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184 relations: Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, Air-cooled engine, Alfa Romeo Canguro, Aluminium, Aluminum Model Toys, American Motors Corporation, Anti-roll bar, Automatic transmission, Automobile (magazine), Batman (TV series), Belgium, Bewitched, Big Three (automobile manufacturers), BMW 02 Series, BMW New Class, Body-on-frame, Brake lining, Cab over, California Air Resources Board, Camber angle, Camshaft, Canada, Car and Driver, Car suspension, Carburetor, Carroll Shelby, Chevrolet, Chevrolet Biscayne, Chevrolet Camaro, Chevrolet Camaro (first generation), Chevrolet Chevelle, Chevrolet Chevy II / Nova, Chevrolet Corvair Monza GT, Chevrolet Corvette, Chevrolet Corvette (C2), Chevrolet Greenbrier, Chevrolet Lakewood, Chevrolet Series M Copper-Cooled, Chevrolet small-block engine (first- and second-generation), Chevrolet Testudo, Chevrolet Turbo-Air 6 engine, Chevrolet van, Chevrolet Vega, Chicago Auto Show, Citroën DS, Compact car, Concept car, Consumer protection, Convertible, Corvair Powerglide, ... Expand index (134 more) »
- Cars discontinued in 1969
- Cars introduced in 1960
- Cars powered by rear-mounted 6-cylinder engines
- Product safety scandals
Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) (chemical formula (C8H8)x·(C4H6)y·(C3H3N)z) is a common thermoplastic polymer.
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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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Alfa Romeo Canguro
The Alfa Romeo Canguro is a concept car designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro at Bertone. The car is based on the chassis of an Alfa Romeo TZ and was shown at the 1964 Paris Motor Show.
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Aluminium
Aluminium (Aluminum in North American English) is a chemical element; it has symbol Al and atomic number 13.
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Aluminum Model Toys
Aluminum Model Toys (AMT) is an American brand of scale model vehicles.
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American Motors Corporation
American Motors Corporation (AMC; commonly referred to as American Motors) was an American automobile manufacturing company formed by the merger of Nash-Kelvinator Corporation and Hudson Motor Car Company on May 1, 1954.
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Anti-roll bar
An anti-roll bar (roll bar, anti-sway bar, sway bar, stabilizer bar) is an automobile suspension part that helps reduce the body roll of a vehicle during fast cornering or over road irregularities.
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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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Batman (TV series)
Batman is an American live-action television series based on the DC Comics character of the same name.
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Belgium
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe.
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Bewitched
Bewitched is an American fantasy sitcom television series that originally aired for eight seasons on ABC from September 17, 1964, to March 25, 1972.
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Big Three (automobile manufacturers)
In the United States automotive industry, the term Big Three is used for the country's three largest motor vehicle manufacturers, especially indicating companies that sell under multiple brand names.
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BMW 02 Series
The BMW 02 Series is a range of sporty compact executive cars produced by German automaker BMW between 1966 and 1977, based on a shortened version of the New Class Sedans.
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BMW New Class
The BMW New Class (Neue Klasse) was a line of sedans and coupes produced by German automaker BMW between 1962 and 1972.
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Body-on-frame
Body-on-frame is a traditional motor vehicle construction method whereby a separate body or coach is mounted on a strong and relatively rigid vehicle frame or chassis that carries the powertrain (the engine and drivetrain) and to which the wheels and their suspension, brakes, and steering are mounted.
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Brake lining
Brake linings are the consumable surfaces in brake systems, such as drum brakes and disc brakes used in transport vehicles.
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Cab over
Cab-over, also known as cab over engine (COE), cab forward or flat face (U.S.), flat nose (Canada), or forward control (UK), is a body style of truck, bus, or van that has a vertical front, "flat face" or a semi-hood, with the cab of the truck sitting above (or forward of) the front axle.
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California Air Resources Board
The California Air Resources Board (CARB or ARB) is an agency of the government of California that aims to reduce air pollution.
