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The Model E ran on a 142 in (3,600 mm) wheelbase. [6] Twenty-four E's were made between 1922 and 1925 with a variety of body types from roadsters to limousines. Owners included Howard Hughes and the Maharajah of Bharatpur. One of the Hughes cars, a roadster engine number 20, is currently owned by Jay Leno. [9]
20/25 The Rolls-Royce Twenty was Rolls-Royce's "small car" for the 1920s, produced from 1922 to 1929 alongside the 40/50 Silver Ghost and the successor to the 40/50, the Phantom . It was intended to appeal to owner-drivers but many were sold to customers with chauffeurs .
Abner Doble (March 26, 1890 – July 16, 1961) was an American mechanical engineer who built and sold steam-powered automobiles as Doble Steam Cars. [1] His steam engine design was used in various automobiles from the early 1900s, including a 1969 General Motors prototype and the first successful steam-powered aeroplane.
The 20/25 replaced the highly successful 20 hp Rolls-Royce Twenty that had been introduced in 1922. The target market for the 20/25 was the same as the Twenty – the luxury, owner driver market. The project to develop the next generation 20 hp was code named Goshawk. [1] The goal for the new model was to increase power & performance. [2]
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1925 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1925th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 925th year of the 2nd millennium, the 25th year of the 20th century, and the 6th year of the 1920s decade.
The Studebaker Big Six was an automobile produced by the Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana between 1918 and 1926, being designated the Model EG (1918–21), the EK (1922–24) and the EP (1925–26); its name was due to the 127" wheelbase in comparison to the Studebaker Special Six at 120". [1]
[16] [17] Production of the Straight Eight continued through several changes in management, [17] [18] placement of the Duesenberg Automobiles and Motors Company into receivership in January 1924, [2] [17] [19] and the restructuring of the company into the Duesenberg Motor Company in February 1925, [2] [17] [20] until the purchase of the company ...