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  • Cosworth WAA 190E Engine (1984-1989)

    Engines
    1980s
    Cosworth WAA 190E Engine (1984-1989)

    The Cosworth WAA 190E 2.3-litre Engine Cosworth’s involvement with Mercedes-Benz came with moves in the mid-1980s from the German manufacturer to re-enter motorsport the new W201 ...

  • Cosworth YB Engine (1986-)

    Engines
    1980s

    Ford Cosworth YB series Engine The YB series of 1,993 cc (121.6 cu in) engines are based on the older Pinto engine block, and were introduced in the road-going Ford Sierra RS ...

  • Cotay (1920-1921)

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    1920s
    Cotay (1920-1921)

    Cotay Coffyn-Taylor Motor Company New York City , New York , United States from 1920 to 1921 Coffyn-Taylor Motor Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles in the ...

  • Cotta (1901-1903)

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    1900s
    Cotta (1901-1903)

    Cotta Automobile Company Automotive manufacturer of Rockford , Ill.United States from 1901 to 1903. Cotta Automobile Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles in the ...

  • Cottereau (1891-1911)

    Cottereau (1891-1911)

    Cottereau French manufacturer of automobiles in Dijon 1891 to 1911 Cottereau et Cie was a early French manufacturer of automobiles and bicycles. History This firm, founded ...

  • Cotton Rennie (1911)

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    1910s
    Cotton Rennie (1911)

    Cotton (Rennie & Prosser Ltd) Automotive manufacturer of Glasgow.Great Britain from 1911 Rennie & Prosser Ltd. was a British manufacturer of automobiles in 1911. History The ...

  • Country Club (1903-1904)

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    1900s

    Country Club Car Company Country Club Car Company was an early American manufacturer of automobiles . History HM Woodward founded the company ...

  • Country Volks (1970-1993)

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    1970s
    Country Volks (1970-1993)

    Country Volks Car manufacturer of Basingstoke.Great Britain from 1970 to 1993. Country Volks was a British manufacturer of kit car automobiles . History The company ...

  • County Halifax (1907)

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    1900s

    Halifax Motor Car Company Automotive Manufacturer of Halifax;United Kingdom from 1907 Halifax Motor Car Company was a British manufacturer of automobiles in the early part of the ...

  • Courier (1901–1905)

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    1900s
    Courier (1901–1905)

    Courier Automobile Co. American Automotive manufacturer Sandusky, Ohio USA From 1901 to 1905 The Courier was a brass era car manufactured by Sandusky Automobile Company in 1122 ...

  • Courier (1910-1912)

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    Courier (1910-1912)

    Courier Car Co American Automotive manufacturer Dayton, Ohio USA From 1910 to 1912 1910 Courier Roadster Model 10-1 The Courier Car Co. was an automobile manufacturer formed in ...

  • Courier (1922-1923)

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    1920s
    Courier (1922-1923)

    Courier Motors Company The Courier Motors Company was a short-lived American automaker in the early 1920s. The brand name was Courier. History The vehicle was the successor to ...

  • Courier Motor (1905)

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    1900s

    Courier Motor Company Courier Motor Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles . History Elliott C. Lee was president of the American Automobile Association . He founded ...

  • Coventry (1990-1999)

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    1990s

    Coventry Cars Pietermaritzburg , South Africa Coventry Cars was a South African manufacturer of automobiles in the 1990s. History The company was based in Pietermaritzburg . It ...

  • Coventry Climax FPE Engine

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    1950s
    Coventry Climax FPE Engine

    Coventry Climax FPE 'Godiva' Engine Commission Sportive Internationale announced in 1952 that 2.5L naturally aspirated engines would be a part of Formula One regulation starting ...

  • Coventry Climax FPF Engine

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    1950s
    Coventry Climax FPF Engine

    Coventry Climax FPF Engine The FPF was a double overhead cam all aluminium four cylinder that was essentially half of the FPE V8 engine, which was designed as a pure racing ...

  • Coventry Climax FW Engine

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    1950s
    Coventry Climax FW Engine

    Coventry Climax FW Engine Within the complicated corporate lineage, the reputation of Coventry Climax as the top-rate engine designer/builder is largely credited to Walter Hassan ...

  • Coventry Climax FWM Engine

    Engines
    1940s

    Coventry Climax FWM engine The FW was designed in response to the British Government's Defence Ministry (MoD) requisition outline issued in 1950, specifying a water pump and ...

  • Coventry Climax History

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    1900s
    Coventry Climax History

    Coventry-Simplex Climax History 1903 to 1986 Former type Limited company Industry Speciality machinery and engine manufacture Fate Purchased by Jaguar Cars, businesses merged by ...

  • Coventry Climax Jaguar V12

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    1950s
    Coventry Climax Jaguar V12

    Coventry Climax Jaguar V12 Engine Having designed and developed the successful Jaguar XK engine under the guidance of William Heynes at SS Cars Ltd, Walter Hassan and the team ...

  • Coventry Motor Co (1898-1903)

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    1890s
    Coventry Motor Co (1898-1903)

    The Coventry Motor Company history Coventry Motette The Coventry Motor Company or CMC was a Coventry motor vehicle manufacturer established in early 1896 by H J Lawson's ...

  • Coventry Premier (1912-1923)

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    1910s
    Coventry Premier (1912-1923)

    Coventry Premier car history Coventry UK from 1912 to 1923 The Coventry Premier was a British car and cyclecar manufacturer based in Coventry from 1912 to 1923. The company can ...

