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Reference index AH–001

Automobile data,
properly organised.

A technical and historical reference for tracing cars from manufacturer and model through every generation, variant, engine and production year.

Selected vehicles AH–PHOTO

Five marques. Five distinct lineages.

Data architecture AH–002

One vehicle. Six levels of detail.

Records follow the same path throughout the library. This keeps specifications, model changes and production dates in a predictable place.

  1. 01MFRManufacturer

    Company, marque and country of origin

    22 manufacturers
  2. 02MDLModel

    The named vehicle line

    78 records
  3. 03GENGeneration

    A distinct platform or design era

    10 records
  4. 04VARVariant

    Body style, trim and market specification

    04 records
  5. 05ENGEngine

    Configuration, displacement and output

    11 records
  6. 06YRSYears

    Production dates and period changes

    00 records

Reference standard AH–003

Built for the garage, desk and archive.

Fast to scan when you need a specification. Structured enough to follow a model lineage. Clear about what belongs to which market and year.

DATA / 01

Specifications in context

Technical data belongs beside the exact generation, engine and production period it describes.

HIST / 02

Changes you can trace

Facelifts, market differences and mechanical revisions stay visible instead of being flattened into one article.

REF / 03

Useful before decorative

Clear indexing, compact pages and source-minded records take priority over showroom presentation.

Browse manufacturers

22 records

  • Alfa Romeo

    An Italian marque rooted in Milan, whose competition cars, coachbuilt grand tourers and sporting family cars span distinct eras of engineering and industrial ownership.

    Manufacturer
  • Audi

    A German manufacturer whose history joins early Saxon luxury cars, Auto Union, front-wheel-drive saloons, quattro all-wheel drive and modern premium vehicles.

    Manufacturer
  • BMW

    BMW's automobile history: its entry into car manufacturing in 1928, post-war recovery and the development of its numbered model series.

    Manufacturer
  • Cadillac

    An American General Motors luxury marque shaped by precision manufacture, V-engine development, coachbuilt prestige cars, post-war design and changing definitions of luxury.

    Manufacturer
  • Chevrolet

    An American General Motors marque whose history spans affordable family cars, trucks, long-running utility vehicles, sports cars and regionally developed models.

    Manufacturer
  • Citroën

    A French manufacturer whose mass-produced cars, front-wheel-drive engineering and distinctive approaches to comfort ranged from the utilitarian 2CV to the hydropneumatic DS.

    Manufacturer
  • Ferrari

    An Italian sports-car manufacturer whose road cars grew from Enzo Ferrari's racing operation and made competition, V12 engines and coachbuilt design central to the marque.

    Manufacturer
  • Fiat

    An Italian marque founded in Turin in 1899, whose small cars, industrial engineering and international production helped bring motoring to a mass audience.

    Manufacturer
  • Ford

    An American manufacturer whose history is closely tied to the growth of mass-market motoring.

    Manufacturer
  • Honda

    Founded in 1948, Honda entered automobile production in 1963 with the T360 and S500. This overview follows its motorcycle origins, Civic and Accord expansion, sports cars and hybrids.

    Manufacturer
  • Jaguar

    Jaguar's history from Swallow sidecars and the adoption of the Jaguar name to changing ownership, XK engines, the E-type and successive XJ generations.

    Manufacturer
  • LaSalle

    Cadillac's companion marque of 1927–1940, combining a lower-priced luxury range with influential styling: initially V8-powered, then using straight-eight engines for 1934–1936, before returning to V8 power for the 1937 model year.

    Manufacturer
  • Mazda

    Founded in Hiroshima as Toyo Cork Kogyo in 1920, Mazda developed family and commercial vehicles alongside a sustained rotary-engine programme and a separate sports-car tradition centred on the MX-5 roadster.

    Manufacturer
  • Mercedes-Benz

    Mercedes-Benz brings together the histories of Benz & Cie. and Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft, which merged in 1926. Explore selected model histories from this manufacturer.

    Manufacturer
  • Nissan

    A Japanese manufacturer whose history spans Datsun small cars, global family vehicles, off-roaders, sports cars and mass-market electrification.

    Manufacturer
  • Peugeot

    A French marque rooted in the Montbéliard region, shaped by industrial manufacturing, durable family cars, diesel engineering and successful small hatchbacks.

    Manufacturer
  • Porsche

    Porsche's development from its 1931 engineering office to sports-car production in 1948, the 356 and 911 families, and a broader range of mid-engined sports cars, SUVs, four-door models and electric cars.

    Manufacturer
  • Renault

    A French manufacturer rooted in Billancourt, whose history spans early voiturettes, post-war small cars, practical hatchbacks, people carriers and electric vehicles.

    Manufacturer
  • Saab

    Saab is a historic Swedish automobile marque whose front-wheel-drive cars, hatchbacks, safety engineering and turbocharging grew from an aircraft company's post-war diversification. Its automotive history is distinct from the continuing aerospace and defence company Saab AB and includes a later NEVS chapter under a licensed name.

    Manufacturer
  • Toyota

    Toyota model histories covering the 2000GT, Corolla, Hilux, Land Cruiser, Prius and Supra, a selection spanning passenger cars, sports cars, pickups and off-road vehicles.

    Manufacturer
  • Volkswagen

    An introduction to the Volkswagen Beetle, Golf, Karmann Ghia, Passat and Type 2, with links to their model histories.

    Manufacturer
  • Volvo

    A Swedish manufacturer known for passenger cars, practical estates and a sustained focus on safety.

    Manufacturer