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4 unusual facts about sedan


Countess Elisabeth of Nassau

One of them, Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, of the Duchy of Bouillon and the Principality of Sedan, sent her a proposal of marriage that she accepted.

Émile Zola

With this object in view he visited the colliery of Anzin in northern France, in February 1884 when a strike was on; he visited La Beauce (for La Terre), Sedan, Ardennes (for La Débâcle) and travelled on the railway line between Paris and Le Havre (when researching La Bête humaine).

FCM 36

When German infantry on 13 May 1940 established a bridgehead over the Meuse at Sedan, the FCM 36 battalions were late in the afternoon ordered to counterattack and reduce it, cooperating with an infantry regiment, as they themselves had no organic infantry component.

Griesheim Airport

On 4 May the French and British Air Forces launched a series of desperate attacks against the bridges around Sedan at a heavy cost.


2012 Yas Marina Circuit V8 Supercar Event

The 2012 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi (V8) Grand Prix was a motor race for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars racing cars.

Acura Legend

On an episode of MTV's reality show Cribs, hip-hop artist Ludacris owns a 1993 Acura Legend sedan, which he calls his favorite car.

Adler Diplomat

The four-door “Limousine” (sedan/Saloon) came with an all-steel body from Ambi-Budd, the country’s largest specialist steel body producer, based in the Spandau district of Berlin.

Aeronca Sedan

(The accompanying support aircraft, also a Sedan, was called the Lady’s Maid.) Departing from the Fullerton, California, Municipal Airport on March 15, the flight crossed the United States to Miami, Florida, where bad weather forced the pilots to circle for 14 days before making the return trip to Fullerton.

Bob Wasserman

Tesla now uses a portion of the land at the Tesla Factory to manufacture the Tesla Model S, an electric vehicle sedan.

Chevrolet Chevette

The T-car was first launched in Brazil under the Chevette name in 1973, as a two-door sedan; the Brazilian Chevette line eventually included a four-door sedan, a two-door hatchback, and a two-door station wagon (named Marajó), as well as a pickup (named the Chevy 500), and was produced until 1994.

Countess Elisabeth of Nassau

Countess Elisabeth of Nassau (Elisabeth Flandrika) (Middelburg, 26 April 1577 – Sedan, 3 September 1642) was the second daughter of prince William of Orange and his third spouse Charlotte of Bourbon.

Darren Hossack

Hossack lost both titles in 2009, his rivalry with Tony Ricciardello saw category veteran Des Wall win the Sports Sedan series with a consistent run, and Sam Zavaglia took the Superkart title with a career best season.

Death of Daniel Morcombe

A blue 1980s model sedan, possibly a Toyota Corolla, with yellow New South Wales license plates, is believed to be the car used by the abductor(s).

Dick Bosman

His daily ride is a fire red 1936 Chevy two-door sedan with a 330 horsepower (246 kW) Corvette engine, cruise control, air conditioning and power windows.

Dodge Spirit

It was assembled at Newark Assembly in Newark, Delaware as well as Toluca Car Assembly in Toluca, Mexico, and shared its basic design with the 1990 to 1994 Chrysler LeBaron sedan, the 1989 to 1995 Plymouth Acclaim, and the export-only 1989 to 1995 Chrysler Saratoga.

Eberhard II von der Mark

After purchasing the area around modern Sedan, Ardennes from his brother-in-law Louis de Braquemont, in 1424, he expelled the monks of the Benedictine Abbey of Mouzon and began construction on the Château de Sedan.

Edward J. O'Hare

As he approached the intersection of Ogden and Rockwell, a dark sedan rolled up beside him and two shotgun-wielding henchmen opened up on him with a volley of big-game slugs.

Eiji Toyoda

As a managing director of Toyota Motor, Toyoda failed in his first attempt to crack the U.S. market with the underpowered Toyota Crown sedan in the 1950s, but he succeeded with the Toyota Corolla compact in 1968, a year after taking over as president of the company.

Fisker

Fisker Karma, a luxury plug-in hybrid sports sedan produced by Fisker Automotive

Ford Motor Company Philippines

In 1963, the company became the Ford Philippines Corporation (FPC) Production began in 1967 with the Fiera AUV, Escort sedan, Cortina sedan and Granada sedan.

GM Fiat Small platform

The long wheelbase version is adopted by the Fiat Linea sedan models, Opel Meriva B, Fiat Doblò (with related twin Opel Combo D) and the recent Fiat 500L.

Holden Special Vehicles

It shared the same 1.8L engine as the standard Astra, but was released with extractors, sports exhaust and an aerodynamic sports body kit (adopted from the Walkinshaw, which is why the SV1800 was nicknamed the Baby Walky) however, and only ~65 were made in both sedan and hatchback form.

Honda Civic

In 1997, production of the sixth generation Civic sedan started in the Sumaré (a city near Campinas, in the state of São Paulo) factory.

Humax Automotive

2009 : Renault/Nissan Global Deal Award (Small~Mid Sedan / Compact SUV)

Hyundai Genesis

The Genesis Prada was an extremely limited (3 units) version of the Genesis sedan produced with European fashion label Prada.

