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• Trident
  ..."teeth". It was used by [[fishing|fishermen]] to catch fish. As a weapon, it was also used by the ''[[retiarius|retiarii]]'', [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] [[g ...rishula]]'' is also the missile weapon of the [[Hindu]] god [[Shiva]], and it often includes a crossed stabiliser to facilitate its flight when thrown.
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• Lamborghini 350GT
  .... The success of the 350GT ensured the company's survival, and established it as a viable competitor with sport car automaker [[Ferrari|Ferrari S.p.A.]]. ...the GTV prototype. The engine in the 350 was the Bizzarrini-designed V12. It was a very capable power plant that could reach well into triple-digit spee
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• Villa Malaparte
  .... On the roof is a freestanding curving white wall of increasing height. It sits on a dangerous cliff 32 meters above the sea overlooking the [[Gulf of ...Malaparte was abandoned and neglected after the death of Curzio Malaparte. It suffered both from vandalism and natural elements for many years and was se
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• Fiat Panorama
  ...wagon]] released in [[brazil|Brazilian]] market in [[March]] of [[1980]]. It was a [[Fiat_147|147]] variant but its mechanicals were adapted for a heavi ...of the 70's and 80's was the poor [[gearbox]]. It was hard and unreliable. It's design similar to a box was useful but not beautiful. The Panorama was ph
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• Ferrari Testarossa
  ...nt into production in [[1984]] as the successor to the [[Ferrari 512 BB]]. It shouldn't be confused with the earlier [[Ferrari TR|Testa Rossas]], GT [[sp ...bsp;hp (291 kW), and the car won many comparison tests and admirers - it was featured on the cover of ''[[Road & Track]]'' magazine nine times in ju
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• Artesi
  ..., but not those of the buyers since it remained a prototype and never made it into production.
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• Guazzoni
  ...crowds of [[Liegi]]). From the movement winner in the Belgian marathon it it will be born '' Bol d' Or 175'', whose name takes again that of the famous In the [[1953]] comes presented it "Snout", a 150 two times that it is characterized from the engine with horizontal cylinder. Of the [[1955]]
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• Colombo
  ...t before 1922. In 1923 followed a car with the model designation "Type 9". It was powered with a 4-cylinder 1300 cc engine, overhead valves, an overhead ...he end of the war, the 158 starts racing again successfully, until in 1950 it wins the World Formula 1 title. [http://www.alfa.co.nz/History/1940-to-1950
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• Cubic centimetre
  ...cubic metre''' (symbol '''m³''') is the [[SI derived unit]] of [[volume]]. It is the volume of a [[cube (geometry)|cube]] with edges one [[metre]] in [[l ..., and strongly encouraged their discontinuation; in the [[United States]], it was legally deprecated in 1982 (''Federal Register'', [[February 26]], [[19
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• Fissore
  ...re (later some steel panels were used), it was an open, jeep like vehicle. It was built in some numbers, including for export. ...|'''1980 Fiat Ritmo Cabriolet Rayton-Fissore''' [http://www.fiatfuoriserie.it <small>Source</small>] ]]
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• Lamborghini Urraco
  ...d at the [[Turin]] auto show in [[1970]] but it wasn't until [[1973]] that it became available for buyers. ...manufactured by [[Italy|Italian]] automaker [[Lamborghini]] in the 1970s. It was introduced at the [[Turin]] auto show in 1970 but wasn't available to b
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• Cassata siciliana
  ...sweet [[cake]] from the province of [[Palermo]], [[Sicily]] ([[Italy]]). It consists of [[pound cake]] moisted with [[kirschwasser]] or an [[Orange (fr
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• Fiat Duna
  ...iat Prêmio'''. The Duna was based on the [[Fiat Uno]], but unlike the Uno, it was a [[sedan]], as such models are more popular in Southern America. In Brazil, the "Premio" was presented in late 1985: with its only two doors, it never became the big hit the Brazilians expected. In 1987, the '''Elba''' m
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• Fiat 8 HP
  ...and new in its technical characteristics. While retaining the same engine, it is now placed at the front in an upright position, the gearbox is to train ...ith 8 copies of the Fiat 8 HP strictly serial. Along 1642 km in 15 stages, it was a very tough test. All cars finished the race.
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• Lamborghini Concept S
  ...y from the original computer aided designs. Lamborghini has announced that it will be put into limited production and available for sale sometime late [[
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• Lido
  ...ve in every summer. The [[island]]'s [[casino]] has recently closed down - it used to be used in the summer months, moving to a palazzo in [[Venice]] for ...mile long that leads from the lagoon on one side to the sea on the other. It houses hotels, expensive shops, and tourist-centric restaurants. At the [[V
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• Watt's linkage
  ...of causing a piston rod to move up and down perpendicularly by only fixing it to a piece of iron upon the beam, without chains or perpendicular guides [. ...es not generate a true straight line motion, and indeed Watt did not claim it did so. In a letter to Boulton on 11th September 1784 he describes the link
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• Santa Pod Raceway
  ...opean Drag Racing, and has grown substantially over its 40 year existence. It now plays host to both the first and last round of the [[FIA]] and [[FIM]]/ It is owned by Trakbak Racing which is based in London. Santa Pod regularly ta
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• DIN
  ...surely most popular is [[DIN 476]], specifying paper sizes since [[1922]]. It became an international norm. ...n, founded in [[1917]]. Its headquarters is in [[Berlin]]. Since [[1975]] it has been recognized by the German government as the national standards body
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• Riva
  ...of the [[Fiat 1100]]B, the ''Berlinetta Monza'', it was so successful that it is used on different [[chassis]]. Over the years, the preparation of specia
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