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  2. History of the automobile - Wikipedia

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    Examples of modern cars: [citation needed] 1966–1992 Oldsmobile Toronado—First modern-era American car with front-wheel drive as well as introduced electronic antilock braking system and airbag. [72] [73] 1972–present Mercedes-Benz S-Class—Seat belt pretensioner, and electronic traction control system

  3. Benz Patent-Motorwagen - Wikipedia

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    Benz Velo. The Benz Patent-Motorwagen ("patent motorcar"), built in 1885 by the German Karl Benz, is widely regarded as the first practical modern automobile [1] [a] and was the first car put into production. [8] It was patented in January 1886 and unveiled in public later that year.

  4. Car - Wikipedia

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    A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of cars state that they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people over cargo. [ 1][ 2] There are around one billion cars in use worldwide. The car is considered an essential part of the developed economy.

  5. List of fastback automobiles - Wikipedia

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    This list of fastback automobiles includes examples of a car body style whose roofline slopes continuously down at the back. It is a form of back for an automobile body consisting of a single convex curve from the top to the rear bumper. This automotive design element "relates to an interest in streamlining and aerodynamics".

  6. List of Ferrari road cars - Wikipedia

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    195 Inter (1951) The first series produced Ferrari, the 1958 250 GT Coupé. 250 GT California Spyder SWB (1959) 275 GTB. Daytona 365 GTB/4 (1971) 550 Barchetta Pininfarina (2001) Ferrari's first road cars ever produced were V12 grand tourers. This type of car was discontinued in 1973 in favour of mid-engined 12-cylinder sports cars, later ...

  7. List of Ford vehicles - Wikipedia

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    Historically the best-selling vehicle in the United States (since 1977) and Canada. Line-up includes the F-150 pickup, F-250 through F-450 Super Duty heavy duty pickups. F-450/550 Super Duty class 4-5 trucks and F-650/750 Super Duty class 6-8 trucks are commercial chassis and cab vehicles. F-150 Lightning.

  8. List of Cadillac vehicles - Wikipedia

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    1932 Cadillac Series 355-B, 370-B and 452-B Fisher Fleetwood. Series 355-B – 134 and 156 in wheelbase V8 Fisher Fleetwood. Series 370-B – 140 and 156 in wheelbase V12 Fisher Fleetwood. Series 452-B – 143 and 149 in wheelbase V16 Fisher Fleetwood. 1933 Cadillac Series 355-C, 370-C and 452-C Fisher Fleetwood.

  9. Carl Benz - Wikipedia

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    Carl(or Karl) Friedrich Benz(German:[kaʁlˈfʁiːdʁɪçˈbɛnts]ⓘ; born Karl Friedrich Michael Vaillant; 25 November 1844 – 4 April 1929) was a German engine designer and automotive engineer. His Benz Patent-Motorwagenfrom 1885 is considered the first practical modern automobileand first car put into series production.[1]