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• Bicerin
  ...traditionally served in a rounded glass ("bicerin", in fact, means "small glass" in [[Piedmont]] [[dialect]]). *3 oz of espresso, 1.5 oz poured into each glass
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• Murano
  ...by bridges. It lies about a mile north of Venice and is famous for its [[glass making]], particularly [[lampworking]]. ...as invented on the island, and for a while Murano was the main producer of glass in Europe. The island later became known for [[chandelier]]s. Although dec
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• Windshield
  ...frame. Earlier windshields were made of [[Glass#Toughened glass|toughened glass]] and were fitted in the frame using a [[rubber]] or [[neoprene]] [[Seal (m In many places, laws restrict the use of heavily [[Window tinting|tinted glass]] in vehicle windshields; generally, laws specify the maximum level of tint
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• Latte
  ...an Italian [[coffeehouse]] in [[North America]], you would expect to get a glass of milk. If you ordered a "caffè latte," you would get a beverage with far ...e''" in a café in Italy will result in the [[barista]] serving you a plain glass of milk.
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• Lancia Fulvia Dunja
  ...from [[Glasurit]]. The most evident characteristics are the vertical rear glass, the squared lines and a very innovative interior.
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• Targa top
  == Glass roof == ...Targa continued with the all-new 996-model and gained a lifting hatchback glass window. This, in turn, was used on the later 997 model of 911.
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• Grappa
  [[Image:A glass of tasty grappa.jpg|thumb|right|265px|A glass of grappa]] ...resso is drunk first, followed by a few ounces of grappa served in its own glass. In the Veneto, there is ''resentin'': after finishing a cup of espresso w
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• Fiberglass
  ...olymer products; the resulting [[composite material]], properly known as [[Glass-reinforced plastic|fiber-reinforced polymers]] (FRP), is called "fiberglass ...ey exhibited a dress at the [[World's Columbian Exposition]] incorporating glass fibers with the diameter and texture of [[silk]] fibers. What is commonly k
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• Fibreglass
  ...posite material]], properly known as [[glass-reinforced plastic]] (GRP) or glass-fiber reinforced [[epoxy]] (GRE), is called "fiberglass" in popular usage. ...ey]] exhibited a dress at the [[World Columbian Exposition]] incorporating glass fibers with the diameter and texture of [[silk]] fibers. What is commonly k
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• Fiat 5
  It is interesting that this is the first car to have curved glass for the windshield and rear window from [[1914]] and from [[1915]], the ele
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• Casalini
  ...hich provides a significant safety level. The visibility provided by large glass surfaces, 4 disc [[brakes]], suspensions and good speeds limited to 45km/hr
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• Cubism
  ...in ''Fruitdish and Glass'' is a piece of newspaper cut into the shape of a glass.
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• Maserati Khamsin
  ...ith higher than usual assistance for parking, decreasing with speed, and a glass rear panel (between the taillights) below the rear window, giving reverse v
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• LMX
  ...which serves as the hatchback. Apparently this is about as big of a single glass pane you'll ever find from this era attached to a hinged joint on a fibergl
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• Convertible
  ...dster]], which may also have a soft folding top, a convertible has roll-up glass windows in the sides, and so the entire vehicle is "convertible" to an encl
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• Aguzzoli
  ...lietta Condor Aguzzoli. Manually model, purely functional body, moved from glass to plexi, lack of bumpers - all evidence of the desire to reduce the weight
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• Giovanni Michelotti
  In the 1960s, Michelotti designed a [[glass-reinforced plastic]] (GRP) cab for certain lorries made by Scammell, who ha
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• Maserati Trofeo
  ...the street car's steel components, and plexiglass replaces the side window glass. The result is a zero to 60mi/h time of 4.0 seconds. A Trofeo racing series
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• Philippe Starck
  ...and are also constructed using unusual combinations of materials (such as glass and stone, plastic and aluminum, plush fabric and chrome, etc.). Two of the
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• Bugatti EB110
  ...n fibre]]. Equipped with Stanzani's famous lifting scissor doors, it had a glass engine cover that provided a view of the V12 engine along with a speed-sens
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• Antique car
  ...n needs to have at least 20 of these $500 cars. Parked on blocks, with the glass masked to prevent wind/sand damage. No more than $100 per car per year shou
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• Sedan
  ...sions of sedans as well. The most identifying features of a sedan are door-glass frames and a center "post" (also called a B-pillar) supporting the roof and
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• Michelotti
  In the 1960s, Michelotti designed a [[glass-reinforced plastic]] (GRP) cab for certain lorries made by [[Scammell]], wh
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• Lamborghini Marzal
  ...uge gullwing doors. Feruccio Lamborghini reportedly was no fan of all this glass as it would 'offer no privacy: a lady's legs would there for all to see'. B
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• Ferrari Superamerica
  ...inetta]] version of the 575M Maranello. It features an [[electrochromic]] glass panel roof which rotates 180° at the rear to lay flat over the engine.
