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• Montescani
  ...ertible]]. Moreover, its production, mainly directed towards creation then great value, but not to forget the car sector economics and law. ...as a nice 4-seater [[cabriolet]] version of the [[Fiat 500 Topolino]]. The war then brought an end to the business.
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• Garavini
  ...a" in 1933. The company suffered substantial damage during the First World War, but managed to recover and set up and work with some luxury cars in Italy, ...e 1930's and launched the mechanical cabriolet 508 "[[Balilla]]" which got great success abroad. In 1947 [[Aldo Garavini]] took the reins after the death of
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• Lombardini
  ...ter the overwhelming difficulties of the Second World War and, during post-war reconstruction, Lombardini was ready to meet the increasing demands of the ...ed agricultural tractor; the Castoro model. The resulting success was so great that the production facilities on the Via Galliano, where the company had b
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• Fiat Balilla
  ...D'Oro. In the background is the famous Black Diamond Coppa D'Oro, raced in Great Britain by Westwood and Sandford at Brooklands, but now owned by Antonio Go
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• William Grover-Williams
  ...h; [[March 18]], [[1945]]), was a [[Grand Prix motor racing]] driver and [[war hero]]. ...], in [[1919]] he worked as the chauffeur for the famous [[Ireland|Irish]] war artist [[William Orpen|Sir William Orpen]] ([[1878]]-[[1931]]).
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• Ugo Sivocci
  ...RL Targa Florio which was his major racing achievement, the whole race was great success to Alfa Romeo since also second (Ascari) and fourth place ([[Giulio
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• Cabi-Cattaneo
  ...plications. His design and manufacturing skills were demonstrated in World War One, with the extensive use of his unique designs in Italian Air Force airc After the War his engines were used in aircraft that were successful in international and
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• Whitney Willard Straight
  ...at epidemic]] while serving with the [[United States Army]] during [[World War I]]. Following his mother's remarriage to [[United Kingdom|British]] agrono ...ent. He competed in more Grands Prix than any American until after [[World War II]]. In 1933 driving a [[Maserati]] he won the [[Donington Trophy]] and th
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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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• Nazzaro
  ...succeeded to race in the [[Florio Goblet]]. In 1914 the car debut at the [[Great Prix]] (Club of France), but with insufficient results. ...the other Italian 'mechanical' factories, dedicated to the construction of war materials. In particular, trucks which were equipped with 10 cylinder [[Anz
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• Menarini
  ...killness and the untiring work of [[Ettore Menarini]] imprinted in it a so great activity so as to ensure a constant and increasing development. ...d further until the burst of the Second World War. At the beginning of the war the [[Italian]] factories built many more buses than cars.
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• Wilier
  ...l area remained part of an occupied free territory while triestine cycling great and 3-time Giro winner, Giordano Cottur, was battling against fellow cyclin === Post-War Periods ===
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• Economy car
  ===Pre-war=== ...Wagen" program ground to a halt because of [[World War II]], but after the war, [[Volkswagen]] would be founded to produce the car in the new democratic W
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• History of the Alfa Race Engine
  From the beginning, [[Alfa Romeo]] has been blessed with great designers. It is, after all, men who make the machines, and in the first ha ...ith a four [[cylinder]], 16 valve head with valve angle of 90 degrees. The war halted its development, but in 1922 Merosi again produced a DOHC engine, a
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• Orlandi
  ...ained a marginal production of ''Orlandi''. In the '30s, cars were made of great formal elegance, intended for widespread use and popularity and increased b ...eronautics and, later, heavily damaged by Allied bombing. The Second World War saw a marked upswing of the business, along with the need to provide means
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• Bremach
  ...shop for the growing manufacturing sector in post war [[Italy]]. There was great economic development founded on the switch from military to civilian manufa ...tors and with energy stored in Lithium batteries. Both prototypes received great attention at trade shows and generated print and television as well as web
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• Rudolf Caracciola
  ...ve for driving was there but he did not have the success he had before the War. A second serious accident ended his comeback attempt well before the new [ ...le prowess in races held in inclement weather, Carracciola foreshadows the great German racing champion of the current era, [[Michael Schumacher]].
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• Alfa Corse
  ===Before the great war===
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• Fongri motorcycle
  After the war, Fongri resumed the production and change the name. The Fontana script has ...n for one of its first races by the then the new to the circuit and future great rider [[Tazio Nuvolari]].
