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• Convertible
  ...ist e.g. the [[1960s]] [[Lincoln Continental#1961-1969 Lincoln Continental|Lincoln Continental]] ...le was the default body style. It was not until [[1910]] that [[Cadillac (automobile)|Cadillac]] introduced the first closed-body car. A combination of weak en
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• De Tomaso Pantera
  ...market to be sold through its [[Lincoln (automobile)|Lincoln]] [[Mercury (automobile)|Mercury]] dealers. The first 75 cars were simply European imports and are
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• RWD
  ...mmon [[engine]]/[[transmission (mechanics)|transmission]] layout used in [[automobile]]s throughout the [[20th century]]. RWD typically places the engine in the ...er, and that it performs better on slippery roads. However, many prestige automobile brands, including [[Mercedes-Benz]], [[BMW]] and [[Porsche]] continue to us
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• V12
  ...le)|Cadillac]], [[Packard]], [[Lincoln (automobile)|Lincoln]], [[Franklin (automobile)|Franklin]], [[Rolls-Royce]], and [[Hispano-Suiza]]. Packard's [[1912]] "D * [[Lincoln Continental]]
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• Suicide door
  ...cause of the obviously negative connotations, the term is avoided in major automobile manufacturers' promotional literature, although it is familiar to many Engl ...(the last 4-door convertible built in the United States.) Since the 4-door Lincoln convertible did not have a center "B" pillar, the rear door glass was desig
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• Rear-wheel drive
  ...mmon [[engine]]/[[transmission (mechanics)|transmission]] layout used in [[automobile]]s throughout the [[20th century]]. RWD typically places the engine in the * [[Lincoln (automobile)|Lincoln]] - [[Lincoln Town Car|Town Car]] and [[Lincoln LS|LS]]
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• Headlight styling
  ...y is of course found in the headlights specially designed for a particular automobile, and which can be of any shape, but the cheaper, standardized sealed-beam h ...possibilities. Designs that remained in the studios of the major American automobile firms actually tried to put two of these lights on or near the centerline o
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• Concept car
  [[Image:Lincoln-Futura-Concept-%2755.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Lincoln Futura]] A '''concept car''' is a [[Automobile|car]] [[prototype]] made to showcase a new vehicle's styling, [[technology]
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• Body-on-frame
  '''Body-on-frame''' is an [[automobile]] construction technology. Mounting a separate body to a rigid frame which In the USA the frequent changes in [[automobile design]] made it necessary to use a ladder frame rather than [[monocoque]]
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• Vehicle size class
  ...border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" |[[Microcar]]||-||Microcar||[[Smart (automobile)|Smart Fortwo]]
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• Luxury car
  ...is certainly part of the mid-level category. Also, vehicles such as the [[Lincoln Town Car]] or [[Cadillac DTS]] feature interiors as plush and luxurious as ...upgrades which put them into the class above them. For example, while the Lincoln LS V6 is an entry-level luxury vehicle, the LS V8 is due to its pricing a m
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• Classic car
  '''Classic car''' is a term frequently used to describe an older [[automobile|car]], but the exact meaning is subject to :''A CCCA Classic is a "fine" or "distinctive" automobile, either American or foreign built, produced between 1925 and 1948. Generall
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• Batmobile
  ...|300px|The original 1966 Batmobile was built by [[George Barris]] from a [[Lincoln Futura]] [[concept car]].]] The '''Batmobile''' is the fictional personal [[automobile]] of [[comic book]] [[superhero]] [[Batman]]. The car has followed the evol
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• Short track motor racing
  ...border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" ...border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile"
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• Rear wheel drive
  ...m of [[engine]]/[[transmission (mechanics)|transmission]] layout used in [[automobile]]s throughout the [[20th century]]. RWD typically places the engine in the * [[Lincoln (automobile)|Lincoln]] - [[Lincoln Town Car|Town Car]] and [[Lincoln LS|LS]]
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• Shock absorber
  Shock absorbers are an important part of [[automobile]] [[suspension (vehicle)|suspension]]s, [[aircraft]] [[landing gear]], and ..., and often also ride-height control, as in some models of the [[Citroën]] automobile.
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• Barney Oldfield
  ...n "Barney" Eli Oldfield''' (June 3, 1878 – October 4, 1946) was an [[automobile]] racer and pioneer. He was born on a farm on the outskirts of [[Wauseon, O ...in.htm] for each appearance after that. He was suspended by the [[American Automobile Association|AAA]] for his "outlaw" racing activities and was unable to race
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• GT car
  ...turismo]]), ([[initialism|initialised]] '''GT'''), is a high-performance [[automobile]] designed for long-distance driving. Any such car could be considered a g ...ories promoted by the [[FIA]], the GT car is defined as "an open or closed automobile which has no more than one door on each side and a minimum of two seats sit
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• Car body style
  [[Automobile|Cars]] can come in a large variety of different '''body styles'''. Some ar ;'''[[Cabrio coach]]''' or '''Semi-convertible''' : Style of automobile roof. A car that has a retractable textile cover for what amounts to a larg
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• George Barris (auto customizer)
  In 1951, Sam had customized a new [[Mercury (automobile)|Mercury]] coupe for himself, and a customer who saw it ordered a similar c ...oduction). Remembering the Futura, which had been designed by the original Lincoln stylists to resemble a shark -- with a menacing, aggressive front and high
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