Orphan (car)

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The term orphan car accurately applies to any marque of motor vehicle built by a manufacturer that has discontinued business entirely. (The term is sometimes inaccurately applied to a discontinued marque from a still-existing vehicle manufacturer (i.e. Oldsmobile) or a sub-marque (i.e. Thunderbird.) In the case of a revived marque where a newer company resuscitates a discontinued brand (i.e. Maybach), only the original vehicles are accurately considered orphans.