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(Encyclopedia) CE5 Automobile chassis CE5 Two views of a six-cylinder automobile engine automobile, self-propelled vehicle used for travel on land. The term is commonly applied to a four-…

Percy MacKaye: The Automobile

The AutomobilePercy MacKayeFluid the world flowed under us: the hills Billow on billow of umbrageous green Heaved us, aghast, to fresh horizons, seen One rapturous instant, blind with…

Automobile Air Conditioning

The Question: Can you tell me what year and what model of car was the first to have a heater installed? The Answer: The first car to feature a factory-installed…

Automobile Pricing Information

The Question: I am interested in selling my automobile and I'm wondering what it's worth. How would I obtain pricing information? The Answer: You're not the only…

automobile industry

(Encyclopedia) automobile industry, the business of producing and selling self-powered vehicles, including passenger cars, trucks, farm equipment, and other commercial vehicles. By allowing consumers…

automobile racing

(Encyclopedia) automobile racing, sport in which specially designed or modified automobiles race on any of various courses. Automobile racing originated in France in 1894 and appeared in the United…

American Automobile Association

(Encyclopedia) American Automobile Association (AAA), federation of American automobile clubs, est. 1902. AAA provides a number of benefits to its members, including emergency road service; national…

Benz, Karl

(Encyclopedia) Benz, KarlBenz, Karlbĕnts [key], 1844–1929, German engineer, credited with building the first automobile powered by an internal-combustion engine. The car, driven in Mannheim in 1885…