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Camber angle
Camber angle is one of the angles made by the wheels of a vehicle; specifically, it is the angle between the vertical axis of a wheel and the vertical axis of the vehicle when viewed from the front or rear.
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Camshaft
A camshaft is a shaft that contains a row of pointed cams in order to convert rotational motion to reciprocating motion.
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Canada
Canada is a country in North America.
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Car and Driver
Car and Driver (CD or C/D) is an American automotive enthusiast magazine first published in 1955.
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Car suspension
Suspension is the system of tires, tire air, springs, shock absorbers and linkages that connects a vehicle to its wheels and allows relative motion between the two.
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Carburetor
A carburetor (also spelled carburettor or carburetter) is a device used by a gasoline internal combustion engine to control and mix air and fuel entering the engine.
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Carroll Shelby
Carroll Hall Shelby (January 11, 1923 – May 10, 2012) was an American automotive designer, racing driver, and entrepreneur.
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Chevrolet
Chevrolet, colloquially referred to as Chevy, is an American automobile division of the manufacturer General Motors (GM).
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Chevrolet Biscayne
The Chevrolet Biscayne was a series of full-size cars produced by the American manufacturer General Motors through its Chevrolet division between 1958 and 1975. Chevrolet Corvair and Chevrolet Biscayne are Chevrolet vehicles, motor vehicles manufactured in the United States and sedans.
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Chevrolet Camaro
The Chevrolet Camaro is a mid-size American automobile manufactured by Chevrolet, classified as a pony car. Chevrolet Corvair and Chevrolet Camaro are Chevrolet vehicles, convertibles and motor vehicles manufactured in the United States.
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Chevrolet Camaro (first generation)
The first-generation Chevrolet Camaro is an American pony car introduced by Chevrolet in the fall of 1966 for the 1967 model year. Chevrolet Corvair and Chevrolet Camaro (first generation) are cars discontinued in 1969 and convertibles.
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Chevrolet Chevelle
The Chevrolet Chevelle is a mid-sized automobile that was produced by Chevrolet in three generations for the 1964 through 1977 model years. Chevrolet Corvair and Chevrolet Chevelle are Chevrolet vehicles and convertibles.
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Chevrolet Chevy II / Nova
The Chevrolet Chevy II/Nova is a small automobile manufactured by Chevrolet, and produced in five generations for the 1962 through 1979, and 1985 through 1988 model years. Chevrolet Corvair and Chevrolet Chevy II / Nova are Chevrolet vehicles, compact cars, motor vehicles manufactured in the United States and sedans.
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Chevrolet Corvair Monza GT
The Chevrolet Corvair Monza GT (XP-777) was a mid-engine experimental prototype automobile built by General Motors in 1962 and based on the early model Chevrolet Corvair series. Chevrolet Corvair and Chevrolet Corvair Monza GT are cars powered by boxer engines.
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Chevrolet Corvette
The Chevrolet Corvette is a line of American two-door, two-seater sports cars manufactured and marketed by General Motors under the Chevrolet marque since 1953. Chevrolet Corvair and Chevrolet Corvette are Chevrolet vehicles and motor vehicles manufactured in the United States.
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Chevrolet Corvette (C2)
The Chevrolet Corvette (C2) is the second generation of the Corvette sports car, produced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors (GM) for the 1963 through 1967 model years.
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Chevrolet Greenbrier
Chevrolet used the name Chevrolet Greenbrier for two distinct vehicles. Chevrolet Corvair and Chevrolet Greenbrier are Chevrolet vehicles, motor vehicles manufactured in the United States and rear-engined vehicles.
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Chevrolet Lakewood
The Chevrolet Lakewood is a four-door station wagon produced by Chevrolet for the 1961 model year. Chevrolet Corvair and Chevrolet Lakewood are Chevrolet vehicles, compact cars, motor vehicles manufactured in the United States and rear-engined vehicles.
