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Acronym: BMC
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British Motor Corporation
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mpany | company_name = British Motor Holdings Ltd | company_logo = | fate = Merged in 1968 with Leyland Motor Corporation | predecessor = Jaguar Cars British Motor Corporation (BMC) | successor = British Leyland Motor Corporation | foundation = 1966 | defunct = 1968 | location = Leyland, Lancashire|Leyland, England, UK | industry = [[Car industry |
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Acronym: SOE
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Special Operations Executive
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ariant; from March 1942 onwards, these were fitted with GEE (navigation)|TR1335 navigation aids. ;Hailfax B.II Series I (Special), SOE :Special version for Special Operations Executive (SOE) used to drop supplies over Europe. Nose armament and dorsal turret removed, the nose being faired over, as well as changes to the fuel went pipes and exhaust shrouds. ;Hailfax B.II Series I (Special |
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Acronym: BW
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Borg Warner
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ed. A Perkins 4108 diesel was also available. The "1725 cc engine" (as it is known; it actually displaces 1724 cc) was available in the 1970s with a Borg Warner (BW) Model 35 3-speed automatic transmission with a dashboard mounted selector. This was not a popular option and few were built. The 4-speed gearbox on manual transmission models was based on |
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Acronym: AMC
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American Motors Corporation
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sh Rambler]] | successor = AMC Hornet | class = Compact }} The '''Rambler American''' is an automobile manufactured by the American Motors Corporation (AMC) between 1958 and 1969. The American was the second incarnation of AMC's forerunner Nash Motors second generation Rambler (car)|Rambler compact that was sold under the Nash and [[Hudson Motors |
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Acronym: NHRA
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National Hot Rod Association
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, 2008-06-01], retrieved on 2009-08-03. With 1,512 built, it was probably the only production model made and promoted for a specific drag racing class, the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) F/Stock class. The SC/Rambler "became one of the most potent cars of its time, throwing down quarter-mile times that only Hemis and [[Ford FE engine#428 Cobra Jet|Co |
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Acronym: IKA
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Industrias Kaiser Argentina
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figures. A muscle devotee looking for a fun machine with lots of investment potential can't miss with a SC/Rambler." ==Torino== From 1966 to 1982, Industrias Kaiser Argentina (IKA) produced in Argentina a hybrid of the Rambler American introduced in 1964. The car was called Torino and manufactured by IKA, built on the platform of the American combined wit |
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Acronym: BMC
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British Motor Corporation
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ngst many other firsts in the industry. File:Pressed Steel 1967.jpg|thumb|right|The Swindon pressing plant in 1967 In 1965 Pressed Steel was acquired by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) and the company set about combining the company with its existing body making subsidiary Fisher and Ludlow, acquired by BMC some twelve years earlier, thereby creating Pressed Steel-Fisher (PS-F) |
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Acronym: BMH
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British Motor Holdings
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, thereby creating Pressed Steel-Fisher (PS-F) . Later, in December 1966, PS-F came together with Jaguar Cars and the British Motor Corporation (BMC) to form British Motor Holdings (BMH) . In 1968 BMH merged with the Leyland Motor Corporation to form the British Leyland Motor Corporation (BLMC). By this time PS-F had become the world's largest independent car body and car b |
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Acronym: BL
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British Leyland
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up]] where he progressed first to "Chief stylist" and then to "Design director". Rootes became part of Chrysler Europe in 1966. In 1982 Axe moved to British Leyland (BL) where he took over as styling director from David Bache, and was responsible for the building of a new styling studio at their Canley, Coventry plant; the former opened in 1982. He also recru |
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Acronym: GVW
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gross vehicle weight
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History and development== Originally developed by Commer, the range was first built as a concept in 1965-66, to replace the Commer VC and VE range with 8 to 24 tons gross vehicle weight (GVW). As Chrysler Europe acquired a controlling interest in Commer's owner, the Rootes Group, the truck design and name were changed to complement the Dodge 500 trucks. ===Drivetrains=== T |
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