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Dodge Daytona: Encyclopedia Ii - Dodge Daytona - 1980s-1990s
In 1984, Dodge issued another Daytona model, a front wheel drive hatchback based on the Chrysler G platform, along with a twin, the Chrys...
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Dodge: Encyclopedia Ii - Dodge - History
In 1901 John Francis Dodge and Horace Elgin Dodge moved their Dodge Brothers Bicycle & Machine Factory to Detroit, Michigan. Their be...
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List Of Supercars: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Supercars - Supercars
The following is a list of vehicles that are widely considered to be "supercars" for their era. Vehicles are listed in the era of the bas...
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Chrysler Sebring: Encyclopedia Ii - Chrysler Sebring - 1995
The 1995 through 2000 Chrysler Sebring and Dodge Avenger were the successors to the Chrysler LeBaron coupe and Dodge Daytona, respectivel...
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Mitsubishi Eclipse: Encyclopedia Ii - Mitsubishi Eclipse - Models
The Eclipse has undergone four distinct generations: the first two (1G and 2G) are closely related and share many parts, whereas the thir...
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Muscle Car: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscle Car - Definition
The term muscle car generally describes a mid-size car with a large, powerful engine (typically, although not universally, a V8 engine) a...
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List Of Chrysler Engines: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Chrysler Engines - 4 Cylinder
List of Chrysler engines - Chrysler engines.
1944-1953 Willys Go Devil
1950-1971 Willys Hurricane
Jeep 2.5 engine - A 2.5 liter straig...
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Chrysler Hemi Engine: Encyclopedia Ii - Chrysler Hemi Engine - Modern Hemi
The modern Hemi is not really a hemi at all - it has a polyspherical combustion chamber similar to that in many other modern engines. A t...
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Headlight: Encyclopedia Ii - Headlight - History Of Automotive Headlights
The earliest headlights were fueled by acetylene or oil and were introduced by drivers in the late 1880s. Acetylene was popular because t...
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Muscle Car: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscle Car - Politics Of The Muscle Car
The muscle cars' performance soon became a liability during this period. The automotive safety lobby, which had been spearheaded by Ralph...
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Muscle Car: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscle Car - Origins
Although auto makers such as Chrysler had occasionally experimented with placing a high performance V-8 in a lighter mid-size platform, a...
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Muscle Car: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscle Car - Outside The Us
Australia developed its own muscle car tradition around the same period, though many were modified four-door sedans rather than two-door ...
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Muscle Car: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscle Car - Modern Muscle Cars
In the US, General Motors discontinued its Camaro and Trans Am models in 2002 (along with the short-lived 1994-1996 Chevrolet Impala SS),...
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Dodge: Encyclopedia Ii - Dodge - Military Trucks
T202 - 1/2 ton, 4x4 series truck (G-505)
Dodge VC-1
Dodge VC-2
Dodge VC-3
Dodge VC-4
Dodge VC-5
Dodge VC-6
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Muscle Car: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscle Car - American Muscle Cars
Road & Track identified the following models as "musclecars" in 1965:
1964-1965 Pontiac Tempest Le Mans GTO
1965-1975 Buick Riviera ...
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List Of Chrysler Engines: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Chrysler Engines - 6 Cylinder
List of Chrysler engines - Chrysler engines.
1946-1955 Willys Lightning/Hurricane 6 (148/161)
1948-1964 Willys Super Hurricane (226)
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Headlight: Encyclopedia Ii - Headlight - Automotive Headlights
Modern headlights are electrically operated, positioned in pairs, one or two on each side of the front of a vehicle. A headlamp system is...
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Chrysler Hemi Engine: Encyclopedia Ii - Chrysler Hemi Engine - Wwii
Chrysler developed their first experimental Hemi for use in the P-47 aircraft. This engine, the XP-47H (X for experimental) was a V-16 ra...
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Headlight: Encyclopedia Ii - Headlight - Care
Headlamps require very little care. Sealed beam headamps are modular. When the filament burns out, the entire module is replaced. Most 19...
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List Of Chrysler Engines: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Chrysler Engines - V-8s
List of Chrysler engines - Small blocks.
Chrysler's small-block V8 engines all derive from the classic A engine:
Chrysler A engine - C...
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Mitsubishi Eclipse: Encyclopedia Ii - Mitsubishi Eclipse - Background
Mitsubishi's experience with sports cars starts in the early 1980s with the development and sale of the Mitsubishi Starion. Up until this...
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Chrysler Hemi Engine: Encyclopedia Ii - Chrysler Hemi Engine - Hemi
The hemispherical head design was revived in 1964. These were the first engines to officially use the "Hemi" name, a word Chrysler tradem...
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Headlight: Encyclopedia Ii - Headlight - Types Of Headlights
A light source (filament or arc) is placed at or near the focus of a reflector, which may be parabolic or of non-parabolic complex shape...
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Headlight: Encyclopedia Ii - Headlight - Dual-beam Headlights
Night driving has long been dangerous due to the glare of headlights from oncoming traffic which temporarily blinds drivers approaching f...
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Headlight: Encyclopedia Ii - Headlight - Types Of Headlights
A light source (filament or arc) is placed at or near the focus of a reflector, which may be parabolic or of non-parabolic complex shap...
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Dodge Daytona: Encyclopedia Ii - Dodge Daytona - 2000s
Dodge Daytona - 2005.
Dodge introduced the Dodge Ram Daytona, a sporty-looking package on the Ram pickup truck with a small rear wing a...
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Dodge Daytona: Encyclopedia Ii - Dodge Daytona - 1960s
The 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona was a high performance, limited edition version of the Dodge Charger. It was produced in the summer of 196...
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