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Chevrolet Series M Copper-Cooled
The 1923 Chevrolet Series M Copper-Cooled was an automobile made to be completely air-cooled by Chevrolet in 1923.
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Chevrolet small-block engine (first- and second-generation)
The Chevrolet small-block engine is a series of gasoline-powered V8 automobile engines, produced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors between 1954 and 2003, using the same basic engine block.
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Chevrolet Testudo
The Chevrolet Testudo is a concept car built by Bertone on a modified Chevrolet Corvair Monza platform. Chevrolet Corvair and Chevrolet Testudo are cars powered by rear-mounted 6-cylinder engines.
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Chevrolet Turbo-Air 6 engine
The Chevrolet Turbo-Air 6 is a flat-six air-cooled automobile engine developed by General Motors (GM) in the late 1950s for use in the rear-engined Chevrolet Corvair of the 1960s.
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Chevrolet van
The Chevrolet Van or Chevy Van (also known as the Chevrolet/GMC G-series vans and GMC Vandura) is a range of vans that was manufactured by General Motors from the 1964 to 1996 model years. Chevrolet Corvair and Chevrolet van are Chevrolet vehicles and motor vehicles manufactured in the United States.
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Chevrolet Vega
The Chevrolet Vega is a subcompact automobile that was manufactured and marketed by GM's Chevrolet division from 1970 to 1977. Chevrolet Corvair and Chevrolet Vega are Chevrolet vehicles, motor vehicles manufactured in the United States and sedans.
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Chicago Auto Show
The Chicago Auto Show is held annually in February at Chicago's McCormick Place convention center.
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Citroën DS
The Citroën DS is a front mid-engined, front-wheel drive executive car manufactured and marketed by Citroën from 1955 to 1975, in fastback/sedan, wagon/estate, and convertible body configurations, across three series of one generation. Chevrolet Corvair and Citroën DS are convertibles and sedans.
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Compact car
Compact car is a vehicle size class—predominantly used in North America—that sits between subcompact cars and mid-size cars. Chevrolet Corvair and Compact car are compact cars.
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Concept car
A concept car (also known as a concept vehicle, show vehicle or prototype) is a car made to showcase new styling or new technology.
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Consumer protection
Consumer protection is the practice of safeguarding buyers of goods and services, and the public, against unfair practices in the marketplace.
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Convertible
A convertible or cabriolet is a passenger car that can be driven with or without a roof in place. Chevrolet Corvair and convertible are convertibles.
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Corvair Powerglide
Chevrolet Corvair Powerglide is a two-speed automatic transmission designed specially for the then all-new 1960 Chevrolet Corvair compact car that emerged in the fall of 1959 as Chevrolet's competitor in the then booming small car market.
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Coupe
A coupe or coupé is a passenger car with a sloping or truncated rear roofline and two doors.
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David E. Davis
David Evan Davis Jr. (November 7, 1930 – March 27, 2011) was an American automotive journalist and magazine publisher widely known as a contributing writer, editor and publisher at Car and Driver magazine and as the founder of Automobile magazine.
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Dick Thompson (racing driver)
Richard Knight Thompson, Jr. (July 9, 1920 – September 14, 2014) was an American racecar driver.
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Directional stability
Directional stability is stability of a moving body or vehicle about an axis which is perpendicular to its direction of motion.
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Don Yenko
Donald "Don" Frank Yenko (May 27, 1927March 5, 1987) was an American car dealer and racecar driver best known for creating the Yenko Camaro, a high-performance version of the Chevrolet Camaro.
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Donna Mae Mims
Donna Mae Mims (July 1, 1927 – October 6, 2009) was an American race car driver.
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Dune buggy
A dune buggy — also known as a beach buggy — is a recreational off-road vehicle with large wheels, and wide tires, designed for use on sand dunes, beaches, off-road or desert recreation. Chevrolet Corvair and dune buggy are cars powered by boxer engines.
