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• Biblocco
  ...e up of two main pieces, usually two smaller engine sizes and usually only two engine blocks, coupled and arranged in a line to form an engine twice the s ...and Benz, Opel and the [[Itala]]. Shortly after the end of the First World War this technical solution fell into disuse.
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• Savoia-Marchetti
  ...talia'' - [[Seaplane]] company of Northern Italy). After the [[first world war]] gained the name '''Savoia''', when it acquired the ''Società Anonima Cos ...Two, and Savoia-Marchetti struggled with insolvency for 6 years after the war before declaring [[bankruptcy]] in [[1951 in aviation|1951]]. In [[1953 in
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• DEI
  ...ng the [[Mosquito]] [[Garelli]] engine at first and then latter, the Sachs two-stroke engine with 150 cc and a four-speed gearbox.
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• FBM
  ...nd entrepreneurs in the production of "[[two-stroke engine]]s" after World War II. ...[[1952]] with the "Seagull", which had a 125 cc engine [[two-stroke engine|two times]] cantilever mounted on a tubular chassis monotrave. Later it was the
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• Fimer
  ...ilt in the years following [[World War II]], it had a 246 cc two-cylinder, two-stroke rear-mounted [[motorcycle]] [[engine]]; few were constructed. The F
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• Capello
  ...in 1912. They came to market with three models, a 2 hp single cylinder and two cylinders, one with 2 ¾ hp and 3 ½ hp. ...ut a 3 ½ hp single cylinder. It's possible that with the outbreak of World War I, this was the last year that made the brand motorcycles.
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• Temperino
  ...V2 air-cooled) and production continued through and after the first world war. Over 1500 examples were built until around 1924. ...(two-cylinder air-cooled 1010cc Vee engine with 20bhp) and a Sport model (two-cylinder in-line 1021cc with 25bhp). Various body styles such as torpedo, s
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• Bartolomeo Costantini
  He joined the [[Italo-Turkish War]] (1911) and became known in [[World War I]], where ''capitano'' Costantini became a [[flying ace]] with six victori
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• Gulf of Sidra
  ...gement over territorial claim, two Libyan [[Su-22]] jets were shot down by two US F-14 Tomcats. ...r in 1989 during what is referred to as [[Gulf of Sidra incident (1989)]], two Libyan [[MiG-23]] Flogger Es aircraft were shot down when it was believed t
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• Menon motorcycle
  ...l car. The first bikes with an engines was made only after the First World War.
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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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• Molise
  In the region there are two ethnic minorities: the [[Molise Croats|Molisan Croatians]] (2,500 people wh ...ty" by the Canadian troops. One ancient town which escaped the ravages of war is Larino. Its Centro Storico (Historic Centre) is one of the largest in s
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• Ganna
  ...-built, ''Blackburne'' and ''JAP'' prior to WWII, and then 49 cc to 250 cc two-strokes from ''Puch'', ''Sachs'' and ''[[Minarelli]]''. In 1936 they built ...r the war Ganna was forced to switch to light models with 125 - and 250-cc two-stroke Puch blocks.
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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, ...ely finished with a little cupboard, a hand basin, two fold down seats and two stretcher carriers.
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• Rudolf Caracciola
  ...ween 1934 and 1938. As the two drivers who all but defined success for the two German car makers, Mercedes-Benz and [[Auto Union]], Carracciola and fellow ...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 [
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• Fiat 2
  ...is based on the same basis as the [[Fiat Type 1 | Type 1]] is available in two versions of the Type 2 is quickly replaced in 1902 by type 2B. ...officially adopted by the army of the King of Italy during the First World War. It will be produced in 1169 copies.