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• Della Ferrera
  ...s also the year of great success in competitions, however, the outbreak of war slowed the rise of the company. The regular production resumed in 1919 after the war, with a 636cc single cylinder, pedal-start, four-speed gearbox, clutch peda
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• Romanazzi
  From that moment, and until the outbreak of the Second World War, production was specialized in the field of motor vehicles for the new cent At the end of World War II, with a renewed impetus, we proceeded to the reconstruction of Bari, whi
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• Giuseppe Campari
  ...ga Florio]]. Unfortunately, his career was just getting going when [[World War I]] broke out and European racing came to a halt. Following the Armistice that ended the war, racing resumed and in 1920 [[Campari]] earned his first major race win and
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• Nagase & Ray
  The company "Nagase & Ray" was born at the end of World War I on the initiative of Alexander Nagase and Tullio Ray, in order to import But the clouds of "[[Great Depression]]" are appearing on the horizon. In November [[1929]], after the
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• Giannini
  After World War II, the Giannini siblings begin the production of only motors. In 1947, pro ...o the lawyer [[Volfango Polverelli]]. Initially with no interest, but as a great fan of automobiles and motors, he became more attracted to the proposed mis
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• Ferrero (chocolate)
  ...e: The origins of Gianduja chocolate probably dates back to the Napoleonic war period, when cocoa beans were scarce and ground hazelnuts were substituted.
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• Nino Farina
  ...rina, he was just reaching his peak as a driver at the outbreak of [[World War II]], and it would be another eight years before he would win a major race. Entering post-war Grands Prix in a privately-owned Maserati, Farina took a win at the 1948 [[
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• Alfa Romeo Tipo 308
  One of the cars was sold to USA after World War II and Louis Durant drove it to 6th place in 1946 Indianapolis 500, next ye ...a Romeo Tipo 312/316|312]] and [[Alfa Romeo Tipo 312/316|316]]) were not a great success. Instead, the new car for the 1500 cc class, the [[Alfa Romeo 158/1
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• Touring
  ...he framewoek. Aside from light weight, the [[Superleggera]] technique gave great flexibility, allowing Touring to quickly construct innovative body shapes. ...fter the war, but he and [[Federico Formenti]] were involved in a few post-war master works — the [[Ferrari 166]] [[coupe]] and [[spyder|spider]].
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• Ferdinand Porsche
  ...d, the crown prince of Austria whose assassination sparked off the I World War. Austro-Daimler's main business was war material: trucks, motorized cannons, and motors for aircrafts. Porsche beca
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• Barbi
  ...appointed to prepare skilled and competent workers. When the Second World War broke out, the [[Carrozzeria]] Barbi had to break off its production to mak At the end of the war, with the factory almost destroyed and without work, the Carrozzeria Barbi
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• La Linea (TV series)
  ...paid homage to ''La Linea''. The video is an animated commentary on the [[War on Terrorism]] and features 3D representations of the familiar ''La Linea''
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• Chiribiri
  ...hool’ at the factory, training pilots who subsequently flew in [[the Great War]]. ...ger chassis and 1300 cc, 12 hp (9 kW) engine, and continued throughout the war.
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• Philippe de Rothschild
  ...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 ...noist]] when they served together in the ''Armée de l'Air'' during [[World War I]] and through this connection, for a short time young Philippe took up [[
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• Padua
  ...c]] kings [[Odoacer]] and [[Theodoric the Great]], but during the [[Gothic War]] it made submission to the [[Byzantine Empire|Greek]]s in [[540]]. The cit ...mportant or very active. The general tendency of its policy throughout the war of investitures was Imperial and not Roman; and its bishops were, for the m
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• Gilera
  After the first world war, Gilera centimeter [[cc]] piston displacement produces motion from 500 and ...ra, like for all the constructors of motion of the age, [[the second world war]] interrupts every activity.
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• Allemano
  ...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
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• Grand Prix motor racing
  ...n to various rules. (A "formula" of rules had appeared just before [[World War I]], finally based on engine size as well as weight, but it was not univers ...to nine events in 1929, to eighteen in 1934 (the peak year before [[World War II]]).
