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Although the term may have been used earlier in the US Navy as slang for a British sailor or a British warship, such a usage was not documented until 1918. [9] By 1925, the usage of limey in American English had been extended to mean any British person, and the term was so commonly known that it was featured in American newspaper headlines. [9]
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Kingmaker Coal – British company, mainly models of British cars, trains and trucks. All models are made from British Coal. K. K. Sakura – Japanese diecast maker in about 1:40 scale featuring single molded bodies all chromed then masked and painted to reveal chrome bumpers and grilles.
Karl Benz's vehicle was the first true automobile, entirely designed as such, rather than simply being a motorized stage coach or horse carriage. This is why he was granted his patent, and is regarded as its inventor. His wife and sons became the first true motorists, in 1889, when they took the car out for the specific task of paying a family ...
A limousine (/ ˈ l ɪ m ə z iː n / or / l ɪ m ə ˈ z iː n /), or limo (/ ˈ l ɪ m oʊ /) for short, [1] is a large, chauffeur-driven luxury vehicle with a partition between the driver compartment and the passenger compartment which can be operated mechanically by hand or by a button electronically. [2]
Budd sold their share to British interests at the beginning of 1936. [5] An array of Morris cars on the forecourt of Mr J. Kelly's garage at Catherine Street, Waterford, Ireland, 1928. The small car market was entered in 1928 with the Leonard Lord-designed Morris Minor, using an 847 cc engine from Morris's newly acquired Wolseley Motors. Lord ...
Semi-State Cars are used for less formal situations and general support. [5] Currently, there is a pair of 2012 Jaguar XJ Limousines and three 2022 Range Rover models, which replaced three Daimler DS420 Limousines. In addition the Royal Mews maintains an array of Land Rovers, Range Rovers, luggage brakes and minibuses for official royal use ...
This category is for individual car models produced in England. For motor vehicle manufacturing companies of England see Category:Motor vehicle manufacturers of England or Category:Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of England for those no longer trading.