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  • solar car (1998-)

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    solar car (1998-)

    Solar car Bochum University North Rhine-Westphalia Germany The Bochum University of Applied Sciences ( Bochum ) is the second largest university in Bochum with around ...

  • Solaris (1994-)

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    Solaris (1994-)

    Solaris Bus & Coach SA Bolechowo , Poland from 1994 on Solaris Bus & Coach SA is a Polish bus manufacturer that from the Neoplan - licensee Neoplan Polska Main products ...

  • Soleil (2013-)

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    Soleil (2013-)

    Soleil Motors The Italian car manufacturer Soleil Motors makes sports super cars since 2013. History The Anadi is a limited production luxury super car that is designed for ...

  • Soletta (1956)

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    Soletta (1956)

    Soletta vehicles. Solothun; Switzerland from 1956 The engineering office for vehicle construction, Solothurn under the direction of Willi Salzmann began in 1955 in Solothurn with ...

  • Solex Carburetter

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    Solex Carburetter Solex was a French manufacturer of carburetors and the powered bicycle VéloSoleX. The Solex company was founded by Marcel Mennesson and Maurice Goudard to ...

  • Solidor (1905-1907)

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    Solidor (1905-1907)

    Solidor (Beaullieu & Krone) Automotive manufacturers Berlin Germany From 1905 to 1907 The Solidor was a German automobile manufactured by Beaullieu & Krone in Berlin from 1905 ...

  • Solo (1973-1980)

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    Solo (1973-1980)

    SOLO Kleinmotoren GmbH Vehicle manufacturer Baden-Wuerttemberg Germany from 1973 to 1980 The Solo Kleinmotoren GmbH is a German manufacturer of small engines, plant protection ...

  • Solomobil (1920-1923)

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    Solomobil (1920-1923)

    Solomobil Vehicle manufacturer Berlin Germany from 1920 to 1923 The motor vehicle factory Solomobil GmbH was a German car manufacturer in Berlin . From 1920 to 1923 small ...

  • Solon (1988-1995)

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    Solon (1988-1995)

    Solon AB Automotive manufacturer of Sweden from 1988 to 1995. Solon was a Swedish manufacturer of automobiles . History The company Solon AB was founded in 1991 in Varberg for ...

  • Sondergard (2008-2010)

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    Sondergard (2008-2010)

    Sondergard Automotive Humble, Langeland; Denmark from 2008 to 2010 Sondergard Automotive was founded in 2006 with headquarters in Humbie on the Danish island Langeland ( South ...

  • Southeastern (1978-1982)

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    Southeastern (1978-1982)

    Southeastern Replicars inc Automotive manufacturer of Largo, Florida.United States from 1978 to 1982. Southeastern Replicars Inc. was an American manufacturer of automobiles . ...

  • Southern Cross (1933-1935)

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    Southern Cross (1933-1935)

    Southern Cross (Marks Motor Construction Ltd) Australian Automotive manufacturer Australia From 1933 to 1935 The Southern Cross Car Australian was an automobile company founded ...

  • Southern Roadcraft (1984-1999)

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    1980s
    Southern Roadcraft (1984-1999)

    Southern Roadcraft Limited Automotive manufacturer of Great Britain from 1984 to 1999. Roadcraft UK Limited , formerly Southern Roadcraft Limited , was a British manufacturer of ...

  • SP cars (1972-1974)

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    1970s
    SP cars (1972-1974)

    S.P. Cars S.P. Cars , in Sussex; UK from 1972 to 1974 SP Cars was a British car brand in Sussex built from 1972 to 1974 they built roadster sports cars as the SP Highwayman. ...

  • SPA-Viberti (2000)

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    SPA-Viberti (2000)

    SPA-Viberti SPA-Viberti built the Camionetta Sahariana , with the versions Camionetta 'Sahariana' AS 42 (AS as an abbreviation for "Africa Settentrionale") or Camionetta SPA 43 ...

  • Space frame explained

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    Space frame explained

    Space frame chassis Spaceframes are sometimes used in the chassis designs of automobiles and motorcycles. In both a spaceframe and a tube-frame chassis, the suspension, engine, ...

  • Spacke Brooks (1919-1921)

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    Spacke Brooks (1919-1921)

    Brooks (Spacke Machine & Tool Company) Automotive manufacturer of Indianapolis , Indiana.United States from 1919 to 1921. Spacke Machine & Tool Company , previously FW Spacke ...

  • Spania (2005-)

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    2000s
    Spania (2005-)

    SPANIA GTA Tecnomotive S.L. Automotive manufacturer of Torrent Spain from 2005 on. SPANIA GTA is a Spanish manufacturer of sports automobiles from the 2000s. The brand name ...

  • Spark Motors (1923-1924)

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    1920s
    Spark Motors (1923-1924)

    Spark Motors Australian Automotive manufacturer Sydney, Australia From 1923 to 1924 Spark Motors Pty Ltd was an Australian manufacturer of automobiles in the 1920s . History The ...

  • Spark plug explained

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    Spark plug explained

    How a spark plug works Car Spark Plug Split Diagram The main feature of a spark plug is a cerarmic Insulator inside a threaded metal shank Through the middle of the cerarmic body ...

  • Spark plug History

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    Spark plug History

    Spark plug History A spark plug (sometimes in British English a sparking plug, colloquially a plug) is a device for delivering electric current from an ignition system to the ...

  • spark plug service

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    spark plug service

    Simple spark plug service Does engine idle smoothly and fire on all cylinders? Do the plugs have clean insulators? Keeping your spark plugs in peak condition will help your car ...

  • Spark Wasted

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    Wasted spark explained The wasted spark system is an ignition system used with some four-stroke cycle internal combustion engines. In a wasted spark system, the spark plugs fire ...