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• Spaghetti Bolognese
  * Add a half-glass of [[white wine]] and let it [[Reduction (cooking|reduce]].
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• Car body style
  ...imousine]]''' : By definition, a [[chauffeur]]-driven car with a (normally glass-windowed) division between the front seats and the rear. In German, the ter ...lding top might be fitted, along with side curtains, but there was no side glass. Modern roadsters still have two seats but have tops and side windows; the
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• Bandini 1300
  The bodywork is made of composite material and epoxy resin matrix fibre glass, except for the two side panels in aluminium fixed to the frame through riv
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• Cockpit
  ...windows which can be opened when the aircraft is on the ground. Nearly all glass windows in large aircraft have a [[Anti-reflective coating]], and an intern ...rbus A319]] cockpit. Most Airbus cockpits are computerised [[glass cockpit|glass cockpits]] featuring [[fly-by-wire]] technology. The [[control column]] has
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• Caffè
  ...sso is normally drunk quickly, often with the elbow of the arm holding the glass resting on the bar counter, it may also be enjoyed for the duration of the
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• Fiat Idea
  ...k. III]], and adapted to the South American taste. It also has a panoramic glass roof as an option, known as the SkyDome. ...system]] with [[EBD]]; parking, rain and lights sensor, security laminated glass, the SkyDome, 15" alloys, bluetooth phone system, and leather seats among o
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• Maserati 5000GT
  ...cars will mainly be shared, apart from the a-post / rear wings, roof, rear glass-house and possibly the boot lid panel. Logically, the ‘sharing’ strateg
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• Suicide door
  ...oors were opened in order for the weatherstripping to clear the front door glass. This meant that if the battery was dead, the only way out of the back seat
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• Casu marzu
  ...f Sardinia, rinsed it quickly under water to soften it and went to a large glass jar on a side table. He opened the jar, scooped out a mound of what looked
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• Ferrari 360 Challenge
  ...lts]]. Customers can also choose between sliding Lexan windows or electric glass items.
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• Cappuccino
  ...mic coffee cup]], which has far better heat retention characteristics than glass or paper.
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• Partenavia
  ...retractable gear. The high wing design also incorporated a large degree of glass fibre reinforced plastic construction in non load bearing areas. Thirteen p
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• Maserati Barchetta
  ...Stradale), a central frame holding an integral fuel tank and a very light glass fiber/carbon fiber spyder body, accelerating the car to about 180mph. The d
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• Coggiola
  '''The ''Sonetto II'' was presented in 1967 with the body of fiber glass and is intended mainly to North America, the third generation dates back to
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• Ceramic
  ...ottery]], [[brick]]s, [[tile]]s and the like, along with [[cement]]s and [[glass]]. The traditional crafts are described in the article on [[pottery]]. A [[ ...n]]s to move, and so they deform very slowly. With the non-crystalline ([[glass]]y) materials, [[Viscosity|viscous]] flow is the dominant source of plastic
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• Air filter
  ...used in commercial, industrial and residential applications. Polyester and glass fibres can be blended with cotton or other fibres to produce a wide range o
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• Alfa Romeo Canguro
  ...bodywork mainly being created at Zagato in Milan (there were also three [[glass fibre]] versions built by [[Balzaretti Modigliani]] of [[Milan]]), before f
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• Las Vegas Grand Prix
  ...le run-off areas filled with sand, and had a surface that was as smooth as glass. Its counter-clockwise direction, however, put a tremendous strain on the d
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• Alfa Romeo Junior
  ...spacious, the seats and driving position are comfortable and there's ample glass for excellent outward visibility. It's impossible to miss the striking simi
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• Farina
  ...manufacturer's screen could be found to fit. I made a mold and several new glass screens were hand re-made at a specialist company in Kent. A new, correct g
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• Demolition Derby
  ...ious injuries are rare but they do happen. To make the event safer, all [[glass]] is removed from the vehicle, and deliberately ramming the driver's-side d The vehicles are stripped of interior fixtures, trim, plastic, lights, and glass, and repainted, usually in loud, garish designs. Additional modifications i
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• Risotto
  ...is, when it is golden and dry but not brown, put the wine in the pan (one glass for each 100g of rice). The wine will quickly evaporate and in its turn soa
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• Triumph-Italia
  ...ly a few changes to the original – rather than a slanting nose and covered glass headlights displayed on the prototype, a look similar to Michelotti’s Mas
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• Monocoque
  Monocoque design is so sophisticated that windshield and rear window glass now often make an important contribution to the designed structural strengt
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• Graphite-reinforced plastic
  ...aterial]] or [[fibre-reinforced plastic|fibre reinforced plastic]]. Like [[glass-reinforced plastic]], which is sometimes simply called [[fiberglass]], the ...ars due to its increased strength and decreased weight compared with the [[glass-reinforced plastic]] they use for the majority of their products.