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• Brands Hatch
  ...] negotiates Pilgrim's Drop during the [[2005-06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Great Britain]]]]The circuit's principal strength is the variety of challenges on ...litary vehicle park and being subject to many bombing raids during [[World War II]], it needed some work for it to become a professional racing circuit.
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• MM
  ...ycle|motorcycles]] with rigid frame and a hand gear change, but with their great quality and reliability, they become the "official motorcycle" of the [[Tra [[World War II]] heavily affected M.M., which prompted them to take advantage of milita
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• Marina Militare
  === After World War II === ...y sunken ships. However a large number of its naval units had survived the war, albeit in a low efficiency state, which was due to the conflict and the ol
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• Cisitalia
  Following the great success of pre-World War II [[Italian]] sports and racing cars like [[Ferrari]] and [Maserati], othe ...ds, specializing in tennis rackets, bicycles, and clothing and, during the war, military uniforms. He was also a property developer.
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• Roman Kingdom
  In Roman legend, when the [[Ancient Greece|Greeks]] waged [[Trojan War|war]] against the city of [[Troy]], the Trojan hero [[Aeneas]] sailed across th ...him, both civil and criminal. This made the king supreme in times of both war and peace. A council advised the king during all trials, but this council h
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• ISO
  After the Second World War, the company reopened its doors, completely changing its activity in 1948 i ...a built by [[BMW]]. The BMW-Isetta fulfilled the dream of mobility in post-war Germany and about 130.000 were sold until 1962.
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• Moretti
  ...powered small trucks and a 5 or 7 seat [[electric car]]. In 1946, with the war over and thus demand for their commercial vehicles wavering, Moretti began * [http://www.ferrariexperts.com/moretti.htm More great pics from Etceterini.com]
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• Straight-6
  Engines of this type were popular before [[World War II]] in mid-range cars. Most manufacturers started building straight 6 eng After the war, larger cars required larger engines, and the straight-6 became the base en
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• Antonio Ascari
  ...May 26]], [[1955]]) was one of [[Formula One]]'s first stars and the first great [[Ferrari]] driver. His racing career was interrupted by [[World War II]], after which he began racing in Grand Prix with [[Maserati]]. His tea
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• Rapid
  ...Rapid-models were also available with air starters. After the end of World War I, they started an auto repair shop. In 1921 the car production was disband ...constant competition with each other with ever new initiatives, making the war and opposing each other company on society. Moreover, in their way, were th
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• Alfa Romeo 1750 Drophead
  ...d 'to develop a medium capacity light car with brilliant performance'. The great engineer chose the balance and pick-up characteristics of an [[in-line]] [[ {{Alfa Romeo Pre War Timeline}}
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• Cinema of Italy
  ...rices to pay to dictatorship, and perhaps only when approaching the [[WWII|war]], when (like in every fighting country) many works were produced for [[pro [[Italian neorealism|Neorealism]] exploded soon after the war, with unforgettable works such as Rossellini's trilogy and with extraordina
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• Luigi Fagioli
  ...n eventually won but Fagioli showed how skilled he was in a car geared for great speed on long stretches, not the tight twists and short runs of [[Monte Car ...the race. With his health somewhat improved, following the end of [[World War II]], 52-year-old Luigi Fagioli joined Alfa-Romeo's 1950 [[Formula 1]] team
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• Malaguti
  Until the end of [[War World II]] Malaguti had to stop production while [[Italy]] was invaded and During the [[Vietnam war]] era of the 1960s and 1970s, Malaguti exported over 70% of its first scoot
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• Alfa Romeo Giulietta
  * ''Great Marques Alfa Romeo'', David Owen, Octopus Books, ISBN 0-7064-22198 {{Alfa Romeo Post War}}
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• Testi
  ...nes on a sheet metal frame. The Sachs 98 and 48, called Baby Sachs, meet a great success and Testi begins working with other companies and builds Dik Dik wi
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• Verona
  ...na: the [[Via Claudia Augusta]], [[Via Gallica]] and [[Via Postumia]]. The great Roman poet Q. Valerius [[Catullus]] was a native of Verona. ...] rule from [[Ravenna]], followed by [[Ostrogoth]] rule by [[Theodoric the Great]], who built a castle here. [[Lombard]] King [[Alboin]] was murdered by his
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• Ceirano GB & C
  ...ed almost always put in competition with new initiatives, including making war and in opposition to one another. Moreover, in their own way, were the arti ...yes'' designed by Aristide Faccioli. When Welleyes was on markets it was a great commercial success for Ceirano, but managers found themselves unable to cop
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• Alfa Romeo 2600
  ...towards more economical mass-produced car models after the [[Second World War]]. ...s there though; the 1750's, and the 2000's which evolved from them, were a great success for Alfa Romeo from every point of view, especially sales.
