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• Milani
  ...lled the [[Garelli Mosquito|Mosquito]]. The first moped produced was the ''It'', a 50 cc with automatic friction, then followed the '' Spluga'', provided ...roduction), appreciated by the young in those days who immediately renamed it the ''Pintail''. The export version had 7.9 [[horse-power|HP]] at 9000 rpm.
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• Renzo Rivolta
  ...ttle but modern factory was called [[Isothermos]] and Renzo managed to buy it in 1939. During the war he was forced to move the factory to [[Bresso]], be
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• Maserati 8C
  ...n]] achieved third place driving it in the [[Tripoli Grand Prix]], however it was not very successful in other races. The car featured some of the world'
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• Liquid fuels
  '''Gasoline''' is the most widely used liquid fuel. Gasoline, as it's known in United States and Canada, (known as '''petrol''' in Britain, Aus ...as [[engine knocking|knocking]]. The higher the octane rating, the harder it is to burn the fuel, which allows for a higher [[compression ratio]]. Engi
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• Lamborghini Marzal
  ...d the [[Lamborghini 400GT|400GT]] 2+2 and the [[Lamborghini Miura|Miura]]. It was distinguished by amply glazed gullwing-doors and an equally amply louve ...cess Grace and her husband as the Monaco Grand-Prix pace car the same year it was designed.
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• Air racing
  ...involves small [[airplane]]s and is practiced around the world each year. It is somewhat similar to [[Auto racing|auto racing]]; most pilots that practi ...ental Air Race (AWTAR) dubbed the "[[Powder Puff Derby]]" was established. It ran successfully until 1977.
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• Engine knocking
  ...ixture in the combustion chamber explodes before the flame front can reach it, combusting suddenly before the optimum moment of the [[four-stroke cycle]] ...flame front for a certain length of time that the knocking effect occurs. It is caused by an instantaneous ignition of the remaining fuel/air mixture in
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• Ducati Apollo
  ...roduced 100 bhp, and even though it did not make it in to production, it inspired a run of V-twin models that continue to this day. ...velopment costs in 1961, that the project went ahead. They decided to call it the [[Project Apollo|Apollo]], in honour of the moon mission series of the
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• SCCA RallyCross
  ...competition in the U.S., sponsored by the [[Sports Car Club of America]]. It is a timed event that involves solo driving on grass or dirt, and can be co
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• Accossato
  ...models they relied on the collaboration with the designer [[Michelotti]]. It was also one of the biggest producers of Italian funeral vehicles. After the founder discontinued the activity, it was passed to a former co-worker, Antonio Palmaro, who began converting sed
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• Hydraulic brake
  The brake pedal is a simple lever. It is attached at one point to the framework of the automobile, a rod extends ...ton between them. When the pressure in either line is balanced, the piston does not move. If the pressure on one side is lost, the pressure from the other
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• Ferrari California
  ...s car]] that was launched by [[Ferrari]] at the [[2008 Paris Motor Show]]. It is a two door "2+2" hard top [[convertible]]. The California is powered by ...re a 7-speed [[dual clutch]] [[Semi-automatic transmission|transmission]], it is the only option as opposed to a traditional Ferrari gated-manual
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• Cargneluti
  It is not known whether this design was ever put into production or even a com
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• Autocrossing
  ...ssers participate using vehicles based on production, road-going vehicles. It is not at all unusual to see an autocrosser race using his or her "daily dr ...s and sisters or even two unrelated drivers to share the same car, but run it in their car's open class and its corresponding ladies class. The SCCA ensu
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• Autocross
  ...ssers participate using vehicles based on production, road-going vehicles. It is not at all unusual to see an autocrosser race using his or her "daily dr ...s and sisters or even two unrelated drivers to share the same car, but run it in their car's open class and its corresponding ladies class. The SCCA ensu
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• Bugatti Royale
  ...sp;m (169.3 in) wheelbase and 6.4 m (21 ft) overall length. It weighed approximately 3175 kg (7000 lb) and used a 12.7 L (1 ...entire engine of the contemporary [[Bugatti Type 40|Type 40 touring car]]. It had [[multi-valve|3 valves per cylinder]] driven by a [[single overhead cam
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• Racca
  ...self. For the drive on the one frame he used a 3.5 hp ''[[Aster]]'' motor. It remained as a one-off and so never saw production.
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• Cappa
  ...]] from [[Ruffia]]. A year after his graduation he had a motorcycle ready; it was an almost revolutionary vehicle.
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• Peripoli
  THE oxford was perhaps the moped that better represented the segment of the tuboni including the [[Malaguti Fifty]], the Culturally, it can be considered to all of the effects an expression of quell' [[hedonism]
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• Cagiva GP500
  ...leased in various iterations (C587, V593, C594, etc.) throughout the years it was raced. Racing greats including [[Eddie Lawson]], [[Randy Mamola]], [[J
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