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• Olive oil
  ...l, or one that sits on a table. A cork float with a wick is placed in the glass and floats on top of the oil. The wick is then lit. When it comes time to
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• Station wagon
  ...y the full height of the passenger cabin all the way to the back; the rear glass of a hatchback being sloped further from vertical, and the hatch tending no ...lacked the glass that would enclose the passenger compartment. In lieu of glass, side curtains of canvas could be unrolled. More rigid curtains could be sn
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• Motorama
  ...h a [[rain sensor]] designed to automatically raise the top and all window glass, in case of a rain shower.
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• Espresso
  ...to pull espresso shots directly right into a pre-heated demitasse or shot glass, to maintain the ideal temperature of the espresso.
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• Automobile safety
  ...lly sharp edges, rather than splintering into jagged fragments as ordinary glass does. *''No More Flying Glass When Vehicles Collide'', [[Popular Science]] monthly, February 1919, page 2
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• Architecture
  ...columns and decorations were dubbed unnecessary, in favor simple steel and glass cages, seen as beautiful in their own right. It was during this shift that **[http://www.glasssteelandstone.com/ Global Architecture Encyclopedia - Glass Steel and Stone]
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• The Graduate
  ...looking down at the couple from an upper window. He begins rapping on the glass and screams "Elaine! Elaine!", but they do not garner much response at firs
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• Puma Rome
  ...the bonnet complete the dashboard [[fiberglass]] monocoque, the laminated glass windshield, chrome brackets, rubber seals for the windshield and the hood, ...he passenger, also borrowed from the Nova Eagle, hinged to the base of the glass, the roof (roof and windshield) is lifted and rotated forward allowing easy
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• Ferrari 575M Maranello
  ...rtible]] version of the 575 M Maranello; it featured an [[electrochromic]] glass panel roof which rotated 180° (both are production car firsts) at the rear
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• Lancia Monte Carlo
  ...op-up headlights and the 1976s had solid rear buttresses (Monte Carlos had glass inserts except for very early models). All Scorpions featured the converti
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• Fiat 127
  ...7. It featured a restyled front and rear, a revised dashboard, larger rear glass area and a new 1049 cc engine option. This aluminum headed, overhead cam en
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• Lipari
  ...one of the few centers of the commerce of obsidian, a hard black volcanic glass prized by neolithic peoples for the sharp cutting edge it could produce. Li
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• Ferrari 360
  ...ine_Cover.jpg|thumb|270px|right|The 360's [[V8]] engine is visible under a glass cover]]
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• Aluminium
  ...sing a thin coating of aluminium on the back surface of a sheet of [[float glass]]. [[Telescope]] mirrors are also made with aluminium, but are front coated ...b>O₃ B₂O₃) is used in the production of [[glass]] and [[ceramic]].
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• Lancia Montecarlo
  ...pop-up headlights and the 1976s had solid rear buttresses (Montecarlos had glass inserts except for very early models). All Scorpions featured the converti
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• Ca' Rezzonico
  ...lections of antique furniture, there is also a fine collection of Venetian glass, showing that the skills of the 18th century masters at [[Murano]] were pro
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• Circuit de Monaco
  ...comes a problem, as the surface of the carbon brake disc becomes smooth as glass, reducing friction between the pads and the disk, hence lessening braking p
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• Roller bearing
  ...on, and while steel is most common for rolling-element bearings, plastics, glass, and ceramics are all in common use. A small defect (irregularity) in the
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• Moonraker (film)
  ...iving, Bond that night sneaks into Drax's study and finds blueprints for a glass vial being produced in [[Venice]], [[Italy]]. The next morning Bond leaves ...[Manuela]] || [[Emily Bolton]] || Bond, from clues gleamed from the Venice Glass Museum, follows the trail to Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. There, a mysterious yo
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• Michelin
  ...Nunc est bibendum'' ("Cheers!" in Latin) to his scrawny competitors with a glass full of road hazards, with the title and the tag "'À votre santé': Le pne
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• Bertone
  ...| Stile Bertone<br>Bertone Engineering<br>Carrozzeria Bertone<br>Bertone Glass
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• Moonraker
  ...iving, Bond that night sneaks into Drax's study and finds blueprints for a glass vial being produced in [[Venice]], [[Italy]]. The next morning Bond leaves ...He appears twice in ''Moonraker'', firstly as a tourist outside the Venini Glass shop in Venice, then at the end of the film as a [[technician]] in the NASA
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• Aurea
  ...Italian "Carello" brand and are all-brass with a unique Carello headlight glass. The tailight assembly is a cylindrical type and similar, but not the same
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• San Pellegrino
  San Pellegrino is sealed in tamper-evident, [[recycle|recyclable]] glass or plastic bottles and is imported by Nestlé Waters North America for ship
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• Veneto
  ...glasses (exported). [[Artisan]] production is also quite strong: [[Muran]] glass, laces of [[Burano]] and gold production of [[Vicenza]].