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• Bugatti Type 13
  The car was brought back after [[World War I]] with [[multi-valve]] engines to bring fame to the [[marque]] at [[Bresc ==Pre-war==
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• La Fenice
  ...itting an opera company to "rise from the ashes" despite losing the use of two theatres (to fire and legal problems respectively). (Since opening and bein ...two major productions in the theatre and [[Vincenzo Bellini|Bellini]] had two operas premiered there. [[Gaetano Donizetti|Donizetti]], fresh from his tri
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• Air racing
  ...' is a sport that involves small [[airplane]]s and is practiced around the world each year. It is somewhat similar to [[Auto racing|auto racing]]; most pilo ...e finisher by five seconds. Curtiss was held as "Champion Air Racer of the World". This event was held yearly for many years.
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• Lombardi
  ...funebre.jpg|thumb|right|250px|'''One of Lombardi first designs in the post-war was a special hearse based on a Fiat 1100.''']] ...by the driver and engineer [[Francis Lombardi]] following the Second world war, was a [[carrozzeria]] which began by building [[coupes]] and [[cabriolets]
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• Miller Balsamo
  In 1921 they produced their own motorcycles with a 123 cc two-stroke and 173 cc models with a [[Moser (St. Aubin)|Moser]] or [[Rudge|Pyth ...amo apparently produced in those years a 98 cc and 200 cc model. After the war, they added more models, 123 cc to 246 cc and a 249 cc kopklepper. After 19
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• Bianchi Motorcycles
  ...Via Nirone in 1885. Bianchi was a prominent name in the motorcycle racing world from 1925 to 1930. ==Post War==
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• V engine
  ...in motorcycle engine.jpg|thumb|200px|right|An early Vee engine - this is a two-cylinder V-twin used in an early British motorcycle]] ...which do. On the other hand, some important [[V-twin engine]] designs have two-pin cranks. However, in German, these engines are all identified as '''boxe
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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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• GD
  Guido Dall'Oglio designed the 122 cc two stroke with horizontal cylinders for this Italian brand that he and brother ...d on a [[CM]] engine. GD was discontinued because - with the Second World War on the door - they saw more in cooperation and business with their weapons
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• Favignana
  ...took possession of the island under the terms of the treaty that ended the war. ...ds to [[Ignazio Florio]], the son of a wealthy mainland industrialist, for two million lire. He invested heavily in Favignana and built a major tuna canne
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• Alfa Romeo P2
  | Front mounted, Alfa Romeo,<br>[[Straight-8]] (two straight 4 blocks),<br> ! [[List of Formula One World Constructors' Champions|Constructors' Championships]]
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• Alpino
  ...|right|250px| Alpino "Bassotto" 125 cc. This Alpine had a ''Teine'' 125 cc two-stroke engine and was named "Bassotto" because it had small wheels. [http:/ ...cturers of [[engines]] and [[motorcycles]]. At the end of the Second World War the production intensifies and Alpino starts spreading rapidly, thanks to t
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• Nino Farina
  ...raight-arm' driving style and his status as the first ever [[Formula One]] World Champion. ...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.
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• Hermann Lang
  ...ed and before long decided to compete in the sidecar class. At age twenty-two, he won the German sidecar mountain race championship. ...llaha Lake course in [[Libya]] which was then the fastest racetrack in the world. Lang dominated the event, winning it for three straight years. That year h
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• Orlandi
  ...Carrozzeria Emiliana Renzo Orlandi", the latter headed by Henry's son. The two companies competed for some years, then the owners chose to sell the ''Carr ...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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• Guazzoni
  ...er has meager success. Subsequently they built three-wheelers. After the war becomes concessionary for Milan of the [[Movement Morini]]. ...|FBM]]. L' following year comes supported a 150cc, always single-cylinder two times and built to Bologna. It "150", available in the versions Touring, S
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• Alfa Romeo Tipo 512
  ...peaking it is 180 degree [[V12 engine|V12]]) using mid-engine layout. With two Roots type superchargers, the engine could produce up to 225 bhp (168 kW)} The car development was finished in 1940 and stopped during World War II, another chassis was built also but this car never raced.
