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roadability (rəʊdəˈbɪlɪtɪ) [f. road n. + ability.] Suitability for being driven on the road; roadworthiness; road-holding ability.1925 C. Morley Safety Pins 116 When the car has a 126-inch wheelbase, it makes it very easy riding and gives it charming ‘roadability’. 1928 Sunday Dispatch 16 Sept. 5 (A...
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roadable
roadable, a. (ˈrəʊdəb(ə)l) [f. road n. + -able; see prec.] Suited to being driven on roads.1929 Bookman (N.Y.) May 301/1 Motor car advertising of the past decade has brought forth the remarkable word ‘roadability’... A car that has ‘roadability’ is, presumably, ‘roadable’; that is, it can be roaded—...
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Wildland water tender
Roadability: Vehicles must be capable of operating on 20% grades and remain stationary on 10% grades.
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Stout Skycar
The four-wheel landing gear was intended to facilitate a later rebuild to roadability which never occurred.
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track
▪ I. track, n. (træk) Forms: 5–6 trak, 6 tracke, 6– track. [a. OF. trac (1440 in Hatz.-Darm.), traq, F. trac: ulterior derivation uncertain, but generally thought to be from Teutonic. Diez and Scheler would connect it with MLG. and Du. treck, trek draught, drawing, pull, line drawn, etc., f. trecken...
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Bill Robinson (auto designer)
in the country—eventually awarding the 1957 Motor Trend Car of The Year Award to Chrysler Corporation’s five divisions based on “Superior Handling and Roadability
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Ford Mustang I
Designer Eugene Bordinat envisioned a low-cost sports car that would combine roadability, performance, and appearance in a radical layout.
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Hans Gustav Röhr
One more recent source refers to its "stunning roadability". Deliveries began during the middle part of 1927.
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Wildland fire engine
Roadability: Vehicles must be capable of operating on 20% grades and remaining stationary on 10% grades.
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Chevrolet Impala (fifth generation)
The chassis was tweaked for better roadability, and new square taillights were mounted in the carry-over rear bumper.
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Hudson Hornet
car built in the United States because of (1) the single unit welded body, (2) high-quality braking system with an added mechanical backup system, (3) roadability
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Chevrolet Impala
Tweaks to the suspension and frame gave better roadability, according to Chevrolet general manager John Z. DeLorean. Suspension and chassis design was modified for better roadability.
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Kaiser Darrin
Automotive writer Aaron Severson, in his article "Dressed to Kill: The 1954 Kaiser Darrin," called the Henry J's roadability an "agreeable blend of ride
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Buick Riviera
consisting of a ride-and-handling package that included a rear stabilizer bar, JR78-15 whitewall steel-belted radial tires, a specially tuned "radial roadability
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Checker Motors Corporation
There was too much weight on the rear wheels for good roadability and performance.
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