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200 relations: Aerodynamics, Air conditioning, Air-cooled engine, Algerian War, André Lefèbvre, Arc de Triomphe, Athena, Australia, Autocar (magazine), Automatic transmission, Automobile (magazine), Automobile handling, Axial piston pump, Back to the Future Part II, Bar (unit), BBC, Bearing (mechanical), Bloomberg News, Bob Neyret, Borg-Warner 35 transmission, Bosch (company), Boston, Brake, Brake fluid, Buick Electra, Butterfly valve, Buyer's premium, Cadillac, Camshaft, Car body configurations, Car of the Century, Cary Grant, Catwoman, Centerlock wheel, Charles de Gaulle, Chevrolet Corvair, Christie's, Citroën, Citroën 2CV, Citroën Ami, Citroën CX, Citroën Dyane, Citroën GS, Citroën SM, Citroën Traction Avant, Classic & Sports Car, Clutch, Coachbuilder, Cold War, Comotor, ... Expand index (150 more) »
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Aerodynamics
Aerodynamics (ἀήρ aero (air) + δυναμική (dynamics)) is the study of the motion of air, particularly when affected by a solid object, such as an airplane wing.
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Air conditioning
Air conditioning, often abbreviated as A/C (US) or air con (UK), is the process of removing heat from an enclosed space to achieve a more comfortable interior temperature (sometimes referred to as 'comfort cooling') and in some cases also strictly controlling the humidity of internal air.
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Air-cooled engine
Air-cooled engines rely on the circulation of air directly over heat dissipation fins or hot areas of the engine to cool them in order to keep the engine within operating temperatures.
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Algerian War
The Algerian War (also known as the Algerian Revolution or the Algerian War of Independence)الثورة الجزائرية al-Thawra al-Jaza'iriyah; Guerre d'Algérie (and sometimes in Algeria as the War of 1 November) was a major armed conflict between France and the Algerian National Liberation Front (FLN) from 1954 to 1962, which led to Algeria winning its independence from France.
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André Lefèbvre
André Lefèbvre (19 August 1894 – 4 May 1964) was a French automobile engineer.
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Arc de Triomphe
The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile, often called simply the Arc de Triomphe, is one of the most famous monuments in Paris, France, standing at the western end of the Champs-Élysées at the centre of Place Charles de Gaulle, formerly named Place de l'Étoile—the étoile or "star" of the juncture formed by its twelve radiating avenues.
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Athena
Athena or Athene, often given the epithet Pallas, is an ancient Greek goddess associated with wisdom, warfare, and handicraft who was later syncretized with the Roman goddess Minerva.
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.
Autocar (magazine)
Autocar (stylized in all caps) is a weekly British automobile magazine published by Haymarket Media Group.
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Automatic transmission
An automatic transmission (sometimes abbreviated AT) is a multi-speed transmission used in motor vehicles that does not require any input from the driver to change forward gears under normal driving conditions.
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Automobile (magazine)
Automobile was an American automobile magazine founded in 1986 by a group of former Car and Driveremployees, led by David E. Davis with support from Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, using the credo No Boring Cars. From 2014-202, Automobile had been absorbed by the Motor Trend Group.
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Automobile handling
Automobile handling and vehicle handling are descriptions of the way a wheeled vehicle responds and reacts to the inputs of a driver, as well as how it moves along a track or road.
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Axial piston pump
An axial piston pump is a positive displacement pump that has a number of pistons in a circular array within a cylinder block.
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Back to the Future Part II
Back to the Future Part II is a 1989 American science fiction film directed by Robert Zemeckis from a screenplay by Bob Gale; both wrote the story.
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Bar (unit)
The bar is a metric unit of pressure defined as 100,000 Pa (100 kPa), though not part of the International System of Units (SI).
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.
Bearing (mechanical)
A ball bearing A bearing is a machine element that constrains relative motion to only the desired motion and reduces friction between moving parts.
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Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News (originally Bloomberg Business News) is an international news agency headquartered in New York City and a division of Bloomberg L.P. Content produced by Bloomberg News is disseminated through Bloomberg Terminals, Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, Bloomberg Businessweek, Bloomberg Markets, Bloomberg.com, and Bloomberg's mobile platforms.