  • Sparks How they are produced

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    Sparks How they are produced

    How the sparks are produced needed in the engine Here we look at How and why a spark are produced in the engine and whats parts make up the processes, in a traditional petrol ...

  • Spartan (1973-1995)

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    Spartan (1973-1995)

    Spartan Cars Automotive manufacturer of Pinxton Derbyshire.Great Britain from 1973 to 1995. Spartan Cars was a British manufacturer of kit cars , which was originally located in ...

  • Spats (Fender) skirts

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    Spats (Fender) skirts

    Car Spats (Fender) skirts Fender skirts, known in Australia and the United Kingdom as spats, are pieces of bodywork on the fender that cover the upper portions of the rear tires ...

  • SPD Sports Power Drive (1999-)

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    Sports Power Drive Kingswinford , Staffordshire U.K. From 1999 to 2001 Sports Power Drive was a British manufacturer of kit type automobiles . History Steve Griffiths founded the ...

  • Specframe (1983-1985)

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    Specframe (1983-1985)

    Specframe Vehicle Company Automotive manufacturer of Preston, Lancashire.Great Britain from 1983 to 1985. Specframe Vehicle Company Limited was a British manufacturer of kit car ...

  • Specter (1994-2009)

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    Specter (1994-2009)

    Specter Supersports Limited Car manufacturer of Poole, Dorset.Great Britain from 1994 to 2009. Specter Supersports Limited was a British manufacturer of sports automobiles . ...

  • Speedex (1958-1963)

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    Speedex (1958-1963)

    Speedex Castings & Accessories Car manufacturer of Luton.Great Britain from 1958 to 1963. Speedex Castings & Accessories was a British manufacturer of kit car ...

  • Speedometer

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    Speedometer

    Speedometer A speedometer or a speed meter is a gauge that measures and displays the instantaneous speed of a land vehicle. Now universally fitted to motor vehicles, they started ...

  • Speedsport (1923-1927)

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    Speedsport (1923-1927)

    Speedsport (Bartsoen & Bonar) Automotive manufacturer of Schaerbeek .Belgium From 1923 to 1927. Speedsport was a Belgian car brand from the 1920s. History The company Bartsoen & ...

  • Speedwell (1900-1906)

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    Speedwell (1900-1906)

    Speedwell Motor Company (1900-1906) Speedwell was a British manufacturer of automobiles. Company History The company Speedwell Motor and Engineering Company Limited started in ...

  • SpeedWell (1904-1912)

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    SpeedWell (1904-1912)

    SpeedWell (AH Yocum & Company) Automotive manufacturer of Reading , Pennsylvania United States from 1904 to 1912. AH Yocum & Company (also AH Yokum & Company) was a ...

  • Speedwell (1907-1914)

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    Speedwell (1907-1914)

    Speedwell Motor Car Company Automotive manufacturer of Dayton, Ohio.United States from 1907 to 1915. The Speedwell Motor Car Company was an American automaker in Dayton, Ohio . ...

  • Speedwell Kunz (1901-1905)

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    Speedwell Kunz (1901-1905)

    Speedwell (Kunz Automobile Company) Automotive manufacturer of Milwaukee , Wisconsin.United States from 1901 to 1905. Kunz Automobile Company was a manufacturer ...

  • Speedy (1905)

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    1900s

    Speedy (Jackson Brothers & Lord) Car manufacturer of Salford Lancashire.Great Britain from 1905 Jackson Brothers & Lord was a British manufacturer of automobiles in the early ...

  • Speidel (1914-1922)

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    Speidel (1914-1922)

    Paul Speidel. Geneva , Switzerland.From 1914 to 1922 Paul Speidel was a Swiss manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles from the 1910s to early 1920s. History Paul Speidel ...

  • Sperry Cleveland (1898-1901)

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    1890s
    Sperry Cleveland (1898-1901)

    Sperry Engineering Company Automotive manufacturer of Cleveland , Ohio United States from 1898 to 1901. Sperry Engineering Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles at ...

  • Spetsteh (1967-)

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    Spetsteh (1967-)

    Spetsteh Russian Automotive manufacture Novgorod,Russia Spetsteh LLC, based in Nizhny Novgorod, is a Russian manufacturer and marketer of specialized tracked and wheeled all ...

  • Sphinx (1920-1926)

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    Sphinx (1920-1926)

    Sphinx Automobilwerke AG Vehicle manufacturer History Zwenkau Germany from 1920 to 1926 The Sphinx automotive Werke AG was a German automobile manufacturer in Zwenkau . From 1920 ...

  • Spinell (1924-1925)

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    Spinell Motorfahrzeuge Vehicle manufacturer History Berlin-Dahlem Germany from 1924 to 1925 The Spinell Motor Vehicles GmbH was a German automobile manufacturer from 1924 to 1925 ...

  • Spirit 101 (1984-1985)

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    Spirit 101 (1984-1985)

    Spirit 101 F1 car Constructor: Spirit Type: Race car Body: F1 single seat Engine: Hart 415T,Cosworth DFV The Spirit 101 was a racing car of the British motorsport team Spirit ...

  • Spirit Racing history (1981-)

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    Spirit Racing history (1981-)

    Spirit Racing History The Spirit Racing team was an active first in Formula 2 and then in Formula 1 team from Great Britain , which took part in 1983 between 1983 and 1985 in 25 ...

  • Splinter (1982-1990)

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    Splinter (1982-1990)

    Splinter Auto Works Inc. Automotive manufacturer of Indiana.United States from 1982 to 1990. Splinter Auto Works Inc. was an American manufacturer of retro kit car automobiles in ...