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• Itala
  ...ypes and at the beginning of WW1, offered a wide range of cars. During the war Itala built aeroplane engines but made a loss producing them. After the armistice car production resumed with models based on the pre war cars such as the Tipo 50 25/35hp and a re-appearance of the Avalve in the 4
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• Culture of Italy
  ...and other coastal areas that were occupied by American troops in [[World War II]]. Italy has successfully participated in the Olympics since the second ...zio and other coastal areas that were occupied by American troops in World War II. Italy has successfully participated in the Olympics since the second su
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• Ferrari 250 GTO
  ...the best Ferrari tradition, it made normal drivers look excellent and gave great drivers an unsurpassable advantage. Years of development for its significan ...f drivable fine art, much like the coachbuilt luxury cars of the pre-World War II era.
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• Mike Hailwood
  | {{flagiconUK}} Great Britain ...t Milton]] in [[Oxfordshire]], His father, who also raced in the pre-World War II era, owned a large motorcycle distributorship and young Hailwood was rai
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• Alfa Romeo Alfa 6
  ...to the existing [[Alfa Romeo Alfetta]], and in fact both vehicles share a great number of parts, including door panels; actually, design work on the 6 was {{Alfa Romeo Post War}}
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• Maserati
  ...eturned to making cars, the [[Maserati A6]] series, doing well in the post-war racing scene. ...roën]]. Adolfo Orsi remained the nominal president, but Maserati changed a great deal. New models were launched, and built in much greater numbers than befo
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• Alfa Romeo in motorsport
  ==Pre-War== ...d the first two years of the Formula One World Championship, using the pre-war [[Alfa Romeo 158/159 Alfetta|Alfetta]], but withdrew from Formula One at th
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• Siena
  ...obles and the popular party, usually worked in political opposition to its great rival, [[Florence]], and was in the [[13th century]] predominantly [[Ghibel ...at of Allied bombs. The man given command of Siena for the duration of the war, Bonaguida Lucari walked barefoot and bareheaded, a halter around his neck,
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• Ancillotti
  Shortly after the 2nd world war he opens his own workshop in space reclaimed in the cloisters of the ex-con In the mid 1960's, the great amount of experience gained from preparing the 2 stroke motors of the kart
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• Dante Giacosa
  ...ll the bugs associated with a new concept in the Primula and the 128 was a great success with one and a quarter million were produced by 1972. Although the ...with fewer financial resources, even during the difficult years after the war .
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• Tazio Nuvolari
  ...as the [[Czechoslovakian Grand Prix]]. Upon his return to racing after the war, he was 54 and suffering from ill health. His final race, in 1950, saw him ...orld War I]] and Nuvolari served as a driver in the Italian army. Once the war had ended, he resumed his sporting career and took part in his first race a
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• Bugatti
  ...cars]] in the world. The original Bugatti failed with the advent of World War II, but has been resurrected twice, most recently under the [[Volkswagen Gr ...C'' single seater racing car (5 built), and the ''Type 75''. After [[World War II]], a 375 cc supercharged car was canceled when Ettore died.
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• Luciano Pavarotti
  ...Opera.'' (3rd Ed.), Oxford University. ("...a ringing, high lyric tenor of great beauty, an excellent technique, and a conquering personality.") His "[[teno ...jected the possibility of a singing career because of nervousness. [[World War II]] forced the family out of the city in 1943. For the following year they
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• Isotta-Fraschini
  *[[Isotta-Fraschini Motori S.p.A.]], "From a great history, today's story", an Italian engineering firm specializing in diesel ...ng the most luxurious cars in the entire world. Their reasoning? After the war, only the rich in Europe and America would be able to afford a new car.