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Bob Neyret
Robert "Bob" Neyret (born 28 February 1934 in Grenoble) is a retired French dental surgeon and semi-professional rally driver who competed in beginning in 1954.
Borg-Warner 35 transmission
The Borg-Warner 35 transmission (BW-35) is an automatic transmission produced by the BorgWarner company.
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Bosch (company)
Robert Bosch GmbH, commonly known as Bosch (styled BOSCH), is a German multinational engineering and technology company headquartered in Gerlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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Boston
Boston, officially the City of Boston, is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States.
Brake
A brake is a mechanical device that inhibits motion by absorbing energy from a moving system.
Brake fluid
Brake fluid is a type of hydraulic fluid used in hydraulic brake and hydraulic clutch applications in automobiles, motorcycles, light trucks, and some bicycles.
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Buick Electra
The Buick Electra is a full-size luxury car manufactured and marketed by Buick from 1959 to 1990, over six generations. Citroën DS and Buick Electra are 1960s cars, 1970s cars, convertibles, front-wheel-drive vehicles and sedans.
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Butterfly valve
A butterfly valve is a valve that isolates or regulates the flow of a fluid.
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Buyer's premium
In auctions, the buyer's premium is a charge in addition to the hammer price (i.e. the winning bid announced) of an auction item, or lot.
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Cadillac
Cadillac Motor Car Division, or simply Cadillac, is a division of the American automobile manufacturer General Motors (GM) that designs and builds luxury vehicles.
Camshaft
A camshaft is a shaft that contains a row of pointed cams in order to convert rotational motion to reciprocating motion.
Car body configurations
The configuration of a car body is typically determined by the layout of the engine, passenger and luggage compartments, which can be shared or separately articulated.
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Car of the Century
The Car of the Century (COTC) is an international award that was given to the world's most influential car of the 20th century.
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Cary Grant
Cary Grant (born Archibald Alec Leach; January 18, 1904November 29, 1986) was an English-American actor.
Catwoman
Catwoman is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Centerlock wheel
A centerlock wheel is a type of automobile wheel in which the wheel is fastened to the axle using a single, central nut, instead of the more common ring of 4 or 5 lug nuts or bolts.
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Charles de Gaulle
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (22 November 18909 November 1970) was a French military officer and statesman who led the Free French Forces against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government of the French Republic from 1944 to 1946 to restore democracy in France.
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Chevrolet Corvair
The Chevrolet Corvair is a rear-engined, air-cooled compact car manufactured by Chevrolet in two generations between 1960–1969. Citroën DS and Chevrolet Corvair are convertibles and sedans.
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Christie's
Christie's is a British auction house founded in 1766 by James Christie.
Citroën
CitroënThe double-dot diacritic over the 'e' is a diaeresis (tréma) indicating the two vowels are sounded separately, and not as a diphthong.
Citroën 2CV
The Citroën 2CV (deux chevaux,, lit. "two horses", meaning "two ''taxable'' horsepower") is an economy car produced by the French company Citroën from 1948 to 1990. Citroën DS and Citroën 2CV are 1960s cars, 1970s cars, Citroën vehicles, convertibles and front-wheel-drive vehicles.
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Citroën Ami
The Citroën Ami is a four-door, front-wheel drive economy (B-segment) family car, manufactured and marketed by Citroën from 1961 to 1978. Citroën DS and Citroën Ami are 1970s cars, Citroën vehicles, sedans and station wagons.
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Citroën CX
The Citroën CX is a large, front-engined, front-wheel-drive executive car manufactured and marketed by Citroën from 1974 to 1991. Citroën DS and Citroën CX are Citroën vehicles, executive cars, front-wheel-drive vehicles, sedans and station wagons.
Citroën Dyane
The Citroën Dyane is an economy family car produced by the French automaker Citroën from 1967 to 1983. Citroën DS and Citroën Dyane are 1970s cars and Citroën vehicles.
