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Cars became much more practical, convenient and comfortable during this period. Car heating was introduced (progressing from hot bricks via double-skinned exhaust manifolds to the heater radiator matrix), [3] as was the in-car radio. [4] Four-wheel braking from a common foot pedal was introduced, as was the use of hydraulically actuated brakes. [5]
A retro-style automobile is a vehicle that is styled to appear like cars from previous decades. Often these cars use modern technology and production techniques. This design trend developed in the early 1990s and led to almost all automobile brands introducing models that referenced previous cars of the 1950s and 1960s.
The 3=6 descended directly from the prewar DKW F9 prototype. By 1955, the DKW 3=6 grew in width and track by almost 4 inches and was advertised as "der Große DKW", the "large DKW". The DKW 3=6 is a compact front-wheel drive saloon manufactured by Auto Union GmbH. [2] The car was launched at the Frankfurt Motor Show in March 1953 and sold until ...
There were 870 cars with the two-liter V6 engine and 409 with the 2.3-liter V6 imported into West Germany, at prices of 14,900 DM and 15,200 DM respectively. A unique OSI Ford convertible was shown at the 1967 Paris Salon. In 1968 OSI went into bankruptcy.
The Fiat 124 Sport Spider is a convertible sports car marketed by Fiat for model years 1966–1985. Designed by and manufactured at the Italian carrozzeria Pininfarina factory, the monocoque, front-engined, rear-drive Sport Spider debuted at the November 1966 Turin Auto Show with styling by Tom Tjaarda.
The Adler factory produced bicycles (from 1880), typewriters, sewing machines motorcycles, aircraft and calculators in addition to cars. Before World War I, the company used De Dion two- and four-cylinder engines in cars that ranged from 1032 cc to 9081 cc; beginning in 1902 (the year Edmund Rumpler became technical director), [1] they used their own engines as well.
2007 Oldtimer Festival at the prestart in the new paddock of the Nürburgring 2008 Steyr-Puch 650TR at the race known as the "Battle Of the Dwarfs" The Oldtimer Festival is a three-day race meeting for historic automobiles, motorbikes and sidecars. The event is mainly for classic vehicles of the post war era up to cars and bikes of the 1970s.
The more modern design of the Morris was reflected in the superior performance of its hydraulically operated 8-inch drum brakes. [4] The Morris also scored over its Ford rival by incorporating an electric windscreen wiper rather than the more old-fashioned vacuum powered equivalent, [ 4 ] while its relatively wide 45 inch track aided ...