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The 198mph Mercedes Benz CLK LM cost £786,592 when it was launched in 1997, making it the most expensive production car in the world.
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What are vehicles built between 1916 and 1925 called?
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What are vehicles built between 1916 and 1925 called?
Vehicles manufactured between 1896 and 1915 are known as horseless carriages, which by definition are “antique” vehicles. Vehicles built between 1916 and 1925 are known as “vintage” vehicles.
What Does The Word “Automobile” Actually Mean?
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Automobile means “self-moving”.
Auto means “self” and Mobile means “moving”
Dukes of Hazard Dodge Chargers
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How many Dodge Chargers were used in the original “Dukes of Hazard” TV show that ran from January 26, 1979 to February 8, 1985?
A total of 309 Chargers were used throughout the total run of the popular series.
Haltham Garage – Top 50 Car Facts – Jaguar
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In 2008, Jaguar launches the XF, the model credited for transforming the brand’s image and attracting new fans. Bringing us right up to date in March 2015, Jaguar launches the all-new XF.
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Haltham Garage – Top 50 Car Facts – Jaguar
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In 1951, Jaguar makes it name with a series of elegant sports cars and premium saloons, such as the XK150.
Arguably the most famous sports car of all time, the Jaguar E-type, first hits the road in
1966
Haltham Garage – Top 50 Car Facts – Land Rover
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In 1948, Maurice Wilkes, technical director for Rover Cars, starts designing a British agricultural vehicle based on American army 4x4s. The Land Rover came equipped with distinctive bodies that were lightweight and rustproof, and designed to be field-serviced, giving the vehicles a reputation for longevity in tough conditions.
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Haltham Garage – Top 50 Car Facts – Rover – First Motor Car
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In 1922, Rover starts work on its first motor car, led by designer Edmund Lewis who joined from Daimler
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Haltham Garage – Top 50 Car Facts – Rover Starts Life As A Bicycle
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In 1903 – The Rover brand starts life as a bicycle – Starley & Sutton Co’s Rover Safety Bicycle replaced the unstable penny farthing bicycles of its day.
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Haltham Garage – Top 50 Car Facts – First traffic lights
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1927 – The first electric traffic lights were launched in Wolverhampton in 1927