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Citroën GS
The Citroën GS is a front-engine, front-drive, four or five door, five passenger family car manufactured and marketed by Citroën in two series: for model years 1970–1979 in fastback saloon and estate bodystyles and subsequently as the GSA for model years 1980–1986 in hatchback and estate body styles – the latter after a facelift. Citroën DS and Citroën GS are Citroën vehicles, front-wheel-drive vehicles, mid-size cars and station wagons.
Citroën SM
The Citroën SM is a high-performance coupé produced by the French manufacturer Citroën from 1970 to 1975. Citroën DS and Citroën SM are cars discontinued in 1975 and Citroën vehicles.
Citroën Traction Avant
The Citroën Traction Avant is the world's first monocoque-bodied, front-wheel drive, mass-production car. Citroën DS and Citroën Traction Avant are Citroën vehicles, convertibles, executive cars, front-wheel-drive vehicles and sedans.
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Classic & Sports Car
Classic & Sports Car is a British monthly magazine based in Twickenham, London, and published by Haymarket Media Group.
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Clutch
A clutch is a mechanical device that allows the output shaft to be disconnected from the rotating input shaft.
Coachbuilder
A coachbuilder or body-maker is a person or company who manufactures bodies for passenger-carrying vehicles.
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Cold War
The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc, that started in 1947, two years after the end of World War II, and lasted until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Comotor
Comotor SA was a joint venture between NSU and Citroën, created in Luxembourg in April 1967.
Convertible
A convertible or cabriolet is a passenger car that can be driven with or without a roof in place. Citroën DS and convertible are convertibles.
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Coupe
A coupe or coupé is a passenger car with a sloping or truncated rear roofline and two doors.
Crosley
Crosley was a small, independent American manufacturer of economy cars or subcompact cars, bordering on microcars.
Dashpot
A dashpot, also known as a damper, is a mechanical device that resists motion via viscous friction.
Disc brake
A disc brake is a type of brake that uses the calipers to squeeze pairs of pads against a disc or a rotor to create friction.
Double wishbone suspension
A double wishbone suspension is an independent suspension design for automobiles using two (occasionally parallel) wishbone-shaped arms to locate the wheel.
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Drunk driving
Drunk driving (or drink-driving in British English) is the act of driving under the influence of alcohol.
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DS Automobiles
DS Automobiles is a French luxury-premium marque created in 2009.
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E-segment
The E-segment is the 5th category of the European segments for passenger cars, synonymous with the term executive car.
Eartha Kitt
Eartha Mae Kitt (born Eartha Mae Keith; January 17, 1927 – December 25, 2008) was an American singer and actress known for her highly distinctive singing style and her 1953 recordings of "C'est si bon" and the Christmas novelty song "Santa Baby".
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Economy car
Economy car is a term mostly used in the United States for cars designed for low-cost purchase and operation.
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Engine displacement
Engine displacement is the measure of the cylinder volume swept by all of the pistons of a piston engine, excluding the combustion chambers.
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Executive car
Executive car is a British term for a large car which is equivalent to the European E-segment and American full-size classifications. Citroën DS and Executive car are executive cars.
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F Troop
F Troop is a satirical American television Western sitcom about U.S. soldiers and American Indians in the Wild West during the 1860s.
Family car
A family car is a car classification used in Europe to describe normally-sized cars.
Fantômas (1964 film)
Fantômas is a 1964 French comedy film starring Jean Marais as the arch villain Fantômas opposite Louis de Funès as the earnest but outclassed commissaire Paul Juve.
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Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 108
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 108 (FMVSS 108) regulates all automotive lighting, signalling and reflective devices in the United States.
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Fender (vehicle)
Fender is the American English term for the part of an automobile, motorcycle or other vehicle body that frames a wheel well (the fender underside).
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Fiberglass
Fiberglass (American English) or fibreglass (Commonwealth English) is a common type of fiber-reinforced plastic using glass fiber.
Flaminio Bertoni
Flaminio Bertoni (Masnago, Italy, 10 January 1903 – Paris, France, 7 February 1964) was an Italian automobile designer from the years preceding World War II until his death in 1964.
