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  • DiehlMobile (1961)

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    1960s
    DiehlMobile (1961)

    DiehlMobile (HL Diehl Company) Automotive manufacturer South Willington, Connecticut; USA From 1961. Diehlmobile was an American small automobile brand that was built in 1961 by ...

  • Diesel exhaust Particals

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    Diesel exhaust Particals

    Diesel exhaust Particals Explained Diesel particulate matter (DPM), sometimes also called diesel exhaust particles (DEP), is the particulate component of diesel exhaust, which ...

  • Differential Axel (Rear) Replace

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    Differential Axel (Rear) Replace

    How to Remove a car Rear Axle Differential Assembly The rear differential axle assembly on your vehicle is a device that employees gears which transmit torque and rotation to the ...

  • Differential Axle workings

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    Differential Axle workings

    How a car Differential Axle Works So what, exactly, is the rear axle for and what does it do? Well, it has three main functions - First, to receive the power from the engine (via ...

  • Differential Drain & Refill

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    Differential Drain & Refill

    How to Drain and Refill a car Differential Note Drain plug position Servicing a differential isn’t a job that needs done too often. However, it does need done as preventative ...

  • Differential Types

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    Differential Types

    Differential Types explained A differential is a device, usually, but not necessarily, employing gears, which is connected to the outside world by three shafts, chains, or ...

  • Dile (1914–1916)

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    1910s
    Dile (1914–1916)

    Dile Motorcar Co. American Automotive manufacturer Reading, Pennsylvania.USA From 1914 to 1916 The Dile was an American automobile manufactured in Reading, Pennsylvania from 1914 ...

  • DIM (1977-1983)

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    1970s
    DIM (1977-1983)

    DIM Motor, George E. Dimitriadis & Co. Athens DIM engine, George E. Dimitriadis & Co. was a car manufacturer from Greece . History George E. Dimitriadis, who ...

  • DINA (1951-)

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    1950s
    DINA (1951-)

    DINA Diesel Nacional SA Ciudad Sahagún , Mexico From 1951 on Diesel Nacional SA , short DINA , is a Mexican manufacturer of motor vehicles , part of Grupo Empresarial G, SA The ...

  • Dinarg (1960-1969)

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    1960s
    Dinarg (1960-1969)

    Dinarg (Dinámica Industrial Argentina SA) Automotive manufacturer of Cordoba Argentina from 1960 to 1962. Dinámica Industrial Argentina SA was an Argentine manufacturer ...

  • Dinborg Borgward (1958-1962)

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    1950s
    Dinborg Borgward (1958-1962)

    Borgward (Dinborg Argentine Industries Automotive S.A.C.I.F) Dinborg Argentine Industries Automotive S.A.C.I.F was an Argentine manufacturer of automobiles. The brand name ...

  • Dingfelder (1903)

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    1900s

    Dingfelder Motor Company, American Automotive manufacturer Detroit, Michigan, USA From 1903 Dingfelder was an automobile brand produced by the Dingfelder Motor Company, which was ...

  • Dinos (1921-1926)

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    1920s

    Dinos (Dinos-automotive Werke AG) Automotive manufacturer Berlin - Charlottenburg Germany from 1921 to 1926 The Dinos-automotive Werke AG was a German automobile manufacturer ...

  • Direct (1904-1905)

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    1900s

    Direct (Société de Construction Mécaniques et d'Automobiles) Automotive manufacturer of Brussels;Belgium From 1904 to 1905. Direct was a Belgian car brand in the early part of ...

  • Disbrow Motors (1916-1917)

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    1910s
    Disbrow Motors (1916-1917)

    Disbrow Motors Corporation Automotive manufacturer Cleveland, Ohio; USA From 1916 to 1917. Disbrow Motors Corporation was an American manufacturer of automobiles in the ...

  • Distributor explaned

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    Distributor explaned

    Distributor explaned A distributor is a device in the ignition system of an internal combustion engine that routes high voltage from the ignition coil to the spark plugs in the ...

  • Ditmar & Urban (1924-1925)

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    1920s
    Ditmar & Urban (1924-1925)

    Ditmar & Urban (DU) Car manufacturer Graz, Austria From 1924 to 1925. Ditmar & Urban - according to older sources Dietrich & Urban was a manufacturer ...

