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• Luigi Villoresi
  ...ar event, without incurring a penalty. The 1900mi endurance event featured cars from 8 different European starting locales. 72 survivors crossed the finish ...mpionship points. Villoresi continued rally racing and won the [[Acropolis Rally]] in [[Greece]] in 1958 before retiring to a home in [[Modena]].
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• Enduro
  ...y Racing, and the [http://www.bmwmoa.org BMW Motorcycle Owners of America] Rally should be referred to as a Motorcycle Enthusiasts Gathering. In any case, ...series. In Europe, the FIM is the dominant sanctioning body for bikes and cars.
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• Fiat Punto
  ...Bhp 1.6 Mpi unit (replaced in 1997 by the 86Bhp 1.2 16v FIRE unit). 55,000 cars were built between 1994-2000 ...oduced, such as the Punto Rally, the S1600 and the Punto [[Abarth]]. A new rally car based on the third generation Punto, the Super 2000 Punto [[Abarth]], w
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• Ferrari Dino engine
  ...er of [[Formula 1]], Formula 2, and [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] cars from [[1959]] through the early 1960s. Appearing in [[1958]], it used a 77 ...where it finished in third place behind two Lancia-Ferrari V8 Formula One cars.
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• Car body style
  [[Automobile|Cars]] can come in a large variety of different '''body styles'''. Some are sti ...xtile cover for what amounts to a large [[sunroof]]. Used on several older cars such as [[Citroën 2CV]] and [[Fuldamobil]].
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• Fiat 8V
  ...iat]]s (but many parts were made by [[Siata]] and they used them for their cars). The 8V was developed by [[Dante Giacosa]] and the stylist [[Fabio Lucio R ...cars had a factory produced bodywork by [[Carozzeria Speciale FIAT]]. Some cars had the bodywork done by other [[Italian]] [[coachbuilders]]. [[Carozzeria]
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• Alfa Romeo Alfetta
  ...re balanced weight distribution, as used on the Alfetta 158/159 Grand Prix cars. The suspension relied on [[double wishbone]]s and [[torsion bar]]s at the ...the best-handling saloon cars of their time. Unlike most rear-wheel drive cars, the transaxle meant there was no transmission tunnel linking the gearbox t
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• Targa Florio
  ...ian Rally Championship|Campionato Italiano Rally]]'', the Italian national rally championship. ...]] and [[Collesano]] from over 600 meters down to [[sea level]], where the cars raced from [[Campofelice di Roccella]] on the [[Buonfornello]] straight alo
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• Maserati
  ...manufacturer of [[automobile racing|racing cars]] and [[sports car|sports cars]], established in 1914 in [[Bologna]]. The company's headquarters are now i ...e other brothers, Bindo, Ernesto and Ettore, kept the firm going, building cars that won races.
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• Lamborghini LM002
  ...ion of making it capable of participating in the [[Dakar Rally|Paris Dakar Rally]]. They stripped it of anything that added unnecessary weight and gave it a The 1990 Lamborghini LM SUV, was on the list of cars being stolen in the 2000 movie Gone in Sixty Seconds (remake of the 1974 mo
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• V6
  ...onfiguration. It is the second most common engine configuration in modern cars after the [[straight-4]]; it shares with that engine a compactness very sui ...designed to be narrower than normal for use in small [[front wheel drive]] cars.
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• Alfa Romeo SZ
  ...y [[Giorgio Pianta]], engineer and team manager of the [[Lancia]] and Fiat rally works team. A hydraulic damper system was made by Koni. The SZ was original [[Category:Sports cars]]
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• Lancia Delta
  ...ominated rallying. Lancia offered road-going versions of these competition cars — the Lancia Delta HF4WD and Integrale. ...ears after its launch, the Delta was one of the most contemporarily styled cars of its class in Europe and was voted [[Car of the Year]] in 1980.
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• Alfa Romeo Brera
  ...h three engines: a 200bhp 2.4 JTD turbo-diesel, or 2.2 JTS and 3.2 [[V6]]. Cars with the diesel or 2.2 petrol will be front wheel drive, whilst the V6 will ...lenge Bibendum 2002, and "the Most Fascinating Car" award at the Super Car Rally 2002 form [[Paris]] to [[Monte Carlo]].
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• Lancia Montecarlo
  Cars from the first series, which were produced from 1975 to 1978, were known as ...s common and increases as the bushings wear (a common trait in mid-engined cars). The rear crossmember is a design flaw; the metal used was too thin and i
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• Lancia LC2
  ...longer eligable for championship points. The Group C regulations required cars to meet certain fuel economy requirements, with teams given a set amount of ...once again but they were unable to repeat their previous performance, both cars crashing out. Lancia once again skipped [[Fuji Speedway|Fuji]], returning
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• Fiat X1/9
  ...X1/9 was considered to have excellent handling, and was amongst the first cars to meet the abandoned late 60s U.S. safety regulations. ''Unlisted Author.' | X1/8 || Redeveloped as X1/20. The X1/9 was one of two new FIAT sports cars being designed at the time, the other being the X1/8 which was to be a clos
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• Ferrari Dino
  ...m [[1968]] to [[1976]]. The Dino name was retired by [[1976]], though the cars remained in production. It was created as an attempt to produce a relative ...r six on the list of [[Sports Car International Top Sports Cars|Top Sports Cars of the 1970s]]. ''[[Motor Trend|Motor Trend Classic]]'' named the 206/246
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• Valentino Rossi
  ...Rally Championship|WRC]] rally car at the 2002 [[Wales Rally Great Britain|Rally of Great Britain]] (although he crashed the car into a tree). His contract ...love for rallying, leading some to speculate a future move to the [[World Rally Championship]] rather than Formula One.
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• Fiat Coupé
  ...n and inherited from the [[Lancia Delta Integrale]], winner of the [[World Rally Championships]] a record six times. [[1996]] brought in a 1.8 L 16V engine ...counter the understeer and torque steer that plagues most turbocharged FWD cars. Additionally, the coupe featured independent suspension all round: At the
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