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Flat-six engine
A flat-six engine, also known as a horizontally opposed-six, is a six-cylinder piston engine with three cylinders on each side of a central crankshaft.
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Flat-twin engine
A flat-twin engine is a two-cylinder internal combustion engine with the cylinders on opposite sides of the crankshaft.
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Fluorescein
Fluorescein is an organic compound and dye based on the xanthene tricyclic structural motif, formally belonging to triarylmethine dyes family.
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Food and Drug Administration
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA or US FDA) is a federal agency of the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Ford Cortina
The Ford Cortina is a medium-sized family car manufactured and marketed initially by Ford of Britain, and then Ford of Europe in various body styles from 1962 to 1982, over five generations. Citroën DS and Ford Cortina are 1970s cars, mid-size cars, rally cars and sedans.
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Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States.
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Franay
Franay was a French coachbuilder operating at Levallois-Perret, a suburb on the prosperous north-western edge of Paris.
Front-mid-engine, front-wheel-drive layout
In automotive design, a front-mid-engine, front-wheel-drive layout (also called more simply "mid-engine, front-wheel-drive layout", and abbreviated MF or FMF) is one in which the front road wheels are driven by an internal-combustion engine placed just behind them, in front of the passenger compartment.
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Front-wheel drive
Front-wheel drive (FWD) is a form of engine and transmission layout used in motor vehicles, in which the engine drives the front wheels only.
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Fuel injection
Fuel injection is the introduction of fuel in an internal combustion engine, most commonly automotive engines, by the means of an injector.
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G/O Media
G/O Media Inc. is an American media holding company that owns and operates several digital media outlets, including Kotaku, Jalopnik, The Root, The Inventory, and Quartz.
Gabriel Orozco
Gabriel Orozco (born April 27, 1962) is a Mexican artist.
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Gear stick
A gear stick (rarely spelled gearstick), gear lever (both UK English), gearshift or shifter (both U.S. English), more formally known as a transmission lever, is a metal lever attached to the transmission of an automobile.
Gene Winfield
Gene Winfield (born June 16, 1927) is an American automotive customizer and fabricator.
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Giorgetto Giugiaro
Giorgetto Giugiaro (born 7 August 1938) is an Italian automotive designer.
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Grand tourer
A grand tourer (GT) is a type of car that is designed for high speed and long-distance driving with performance and luxury.
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Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology into the broader designation of classical mythology.
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Hatchback
A hatchback is a car body configuration with a rear door that swings upward to provide access to the main interior of the car as a cargo area rather than just to a separated trunk.
Headlamp
A headlamp is a lamp attached to the front of a vehicle to illuminate the road ahead.
Heidelberg, Victoria
Heidelberg is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, northeast of Melbourne's central business district, located within the City of Banyule local government area.
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Height adjustable suspension
Height adjustable suspension is a feature of certain automobile suspension systems that allow the motorist to vary the ride height or ground clearance.
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Henri Chapron
Henri Chapron (30 December 1886 - 14 May 1978) was a prominent French automobile coachbuilder.
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Hydraulic accumulator
A hydraulic accumulator is a pressure storage reservoir in which an incompressible hydraulic fluid is held under pressure that is applied by an external source of mechanical energy.
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Hydraulic fluid
A hydraulic fluid or hydraulic liquid is the medium by which power is transferred in hydraulic machinery.
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Hydropneumatic suspension
Hydropneumatic suspension is a type of motor vehicle suspension system, designed by Paul Magès, invented by Citroën, and fitted to Citroën cars, as well as being used under licence by other car manufacturers.
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Hygroscopy
Hygroscopy is the phenomenon of attracting and holding water molecules via either absorption or adsorption from the surrounding environment, which is usually at normal or room temperature.
Ian Callum
Ian Stuart Callum (born 30 July 1954) is a British car designer who has worked for Ford, TWR, and Aston Martin.
Idle (engine)
Idling refers to running a vehicle's engine and the vehicle is not in motion, or when the vehicle drops to its resting point of RPMs.
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Independent suspension
Independent suspension is any automobile suspension system that allows each wheel on the same axle to move vertically (i.e. reacting to a bump on the road) independently of the others.
