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• Grand Prix motor racing
  ...nched the [[Vanderbilt Cup]] at [[Long Island, New York|Long Island]], New York in 1904. Influenced by these racing events, Louis Chevrolet (1878–194 In the 1930s, however, nationalism entered a new phase when the [[Nazism|Nazis]] encouraged [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] and [
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• Brands Hatch
  ...put in charge of [[Motor Racing Developments]], to manage the circuit. The new ownership saw successful negotiations with the [[RAC plc|RAC]] to hold the ...e former with just 10 weeks notice following the cancellation of the [[New York Grand Prix]]. The final Grand Prix held at Brands Hatch was the [[1986 Brit
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• Bandini 750 sport siluro
  Born in [[1950]], this new type marks the consecration of [[Bandini Cars | Bandini]] as [[car]] intern ...apers, exhibitions exhibitions in Chicago and Madison Square Garden in New York. In 1957 the award-winning author and scenggiatore William F. Nolan environ
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• Castagna
  ...y situated in via della [[Chiusa]] is totally refurbished in line with the new production requirements. Ercole decides to move the business to new premises, which he has specially built, with a layout that facilitates all
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• Dante Giacosa
  Giacosa's next design was the Fiat 508C. A completely new car to replace the 508, the 508C or as it became known as the "Millecento", ...of any new cars. The Fiat sales department had an overriding influence on new the model produced. Therefore Giacosa may be excused that his next design t
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• Cinema of Italy
  ...ess of the action, to the rules of the new economy, the new mentality, the new values, and happens to be at the same time a conservative and a progressist ...r. 3rd edition. 2002. Italian Cinema: From Neorealism to the Present. New York and London: Continuum
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• Hatchback
  ...n its launch in the autumn of [[1965]]. The first car launched by the then-new [[British Leyland]] (albeit a [[British Motor Corporation]] design) was the ...America]] in the late 1960s and early 1970s as imports from [[Japan]] and new models from America's Big Three automakers started appearing in showrooms,
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• Siata
  In 1949 Siata released the new [[Amica]], followed by the Daina and other road cars (see below). Competiti ...ilbronn factory. In 1964 the TS Coupe gained a 1600 engine (with 106bhp) a new front end with square headlights and some other small design changes.
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• Scuderia Toro Rosso
  ...ranted to assist less well funded teams by avoiding the cost of sourcing a new supply of [[V8 engine]]s as required by the 2006 [[Formula One regulations| ...ossos began to struggle in qualifying as their competitors developed their new V8 engines to rev closer to 20,000 rpm to get more power. To try and balanc
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• Ilario Bandini
  ...cting a second example, Bandini entered the 1949 [[Mille Miglia]] with his new [[Bandini 1100 siluro|'''1100 ''siluro''''']], featuring torpedo-like bodyw ...hicago]] in 1952, with a 750 sports torpedo displayed at the in 1953 [[New York Auto Show]] at [[Madison Square Garden]]. Despite his commitments, Bandini
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• Automobile safety
  In Auckland New Zealand, a study found that there was a significantly lower rate of serious ...uroNCAP|New Car Assessment Programme]] (Euro NCAP) was established to test new vehicles' safety performance and publish the results for vehicle shoppers'
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• Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano
  The Fiorano will also see the debut of Ferrari's new traction control system, called F1-Trac. Reportedly tuned using inputs from ...anged. The gearbox's shifts are faster in high-performance settings, while new engine software improved accelerator response.
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• Casino Royale (2006 film)
  ...t on [[February 16]] [[2006]], following a press conference announcing the new Le Chiffre the day before. The remainder of the main cast was revealed upon ==The search for the new James Bond==
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• The Spy Who Loved Me (film)
  ...British and Soviet submarines to destroy each other, saving Moscow and New York. After a final confrontation with Stromberg, Bond rescues Amasova and they ...to other Bond films of the time, is more [[disco]]-oriented and included a new disco rendition of the [[James Bond music#The James Bond Theme|James Bond T
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• Cisitalia
  ...y opened a factory in Turin and became the first company to build entirely new cars in Italy after the war, beating Fiat and Ferrari by some considerable ...bile body design. The extraordinary Pinin Farina design was honored by New York's [[Museum of Modern Art]] in 1951. In the MOMA's first exhibit on automoti
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• Ludovico Scarfiotti
  ...Challenge Cup]] race held on a 2.85 mile course near [[Bridgehampton, New York]]. His sponsor was the [[North American Racing Team]] of [[Luigi Chinetti]]
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• Fiat
  ...part of [[Fiat Powertrain Technologies]] were [[demerger|demerged]] into a new entity, [[Fiat Industrial]], at the beginning of 2011. Fiat Industrial has ...ch includes: Case Construction, Case IH, Flexi-Coil, Kobelco, New Holland, New Holland Construction, and Steyr); and Fiat-Hitachi Construction.
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• Racing flags
  ...d of a chequered flag being used to end a race was from [[Long Island, New York]] in [[1904]].
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• Motorcycle speedway
  Originating in [[New South Wales]], Australia in the 1920s, there are now both domestic and inte ...dozen tracks operating in the [[United States]] with sites in upstate New York, Indiana and California. There are also 3 tracks operating in [[Canada]] on
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• Olive oil
  *New York Times, November 2, 2004, ''"Olive Oil Makers Win Approval to Make Health Cl
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