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• Colombo
  ...e 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/default.aspx <
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• 1952 Bizzarrini 500 Macchinetta
  ...936, while both the Volkswagen and Citroen 2CV had to wait until after the war to reach the public. ...os, introduced in 1948, were marginally better than the As; the tiny 569cc two-main-bearing engine now had overhead valves (instead of side valves) and 16
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• Maserati 4CL/50
  ...|| 6 <small>(pre-war Voiturette)</small><br>25 <small>(post-war Grand Prix)</small><br>0 <small>(Formula One)</small> ...orld Championship in 1950. In the immediate post-war period, and the first two years of the Formula One category, the 4CLT was the car of choice for many
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• AAC 815
  ...r was sold to racer [[Enrico Beltrachini]] and it reappeared after [[World War II|WW II]], but Rangoni's was scrapped in 1958 after being passed on to Lot ...he engine was high-tech for the time, with a [[single overhead camshaft]], two [[valves]] per [[cylinder]], and a semi-[[dry sump]] lubrication system. A
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• Garelli
  In [[1912]] [[Adalberto Garelli]] patented a [[two-stroke cycle]] cylinder sdoppiato. This engine, 350cc motorcycle equipagger ...the final version of the previous "350". It initially will be available in two versions: the "normal by Tourism" and "Raid North-South".
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• AC Cars
  ...s was launched. Production remained on a small scale until the outbreak of war in 1939. == Post War Mechanical details ==
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• Maserati A6
  ...berto Massimino]]. This became the '''A6 1500''' [[Pininfarina]]-designed two-door [[berlinetta]], first shown at the 1947 [[Salon International de l'Aut A 2-litre [[straight-six]] (120&nbsp;bhp) was used in the '''A6 GCS''' two-seater racing car, «G» denoting ''Ghisa'', cast iron block, and «CS» de
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• Enrico Nardi
  After [[World War II]], he and [[Renato Danese]] established a workshop in ''Via Vincenzo La *an [[Formula Two|F2]] prototype developed with [[Gianni Lancia]] (1952).
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• Rapallo
  ...rgence of Russia and Germany from the diplomatic isolation caused by World War I (1914-1918). During [[World War II]] numerous partisans from Rapallo were shot by German occupation troops.
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• Piaggio
  ...aggio initially produced locomotives and railway carriages. During [[World War I]] the company focused on producing airplanes. During [[World War II]] the company produced fighter planes, but Piaggio emerged from the conf
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• Alfa Romeo Tipo 308
  ...eam, [[Alfa Corse]]. The car debuted at the [[Grand Prix de Pau]] in 1938, two cars were entered to race, one for [[Tazio Nuvolari]] and the other for [[L ...[Mille Miglia]], [[Clemente Biondetti]] and Carlo Pintacuda took the first two places. Biondetti's car used a 300 bhp (220 kW) Tipo 308 engine, while Pint
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• Allemano
  ...ss if you look at the dark economic period in which was about to enter the world because of the great depression of 1929. ...e field of bodywork. But few years later, the outbreak of the Second World War forced him to suspend their activities, checomunque shots at the end of the
  6 KB (923 words) - 12:20, 11 January 2012
• Philippe de Rothschild
  ...ucer]], a [[poe]]t, and one of the most successful [[wine]] growers in the world. ...Sophie Henriette von Weissweiller (1872-1926). At the outbreak of [[World War I]], 12-year-old Philippe was sent to the safety of the family's vineyard i
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• Formula 2
  ...n 1985, but in 2009 the [[Formula Two]] name returns. The 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship will begin at Valencia on the 31 May. Visit the official F2 we ...path to reach this peak. For much of the history of Formula One, Formula Two has represented the penultimate step on the motorsport ladder.
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• Alfa Romeo 158/159 Alfetta
  ...single stage - 190bhp @ 6500rpm (voit), 350bhp @ 8500rpm (F1); '''159''': two stage - 425bhp @ 9300rpm</small> | ...d [[Luigi Fagioli]], it dominated the first two seasons of the Formula One World Championship.
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• Bandini
  ...ls in mechanical engineering while also competing in races in Italy. World War II put a hold on his racing exploits, yet once peace returned, Bandini did ...a tubular steel frame with a hand-hammered aluminum body. Many other post-war Italian sports car companies followed a similar design. But Bandini’s sha
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• Cubism
  ...ism in [[1908]], and worked closely together until the outbreak of [[World War I]] in [[1914]]. ...f little cubes', after which the term quickly gained wide use although the two creators did not initially adopt it.
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• Small family car
  After the [[Second World War]], European manufacturers usually featured two vehicle types: small cars (or [[supermini car|superminis]]) and large [[sal The [[1980s]] began with the launch of two more [[front-wheel drive]] hatchbacks: the [[Ford Escort (European)|Ford Es
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• Moto Morini
  ...ned a workshop. This was just before [[World War I]] broke out. During the war he was with the 8th Motorcycles Unit, stationed at [[Padova]]. .... (These records were not bettered for twenty years.) In 1933 he set a new world speed record for 175&nbsp;cc motorcycles of 162&nbsp;km/h.
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• Franco Scaglione
  ...risoners. He rejoins his mother (his brother Eugenio was killed during the war) in [[Carolei]], near [[Cosenza]], and will stay with her for almost a year ...chwork design. On 25th September 1948 he marries Maria Luisa Benvenuti and two years later, on 10th September, his daughter Giovanna is born.<br/>
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