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• Laverda
  ...at one time a maker of high performance [[motorcycles]]. The agricultural equipment brand is famous for quality, simplicity, and efficiency; while the motorcyc ...s needed. Of course, this made the engines (subsequently the entire bike) heavy, heavier then say a Ducati 750 of the same vintage, but they were prodigiou
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• Ferrari F40
  ...e to being a full fledged race vehicle while still retaining the necessary equipment to be a street-legal product. It was the last car to be commissioned by [[E ...rged, 2.9 L (2936 cc) version of the GTO's twin [[Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries|IHI]] [[turbocharger|turbocharged]] [[V8]] developing 478 P
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• Car safety
  ...to introduce [[deadman's braking]] into automotive application, primarily heavy vehicles, there may also be a need to add [[penalty switch]]es to [[cruise *[http://www.drivesaferamerica.com/ safety equipment on new cars]
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• Passive safety
  ...to introduce [[deadman's braking]] into automotive application, primarily heavy vehicles, there may also be a need to add [[penalty switch]]es to [[cruise *[http://www.drivesaferamerica.com/ safety equipment on new cars]
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• Tire
  .... They have, however, become almost ubiquitous as original and replacement equipment on automobiles marketed in the United States, due to their convenience and ...can alter that. Wear can also take place unevenly if wheels lock up under heavy braking, causing flat spots.
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• Internal-combustion engine
  ....jpg|thumb|150px|Early internal-combustion engines were used to power farm equipment.]] ...r and requires extensive insulation, whilst gaseous hydrogen requires very heavy tankage. While hydrogen is light and therefore has a higher specific energy
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• Station wagon
  ...well-off shooter and hunter, giving space to carry [[shotgun]]s and other equipment. They have rarely been made by the factory and are generally aftermarket co ...the first power tailgate in station wagon history. This system was large, heavy, and complex, and was never adopted for any other car manufacturer. After t
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• Air brake (rail)
  ...till is, in many cases) located. In addition, passenger trains were not as heavy or lengthy as their [[freight]] counterparts, which eased the task of opera ..., the maximum pressure is limited to atmospheric pressure, so that all the equipment has to be much larger and heavier to compensate. This disadvantage is made
  20 KB (3,254 words) - 23:06, 5 July 2009
• Automobile safety
  ...the study and practice of [[Automobile|vehicle]] design, construction, and equipment to minimise the occurrence and consequences of [[automobile accident]]s. ( ...nted the three-point lap and shoulder [[seat belt]], which became standard equipment on all Volvo cars in 1959. Over the next several decades, three-point safet
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• Junior
  ...is known of others, and others acquired a role as the Spa in the field of heavy vehicles. But all still left a mark, and throughout the [[Ceirano]] may be ...o, which bought block after fifteen days, for thirty thousand lire, plant, equipment, patents and even the staff of the [[Ceirano]] & C ., not to project the ve
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• Manual transmission
  Even though automotive transmissions are now almost universally synchronised, heavy [[truck]]s and machinery as well as dedicated [[automobile racing|racing]] ..., more importantly, can withstand the severe stress encountered in hauling heavy loads.
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• Internal combustion engine
  ....jpg|thumb|right|Early internal-combustion engines were used to power farm equipment similar to these models.]] ...stion engines are most commonly used for mobile propulsion in automobiles, equipment, and other portable machinery. In mobile scenarios internal combustion is
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• Electric vehicle
  ...borhood electric vehicle]]s. Working electric vehicles include heavy work equipment, [[fork lift]]s, and numerous other service and support vehicles. Strictly
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• Isetta
  ...ufacture a car based on the Isetta. Since [[Iso]] had sold the body making equipment to BMW, VELAM developed their own body but used the original Iso engine. T ...er and featuring reinforced bearings. One of the reasons for this was the heavy ''Dynastart'' unit which combined the dynamo and self-starter. The fuel mi
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• Spada
  Based on the Chevy Corvette, the Codatronca features heavy Mako Shark infuence in the front end design. It is a front-mid-engined, rea For a better check of the car’s data, Codatronca has an equipment
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• Spark plug
  ...ean deposits off the ends either manually or with specialized sandblasting equipment, and file the end of the electrode to restore the sharp edges, but this pra ...the tip of the spark plug is also occurring on the inside of the cylinder. Heavy detonation can cause outright breakage of the spark plug insulator and inte
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• Alfa Romeo 6C
  ...fortune within just two years of his takeover by making tractors, railway equipment, aero [[engines]], [[pumps]] and [[compressors]]; the production of cars wo Mid 1920s [[Alfa Romeo RL]] was considered too large and heavy, so new car development started. 6C 1500 was introduced in 1925 [[Milan]] a
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• Fuel injection
  ...nceivable that virtually all internal combustion engines, including garden equipment and snow throwers, will eventually use EFI. ...toichiometry are required during non-standard operating conditions such as heavy load, or cold operation, in which case, the mixture ratio can range from 10
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• Fiat X1/9
  ...had less than dramatic performance, hampered somewhat by the surprisingly heavy body shell. The weight largely stems from the immense strength of the body ...was widely regarded as a fine design, the fact was that the car was rather heavy for its power (though light by modern standards) at about 2250 lb, despite
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• 24 Hours Nürburgring
  ...ng of the race. Lightning struck the camp of fans, injuring several, while heavy rain made the track muddy. At 16:51, the race was started after two laps be ...l pumps as used in any public station, the top teams have to use expensive equipment designed to equal the times needed to refill, meaning that an economic car
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