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Innovation
Innovation is the practical implementation of ideas that result in the introduction of new goods or services or improvement in offering goods or services.
Isles-sur-Suippe
Isles-sur-Suippe (literally Isles on Suippe) is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.
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Jaguar E-Type
The Jaguar E-Type, or the Jaguar XK-E for the North American market, is a British front mid-engined sports car that was manufactured by Jaguar Cars Ltd from 1961 to 1974. Citroën DS and Jaguar E-Type are 1970s cars and convertibles.
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Javel, Paris
Javel is the 60th administrative district of Paris situated in the 15th arrondissement.
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Jay Leno
James Douglas Muir Leno (born April 28, 1950) is an American television host, writer and comedian.
Jean Bastien-Thiry
Jean-Marie Bastien-Thiry (19 October 1927 – 11 March 1963) was a French Air Force lieutenant colonel, military air-weaponry engineer and the creator of the Nord SS.10/SS.11 missiles.
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Johannesburg
Johannesburg (Zulu and Xhosa: eGoli) (colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, Jo'burg or "The City of Gold") is the most populous city in South Africa with 4,803,262 people, and is classified as a megacity; it is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world.
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Ken Berry
Kenneth Ronald Berry (November 3, 1933 – December 1, 2018) was an American actor, comedian, dancer, and singer.
Knock-down kit
A knock-down kit (also knockdown kit, knocked-down kit, or simply knockdown or KD) is a collection of parts required to assemble a product.
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Koper
Koper (Capodistria; Kopar) is the fifth largest city in Slovenia.
Lanchester Motor Company
The Lanchester Motor Company Limited was a British car manufacturer in active trade between 1899 and 1955.
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Left- and right-hand traffic
Left-hand traffic (LHT) and right-hand traffic (RHT) are the practices, in bidirectional traffic, of keeping to the left side and to the right side of the road, respectively.
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Leonardo Fioravanti (engineer)
Leonardo Fioravanti (born 31 January 1938) is an Italian automobile designer and CEO of Fioravanti Srl.
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List of Batman (TV series) episodes
The following is an episode list for the 1966 Batman television series starring Adam West and Burt Ward.
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List of Bewitched episodes
Bewitched is an American fantasy situation comedy originally broadcast for eight seasons on ABC from 1964 to 1972.
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London–Sydney Marathon
The London–Sydney Marathon was a car rally from the United Kingdom to Australia.
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Lucas Industries
Lucas Industries plc was a Birmingham-based British manufacturer of motor industry and aerospace industry components.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908January 22, 1973), often referred to by his initials LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969.
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Magic carpet
A magic carpet, also called a flying carpet, is a legendary carpet and common trope in fantasy fiction.
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Mangualde
Mangualde is a municipality in the subregion of Dão-Lafões (historical Beira Interior), central region of Portugal.
Manual transmission
A manual transmission (MT), also known as manual gearbox, standard transmission (in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States), or stick shift (in the United States), is a multi-speed motor vehicle transmission system, where gear changes require the driver to manually select the gears by operating a gear stick and clutch (which is usually a foot pedal for cars or a hand lever for motorcycles).
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Market segmentation
In marketing, market segmentation or customer segmentation is the process of dividing a consumer or business market into meaningful sub-groups of current or potential customers (or consumers) known as segments.
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Marne (department)
Marne is a department in the Grand Est region of France.
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Maserati
Maserati S.p.A. is an Italian luxury vehicle manufacturer.
Mass production
Mass production, also known as flow production, series production, series manufacture, or continuous production, is the production of substantial amounts of standardized products in a constant flow, including and especially on assembly lines.
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Mercedes-Benz R107 and C107
The Mercedes-Benz R107 and C107 are sports cars which were produced by Mercedes-Benz from 1971 until 1989, being the second longest single series ever produced by the automaker after the G-Class. Citroën DS and Mercedes-Benz R107 and C107 are convertibles.
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Michelin
Michelin, in full i ("General Company of the Michelin Enterprises P.L.S."), is a French multinational tyre manufacturing company based in Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes région of France.