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• Mantelli
  During World War II the factories in [[Turin]] were completely destroyed and in 1950, the co ...ally [[Fiat 600]], [[Fiat 1100]] and the new 500. To remember a remarkable two-seater [[spider]] style thirties on mechanical [[Fiat 1100]]/103. Among the
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• Sertum
  ...tional (for the time) ''Batu'', a bike with a 120cc [[two-stroke engine]], two gears and an open frame. Just after two years of motorcycle production, Sertum has a broad lineup of bikes from the
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• Alfa Corse
  ...from the [[Formula 1|Championship of the World of Formula 1]], until the [[World Rally Championship|rally]]. Immediately, the Stable itself distinse for its success all over the world, and with pilots of big thickness. Seen the experience acquired from you S
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• Electro-pneumatic brake system on British railway trains
  ...ve passenger service requirements. The fleet prior to World War 2 used the two-pipe Westinghouse Air Brake system, which was more effective than the gener ...ritish_Rail_Class_416|2-EPB]] and [[British_Rail_Class_415|4-EPB]] for the two- and four-car units respectively. The design was successful, and a larger f
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• ALCA
  ...ctured, or at least tried to produce a small car in series tandem-cylinder two-stroke, called [[Volpe]]. ...ation of the [[battery]] and a small trunk, the plant is located where the two passengers besides the [[dashboard]] and the spare [[wheel]] and later we f
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• Wilier
  It is an Italian brand that from 1962 made small 49-cc two-stroke bikes. Production was completed between 1966 and 1970. Both Wilier and Triestina were inspired by Italian patriotism following the World Wars. Wilier is an acronym. W is an abbreviation for the word Viva, which m
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• CNA
  In [[1923]], [[Carlo Gianini]] and [[Peter hesitation]] were two [[Engineer|engineers]] that graduated and lived in the [[Capital (city)|cap The two engineers oppened a small shop in the center of [[Rome]] near the [[Dioclet
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• Husqvarna
  ...rna’s motorcycle history is very much associated with the long series of [[World Championship]] victories in motocross that Husqvarna enjoyed in the 1960s, ...ne. It soon becomes very popular. During the years before the Second World War, thousands upon thousands of machines are produced, which means that Sweden
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• Romanazzi
  Despite the vicissitudes that in the late 20's characterized the world economy, while [[Italy]] had buckled in the minor effects of the economic c 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
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• X engine
  Most examples of X-engines are from the [[World War II]] era, and were designed for large military aircraft. The following are *[[Rolls-Royce Vulture]], an [[x-24_engine|X-24]] based on two [[Rolls-Royce Peregrine|Peregrines]] and the powerplant of the ill-fated [[
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• Ansaldo
  ...s excess production capacity, because the war had ended and the demands of war products had ceased. ...ne in line 1846cc., (4C in the age of 35 hp). 4C was built on a chassis of two different lengths. Short chassis models for long torpedo and chassis for th
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• Benelli
  ...20 the company built its first complete engine in-house, a single-cylinder two-stroke 75 cc model, immediately adapted to a bicycle frame. Two years after that, using a version specially designed for competitions, Toni
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• Mondial
  ...age:mondial-250-1957-1600.jpg|right|thumb|300px|'''1957 F.B. Mondial 250cc World Champion''' <small>[http://www.cyberium.net/imagine/M/index.html Source]</s ...its time, winning 5 [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|World Championships]]. After the [[1957 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1957
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• Pescara Grand Prix
  ...s. In F1 1957 the Pescara Grand Prix formed a round of the [[Formula One]] World Championship, a race which still holds the record as having the longest cir ...yout holds the record as the longest circuit to ever to host a Formula One World Championship event, with the [[Nürburgring]] Nordschleife coming second at
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• MM
  ...igi Bonazzi]], [[Dorino Serafini]] and [[Mario Mazzetti]] with the MM 175, world record in 1933''']] ...ph Massi-Deck]]. In 1924 MM debuted a 125[[cubic centimeter|cc]] monocycle two speed (with the engine patented by [[Mazzetti]]) with success because of th
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• Gilera
  After the first world war, Gilera centimeter [[cc]] piston displacement produces motion from 500 and ...linders online from 500 cc equipped of compressor that established the new World-wide Record of the hour (to 274,181 Km/h, [[established record]] in [[1937]
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• Lancia D50
  ...r better weight distribution and aerodynamics. Six of the cars were built, two of them are displayed in Italian museums. ...ed by Ferrari. During their competition lifespan D50s were entered into 14 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, winning five.
