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• Felice Nazzaro
  ...7 resulted in an invitation to compete in the 1908 [[American Grand Prix]] in [[Savannah, Georgia]] where he finished third. He returned to the United s ...rned him the position of 'works' Fiat driver alongside [[Vincenzo Lancia]] in 1905.
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• Maserati 3500
  ...prototype '''3500GT''', revealed at the [[Salon International de l'Auto]] in [[Geneva]], March 1957. *Front disc brakes and limited slip differential became optional in 1959,
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• Kingpin
  ...the rest of the front suspension. When its bearings were replaced starting in the 1950s by ball joints, more complicated suspension designs became availa ...ving like a pin, the part was not necessarily still called a king pin; but in newer designs, the term may be used not for an actual pin but the [[Axis of
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• Pininfarina
  ...ta "Pinin" Farina]] (Following the company, his surname became Pininfarina in 1961, as a result of combining his nickname and surname). ...r 3,000 people in subsidiary company offices throughout Europe, as well as in Morocco and China.
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• History of the Alfa Race Engine
  ...sed with great designers. It is, after all, men who make the machines, and in the first half of the twentieth century, Italy produced a number of enginee ...e head with valve angle of 90 degrees. The war halted its development, but in 1922 Merosi again produced a DOHC engine, a six cylinder, but it was to pro
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• World Rally Car
  ...the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]] and used to compete in the outright class of the [[World Rally Championship]] (WRC). ...A]], manufacturers are no longer required to build "Homologation Specials" in order to meet approval. The base model need not have the characteristics of
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• Alfa Romeo Canguro
  |Wheelbase || 2200 mm (86.6 in) |Front Track || 1300 mm (51.2 in)
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• Lamborghini Islero
  ...engine. The car debuted at the 1968 [[Salon International de l'Auto|Geneva Auto Show]]. ...-marker lights (instead of teardrops on the original), and a fixed section in the door windows. Various other changes included larger brake discs, revis
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• Automobile industry in Italy
  ...Italy 1910.jpg|thumb|250px|Map of automobile industry in [[Turin]], Italy in the 1910s.]] ...mployer in the country, with a labour force of over 196,000 (2004) working in the industry.
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• Boano
  Mario Boano left [[Ghia]] in 1953 and in the following year founded his own company together with his son, Gianpaolo ...Boano was refounded as [[Carrozzeria]] [[Ellena]] by [[Ezio Ellena]] (son-in-law of Boano) and Pollo and continued to make [[Ferrari]]'s, [[Fiat]]'s (in
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• Poppet valve
  .... In most applications a pressure differential helps to seal the valve and in some applications also open it. Poppet valves are used in many industrial process from controlling the flow of rocket fuel to control
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• Bugatti Automobiles SAS
  ...ce]], [[France]]. It is a subsidiary of [[Volkswagen AG]] and was founded in [[1998]] as a successor to the legendary [[Bugatti]] company. ...[[Lamborghini]] (for VW's [[Audi]] division), the [[Rolls-Royce]] factory in [[Crewe]], [[England]], and the [[Bentley]] marque.
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• Hermann Lang
  ...He won the very first race he entered and before long decided to compete in the sidecar class. At age twenty-two, he won the German sidecar mountain ra ...the Mellaha Lake course in [[Libya]] which was then the fastest racetrack in the world. Lang dominated the event, winning it for three straight years. T
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• Lamborghini 400GT
  ...r to the [[Lamborghini 350GT|350GT]]. First presented at the 1966 [[Geneva Auto Show]]. ...hout the car. The larger body shape enabled the +2 seating to be installed in the rear, where the 350GT only had room for luggage or +1 seating. The body
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• Autocrossing
  ...el motorsport in its own right, autocrossing is a great way to get started in road racing. ...nizations such as the [[Sports Car Club of America]] (SCCA) and [[National Auto Sport Association]] (NASA) sponsor autocross events throughout the United S
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• Autocross
  ...el motorsport in its own right, autocrossing is a great way to get started in road racing. ...nizations such as the [[Sports Car Club of America]] (SCCA) and [[National Auto Sport Association]] (NASA) sponsor autocross events throughout the United S
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• Bellasi
  [[Image:BELLASI race car.jpg|thumb|right|200px|'''Bellasi race car in action''' [http://historiasyhazanias.blogspot.com/ <small>Source</small>]]] ...from [[Italy]] that raced under [[Swiss]] nationality. They participated in 6 grands prix during the early 1970s, entering a total of 6 cars.
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• Ferrari FF
  | Wheelbase || {{convert|2990|mm|in|1|abbr||on}} | Length || {{convert|4907|mm|in|1|abbr||on}}
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• Alfa Romeo Tipo 308
  ...sh while [[Hermann Lang]] driving a [[Mercedes-Benz W154]] was the winner. In this race [[Eugenio Siena]] driving a 312 was killed after hitting a wall. In the 1938 [[Mille Miglia]], [[Clemente Biondetti]] and Carlo Pintacuda took
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• Ferdinand Porsche
  ...dible "e" -- "PORSH-uh", not "PORSH". The german name "Porsche" originates in Czech "Boreš" [boresh]. ...gymnasium) in Liberec. He got a recommendation for a job at [[Bela Egger]] in [[Vienna]] at the age of 18. After work, he sneaked into university classes
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