Infiniti Q50

They are versions of 2014 Infiniti Q50 sedan produced in association with Gilt City, designed by fashion designers Zac Posen and Thom Browne, with customization by metal crafters in Southern California.

Jim Downing

Sponsored by the Mazda factory for his entire IMSA career, Jim progressed up the competition ladder from the near showroom stock Radial Sedan series Mazda RX-2 & Mazda RX3, to GTU Mazda RX3 & Mazda RX7 and GTO in the Mazda RX7, then up to the ultra-quick purpose-built GTP category prototypes, all powered by two, three, and four rotor versions of the Mazda Wankel engine.

Johann Puch

Up to 1914 Puch developed 21 different types of cars, and also lorries, buses, military and some other special vehicles, including sedan limousines for the imperial Habsburg family and vehicles for the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I.

Kugelfischer

It is perhaps best known for its use by BMW in the 2000tii/2002tii (and later, the 2002 Turbo) performance sedan from 1970-1975, the 1964-1976 Porsche 911/911S/Carrera RS/RSR/Carrera MFI, and the BMW M1 supercar from 1978-1981.

Lincoln Town Car

1992 to 1997 saw a special Signature Series sedan come to market: the Jack Nicklaus Signature Series, which featured a green body with a white vinyl top with white leather interior trimmed in green.

Lincoln-Zephyr

A 1937 Coupe-Sedan is used for the Black Beauty in both The Green Hornet (serial) and The Green Hornet Strikes Again!.

Maple Marindo

The Maple Marindo (and similar Hysoul) is a 4-door sedan automobile from Chinese manufacturer, Shanghai Maple, subsidiary of Geely Automobile.

Mercedes-Benz W123

A beige sedan based on the W123 line is the vehicle of choice for Porky Pig in The Looney Tunes Show.

Misselwood Concours d'Elegance

In 2010, the award went to a 1931 Packard 840 Dietrich convertible sedan was originally built for King Gustav V of Sweden.

Mitsubishi Debonair

The motivation to introduce a modern looking, executive level luxury sedan also took place in what has become known as the Japanese asset price bubble period that began after the Plaza Accord agreement in 1985.

Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme

A 4-door sedan was added to the Supreme lineup, with a new front end and a slight taillight lens restyle (resembling a touch-tone dial or Rubik's Cube - this lens style was used until 1984).

Pontiac LeMans

In the film adaptation of The French Connection, Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle commandeered a 1971 Le Mans sedan from a citizen.

RAF battle honours

For squadrons participating in bombing operations against crossings of the Meuse during the German breakthrough between Sedan and Dinant, 12–14 May 1940.

Rebranding

Ford Motor Company, during the mid-2000s, decided upon naming the vehicle models using the starting with the letter "F" where its Five Hundred sedan (and its Mercury Montego corporate twin) were marketed as a replacement for a vehicle platform underpinning the Taurus and Sable which has not been reengineered for decades save for cosmetic changes.

Richard B. Shapiro

On August 18, 2009 Shapiro pleaded "no contest" to a misdemeanour charge of vandalism in connection with the key-scratching of the 2008 Jaguar sedan owned by Jerry Jamgotchian, a horse-owner who was one of Shapiro's harshest critics during his time on the board.

Saint-Yved de Braine

Wife of Robert IV de La Marck, called le Seigneur de Florange, Duke of Bouillon, Prince of Sedan, count of Braine and Maulévrier, died from poisoning in 1556 on the orders of the Emperor Charles V.

Sedan Beehive stone huts

The Sedan Beehive stone huts are a provincial heritage site in Lindley in the Free State province of South Africa.

Škoda VOS

The Škoda VOS is a large sedan/saloon car produced by the by Czechoslovakian automaker AZNP at their plant in Mladá Boleslav between 1950 and 1952.

Tadek Marek

He raced, but had a serious accident in 1928, still winning with a Chevrolet Master sedan in the XII Rally Poland (1939) before moving to Great Britain in 1940 to join the Polish Army.

The Goose of Sedan

The Goose of Sedan (German: Die Gans von Sedan) is a 1959 French-West German comedy war film directed by Helmut Käutner and starring Hardy Krüger, Jean Richard and Dany Carrel.

Tonneau

This led to the development of the modern sedan/saloon, with Cadillac manufacturing the first US production closed-body four-door car in 1910.

Toyota Verossa

The Toyota Verossa was a sedan produced by the Toyota Motor Company for Japanese domestic market, and was exclusive to Toyota Vista Store Japanese locations.

Verano

Buick Verano, a four-door, five passenger sedan sold by Buick in North America

Volvo C70

Volvo's first modern convertible, the C70 was manufactured in Uddevalla, Sweden on a separate assembly line from the 70-series sedan and station wagon.

Yoann Court

In his second season, Court played 22 games and scoring 3 goals in the league, last season Court couldn't stop Sedan getting relegated from Ligue 2 to the CFA.

Yookamurra Sanctuary

Yookamurra Sanctuary is a 50 km2 nature reserve in the Murraylands region of South Australia, between the eastern slopes of the Mount Lofty Ranges and the Murray River, 24 km north-east of the town of Sedan.


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