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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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Ed Cole
Edward Nicholas Cole (September 17, 1909 – May 2, 1977) was an American inventor, automotive engineer and executive, widely known for leading critical projects for General Motors, including development of the Chevrolet Corvair and Chevrolet Vega; developing GM's Small Block V8 and its rotary engine, championing the catalytic converter to migrate cars from leaded gasoline, and advocating for air bags.
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Fiat 1300 and 1500
The Fiat 1300 and Fiat 1500 are a series of front-engine, rear-drive automobiles manufactured and marketed by Fiat from 1961 to 1967, replacing the Fiat 1400 and Fiat 1200 coupé, spyder and cabriolet. Chevrolet Corvair and Fiat 1300 and 1500 are sedans.
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Fisher Body
Fisher Body was an automobile coachbuilder founded by the Fisher brothers in 1908 in Detroit, Michigan.
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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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Flint Truck Assembly
Flint Assembly is an automobile factory operated by General Motors in Flint, Michigan.
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Flint, Michigan
Flint is the largest city and seat of Genesee County, Michigan, United States.
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Ford Falcon (North America)
The Ford Falcon is a model line of cars that was produced by Ford from the 1960 to 1970 model years. Chevrolet Corvair and Ford Falcon (North America) are compact cars, convertibles, motor vehicles manufactured in the United States and sedans.
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Ford Mustang
The Ford Mustang is a series of American automobiles manufactured by Ford. Chevrolet Corvair and Ford Mustang are convertibles and motor vehicles manufactured in the United States.
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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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Full-size car
Full-size car—also known as large car—is a vehicle size class which originated in the United States and is used for cars larger than mid-size cars.
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Gene Winfield
Gene Winfield (born June 16, 1927) is an American automotive customizer and fabricator.
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General Motors
General Motors Company (GM) is an American multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
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General Motors LS-based small-block engine
The General Motors LS-based small-block engines are a family of V8 and V6 engines designed and manufactured by American automotive company General Motors.
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General Motors Motorama
The General Motors Motorama was an auto show staged by GM from 1949 to 1961.
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General Motors Z platform
The Z platform or Z-body automobile platform designation was used on three different types of vehicles made by General Motors not including their trucks.
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Giorgetto Giugiaro
Giorgetto Giugiaro (born 7 August 1938) is an Italian automotive designer.
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Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is an American multinational tire manufacturer headquartered in Akron, Ohio.
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Gruppo Bertone
Gruppo Bertone, commonly known as Bertone, was an Italian industrial design company which specialized in car styling, coachbuilding and manufacturing.
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Hardtop
A hardtop is a rigid form of automobile roof, typically metal, and integral to the vehicle's design, strength, and style.
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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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Hillman Imp
The Hillman Imp is a small economy car that was made by the Rootes Group and its successor Chrysler Europe from 1963 until 1976.
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Homologation
Homologation (Greek homologeo, ὁμολογέω, "to agree") is the granting of approval by an official authority.
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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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John DeLorean
John Zachary DeLorean (January 6, 1925 – March 19, 2005) was an American engineer, inventor, and executive in the U.S. automobile industry.
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John Fitch (racing driver)
John Cooper Fitch (August 4, 1917 in Indianapolis, Indiana – October 31, 2012) was an American racing driver and inventor.
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Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri (KC or KCMO) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri by population and area.
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Leaf spring
A leaf spring is a simple form of spring commonly used for suspension in wheeled vehicles.
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Leeds Assembly
Leeds Assembly was a General Motors automobile factory in Leeds, Missouri.
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Lift-off oversteer
Lift-off oversteer (also known as, trailing-throttle oversteer, throttle off oversteer, or lift-throttle oversteer) is a form of sudden oversteer.
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Limited-slip differential
A limited-slip differential (LSD) is a type of differential gear train that allows its two output shafts to rotate at different speeds but limits the maximum difference between the two shafts.