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• German Grand Prix
  ...amed the ''Kurpfalzring'' and that name was used until [[1947]]. After the war, [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing]] events were held, with the [[German motor ...ng forest section chopped off in favour of more tight corners. There was a great deal of criticism of the track redesign, however, the tight hairpin followi
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• History of Naples
  ...d after being deposed in [[476]]. Naples suffered much during the [[Gothic War (535–552)|Gothic Wars]] between [[Ostrogoths]] and [[Byzantines]] in the ...mercenaries led by [[Rainulf Drengot]], whose support he had needed in the war with the [[principality of Capua]]. In that period he could not imagine the
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• Gilco
  ...ri]]'s. Cattaneo had yet a number [[Alfa]] 2500 SS motors lie from for the war and built these on the Gilco-Cattaneo chassis. A number of this [[Alpha Ro The A.L. Columbus moved the production plant in the great way [[Tanzi]].
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• Rome
  ...s of the [[Parliament]], offices of the city and city government, and many great and well-known monuments. The old city also contains thousands of workshops ...began to surpass that of its rivals, [[Naples]] and [[Milan]] after World War II. [[Tourism]] is inevitably one of Rome's chief industries, with many not
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• Dirt speedway racing
  ...on [[Oval racing|oval tracks]]. It began in the United States before World War I and became widespread during the 1920s and 30s. Two different types of ra In [[Great Britain]] the oval tracks are normally on grass with lengths of 400m to 800
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• Siata
  ...ry before the site was totally destroyed by bombing in 1943. Following the war Siata launched an auxiliary engine for bicycles which was an immediate succ The Amica '49' (using only the name from the pre-war car) was introduced in 1949. This used a tubular chassis with a body design
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• Alfa Romeo
  ...four valves per cylinder and twin ignition. However, the onset of [[World War I]] halted automobile production at ALFA for three years. ...enlarged factory during the war. When the war was over, Romeo invested his war profits in acquiring locomotive and railways carriage plants in Saronno (Co
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• Alberto Ascari
  ...duced by the [[FIA]] in 1946, with the aim of eventually replacing the pre-war Grand Prix structure. During the next four transitional years, Ascari was a The [[Great Britain|British]] manufacturer, [[Ascari Cars]] of the [[Ascari KZ1]] [[sup
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• Enduro
  ...torsport in Europe, between the [[First World War]] and the [[Second World War]] when automobile enthusiasts would gather to race across public roads, pav ...inland while [[David Knight (motorcyclist)|David Knight]] won Enduro 3 for Great Britain.
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• MV Agusta
  ...to save the jobs of employees of the Agusta firm and also to fill the post-war need for cheap, efficient transportation. They produced their first prototy ...d Bob Keeler raced the 175 and 125 Sport Competizione around Europe with a great deal of success. The marketing strategy of “race it on Sunday , sell it
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• Capriolo
  ...s big and powerful and able to carry heavy loads. So, when the First World War began, Caproni produce a line of heavy bombers which were considered very a ...e during a 1941 flight to [[Milano]] [[Guidonia]]. The end of Second World War had seen a wide range of production facilities badly affected by the bombar
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• List of international Formula One colors
  ||GB||[[Great Britain]]||Green (''[[British racing green]]'')||White||[[Jaguar Racing|Jag ...Ecurie Ecosse]] also used dark blue; the [[Arrol Johnston]] team pre-World War 1 used navy tartan||White||align=center|[[Image:Auto racing color GB.png|50
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• Bus
  ...of Britain's [[Reform Act 1832|Reform Act]] (finally passed in 1832): "The great reform omnibus moves but slowly." ...d 1960s in the [[United States]]. In the period after the [[American Civil War]] ended in 1865, [[racial segregation]] in public accommodations, including
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• Bugatti Type 57
  ...ogued variants of the T57, the Ventoux fixed-head coupé, described by that great Bugatti authority the late Hugh conway as "a credit to Jean Bugatti'simagin Considered by many to be the most beautiful pre-war car, the '''Atlantic''' body Type 57S featured flowing coupe lines with a p
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• Gino Bartali
  ...yclist. He was the most renowned Italian cyclist before the [[Second World War]], having won the [[Giro d'Italia]] twice (in 1936 and 1937) and the [[Tour The approaching war led Italy not to send a team in 1939.
