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• Rear-engine design — In automobile design, a rear engine design layout places the engine at the rear of the vehicle. The center of gravity of the engine itself is past the rear axle. This is not to be confused with the center of gravity of the whole vehicle, as an… …   Wikipedia

• Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout — In automotive design, a RMR or Rear Mid engine, Rear wheel drive layout is one in which the rear wheels are driven by an engine placed just in front of them, behind the passenger compartment. In contrast to the rear engined RR layout, the center… …   Wikipedia

• Rear-engine, rear-wheel drive layout — In automotive design, a RR, or Rear engine, Rear wheel drive layout is one which places both the engine and drive wheels at the rear of the vehicle. In contrast to the RMR layout, however, the center of mass of the engine itself is actually past… …   Wikipedia

• Chaparral Cars — Joakim Bonnier 1966 in the Chaparral 2D during practice at the Nürburgring …   Wikipedia

• rear-wheel drive transaxle — A rear wheel drive construction incorporating a transmission differential unit placed between the rear wheels of a front engined car. The engine may be a front engine (as in most cars and all trucks), a mid engine (as in some sports and racing… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Chevron Cars Ltd — This article is about the manufacturer of racing cars, for the Chevron promotional cartoon see Chevron Cars. Chevron Cars Ltd. is a manufacturer of racing cars, founded by Derek Bennett in 1965. Following Bennett s death in 1978, the firm has… …   Wikipedia

• Bristol Cars — Infobox Company name = Bristol Cars type = Private foundation = 1945 location city = flagicon|UK Bristol location country = England, UK location = locations = key people = Tony Crook area served = industry = Car manufacturing products = services …   Wikipedia

• Streamline Cars Ltd — was the company responsible for making the Burney car.Sir Charles Dennistoun Burney rose to fame as an airship designer and is best known for his work at Howden, Yorkshire, England on the R100 for Vickers. With the ending of the airship programme …   Wikipedia

• Lister Cars — is a British sports car manufacturer. George Lister and SonsBeginning in 1954, company manager and racing driver Brian Lister brought out the first in a series of sports cars from a Cambridge iron works. Inspired by Cooper, he used a tubular… …   Wikipedia

• Lotus Cars — Infobox Company company name = Lotus Cars company company type = Private (Majority owned by Proton) genre = foundation = 1952 founder = Colin Chapman location city = flagicon|UK Hethel, Norfolk location country = England location = key people =… …   Wikipedia

• Ginetta Cars — was founded in 1958 by the four Walklett brothers (Bob, Ivor, Trevers and Douglas) in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England. The cars are currently (2008) made in Leeds, West Yorkshire.The first car, not destined for production, which subsequently became… …   Wikipedia