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Lockset
A lockset (alternatively lock set) is the hardware and components that make up the locking or latching mechanism that can usually be found on a door or other hinged object but can also include sliding doors and dividers.
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Mako Shark (concept car)
The XP-755 concept car, also known as the Mako Shark, was designed by Larry Shinoda under the direction of General Motors Styling and Design head Bill Mitchell.
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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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Master cylinder
In automotive engineering, the master cylinder is a control device that converts force (commonly from a driver's foot) into hydraulic pressure.
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Mazda Familia
The, also marketed prominently as the Mazda 323, Mazda Protegé and Mazda Allegro, is a small family car that was manufactured by Mazda between 1963 and 2003. Chevrolet Corvair and Mazda Familia are compact cars and sedans.
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Mechanix Illustrated
Mechanix Illustrated is an American printed magazine that was originally published by Fawcett Publications.
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Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz, commonly referred to as Mercedes and sometimes as Benz, is a German luxury and commercial vehicle automotive brand established in 1926.
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Mercury Comet
The Mercury Comet is an automobile that was produced by Mercury from 1960–1969 and 1971–1977 — variously as either a compact or an intermediate car. Chevrolet Corvair and Mercury Comet are compact cars, convertibles and sedans.
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Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America.
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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.
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Monza Circuit
The Monza Circuit (Italian: Autodromo Nazionale Monza) is a race track near the city of Monza, north of Milan, in Italy.
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Motor Trend
MotorTrend is an American automobile magazine.
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Motor Trend Car of the Year
The Motor Trend Car of the Year (COTY) is an annual Car of the Year award given by Motor Trend magazine to recognize the best new or significantly refreshed car in a given model year.
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Multi-link suspension
A multi-link suspension is a type of independent vehicle suspension having three or more control links per wheel.
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Nash Rambler
The Nash Rambler is a North American automobile that was produced by the Nash Motors division of Nash-Kelvinator Corporation from 1950 until 1954 in sedan, wagon, and fixed-profile convertible body styles. Chevrolet Corvair and Nash Rambler are compact cars, convertibles and sedans.
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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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National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act
The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act was enacted in the United States in 1966 to empower the federal government to set and administer new safety standards for motor vehicles and road traffic safety.
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New York International Auto Show
The New York International Auto Show is an annual auto show that is held in Manhattan, New York City in late March or early April.
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NSU Prinz
The NSU Prinz (Prince) is an automobile which was produced in West Germany by the NSU Motorenwerke AG from 1958 to 1973. Chevrolet Corvair and NSU Prinz are rear-engined vehicles and sedans.
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Oakland Assembly
Oakland Assembly was a former Chevrolet manufacturing facility located in Elmhurst, Oakland, California.
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Oakland, California
Oakland is a city in the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California.
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Oldsmobile Cutlass
The Oldsmobile Cutlass was a series of automobiles produced by General Motors' Oldsmobile division between 1961 and 1999. Chevrolet Corvair and Oldsmobile Cutlass are compact cars, convertibles and sedans.
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Oshawa
Oshawa (also; 2021 population 175,383; CMA 415,311) is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the Lake Ontario shoreline.
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Oshawa Car Assembly
Oshawa Assembly (also known simply as GM Oshawa) is a manufacturing facility in the city of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, that built various automobiles for General Motors Canada.
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Panel van
A panel van, also known as a delivery van (United Kingdom), blind van, car-derived van or sedan delivery (United States), is a small cargo vehicle with a passenger car chassis, typically with a single front bench seat and no side windows behind the B-pillar.
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Pickup truck
A pickup truck or pickup is a light or medium duty truck that has an enclosed cabin, and a back end made up of a cargo bed that is enclosed by three low walls with no roof (this cargo bed back end sometimes consists of a tailgate and removable covering). Chevrolet Corvair and pickup truck are pickup trucks.
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Pietenpol Air Camper
The Pietenpol Air Camper is a simple parasol wing homebuilt aircraft designed by Bernard H. Pietenpol.
