The British car firm Morgan is one of the oldest in the world, 1909 to the present time it belongs to the Morgan family traditionally passes from father to son. The company is known for variety and mass models, on the contrary, the last 66 years, the firm has actually released only two car models — MORGAN 4/4 and MORGAN PLUS 8. Both weren’t out on the conveyor, and manually, by the classical technology of the beginning of the previous century on the steel frame, with front “candlestick” suspension, spring suspension rear axle and trim body sheet metal on a wooden frame.
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The history of Scientific automotive Institute (NAMI) as head of the state organization is traditionally measured from October 16, 1918, when on the basis of the automotive laboratory of the Moscow technical school was established Scientific automobile laboratory(NAL) scientific and technical Department of the Supreme economic Council. March 14, 1920, the CASH was reorganized into the Institute of US.
This famous French company was founded in 1909 talented avtostroitelei and organizer Ettore Bugatti. The first independent development of the newborn company became the vehicle of model “13” — twin passenger car with four-cylinder engine working volume of 1,327 L. in Parallel, the firm has developed a compact car BUGATT116, which became the prototype for the famous PEUGEOT BEBE. Until 1914 — the outbreak of the First world war, Bugatti has released a number of cars, which stood powerful 19 ROLAND GAROS with a 5-liter engine capacity of 100 HP
In November 2001, 55 journalists from leading automobile magazines that were part of the international jury, called the PEUGEOT 307 “European car of 2002”. Has not passed also two years as the firm, building on the success of the model, released on the basis of the 307 th stylish coupe-cabriolet hardtop — PEUGEOT 307 CC.
Ferrucio Lamborghini in his youth, after the Second world war, was fond of a remake of the serial “Fiats” in sports cars. In the early 1960-ies Lamborghini attempted to create a prestigious and expensive sports car with a V12 engine, but the car is not really stood out from the mass of machinery-classmates.
On the sixth of December, 1932, eleven months after the start of the Gorky automobile plant, with its conveyor descended first cars GAZ-A. Cars these, very simple and unpretentious, quickly won the hearts of drivers. In fact, their distant relatives were already well known in our country.
City bus ZIS-155 production in 1949. The development and expansion of cities accompanied by the concentration of citizens in residential areas and, consequently, the factories in the industrial, has created the problem of passenger traffic, which could not solve a horse-drawn vehicle for personal use. And in the second half of the XIX century in cities there are predecessors of buses and trams, horse and steam-powered.
The debut of this most powerful and most expensive car that produces the famous Italian firm, was held in January 2004 at the prestigious Detroit motor show. The machine will replace produced with the 1992 FERRARI 456 GT.
Golf car class, OPEL ASTRA. Competition has always been considered the engine of progress, including in the automotive industry. Vehicle manufacturers all by hook or by crook tried to stay ahead of the competitor and the price of the product and its quality. Well, won in such cases the consumer, resulting in less expensive and higher quality car.
Executive car AUDI A8 L 6,0 QUATTRO. It is difficult to make a choice between the “Klin” and “Zhigulevskoe” beer; it is even more difficult between firms computers “Macintosh” and “Microsoft”. And it is almost impossible to imagine anyone opting for a luxury car from the four most-most — AUDI A8 L 6,0 QUATTRO, MERCEDES-BENZ S 600 L, BMW760Li and VOLKSWAGEN PHAETON.