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• Ferrari 250 GTO
  ...he five-speed gearbox was a step forward, if not really revolutionary; the metal gate that defined the shift pattern would in turn become a tradition that i ...he "330 GTO" but properly the [[Ferrari 330#330 LMB|330 LMB]]), and three "Type 64" cars with revised bodywork) but nevertheless the car was allowed to rac
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• Cagiva Mito
  ...pe float and [[brake disk|hard disk]] Brembo 320 mm, while the frame is of type double beam, but is redesigned and made in aluminum instead of steel, is al ...tions (ON and OFF) by signaling through the reserve warning light to a tap-type depression with three positions (ON, PRI, and RES), where the PRI position
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• Suzuka Circuit
  ...h]] suffered a high-speed crash through the bump, which sent him through a metal fence; fortunately, he was not seriously injured. ...ch closer Casio Triangle (chicane), with the chicane becoming a "bus stop" type for motorcycles.
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• History of the bicycle
  ...could not compete with the front-crank velocipede of the Lallement/Michaux type, however, despite McCall's all steel version of 1869. ...It was difficult to pedal the wheel that was used for steering. The use of metal frames reduced the weight and provided sleeker, more elegant designs, and a
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• Demolition Derby
  ...y in loud, garish designs. Additional modifications include trimming sheet metal from around the wheel wells, removing parts of bumpers, welding the doors s [[Category:Auto racing by type]]
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• Pizza
  ...|peel]] and baked directly on the hot bricks or baked on a screen (a round metal grate, typically aluminum). When making pizza at home, it can be baked on a ...], the genuine Neapolitan pizza dough consists of Italian wheat [[flour]] (type ''0'' or ''00'', or a mixture of both), natural Neapolitan [[yeast]] or [[b
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• Capriolo
  ...Subsequently the pipes will be drowned inside of the monobloc fusion (late type engine). The delivery capacity of the oil pump for the head pipe is plentif ...arm it is Earles type but will replaced with a plus traditional telescopic type just before to go in production. The rear fork arm still remain in pressed
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• Carburetor
  ...aft as underbonnet space decreased and the use of the [[SU_carburetor|SU]]-type carburetor increased. Small propeller-driven flat airplane engines still ha ...alter the fuel flow; the most common, variable choke (constant depression) type carburetor is the sidedraft [[SU]], which was simple in principle to adjust
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• Veneto
  ...little and medium activities in various sectors: food, textile, chemistry, metal-mechanics, glass, electrotechnics, sight glasses (exported). [[Artisan]] pr ...quiet holiday, made more pleasurable by a mild climate and a Mediterranean-type environment.
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• Internal combustion engine
  *1892: [[Rudolf Diesel]] develops his [[Carnot heat engine]] type motor burning powdered coal dust. Electrical/Gasoline-type ignition systems (that can also run on other fuels as previously mentioned)
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• Four-cylinder
  The parts of an engine vary depending on the engine's type. For a [[four-stroke cycle|four-stroke]] engine, key parts of the engine in ...oil]], [[ethanol]], [[methanol]] (methyl or wood alcohol). Even fluidised metal powders and explosives have seen some use. Engines that use gases for fuel
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• Suspension (vehicle)
  ...later refined and made to work years later. Springs were not only made of metal, a sturdy tree branch could be used as a spring such as with a bow. Early s A third type is a ''semi-dependent'' suspension. In this case, jointed axles are used,
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• Indy Racing League
  ...torola, firing a CDI ignition system. The engine lubrication is a dry sump type, cooled by a single water pump. ...e with Simmons-Abramson Marketing (headed by [[Gene Simmons]] of the heavy metal band [[KISS (band)|KISS]]), promising to be "actively engaged in the league
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• Alfa Romeo Giulia
  ...Romeo 2600|Alfa Romeo 2000 Sprint/2600 Sprint]]. The balance of glass and metal, the influence of the shape of the front and rear glass on the shape of the ...1750|1750 Berlina]] sedan and [[Alfa Romeo Spider|1750 Spider]]. The same type of engine was used to power all three versions; this rationalisation was a
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• Motorcycle
  ...k wheels, usually two front wheels, an open driver's seat and a motorcycle-type handlebar. (Early models had a single front wheel, but these were prone to ...el or aluminum (generally with steel spokes and an aluminium hub) or 'mag' type [[casting|cast]] or [[machining|machined]] aluminum. At one time, motorcycl
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• Car handling
  ...much as he learns to control his body, so the more he has driven a car or type of car the better it will handle for him. One needs to take extra care for ...is friction. [[Rack and pinion]] steering is generally considered the best type of mechanism for control effectiveness. The linkage also contributes play a
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• Grand Prix motor racing
  [[Image:BugattiTank1923.jpg|thumb|left|300px|1923 Bugatti Type 32 "Tank"]]{{-}} ...t off a [[Mercedes-Benz W25]] in an effort to reduce weight. The unpainted metal soon had the German vehicles dubbed by the media as the "[[Silver Arrows]]"
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• List of James Bond gadgets
  ...brim as a throwing weapon. The hat is capable of slicing through stone and metal when thrown hard enough. ...the chance of the owner learning of the break in by missing documents. Wet-type photocopiers are actually unsuitable for field missions because they must n
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• Medieval cuisine
  ...tatis-threshing.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Peasants [[threshing]] ''siligo'', a type of [[wheat]]. ''[[Tacuinum Sanitatis]]'', 15th century.]] ...sture]], thereby prolonging the durability if not the flavor of almost any type of food from cereals to meats; the drying of food worked by drastically red
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