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Pillar (car)
The pillars on a car with permanent roof body style (such as four-door sedans) are the vertical or nearly vertical supports of its window area or greenhouse—designated respectively as the A, B, C and (in larger cars such as 4-door station wagons and sport utility vehicles) D-pillar, moving from front to rear, in profile view.
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Pininfarina
Pininfarina S.p.A. (short for Carrozzeria Pininfarina) is an Italian car design firm and coachbuilder, with headquarters in Cambiano, Turin, Italy.
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Plymouth Valiant
The Plymouth Valiant (first appearing in 1959 as simply the Valiant) is an automobile which was marketed by the Plymouth division of the Chrysler Corporation in the United States from the model years of 1960 through 1976. Chevrolet Corvair and Plymouth Valiant are cars introduced in 1960, compact cars, convertibles and sedans.
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Porsche
Dr.
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Powerglide
The Powerglide is a two-speed automatic transmission designed by General Motors.
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Ralph Nader
Ralph Nader (born February 27, 1934) is an American political activist, author, lecturer, and attorney noted for his involvement in consumer protection, environmentalism, and government reform causes, and a perennial presidential candidate.
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Rambler American
The Rambler American is a compact car that was manufactured by the American Motors Corporation (AMC) between 1958 and 1969. Chevrolet Corvair and Rambler American are compact cars, convertibles and sedans.
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Rear-engine design
In automobile design, a rear-engine design layout places the engine at the rear of the vehicle. Chevrolet Corvair and rear-engine design are rear-engined vehicles.
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Rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout
In automotive design, an RR, or rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout places both the engine and drive wheels at the rear of the vehicle.
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Renault Dauphine
The Renault Dauphine is an economy car manufactured by Renault from 1956 to 1967. Chevrolet Corvair and Renault Dauphine are compact cars, rear-engined vehicles and sedans.
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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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Riverside International Raceway
Riverside International Raceway (sometimes known as Riverside, RIR, or Riverside Raceway) was a motorsports race track and road course established in the Edgemont area of Riverside County, California, just east of the city limits of Riverside and east of Los Angeles, in 1957.
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Saginaw, Michigan
Saginaw is a city in and the seat of Saginaw County, Michigan, United States.
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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. Chevrolet Corvair and sedan (automobile) are sedans.
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Shock absorber
A shock absorber or damper is a mechanical or hydraulic device designed to absorb and damp shock impulses.
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Slip angle
In vehicle dynamics, slip angle or sideslip angle is the angle between the direction in which a wheel is pointing and the direction in which it is actually traveling (i.e., the angle between the forward velocity vector v_x and the vector sum of wheel forward velocity v_x and lateral velocity v_y, as defined in the image to the right).
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Sonex Aircraft
Sonex Aircraft, LLC is an American kit aircraft manufacturer located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, producing kits for four all-metal homebuilt monoplanes.
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South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.
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Sports car
A sports car is a type of car that is designed with an emphasis on dynamic performance, such as handling, acceleration, top speed, the thrill of driving, and racing capability.
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Sports Car Club of America
The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) is a non-profit American automobile club and sanctioning body supporting Autocross, Rallycross, HPDE, Time Trial, Road Racing, and Hill Climbs in the United States.
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Spring (device)
A spring is a device consisting of an elastic but largely rigid material (typically metal) bent or molded into a form (especially a coil) that can return into shape after being compressed or extended.
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St. Louis
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St. Louis Truck Assembly
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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.
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Steering
Steering is the control of the direction of motion or the components that enable its control.
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Steering ratio
Steering ratio refers to the ratio between the turn of the steering wheel (in degrees) or handlebars and the turn of the wheels (in degrees).
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Studebaker
Studebaker was an American wagon and automobile manufacturer based in South Bend, Indiana, with a building at 1600 Broadway, Times Square, Midtown Manhattan, New York City.
