12 Transmissi ...
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Napier History
Manufacturers
Napier & Son History D. Napier & Son Limited was a British engine and pre-Great War (the "brass era") automobile manufacturer and one of the most important aircraft engine manufacturers in the early to mid-20th century. Their post-First World War Lion was the most powerful engine in the world for s ...
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Volvo S60 2nd generation (2010–2018)
Motor Cars
Volvo S60 Second generation From 2010 to 2018 Overview Production 2010–2018 Assembly Torslanda, Sweden Ghent, Belgium Shah Alam, Malaysia (SMA) Chengdu, Sichuan, China Designer Örjan Sterner (exterior) Jonathan Disley; Tony Hunter (interior) Body and chassis Body style 4-door sedan (S60) 5-door est ...