Michelin PLR
The Michelin PLR, internal name Citroën DS PLR Break, Poids Lourd Rapide means "fast heavyweight", nicknamed as Mille Pattes, the French word for centipede, is a tire evaluation test car.
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Mineral oil
Mineral oil is any of various colorless, odorless, light mixtures of higher alkanes from a mineral source, particularly a distillate of petroleum, as distinct from usually edible vegetable oils.
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Mini
The Mini (developed as ADO15) is a small, two-door, four-seat car produced by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) and its successors, from 1959 until 2000. Citroën DS and Mini are 1960s cars, 1970s cars, front-wheel-drive vehicles and rally cars.
Monocoque
Monocoque, also called structural skin, is a structural system in which loads are supported by an object's external skin, in a manner similar to an egg shell.
Monte Carlo Rally
The Monte Carlo Rally or Rallye Monte-Carlo (officially Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo) is a rallying event organized each year by the Automobile Club de Monaco.
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Motorsport
Motorsport(s) or motor sport(s) are sporting events, competitions and related activities that primarily involve the use of automobiles, motorcycles, motorboats and powered aircraft.
Mount Baker
Mount Baker (Kweq' Smánit), also known as Koma Kulshan or simply Kulshan, is a active glacier-covered andesitic stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc and the North Cascades of Washington State in the United States.
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Mullin Automotive Museum
The Mullin Automotive Museum was a privately owned automobile museum in Oxnard, California, US.
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Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is an agency of the U.S. federal government, part of the Department of Transportation, focused on transportation safety in the United States.
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Nitrogen
Nitrogen is a chemical element; it has symbol N and atomic number 7.
Notchback
A notchback is a car design with the rear section distinct from the passenger compartment and where the back of the passenger compartment is at an angle to the top of what is typically the rear baggage compartment.
Overhead valve engine
An overhead valve (OHV) engine, sometimes called a pushrod engine, is a piston engine whose valves are located in the cylinder head above the combustion chamber.
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Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city of France.
Paris Motor Show
The Paris Motor Show (Mondial de l'Automobile) is a biennial auto show in Paris.
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Parking brake
In road vehicles, the parking brake, also known as a handbrake or emergency brake (e-brake), is a mechanism used to keep the vehicle securely motionless when parked.
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Paul Bracq
Paul Bracq (born December 13, 1933, Bordeaux, France) is an automotive designer noted for his work at Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Citroën, and Peugeot.
Paul Magès
Paul Ernest Mary Magès (1908–1999) is known for his invention of the first self-leveling automobile suspension, known as hydro-pneumatic suspension.
Pauli Toivonen
Pauli Toivonen (22 August 1929 in Jyväskylä, Finland – 14 February 2005) was a Finnish rally car driver.
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Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance is an annual automotive event held on the Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California.
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Peugeot 403
The Peugeot 403 is a mid-size car manufactured and marketed by Peugeot between May 1955 and October 1966. Citroën DS and Peugeot 403 are 1960s cars, cars introduced in 1955, convertibles, mid-size cars, sedans and station wagons.
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Porsche 911
The Porsche 911 (pronounced Nine Eleven or in Neunelf) is a two-door 2+2 high performance rear-engined sports car introduced in September 1964 by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. Citroën DS and Porsche 911 are 1970s cars, convertibles and rally cars.
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Power steering
Power steering is a system for reducing a driver's effort to turn a steering wheel of a motor vehicle, by using a power source to assist steering.
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Power window
Power windows or electric windows are automobile windows which can be raised and lowered by pressing a button or switch, as opposed to using a crank handle.
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Precautionary principle
The precautionary principle (or precautionary approach) is a broad epistemological, philosophical and legal approach to innovations with potential for causing harm when extensive scientific knowledge on the matter is lacking.
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PSA Group
The PSA Group, legally known as Peugeot S.A. (Peugeot Société Anonyme, trading as Groupe PSA; formerly known as PSA Peugeot Citroën from 1991 to 2016) was a French multinational automotive manufacturing company which produced automobiles and motorcycles under the Peugeot, Citroën, DS, Opel and Vauxhall brands.
