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The Alfa Sprint is a sporty front-wheel drive coupe automobile plagued by a poor quality body and powered by a 1500 or 1700 CC engine giving roughly 30 mpg.
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The Alvis Silver Eagle was an elegant British two-seater luxury touring automobile produced in the early 1930's in several models: sports, coupe, drophead coupe, and saloon. The Silver Eagle was the most prolific and popular of the early cars made by Alvis, with over 1300 being built before production of the Silver Eagle model ended in 1936. The Silver Eagle was powered by a two-litre six-cylinder engine providing a top speed of about 80 mph.
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The Aston Martin DB7 was a classic and exclusive (only 700 were made each year) British car first produced in 1994 and produced until 2003. The original Aston Martin DB7 was powered by a 3239 cc six-cylinder engine providing 335 bhp and a top speed of 249 kmh. In 1999 a six-litre V12 engine version was produced Although the Aston Martin DB7 is fitted with four seats, in reality it is a two-seater sports car. The rear seats being totally inpracticable. The Aston Martin DB7 was produced in a standard coupe edition and in a convertible model known as the Volante.
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The Aston Martin V8 Vantage is a British hand-crafted two-seater sports car produced in a coupe and a soft-top convertible roadster model, both powered by a 4.7-litre V8 engine delivering 420 bhp providing a top speed of 180 mph and acceleration of 0 to 60 mph in just under five seconds. The Aston Martin V8 Vantage has a six-speed manual gear box and is rear-wheel drive.
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The Bentley Continental was a British, four-seater super-coupe car produced from 1952 to 1955. The Bentley Continental was powered by a 4566 cc straight six engine which gave it a top speed of 199 kmh, making it the fastest four-seater car of the time.
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The BMW CSL was a German road-going coupe road racing car produced between 1971 and 1975. The BMW CSL was powered by a 3 litre in-line six engine which provided between 180 and 206 bhp and a top speed of between 213 and 225 kmh.
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The Citroen Light 15, popularly known as the Traction-avant, was a French car produced in various forms between 1934 and 1955. The Citroen Light 15 was produced as a four-door saloon, a hatchback and as a two-door coupe, and was powered by a four or six cylinder inline engine and a three-speed manual gear box providing a top speed of between 70 and 85 mph.
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A coupe was a small four-wheeled closed carriage for two persons, carrying a driver outside. The term has come to also describe a motor car with a single-compartment body containing two or three seats or a half-compartment in a railway coach.
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Delage were a make of successful French cars, including Grand Prix cars made between 1905 and 1953. In 1908 Delage driving his own make of car won the 500 km Dieppe Grand Prix clocking an average speed of 50 mph, and in 1911 the X type designed by Michelat won the Coupe de l'Auto at Boulogne.
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The Ferrari F430 is an Italian two-seater sports car first produced in 2004. The Ferrari F430 is powered by a 4.3 litre V 8 mid engine producing 490 bhp (the Scuderia model produces 510 bhp) providing a top speed of 196 mph and an acceleration of 0 to 60 in four seconds and a combined fuel economy of 15.4 mpg. The Ferrari F430 is produced in a Coupe, Scuderia, Spider and standard model.
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