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• Suspension (vehicle)
  Leaf springs have been around since the Early Egyptians. War engineers used leaf springs, to little success, on catapults. The use of le ...id axles was used by [[Ford Motor Company]], before and soon after [[World War II]], even on expensive models. It had the advantages of simplicity and lo
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• Isetta
  ...was one of the more successful [[microcar]]s produced in the post-[[World War II|WWII]] years—a time when cheap, short distance transportation was In 1957, ''Isetta of Great Britain'' began producing Isetta 300 models at their factory in [[Brighton]
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• Ljubljana
  ...of the formerly communist countries, and Ljubljana ("lyoob-lyAH-nah") is a great little city full of charm. It's pretty easy to have a good time here. It's ...nts aroung the Declaration of Independence from Yugoslavia and the Ten Day War with the Yugoslav Federal Army. The exhibits covering WW1, WW2 and Communi
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• Motorcycle speedway
  ...It was said that he would ride the entire race course wide open, throwing great showers of dirt into the air at each turn. His style of taking corners was ...World Championship, the [[Star Riders' Championship]], was inaugurated in Great Britain in 1929 but was split in to two sections as it was felt that the Br
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• Lombards
  ...they were mainly shepherds and farmers until, in the [[4th century]], the great migrations of peoples coming from East changed the situation. At the end of ...ed as being derived from the name of a preferred weapon of the Lombards in war: the ''lang barte'' ("long halberd" or "[[long-bladed axe]]"). However, nei
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• Stanguellini
  ...ed the dealership along the lines that later would be picked up by another great of Italian motorsports, [[Carlo Abarth]]. From 1935 onwards Stanguellini be Pre-War international successes included the triumph Baravelli in the 750 Stanguell
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• Ancient Rome
  ...ncient Rome]]. Ancient Rome contributed heavily to the development of law, war, art, literature, architecture, and language in the [[Western world]], and ...n citizen|Roman citizenship]] to allied Italian cities led to the [[Social War]] of [[91 BC|91]]-[[88 BC]]. The military reforms of [[Marius]] resulted in
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• Alfa Romeo P3
  ...n 16 of the 39 Grands Prix in 1935. The P3 had earned its place as a truly great racing car. ...solid axles front and rear sprung by semi-elliptic leaf springs, however, great attention was paid to keeping all masses low and unsprung weight to a minim
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• Future of Formula One
  ...at dangerously worn levels. There is an increasing consensus that the tyre war is also causing tyre manufacturers to push the boat out too far, making tyr ...ast corner which has four apexes) in particular has been compared to other great corners such as [[Eau Rouge corner|Eau Rouge]].
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• Ducati
  From their first post-[[World War II|Second World War]] bicycle-like low-displacement motorbikes Ducati has gained prominence in ...construct a new factory in the Borgo Panigale area of the city. During the war, although the Ducati factory was a repeated target for Allied bombing, prod
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• Wheel
  ...r, horse cultures of the [[Caucasus]] region used horse-drawn spoked-wheel war [[chariots]] for the greater part of three centuries. They moved deep into ...f a wheel, just as with a coffee cup or meteor crater. These "rims" have a great deal of variation, and are often very shiny. Some custom "rims" include a b
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• Casino Royale (1967 film)
  ...try estate of Sir James Bond ([[David Niven]]), an eccentric [[First World War]] hero who resigned from the secret service after luring the love of his li ...hotographs of military leaders from the [[United States]], [[China]] and [[Great Britain]] at an "art auction." She is told to not let the auction succeed.
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• Lancia Artena
  ...r years after, when by now also [[Italy]] is in order to enter in [[second war mondiale|guerra]], the resuscita Artena, with a last quarter series from th ...to the guide of a Artena first series sedan to 4 lights (whose price, in [[Great Britain]], is of 675 [[Pound inglese|Sterline]]). Interesting some turn out
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• Lancia Astura
  ...e auto bodies of Ministerial type (Boneschi and Pininfarina the authors of great part of these auto bodies, sometimes monumental). ...own motor 8 cylinders to V from 3,5 liters set up to the Nozzle before the war and then not transferred to the series, it comes employed in contest from K
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• Gilles Villeneuve
  Like certain other great drivers, including Clark and Senna, Villeneuve was a curious mixture of see ...to the ice at 100 mph. Those things used to slide a lot, which taught me a great deal about control. And the visibility was terrible! Unless you were leadin
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