  • Diva (1961-1966)

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    1960s

    Diva car history Camberwell, London UK Diva was a British manufacturer of sports cars from 1961 to 1966. It was a subsidiary of the Tunex Conversions Co set up by Don Sim in ...

  • Divolvo (1962-)

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    1960s

    Distribuidora Volvo S.A DiVolvo SA - is a former Arica car manufacturer and distributor in Chile . History The company was founded in 1959 by Eduardo Averill. With the support of ...

  • Dixie Fiscal (1916)

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    1910s

    Dixie Fiscal Manufacturing Company Automotive manufacturer of Vincennes , Indiana.United States from 1916. Dixie Manufacturing Company , initially Dixie Fiscal Company , was ...

  • Dixie Flyer (1916-1923)

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    1910s
    Dixie Flyer (1916-1923)

    Dixie Flyer American Automotive manufacturer Louisville, Kentucky.USA From 1916 to 1923 The Dixie Flyer was an automobile built in Louisville, Kentucky from 1916 until 1923. ...

  • Dixie Southern (1908-1910)

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    1900s

    Dixie (Southern Motor Car Company) Automotive manufacturer of Houston , Texas United States from 1908 to 1910. Southern Motor Car Company was an American manufacturer ...

  • DKR (1953-1954)

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    1950s
    DKR (1953-1954)

    Automobilfabriken DKR AS; Roskilde; Denmark from 1953 to 1954 Car factories DKR AS was a Danish manufacturer of automobiles from the 1950s. The brand name was DKR . History SA ...

  • DKW 3 6 (1953-1959)

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    1950s
    DKW 3 6 (1953-1959)

    DKW Sonderklasse 3=6 F91/F93/F94 Overview Manufacturer Auto Union GmbH Production March 1953 - 1959 Body and chassis Body style 2 or 4-door saloon 2-door coupé & cabriolet 3-door ...

  • DKW F1 (1931-1932)

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    1930s
    DKW F1 (1931-1932)

    DKW F1 (1931 to 1932) Overview Manufacturer DKW, part of Auto Union Also called DKW Front DKW Typ FA 600 Production 1931 - 1932 Assembly Zwickau Body and chassis Body style 2 or ...

  • DKW F10 (1948-1952)

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    1940s 1950s

    DKW F10 (1948 to 1952) The DKW F10 was a car sold by DKW of Ingolstadt, West Germany, during the early part of 1950 only. It was the first postwar car produced by the firm, ...

  • DKW F102 (1963-1966)

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    1960s
    DKW F102 (1963-1966)

    DKW F102 Overview Manufacturer Auto Union GmbH Production 1963 to 1966 Produced 53,053 Body style 2-door saloon 4-door saloon Layout FF layout Engine 1175 cc straight-3 ...

  • DKW F11 (1963-1965)

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    1960s
    DKW F11 (1963-1965)

    DKW F11 Production period: 1963 to 1965 Class : Motor car Body versions : Sedan Engines: Gasoline : 0.8 liters 2 stroke; 3 cylinders Length: 156.22 in, 3,968 mm Width: 62.01 in, ...

  • DKW F12 (1963-1965)

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    1960s
    DKW F12 (1963-1965)

    DKW F12 Production period: 1963 to 1965 Class: motor car Body versions: Sedan, cabriolet Engines: Gasoline: 3 cylinders: 0.8-0.9 litres Length: 156.22 in, 3,968 mm Width: 62.01 ...

  • DKW F2 (1932-1935)

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    1930s

    DKW F2 1932 to 1935 Overview Manufacturer DKW, part of Auto Union Also called DKW Meisterklasse 601 DKW Meisterklasse 701 DKW Reichsklasse Production 1932–1934 (Meisterklasse) ...

  • DKW F4 Meisterklasse (1934–1935)

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    1930s
    DKW F4 Meisterklasse (1934–1935)

    DKW F4 Meisterklasse (1934–1935) Overview Manufacturer DKW, part of Auto Union Production 1934–1935 Approx 7,000 units Assembly Zwickau Body and chassis Body style 2 door 4 ...

  • DKW F5 (1935–1936)

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    1930s
    DKW F5 (1935–1936)

    DKW F5 (1935–1936) Overview Manufacturer Auto Union AG Production 1935–1936 Assembly Zwickau Layout FF layout Powertrain Engine 584 cc & 692 cc two-stroke straight-2 Transmission ...

