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The car is a rebadged Suzuki Cultus/Swift and was introduced in October 1990 (although Maruti had been showing the car since 1989). With a large waiting list for all Maruti cars, a computerized lottery was used to decide who got a chance to buy a Maruti 1000. [ 43 ]
The Swift cycle car at the 1912 Olympia Motor Cycle and Cycle Car Show was described [5] as a true motor car on a small scale (but for the fact it was constructed of weldless steel tubing). The twin cylinder vertical water-cooled engine was said to resemble just two cylinders of the 13.9 hp Swift standard model, and with a bore of 75 mm and ...
Drag car: Cars modified for drag racing Drift car : Cars modified for drifting . Dub or donk or Hi-Riser : Characterized by huge wheels with low-profile tires, often with upgraded speaker setups, and sometimes custom paint, interiors, and engine upgrades.
D. James "Jim" Shampine (March 25, 1941 – September 4, 1982) was one of the most successful drivers in Supermodified competition and an equally skilled racer in asphalt and dirt-track Modified stock cars. He won 92 feature races at Oswego Speedway NY, and with his innovative car designs captured 38% of the Supermodified events held from 1970 ...
The Swift DB4 is an open-wheel formula racing car chassis, designed, developed and built by American Company Swift Engineering, for the Formula Atlantic spec-series, between 1987 and 1997. It won the championship five times, with four championships won four consecutive years in a row (1988, 1990–1993).
The cars in this series use wings that are designed to move with the airflow over the car, lying almost level with the ground on straights and standing up in turns to increase downforce. The only engine allowed by ISMA is a cast-iron big block with a maximum displacement of 468 cu in (7.7 L). Aluminum heads are allowed.
2006 ISMA SuperModified. The ISMA was founded in 1974 by Jim Shampine and Nolan Swift, who had won multiple races and championships at the Oswego Speedway [2] with the help of local businessperson Tom Heveron, they formed ISMA as a forum for owners and drivers to express their ideas and opinions.
The Suzuki Swift Plug-in hybrid concept car was unveiled at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show. The Swift Plug-in concept has an all-electric range of about 30 km (19 mi) drawing on a lithium-ion battery pack. When the battery is running low a small 0.66 L engine kicks in to power a generator that charges the battery. [140] [141] [142]