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• Two stroke
  ...vacuum opens the [[reed valve]] (thin flexible sheets made of [[steel]], [[glass fiber]] or even [[carbon fiber]]) allowing the mixture to enter the crankca
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• Bugatti Type 57
  The Vutotal design used a hardened glass windscreen bolted to the scuttle and to the roof, completely eliminating th
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• Countach
  In [[1978]] a new LP400S model was introduced. This car had wider tires with glass-fibre wheel arch extensions, which gave the car the fundamental look it kep
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• Lamborghini Countach
  In [[1978]] a new LP400S model was introduced. This car had wider tires with glass-fibre wheel arch extensions, which gave the car the fundamental look it kep
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• List of James Bond gadgets
  ...guests. One such example of how this device is used is when she takes the glass which Bond was using, then dusting the surface for a print and running it t ; Bulletproof Glass in Taxi : used by one of Kananga's henchmen to prevent Bond and the recentl
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• Alfa Romeo 1900
  ...commonly referred to as three window or five window depending on the side glass configuration. The soft, rolling lines of the body and the exquisite workma
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• Trento
  ...ties of local stone with the most advanced building materials of the time: glass, reinforced concrete, metal. The post office was once decorated with colore
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• AC Cars
  ...7]] with the 2 litre and with a large contract with the government to make glass fibre bodied single seat invalid carriages with [[BSA]] engines. These cont
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• History of Sardinia
  ...s found and worked for cutting tools and arrowheads. Even now the volcanic glass can be found on the sides of the mountain.
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• Two-stroke cycle
  ...vacuum opens the [[reed valve]] (thin flexible sheets made of [[steel]], [[glass fiber]] or even [[carbon fiber]]) allowing the mixture to enter the crankca
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• Paul Newman
  ...dow Box]]'' (1980) and a screen version of [[Tennessee Williams]]' ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]'' (1987). |''[[The Glass Menagerie]]''
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• Alfa Romeo TZ
  ...Ercole Spada]], conceived in a state of grace, that its tubular frame, its glass fiber dress, its dual ignition engine, each part of it is above all and onl
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• NCR
  ...e Ohlins monoshock with lenght adjustment. seted up by NCR CORSE. In FIBER-GLASS: fearing kit, belly pan, front mud-guard, seat tail and airbox kit. In CARB
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• Dirt speedway racing
  ...se cars are modified manufactured automobiles. They have the interiors and glass stripped out, a racing seat and roll cage installed, and various other safe
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• Alfa Romeo Giulia
  ...lance of glass and metal, the influence of the shape of the front and rear glass on the shape of the cabin, and the flat grille with incorporated headlamps
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• Dirt track racing
  ...ts, and may be nearly as fast as late model racecars. Most cars have their glass windshields removed and their interiors stripped out. The original seat may
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• Lamborghini Gallardo
  ...were produced and 60 were destined for the American market. Note that the glass engine cover remained an option, even on the Nera.
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• Car classification
  ...r or drop-head coupe, this type of car has a roof (fabric, vinyl, metal or glass) which can be folded away. Convertibles were very popular in hotter places
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• Maserati Coupe
  ...the street car's steel components, and plexiglass replaces the side window glass. The result is a zero to 60 mi/h time of 4.0 seconds. A Trofeo racing serie
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• Verona
  ...k and stone. The square belfry has [[Gothic]] mullioned windows, and inset glass crosses in the roof admit light. Only large enough to hold a couple dozen p
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• Zagreb
  ...re wall, and stone archways. The water from the waterfall flows beneath a glass floor, which you can sit on.
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• Cizeta
  ...ashboard panel. Dashboard supports are fabricated in aluminium rather than glass fibre, because leather on GRP eventually creeps. The bulkhead between the e
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