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Wartburg History (1898-1991)
Manufacturers1890sRead more...Wartburg History Automotive manufacturer, Eisenach Germany from 1898 to 1991. The Wartburg was a car marque manufactured in East Germany and revived in 1955 to 1991 by VEB ...
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Wartburg Knight 353 (1966-1989)
RegisteredMotor Cars1960s 1970s 1980sRead more...Wartburg Knight 353 car history Manufacturer: Wartburg Production period: 1966 to 1989 Class : Motor car Body versions : Saloon , station wagon , Kübelwagen , pick-up Engines: ...
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Warwick (1960-1964)
RegisteredManufacturers1960sRead more...Warwick Automotive manufacturer of Colnbrook , Buckinghamshire .Great Britain from 1960 to 1964. Warwick was a British car brand produced by Bernie Rodger between 1960 and ...
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Washington Capitol (1909-1912)
RegisteredManufacturers1890sRead more...Capitol (Washington Motor Vehicle Company) Automotive manufacturer of Washington, DC United States from 1909 to 1912. Washington Motor Vehicle Company was ...
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Wasp (1907-1908)
RegisteredManufacturers1900sRead more...Wasp Car History London UK .(1907 to 1908) Wasp was a British automobile brand that was built in 1907-1908 by the Wherf Motorworks Thomas Renk in London. The two models had ...
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Wasp (1991-1993)
RegisteredManufacturers1990sRead more...Wasp engineering Car manufacturer of Boston , Lincolnshire.Great Britain from 1991 to 1993. Wasp Engineering was a British manufacturer of kit car automobiles . History Geordie ...
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Wastegate
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...Wastegate A wastegate is a valve that diverts exhaust gases away from the turbine wheel in a turbocharged engine system. Diversion of exhaust gases regulates the turbine speed, ...
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Water Injection
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...Water injection In internal combustion engines, water injection, also known as anti-detonant injection, is spraying water into the cylinder or incoming fuel-air mixture to cool ...
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Water Pump how it works
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...Water Pump Works A water pump is used to circulate coolant throughout the engine block,cooling and heater systems. The water pump is driven by the engine viaserpentine belt in ...
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Water Pump Replace
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...How to Replace a car water pump A water pump is a critical part of your car's engine cooling system. Most waters pumps fail in one of two ways, either the input shaft seal fails ...
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Water temperature gauge
Technical GuidesRead more...Water temperature gauge Why the Water temperature gauge is important and how it works and why it is essential on older and modern cars. A water temperature gauge gives an early ...
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Waterloo (1903-1905)
RegisteredManufacturers1900sRead more...Waterloo Motor Work (Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company) Automotive manufacturer of Waterloo , Iowa.United States from 1895 to 1920. Waterloo Duryea 1904 Phaeton The Waterloo ...
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Watford Sports (1959-1962)
RegisteredManufacturers1950sRead more...Watford Sports Cars Limited Automotive manufacturer of Watford.Great Britain from 1959 to 1962. Watford Sports Cars Limited was a British manufacturer of sports automobiles . ...
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Watling (1959-1961)
RegisteredManufacturers1950sRead more...Watling Cars Ltd. Carmakers manufactured in St Albans.Great Britain from 1959 to 1961. Watling Cars Ltd. was a British manufacturer of kit car automobiles for a short time in the ...
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Watt's linkage
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...Watt's linkage explained Watt's linkage (also known as the parallel linkage) is a type of mechanical linkage invented by James Watt (19 January 1736 – 25 August 1819) in which ...
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Waukesha (1906-2010)
RegisteredManufacturers1900sRead more...Waukesha Motor Co Automotive manufacturer of Wisconsin.United States from 1906 to 2010. Waukesha Motor Co. Founded in 1906 in Waukesha, Wisconsin . In the past, smaller engines ...
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Waverley (1901-1904)
RegisteredManufacturers1900sRead more...Waverley (Scottish Motor Co) Automotive manufacturer of Edinburgh.Great Britain from 1901 to 1904. Waverley was a British automobile brand, which was manufactured 1901-1904 by ...
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Waverley (1910-1934)
RegisteredManufacturers1910sRead more...Waverley Cars History London UK 1910-1934 The Waverley Cars Ltd. . was a British automobile manufacturer that was established from 1910 to 1934 in London. (previously light cars ...
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Wax (1961-1962)
RegisteredManufacturers1960sRead more...Wax (Wax-Alfa) Automotive manufacturer Berlin,Germany from 1961 to 1962. Auto-Wax was a German manufacturer of automobiles from the early 1960s . History The company ...
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Wearwell (1899-1906)
RegisteredManufacturers1890sRead more...Wearwell Motor Carriage Company Ltd. Automotive manufacturer of Wolverhampton.Great Britain from 1899 to 1906. Wearwell Motor Carriage Company Ltd. was a British manufacturer ...
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Webb & Co. (1922-1923)
RegisteredManufacturers1920sRead more...VP Webb & Co. Ltd Automotive manufacturer of Worcertershire.Great Britain from 1922 to 1923. The VP Webb & Co. Ltd. was a British automobile manufacturer, who was located in ...
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Webb Jay (1908-1911)
RegisteredManufacturers1900sRead more...Webb Jay Chautauqua Motor Company Automotive manufacturer of Dunkirk , New York .United States from 1908 to 1911 Chautauqua Motor Company , previously Webb Jay Motor Company , ...
