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|Welcome to ''Autocade'', the international, editable automotive database. It is a wiki—with a difference. It’s global, rather than geographically biased; and, we hope, more authoritative than general sites such as ''Wikipedia'', due to careful editing. It’s aimed at car enthusiasts, including the motoring press, who may want a quick reference to international models.
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|width="41%"| '''New on ''Autocade'''''
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==Starting out==
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'''Also inside'''
  
You can search by typing a car name into the search box at the top of the page. If the car’s not present, you’ll see a page with a link you can click to write a new article.
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Of the 3,600-plus pages on ''Autocade'', here is a selection. Or try the [http://autocade.net/index.php/Special:Random ‘Random page’ link] to see what cars you recognize.
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We’re still organizing the site as it is early days—but you can hop over to the [http://autocade.net/index.php/Special:Allpages ‘All Pages’] link to see what’s here. Some [http://autocade.net/index.php/Category:Marques marques] are also listed.
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=='''Starting out'''==
  
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You can read more about ''Autocade'' on the ‘[[Autocade:About|About]]’ page.
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Autocade is an inter­national car cyclo­pædia that’s geo­­graphically unbiased, carefully edited for enthu­­siasts and media who want a quick, accurate reference.

Featured

Mercury Meteor (1973–6)

1974 Mercury Meteor Rideau 500 2-door hardtop.jpg

Mercury Meteor Rideau 500/Mercury Meteor Montcalm. 1973–6 (prod. 10,560 sold in 1974; 5,866 sedan, 4,021 coupé, 1,230 wagon for 1975 only). 4-door sedan, 5-door wagon, 2-door hardtop coupé. F/R, 351, 400, 460 in³ (V8 OHV). ..→


Bentley T2

Bentley T2.jpg

Bentley T2. 1977–80 (prod. 568, incl. 10 LWB). 4-door saloon, 4-door LWB saloon. F/R, 6750 cm³ (V8 OHV). Revised Bentley T-series, but lacking Bentley identity: even instruments had Rolls-Royce badge. Essentially a Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II with a ..→


Citroën

André Citroën was not just a gifted engineer who created cars, he was able to market them. The image of the Tour Eiffel with the word Citroën in lights on the side is iconic. And the cars themselves, for years, were leaps ahead of anything else on the market: the Traction Avant of 1934 was a ..→


New on Autocade

Here are the 20 latest pages on Autocade.

View all models


Also inside

Of the 3,600-plus pages on Autocade, here is a selection. Or try the ‘Random page’ link to see what cars you recognize.

View all models

Starting out

You can read more about Autocade on the ‘About’ page.

If you’re hunting for a specific model, you can search using the box at the top right of the page. If your car is not present and you wish to add it, you can apply to the sysop for a registered user account by emailing him through this form.

If you want to see what’s here generally, hop over to the ‘All Pages’ link to see what’s here. Some marques and nameplates are listed.

Some users enjoy the ‘Random page’ feature. See if you recognize what pops up.


Helpful links
Consult the Users’ Guide for information on using the wiki software.

Autocade is an initiative of JY&A Media.

 

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