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Studebaker Lark
The Studebaker Lark is a compact car that was produced by Studebaker from 1959 to 1966. Chevrolet Corvair and Studebaker Lark are convertibles and sedans.
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Subcompact car
Subcompact car is a North American classification for cars smaller than a compact car.
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Swing axle
A swing axle is a simple type of independent suspension, almost always for the rear axles, designed and patented by Edmund Rumpler in 1903.
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Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe.
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Tachometer
A tachometer (revolution-counter, tach, rev-counter, RPM gauge) is an instrument measuring the rotation speed of a shaft or disk, as in a motor or other machine.
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Tatra (company)
Tatra is a Czech vehicle manufacturer from Kopřivnice. Chevrolet Corvair and Tatra (company) are rear-engined vehicles.
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Tatra 613
The Tatra 613 is a large luxury rear wheel driven car with rear-mounted air-cooled engine manufactured by Czechoslovak manufacturer Tatra from 1974 until 1996 as a replacement for the Tatra 603 series.
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Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, or TAMU) is a public, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas.
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The Reactor (show rod)
The Reactor is a custom car built by Gene Winfield. Chevrolet Corvair and The Reactor (show rod) are cars powered by boxer engines.
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Time (magazine)
Time (stylized in all caps as TIME) is an American news magazine based in New York City.
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Tom McCahill
Thomas Jay McCahill III (1907–1975) was an automotive journalist, born the grandson of a wealthy attorney in Larchmont, New York.
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Traction (mechanics)
Traction, traction force or tractive force is a force used to generate motion between a body and a tangential surface, through the use of either dry friction or shear force.
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Trans-Am Series
The Trans-Am Series presented by Pirelli is a sports car racing series held in North America.
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Transaxle
A transaxle is a single mechanical device which combines the functions of an automobile's transmission, axle, and differential into one integrated assembly.
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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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Triumph TR4
The Triumph TR4 is a sports car produced by the Triumph Motor Company from 1961 to 1965. Chevrolet Corvair and Triumph TR4 are convertibles.
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Turbo-Hydramatic
Turbo-Hydramatic or Turbo Hydra-Matic is the registered tradename for a family of automatic transmissions developed and produced by General Motors.
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Turbocharger
In an internal combustion engine, a turbocharger (also known as a turbo or a turbosupercharger) is a forced induction device that is powered by the flow of exhaust gases.
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Underdog
An underdog is a person or group in a competition, usually in sports and creative works, who is largely expected to lose.
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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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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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Universal joint
A universal joint (also called a universal coupling or U-joint) is a joint or coupling connecting rigid shafts whose axes are inclined to each other.
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Unsafe at Any Speed: The Designed-In Dangers of the American Automobile
Unsafe at Any Speed: The Designed-In Dangers of the American Automobile is a non-fiction book by consumer advocate Ralph Nader, first published in 1965. Chevrolet Corvair and Unsafe at Any Speed: The Designed-In Dangers of the American Automobile are product safety scandals.
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Van
A van is a type of road vehicle used for transporting goods or people.
Van Nuys
Van Nuys is a neighborhood in the central San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California.
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Van Nuys Assembly
Van Nuys Assembly was a General Motors automobile factory in Van Nuys, California.
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Vehicle frame
A vehicle frame, also historically known as its chassis, is the main supporting structure of a motor vehicle to which all other components are attached, comparable to the skeleton of an organism.
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Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea.
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Volkswagen
Volkswagen (VW)English:,. is a German automobile manufacturer headquartered in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany.
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Volkswagen Beetle
The Volkswagen Beetle, officially the Volkswagen Type 1, is a small car produced by the German company Volkswagen from 1938 to 2003. Chevrolet Corvair and Volkswagen Beetle are cars powered by boxer engines, compact cars, convertibles, rear-engined vehicles and sedans.