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Weber (1899-1906)
RegisteredManufacturers1890sRead more...Weber Switzerland from 1899 to 1906 Weber was a Swiss manufacturer of automobiles built from the late part of the 19th century. History The company Weber & Cie. began in 1899 ...
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Weber Carburetter
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...Weber carburetors Industry Automotive industry Founded (1923 (1923)) Headquarters Italy Area served Worldwide Weber is an Italian company which produced carburetors; it is owned ...
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Wegmann & Co (1917-1999)
RegisteredManufacturers1910sRead more...Wegmann & Co. Vehicle manufacturer History Kassel Germany from 1917 to 1999 Wegmann & Co. was a German car factory, in 1882 founded as Casseler Waggonfabriken by Wegmann, Harkort ...
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Weichelt (1908)
RegisteredManufacturers1900sRead more...Weichelt (H. Weichelt, Automobil und Motorenfabrik) Vehicle manufacturer History Leipzig Germany from 1908 The H. Weichelt automobile and engine factory was a German manufacturer ...
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Weigel (1907-1910)
RegisteredManufacturers1900sRead more...Weigel Car History Goswell Road , London UK (1907 to 1910) The Weigel Motors Ltd.. was a British automobile manufacturer that was established in the 1907-1910 Goswell Road in ...
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Weight transfer
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...Weight transfer explained Weight transfer and load transfer are two expressions used somewhat confusingly to describe two distinct effects: the change in load borne by different ...
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Weinem (1972-1989)
RegisteredManufacturers1970sRead more...Weinem automobiles Horgens; Switzerland from 1972 to 1989 Weinem Automobile is a Swiss car garage and manufacturer of kit car automobiles from the 1970s till the late 1980s . ...
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Weinsberg (1912-)
RegisteredManufacturers1910sRead more...Karosseriewerke Weinsberg The Karosseriewerke Weinsberg car body shop (KW ), were founded in Weinsberg , until 2011. In the past, you also worked as a body construction company ...
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Weise & Co (1932-1933)
RegisteredManufacturers1930sRead more...Weise & Co Vehicle manufacturer History Berlin Germany from 1932 to 1933 The company Weise & Co. was a German motorcycle , automobile and commercial vehicle ...
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Weiss (1920-1930)
RegisteredManufacturers1920sRead more...Manfred Weiss Steel and Metalworks Weiss was a Hungarian car brand in the 1920s. History The company Manfréd white steel and metal works AG Csepel from Budapest presented ...
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Weiss & Co (1903-1906)
RegisteredManufacturers1900sRead more...Otto Weiss & Co. (Maschinenfabrik Otto Weiss GmbH) Vehicle manufacturer History Berlin Germany from 1903 to 1906 The company Otto Weiss & Co. was a German car manufacturer in the ...
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Weissach axle
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...Weissach axle explained The Weissach axle (pronounced 'Vise-' as in 'advise' and '-ach' with guttural 'ch') is a special rear suspension arrangement devised for the Porsche 928. ...
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Wektor (1988-1996)
RegisteredManufacturers1980sRead more...Wektor Automobiles and Design Automotive manufacturer Ortenburg,Germany from 1988 to 1996. Wektor Automobiles and Design was a German manufacturer of automobiles . History Johann ...
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Welch plug
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...Engine Welch plug The Welch plug,(misnomer: Welsh Plugs), is a thin, domed, disc of ferrous metal which is pushed, convex side out, into against an internal shoulder in the ...
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Welding Oxy-acetylene
RegisteredTechnical GuidesRead more...Oxy-acetylene welding how and what its used for. Here we look at Oxy-acetylene Gas welding how it works and what its used for. Oxy-acetylene Gas welding was once the most ...
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Welding Oxy-acetylene equipment
Technical GuidesRead more...Oxy-acetylene welding equipment Here we discuss the equipment for Oxy-acetylene Welding. High pressure oxy-acetylene welding systems consist of the following equipment A supply ...
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Welding Spot welding
Technical GuidesRead more...Resistance spot welding How it works Here we discuss the use of spot welding and how it works. Spot welding is a variant of electric resistance welding and this method of ...
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Weller Brothers (1901-1905)
Manufacturers1900sRead more...Weller Brothers Former Automobile Manufacturer United Kingdom from 1901 to 1905 Weller Brothers from 1902 under the company Weller Brothers Limited , was at the beginning of the ...
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Welter WM P87 (1987-1988)
RegisteredRace cars1980sRead more...Welter Racing WM P87 race car history WM P87 technical details Manufacturer: Welter Racing Production: 1987 to 1988 Class: race car Top speed: 387 km / h Body and chassis ...
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Welter Racing History (1969-)
RegisteredManufacturers1960sRead more...Welter Racing Welter Racing is a French motorsport team. History The Peugeot designer Gérard Welter founded in 1969 together with Michel Meunier his team, with the aim in the ...
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Wendax (1949-1950)
RegisteredManufacturers1940sRead more...Wendax Automotive manufacturer Hamburg Germany from 1949 to 1950. Wendax was a German automobile manufacturer in Hamburg . The company goes back to the Wendenstraße in the ...
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Wenger (1919-)
RegisteredManufacturers1910sRead more...A. Wenger & Cie. Basel , Switzerland The Carrosserie A. Wenger & Cie. is a Swiss family business based in Basel and privately owned by the fourth generation. The company was ...
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Wenkelmobil (1899-1907)
RegisteredManufacturers1890sRead more...Wenkelmobil Automotive manufacturers Berlin; Germany From 1899 to 1907 Wenkel's first car, built around 1899, was based on a light tubular steel frame for an ...