  • DKW F7 (1937–1938)

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    1930s
    DKW F7 (1937–1938)

    DKW F7 1937 to 1938 Overview Manufacturer Auto Union AG Production 1937–1938 Assembly Zwickau Body and chassis Layout FF layout Related Toyota EA Powertrain Engine 584 cc & 692 ...

  • DKW F8 (1939-1955)

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    1930s 1940s 1950s
    DKW F8 (1939-1955)

    DKW F8 (1939-1955) Overview Manufacturer Auto Union AG Industrieverband Fahrzeugbau Production 1939–1942 (DKW) 1948–1955 (IFA) Assembly Zwickau Body and chassis Body style 2-door ...

  • DKW F89 (1950-1954)

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    1950s

    DKW F89 (1950 to 1954) Overview Manufacturer Auto Union GmbH Production 1950 – April 1954 Body and chassis Body style 2-door saloon 3-door ’Universal’ Estate 2-door cabriolet ...

  • DKW F9 (1939-1942)

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    1930s 1940s
    DKW F9 (1939-1942)

    DKW F9 (1939-1942) The DKW F9 was the prototype of a car Auto Union intended to launch as a successor to the DKW F8. The small DKWs were among top selling small cars in Germany ...

  • DKW F91 (1953-1957)

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    1950s
    DKW F91 (1953-1957)

    DKW F91 3=6 Sonderklasse Production period: 1953 to 1957 Class : Motor car Body versions : Saloon , Coupé ,Cabriolet , Kombi Engines: Petrol : 0.9 liter (25 kW) Length: 4170-4225 ...

  • DKW History (1916-1966)

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    DKW History (1916-1966)

    DKW History 1916 to 1966 Industry Automotive Fate merged to Auto Union in 1932, last DKW branded car was made in 1966 Founded 1916 Defunct 1966 Headquarters Saxony, Germany Key ...

  • DKW Junior (1959-1965)

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    1950s 1960s
    DKW Junior (1959-1965)

    DKW Junior (1959-1965) DKW F11 / DKW F12 Overview Manufacturer Auto Union AG Production 1959–1963 (Junior) 1963–1965 (F11 / F12) Body and chassis Body style 2-door saloon 2-door ...

  • DKW Monza (1956-1958)

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    Sports Cars
    1950s
    DKW Monza (1956-1958)

    DKW Monza (1956–1958) The DKW Monza was a sports car built on an Auto Union DKW base. Named after the world-famous Italian Grand Prix circuit, the car set five world records in ...

  • DKW Munga (1956-1968)

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    1950s 1960s
    DKW Munga (1956-1968)

    DKW Munga (1956 to 1968) The DKW Munga was a DKW-branded off-road vehicle built by Auto-Union in Ingolstadt, Germany. As "multi-purpose universal cross-country car with all-wheel ...

  • DKW Schnellaster (1949–1962)

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    1940s 1950s 1960s
    DKW Schnellaster (1949–1962)

    DKW Schnellaster van (1949–1962) The DKW Schnellaster, also known as the DKW F89 L, was a van produced by DKW from 1949 to 1962. The model name Schnellaster translates from ...

  • DKW Typ 4=8 Sonderklasse (1929-1940)

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    1920s 1930s
    DKW Typ 4=8 Sonderklasse (1929-1940)

    DKW Typ 4=8 Sonderklasse 1929 to 1940 Overview Manufacturer DKW, part of Auto Union Also called 4=8 Typ P 25 PS (1929) 4=8 Typ V 800 (1930–1931) Sonderklasse Typ 432 (1932) ...

  • DKW Typ P PS Sport (1928-1931)

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    Sports Cars
    1920s 1930s
    DKW Typ P PS Sport (1928-1931)

    DKW Typ P and PS Sport (1928-1931) Overview Manufacturer DKW Also called DKW P15 Production Typ P: 1928-1929 PS 600: 1930-1931 Assembly Spandau (Berlin), Germany Designer Rudolf ...

  • DL Motor (1913-1919)

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    1910s
    DL Motor (1913-1919)

    DL Motor Mfg. Co. Ltd Automotive manufacturer of Motherwell,Scotland.Great Britain from 1913 to 1918. The DL Motor Co. Ltd. was a British automaker in Motherwell,North ...