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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
The Volkswagen Karmann Ghia are a family of three overlapping sporty Volkswagen model series, marketed in 2+2 coupe (1955–1975) and 2+2 convertible (1957–1975) body styles, though German production ended one year before that in Brazil. Chevrolet Corvair and Volkswagen Karmann Ghia are cars powered by boxer engines, convertibles and rear-engined vehicles.
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Volkswagen Type 2
The Volkswagen Type 2 is a forward control light commercial vehicle introduced in 1950 by the German automaker Volkswagen as its second car model. Chevrolet Corvair and Volkswagen Type 2 are cars powered by boxer engines, pickup trucks and rear-engined vehicles.
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Volkswagen Type 3
The Volkswagen Type 3 is a compact car manufactured and marketed by Volkswagen from 1961 to 1973. Chevrolet Corvair and Volkswagen Type 3 are cars powered by boxer engines, compact cars, rear-engined vehicles and sedans.
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Weber Carburetors
Weber Carburetors is an automotive manufacturing company founded in 1923, known for their carburetors.
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Weight transfer
Weight transfer and load transfer are two expressions used somewhat confusingly to describe two distinct effects.
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Wheel alignment
Wheel alignment, which is sometimes referred to as breaking or tracking, is part of standard automobile maintenance that consists of adjusting the angles of wheels to the car manufacturer specifications.
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Willow Run Assembly
Willow Run Assembly was a General Motors automobile factory near Ypsilanti, Michigan, located at 2625 Tyler Road, in the Willow Run manufacturing complex.
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YouTube
YouTube is an American online video sharing platform owned by Google.
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Ypsilanti, Michigan
Ypsilanti, commonly shortened to Ypsi, is a city in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan.
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Zenith Aircraft Company
Zenith Aircraft Company is a designer, developer and manufacturer of kit aircraft.
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See also
Cars discontinued in 1969
- Škoda 1000 MB
- Bristol 410
- Chevrolet Camaro (first generation)
- Chevrolet Corvair
- Chrysler Valiant (VE)
- Daimler 250
- Fiat 1100
- Fiat 600
- Ford Falcon (XT)
- Ford GT40
- Holden HK
- Jaguar 420 and Daimler Sovereign (1966–1969)
- Jaguar Mark 2
- Riley 4
- Volvo Duett
Cars introduced in 1960
- Alfa Romeo Tipo 103
- Aston Martin DB4 GT Jet
- Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato
- Ausper
- Chevrolet Corvair
- Daimler Majestic Major
- Dodge D series
- Dodge Dart
- Dodge Matador
- Dodge Phoenix
- Dodge Polara
- Dongfanghong BJ760
- Ford F-Series (fourth generation)
- Ford Falcon (Australia)
- Ford Falcon (XK)
- Ford Starliner
- Ford Taunus P3
- Holden FB
- Jensen 541S
- Mazda R360
- Mitsubishi 500
- Nissan Cedric
- Opel Rekord P2
- Peugeot 404
- Pioneer 1 (land speed racer)
- Plymouth Valiant
- Plymouth XNR
- Pontiac Tempest
- Pontiac Ventura
- Saab 96
- Studebaker Champ
- Toyota Land Cruiser (J40)
- Winged Express (Altered)
- ZAZ Zaporozhets
Cars powered by rear-mounted 6-cylinder engines
- Chevrolet Corvair
- Chevrolet Testudo
- DMC DeLorean
- Porsche 911
- Tucker 48
Product safety scandals
- 2008 Chinese heparin adulteration
- 2009–2011 Toyota vehicle recalls
- 2019–2020 vaping lung illness outbreak
- Capacitor plague
- Chevrolet Corvair
- Firestone and Ford tire controversy
- Ford Pinto
- IPod Nano
- New England Compounding Center meningitis outbreak
- Oil Mines Regulations-1984
- Oil spill
- Pharmally scandal
- Poly Implant Prothèse
- Stab-Lok
- Suzuki Jimny
- Takata Corporation
- The Harley Medical Group
- Unsafe at Any Speed: The Designed-In Dangers of the American Automobile
References
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