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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
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• 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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• Rallying
  ...t shocking speeds, almost totally unhindered until the mid-eighties. The [[World Rally Championship]] now visits nearly all continents, taking its stylish s [[Image:Subaru_Monte-Carlo_2005.jpg|thumb|300px|Subaru Impreza during [[World Rally Championship|WRC]] Monte-Carlo Rally 2005]]
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• Ferdinand Porsche
  ...tor]]s. They presented the car on the [[Exposition Universelle (1900)|1900 World Exhibition]] in [[Paris]]. The up to 56 km/h (35 mph) fast carriage won se ...d, the crown prince of Austria whose assassination sparked off the I World War.
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• Frera
  ...a was the largest provider of motorcycles' [[Italian Army]] during [[World War]] [[Image:Frerasidecar.jpg|left|250px|thumb|1922 Frera S Sidecar Two Cylinder 8-10hp 1135cc]]{{-}}
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• Emilio Materassi
  ...der of aeronautical engine, together with [[Hispano-Suiza]]: after [[World War I]] the company had a surplus of spare engines, and Materassi succeeded in ...rning the nickname of "King of Montenero”. In later years, he gained other two victories on this difficult race, one with [[Bugatti]], and one with [[Talb
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• Grand Prix motor racing
  ...nd Prix was organized by the Automobile Club de France (ACF), and run over two days in June. The [[Le Mans]] based circuit used was roughly triangular in ...nd no one was allowed to work on the cars during the race except for these two. A key factor to Renault winning this first Grand Prix was held to be the
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• Jonghi
  ...designed by [[Remondini]] and driven by [[George Monneret]], achieved the world record speed with a performance of 170,840km/h that was added to the previo ...ficant success. In [[1937]] the production of a motor bike with a 100 cc [[two-stroke motor|2 stroke]] engine was to help the bottom line. The welcome was
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• Diatto
  ...c four cylinder engine, followed the year after by the 10-12HP (1884[[cc]] two-[[cylinder]]) and the 14-18HP (2724cc four-cylinder). The success of these ...ction proceeded at around 250 to 300 cars per year. During the first world war new models continued to be introduced (the 18HP, 20-25HP and 30-40HP) as we
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• Rally
  ...t shocking speeds, almost totally unhindered until the mid-eighties. The [[World Rally Championship]] now visits nearly all continents, taking its stylish s [[Image:Subaru_Monte-Carlo_2005.jpg|thumb|300px|Subaru Impreza during [[World Rally Championship|WRC]] Monte-Carlo Rally 2005]]
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• Alberto Ascari
  ...ers' Champions|World Champion]]. He is one of only two Italian Formula One World Champions in the history of the sport. == Formula One/World Championship career ==
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• Motorama
  After [[World War II]], the first show, '''Transportation Unlimited Autorama''', was staged a ...]] celebrated its Golden Anniversary (50 years of production) in 1952, and two show cars were on display at various venues around the country: the [[Cadil
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• Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips
  ...ticipated in 29 Grands Prix, debuting on [[September 2]], [[1956]]. He won two races, secured one [[pole position]], achieved six podia, and scored a tota ...t to secure the [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|Formula One World Drivers Championship]] that year. At the [[Italian Grand Prix]] at [[Autodr
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• Volugrafo
  ...by the engineer [[Claudio Belmondo]]. At the outbreak of the Second World War , the Axis Powers began to plan Operation C3 for the invasion of Malta . Th ...nk the saddle was fixed, able to accommodate only one paratrooper; a small two-wheeled cart can be attached to a spherical support and could be used to tr
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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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• Pistonless rotary engine
