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The Leyland 18-22 series had numerous names. Entries should be present for every variation in the home market. In some export markets, such as New Zealand, where the car was officially badged the ''Austin Princess'', there should be a separate entry with a link back to the contemporary ''Princess 2'' page.
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The Leyland 18-22 series had numerous names. Entries should be present for every variation in the home market. In some export markets, such as New Zealand, where the car was officially badged the ''Austin Princess'', the ''Princess 2'' page should contain a note about this but a separate page for ''Austin Princess 2'' is not needed.
  
 
'''When in doubt, look at the car'''
 
'''When in doubt, look at the car'''

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Following Mr Sedgwick’s template, each car should be presented with a photograph (preferably contemporary, showing the car in an as-new condition, but not copyrighted material). An accurate description should follow. Taking one example from his A–Z (bearing in mind Autocade itself should not feature copyrighted work, and corrected for our house style):

Small image, 300 by 200 pixels or thereabouts
Toyota Corona 1500. 1965–72 (prod. 1,788,000 approx. all types). Saloon, estate car. F/R, 1490 cm³ (S4 OHV). First Toyota sold in Britain, recognizable by its slant grille and quad headlamps. Square-dimensioned pushrod engine gives 74 bhp, but engineering unspectacular—four-speed all-synchro ’box, hypoid final drive, semi-elliptic rear springs, A/C electrics. Two-speed wipers and electric washers standard for UK, also front disc brakes from ’68, but only manual versions sold here.

One difference is that Autocade is an international site so in most cases, information should not be geographically specific.


International aspects

The English Wikipedia, as many users know, is generally biased toward the US and UK when it comes to automotive pages. Autocade seeks to be less geocentric, though we accept that there is bound to be more detailed information from larger English-speaking countries simply due to population. Conflicts may arise, however, in the following situations.

Hyundai Avante v. Hyundai Elantra When faced with nameplates that differ due to market-place, the home market name should be used. In this case, Hyundai Avante is the correct name of the model sold between 1996 and the present day. Hyundai Elantra should only apply to the 1991–6 model. This is different from the Wikipedia convention which biases the entry in favour of English readers.

There should be a brief entry for the 1996, 2000 and 2006 models, noting that the main entry would be under Hyundai Avante for those years. This is preferred over an automatic redirect.

Daewoo Lacetti v. Suzuki Reno, Suzuki Forenza, Chevrolet Optra, Chevrolet Lacetti, Holden Viva and Buick Excelle The same convention would apply: the primary entry for this vehicle should be Daewoo Lacetti as it is known in its home market, but brief notes referring the reader to the page should be placed at the other pages.

However, when there are sheetmetal changes that apply only to one version, then there should be an entry specifically for that car. The Buick Excelle, for example, received a different front and rear end for 2007 in the Chinese market, and should be recorded accordingly.

Simca 1307 v. Chrysler Alpine In cases of joint manufacture, there are two home countries. Both should be noted, but there should be a cross-reference to the other vehicle.

Opel Astra v. Chevrolet Astra, Holden Astra, Chevrolet Viva, Vauxhall Astra A cross-reference back to the original company that engineered the vehicle should be sufficient: in this case, the Opel Astra page. We note that Holden Astra and Vauxhall Astra have a different “lineage” to the Opel Astra: the Holden Astra was at one stage a rebadged Nissan Pulsar, and this should be noted separately on its own page; the first Vauxhall Astra was in fact the penultimate Opel Kadett (D) so there is a difference between “Marks” and separate entries should exist for the Vauxhall referring back to the equivalent Opel page.

Confusing names The Leyland 18-22 series had numerous names. Entries should be present for every variation in the home market. In some export markets, such as New Zealand, where the car was officially badged the Austin Princess, the Princess 2 page should contain a note about this but a separate page for Austin Princess 2 is not needed.

When in doubt, look at the car Autocade is based more on the marketing and lineage of the car than its actual engineering. Hence, there should be separate pages on each of the GM J-cars of 1981 on: Chevrolet Cavalier, Opel Ascona, Vauxhall Cavalier (deserving of a separate page due to the presence of an estate, but the page should feature references back to the Opel), Pontiac J2000, Cadillac Cimarron, Holden Camira, Buick Skyhawk, Oldsmobile Firenza, Isuzu Florian Aska and others.

Language convention

Autocade prefers that the Oxford University Press’s Hart’s Rules standard is followed. This means Oxford English spellings. However, it is totally acceptable on pages specific to certain countries for national terms to appear: saloon and sedan, estate and wagon are obvious ones. Non-English terms, where required, may be used: berline, break, Limousine, Kombi, Scrägheck, berlina, barchetta, etc.

The Rules also state that there should be a space before units of measure: 74 bhp, 1299 cm³. Please note that when one is referring to the German measure of Pferdestärken, PS should be used, not bhp. One PS is not the same as one brake horsepower. An exception is that there is no comma in the cubic centimetre figure.

Model names should be capitalized despite the fancy styles insisted upon by marketing departments, hence Austin Mini Metro, Audi Quattro, not Austin mini METRO, Audi quattro. However, if you feel it is necessary, you may add in how the car was referred to in press materials.

The usage of Imperial, American and metric measures should depend on the page and context.

 

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