  • Coventry-Victor (1911-1938)

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    1910s
    Coventry-Victor (1911-1938)

    Coventry-Victor car history Hillfields, Coventry UK Industry Manufacturing and engineering Successor(s) AN Weaver (Coventry Victor) Ltd. Founded 1911 Headquarters Coventry UK ...

  • Covert (1902–1907)

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    1900s
    Covert (1902–1907)

    Covert American Automotive manufacturer Lockport, New York.USA From 1901 to 1907 B. V. Covert and Company was a manufacturer of automobiles in Lockport, New York, from 1901 to ...

  • Covin (1984-1998)

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    1980s
    Covin (1984-1998)

    Covin (Covin Performance Moldings) Automotive manufacturer of Great Britain from 1984 to 1998. Covin was a British replica kit car brand. History Timothy John Cook and Nicholas ...

  • Cox (1913)

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    1900s

    Cox Commercial Engineering Laboratories Detroit , Michigan , USA from 1909 to 1914 Commercial Engineering Laboratories was an American manufacturer of automobiles . The brand ...

  • Cox GTM (1967-1971)

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    1960s
    Cox GTM (1967-1971)

    GTM Cox & Co. (Manchester) Ltd. Automotive Manufacturer of Manchester;United Kingdom from 1967 to 1971 Cox & Co. was a British manufacturer of mini kit car automobiles in ...

  • Coyote (1909–1910)

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    1900s
    Coyote (1909–1910)

    Coyote American Automotive manufacturer Redondo Beach, California, USA From 1909 to 1910 The Coyote was an American automobile built in Redondo Beach, California, from 1909 until ...

  • Coyote (1986-1988)

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    1980s
    Coyote (1986-1988)

    Coyote Indústria e Comércio Ltda. Rio de Janeiro , Brazil Coyote Indústria e Comércio Ltda. was a Brazilian manufacturer of automobiles from the 1980s.The brand name was Coyote. ...

  • CPC (1993-1995)

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    1990s

    AJP CPC Classic Performance Cars Automotive Manufacturer of Denbighshire ,Wales; United Kingdom from 1993 to 1995 Classic Performance Cars , formerly AJ Performance Cars , was ...

  • CPT Giant Duntley (1906-1912)

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    1900s
    CPT Giant Duntley (1906-1912)

    CPT Giant (Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company) Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company (CPT) was an early American vehicle brand of Chicago in Illinois that built cars and commercial ...

  • Craig-Toledo (1906-1907)

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    1900s
    Craig-Toledo (1906-1907)

    Craig-Toledo Motor Company Automotive manufacturer of Toledo , Ohio.United States from 1906 to 1907. Craig-Toledo Motor Company , previously Maumee Motor Car Works , was ...

  • Craine (1908)

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    1900s
    Craine (1908)

    Thomas Craine Carriage Works Australian car manufacturers South Melbourne, Australia from 1908 Thomas Craine Carriage Works was an Australian manufacturer ...

  • Crane & Breed (1912–1917)

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    1910s
    Crane & Breed (1912–1917)

    Crane & Breed Manufacturing Co American Automotive manufacturer Cincinatti, Ohio United States from 1912 to 1917 The Crane & Breed was an American automobile manufactured between ...

  • Crane & Whitman (1907-1910)

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    1900s

    Crane & Whitman Automobile Works Crane & Whitman Automobile Works was an American manufacturer of engines and automobiles. The brand name was Crane & Whitman. History Henry ...

  • Crane-Simplex (1915-22)

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    1910s
    Crane-Simplex (1915-22)

    Crane-Simplex American Automotive manufacturer New York.USA From 1915 to 1922 Crane-Simplex was a car manufacturer, operating in New York City and New Brunswick, New Jersey, at ...

  • Crank Journals (pins)

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    Crank Journals (pins)

    Engine Crank Journals (pins) explained Crankpins highlighted in blue In a reciprocating engine, the crankpins, also known as crank journals are the journals of the big end ...

  • Crankcase

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    Crankcase

    Engine Crankcase In an internal combustion engine of the reciprocating type, the crankcase is the housing for the crankshaft. The enclosure forms the largest cavity in the engine ...

  • Crankcase ventilation & PCV valve

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    Crankcase ventilation & PCV valve

    Engine Crankcase ventilation system & (PCV) valve Car pcv valve A crankcase ventilation system is a way for gases to escape in a controlled manner from the crankcase of an ...

  • Crankshaft

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    Crankshaft

    Engine Crankshaft explained The crankshaft, sometimes abbreviated to crank, is the part of an engine that translates reciprocating linear piston motion into rotation. To convert ...

  • Crankshaft Crossplane

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    Crankshaft Crossplane

    V8 Crossplane crankshaft The crossplane or cross-plane is a crankshaft design for V8 engines with a 90° angle between the cylinder banks. The crossplane crankshaft is the ...

  • Crankshaft deep rolling

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    Crankshaft deep rolling

    Crankshaft deep rolling Deep rolling is a method of cold work deformation and burnishing of internal combustion engine crankshaft journal fillets to increase durability and ...

  • Crankshaft position Sensor

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    Crankshaft position Sensor

    Crankshaft position sensor A crank position sensor is an electronic device used in an internal combustion engine to monitor the position or rotational speed of the crankshaft. ...

  • Crawford (1905–1923)

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    1900s
    Crawford (1905–1923)

    Crawford Automobile Vehicle manufacturer History Hagerstown, Maryland, United States from 1905 to 1923 The Crawford Automobile was a highly regarded small-production car made in ...

  • Crayford (1962-)

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    1960s
    Crayford (1962-)

    Crayford Engineering View cars built by Crayford Here Crayford Engineering (more commonly known simply as Crayford) was an automobile coachbuilder based in Westerham, Kent, ...

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