Quai André Citroën
The quai André Citroën is a road and quai along the rive gauche of the Seine, in the 15e arrondissement of Paris.
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Radial tire
A radial tire (more properly, a radial-ply tire) is a particular design of vehicular tire.
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Rally Finland
Rally Finland (formerly known as the Neste Rally Finland, Neste Oil Rally Finland, 1000 Lakes Rally and Rally of the Thousand Lakes; Suomen ralli, Finska rallyt) is a rally competition in the Finnish Lakeland in Central Finland.
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Rallye du Maroc
The Rallye du Maroc (Morocco Rally) was a marathon rally, similar to the Safari Rally, but that should not be confused with the Rallye du Maroc rally raid introduced in 2000.
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Rallying
Rallying is a wide-ranging form of motorsport with various competitive motoring elements such as speed tests (sometimes called "rally racing" in United States), navigation tests, or the ability to reach waypoints or a destination at a prescribed time or average speed.
Rétromobile
Rétromobile is an annual classic auto show held in February in the French city of Paris.
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Renault 16
The Renault 16 (R16) is a D-segment family hatchback manufactured and marketed over a single generation by French automaker Renault between 1965 and 1980 in Le Havre, France — and widely noted as the first French winner of the European Car of the Year award. Citroën DS and Renault 16 are 1970s cars, front-wheel-drive vehicles and mid-size cars.
Renault 4
The Renault 4, or R4 in short (and 4L, pronounced "Quatrelle", in French), is an economy car built by the French company Renault from 1961 to 1994. Citroën DS and Renault 4 are 1970s cars and front-wheel-drive vehicles.
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 37th president of the United States from 1969 to 1974.
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Ride quality
Ride quality refers to a vehicle's effectiveness in insulating the occupants from undulations in the road surface such as bumps or corrugations.
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Road & Track
Road & Track (stylized as R&T) is an American automotive enthusiast magazine first published 1947.
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Robert Opron
Robert Maurice Jean Opron (22 February 1932 – 29 March 2021) was a French automotive designer.
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Roland Barthes
Roland Gérard Barthes (12 November 1915 – 26 March 1980) was a French literary theorist, essayist, philosopher, critic, and semiotician.
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Roy Axe
Royden Axe (September 1937 – 5 October 2010) was a British car designer.
Sedan (automobile)
A sedan or saloon (British English) is a passenger car in a three-box configuration with separate compartments for an engine, passengers, and cargo. Citroën DS and sedan (automobile) are sedans.
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Self-levelling suspension
Self-levelling refers to an automobile suspension system that maintains a constant ride height of the vehicle above the road, regardless of load.
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Semi-automatic transmission
A semi-automatic transmission is a multiple-speed transmission where part of its operation is automated (typically the actuation of the clutch), but the driver's input is still required to launch the vehicle from a standstill and to manually change gears.
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Slough
Slough is a town in Berkshire, England, in the Thames Valley west of central London and north-east of Reading, at the intersection of the M4, M40 and M25 motorways.
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.
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Space Age
The Space Age is a period encompassing the activities related to the space race, space exploration, space technology, and the cultural developments influenced by these events, beginning with the launch of Sputnik 1 on October 4, 1957, and continuing to the present.
Spare part
A spare part, spare, service part, repair part, or replacement part, is an interchangeable part that is kept in an inventory and used for the repair or refurbishment of defective equipment/units.
Star Trek: The Original Series
Star Trek is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship and its crew.
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Station wagon
A station wagon (US, also wagon) or estate car (UK, also estate) is an automotive body-style variant of a sedan with its roof extended rearward over a shared passenger/cargo volume with access at the back via a third or fifth door (the liftgate, or tailgate), instead of a trunk/boot lid. Citroën DS and station wagon are station wagons.
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Stellantis
Stellantis N.V. is a multinational automotive manufacturing corporation formed from the merger in 2021 of the Italian–American conglomerate Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and the French PSA Group.
Straight-four engine
A straight-four engine (also referred to as an inline-four engine) is a four-cylinder piston engine where cylinders are arranged in a line along a common crankshaft.
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Straight-six engine
The straight-six engine (also referred to as an inline-six engine; abbreviated I6 or L6) is a piston engine with six cylinders arranged in a straight line along the crankshaft.
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Structuralism
Structuralism is an intellectual current and methodological approach, primarily in the social sciences, that interprets elements of human culture by way of their relationship to a broader system.
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Sydney
Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia.
Synthetic oil
Synthetic oil is a lubricant consisting of chemical compounds that are artificially modified or synthesised.
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Tatra 77
The Tatra 77 (T77) is one of the first serial-produced, truly aerodynamically-designed automobiles, produced by Czechoslovakian company Tatra from 1934 to 1938.
Tax horsepower
The tax horsepower or taxable horsepower was an early system by which taxation rates for automobiles were reckoned in some European countries such as Britain, Belgium, Germany, France and Italy; some US states like Illinois charged license plate purchase and renewal fees for passenger automobiles based on taxable horsepower.
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Tesla Model 3
The Tesla Model 3 is a battery electric mid-size sedan with a fastback body style built by Tesla, Inc., introduced in 2017.
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Thailand
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula.
That Touch of Mink
That Touch of Mink is a 1962 American romantic comedy film directed by Delbert Mann, and starring Cary Grant, Doris Day, Gig Young and Audrey Meadows.
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The Day of the Jackal (film)
The Day of the Jackal is a 1973 political thriller film directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Edward Fox and Michael Lonsdale.
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The Mentalist
The Mentalist is an American drama television series that ran from September 23, 2008, until February 18, 2015, broadcasting 151 episodes over seven seasons, on CBS.
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The Reactor (show rod)
The Reactor is a custom car built by Gene Winfield. Citroën DS and The Reactor (show rod) are 1960s cars, 1970s cars and front-wheel-drive vehicles.
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Trailing-arm suspension
A trailing-arm suspension, also referred to as trailing-link, is a form of vehicle suspension.
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Transmission (mechanical device)
A transmission (also called a gearbox) is a mechanical device which uses a gear set—two or more gears working together—to change the speed, direction of rotation, or torque multiplication/reduction in a machine.
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Tucker 48
The Tucker 48, commonly but incorrectly referred to as the Tucker Torpedo, was an automobile conceived by Preston Tucker while in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and briefly produced in Chicago, Illinois, in 1948.
Understeer and oversteer
Understeer and oversteer are vehicle dynamics terms used to describe the sensitivity of the vehicle to changes in steering angle associated with changes in lateral acceleration.
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Vegetable oil
Vegetable oils, or vegetable fats, are oils extracted from seeds or from other parts of edible plants.
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Vinyl roof
Vinyl roof refers to a vinyl covering for an automobile's top.
Weight transfer
Weight transfer and load transfer are two expressions used somewhat confusingly to describe two distinct effects.
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World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations
The World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations is a working party (WP.29) of the Inland Transport Committee (ITC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).
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15th arrondissement of Paris
The 15th arrondissement of Paris (XVe arrondissement) is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France.
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1974 London–Sahara–Munich World Cup Rally
The 1974 London–Sahara–Munich World Cup Rally, known also under the commercial identity of 1974 UDT World Cup Rally, was the second and final of the World Cup Rallies to be held.
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2+2 (car body style)
A 2+2 (also 2-plus-2) is a car-body style that has a seat each for the driver and front passenger, and two rear seats.
See Citroën DS and 2+2 (car body style)
See also
Cars discontinued in 1975
- Alfa Romeo Eagle
- BMC ADO17
- Chrysler Valiant (VJ)
- Citroën DS
- Citroën SM
- Fiat 500
- Ford Consul
- Leyland P76
- Ligier JS2
- SEAT 124 Sport
- Tatra 603
- Vauxhall Firenza
References
Also known as Citroen D5, Citroën DS 19, Citroën DS 21, Citroën DS 23, Citroen DS Safari, Citroën ID, Citroën ID19, Citroen Pallas, Citroën D Special, Citroën D Super, Citroën DS19, Citroën DS21, Citroën DS23, Citroën ID 19, Citroën ID 21.
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