  ...uation)]] for other uses of this term, and [[rotary engine]] for the World War I [[aircraft engine]]s by that name.'' ...ster than the rotor or three times over the twelve strokes), as opposed to two strokes for each crankshaft rotation of a single-cylinder single acting pis
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• Alfa Romeo 177
  ...177 marked Alfa Romeo's return to Formula One, 28 years after winning the World Drivers' Championship titles in 1950 and 1951. [[Bruno Giacomelli]] had won the 1978 European Formula Two Championship in a [[March Engineering|March]] and was hired to drive the ne
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• Frua
  During World War II car-styling work was scarce and [[Pietro Frua]] had to turn to designing '''Frua''' planned for post-war times: in [[1944]] he bought a bombed-out factory, hired 15 workers (includ
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• Antonio Ascari
  His racing career was interrupted by [[World War II]], after which he began racing in Grand Prix with [[Maserati]]. His tea ...arned two more wins later in the year to give himself a second consecutive World Championship. Ascari did not continue his dominance in [[1954]] as he fail
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• Mike Hailwood
  ! [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|Championships]] ...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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• Apulia
  ...Monte Gargano, and was the scene of the last stages in the [[Second Punic War]]. ...ration movements began to spread in the 1820s. In 1861, with the fall of [[Two Sicilies]], the region joined [[Italy]]. Social and agrarian reforms that
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• Vulcano
  ...uption on the island, in [[1888]]. The eruption lasted the better part of two years, by which time Stevenson had sold all of his property to the local po ...dered to be due to Vulcanus making weapons for Mars and his armies to wage war.
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• Alfa Romeo 2600
  ...towards more economical mass-produced car models after the [[Second World War]]. ...as a [[sedan]] with a factory-built body (2600 '''Berlina'''), a two-plus-two seater convertible with body by [[Carrozzeria Touring]] (2600 '''Spider''')
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• Maserati
  .... Maserati began making race cars with 4, 6, 8 and 16 cylinders (actually two straight eights mounted parallel to one another). Mario, an artist, is beli ...eturned to making cars, the [[Maserati A6]] series, doing well in the post-war racing scene.
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• Padua
  ...ry [[43 BC|43]]?'')) became so powerful that it was reported able to raise two hundred thousand fighting men. [[Abano]] nearby is the birthplace of the hi ...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
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• Autobianchi
  ...Even though a new, modern facility was constructed in [[Desio]] after the war, economic conditions forced Giuseppe not to resume passenger car production ...car. The Bianchina was based on [[Fiat 500]] mechanicals &ndash; with its two-cylinder, air cooled engine mounted in the rear &ndash; but featured a comp
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• OSCA
  ...chieved little thereafter. At the [[Italian GP]] in September OSCA entered two works cars for Franco Rol but the car was a long way off the pace of the [[ ...ains beating the [[Gordini]] team. The change in the regulations for the [[World Championship]] in 1954 rendered the cars obsolete and it was not until a ne
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• Michelin
  ...e American [[Goodrich Corporation|B.F. Goodrich Company]] founded in 1870. Two years later, they bought out Uniroyal Inc., founded in 1892 as the [[Unite ...IA]]) since around 2003 and this escalated to apparent disdain between the two parties during the [[2005 Formula One season|2005 season]]. The most high p
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• Anzani
  :[[Anzani 6]] 6 cylinder two row radial, about 45 hp at 1,300 rpm :[[Anzani 10]] 10 cylinder two row radial, about 100 hp
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• ISO
  After the Second World War, the company reopened its doors, completely changing its activity in 1948 i ...only three wheels, later, for reasons of stability, with four wheels (the two on the rear very close together): the [[Isetta]] Bubble Car.
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• Malaguti
  Until the end of [[War World II]] Malaguti had to stop production while [[Italy]] was invaded and later During the [[Vietnam war]] era of the 1960s and 1970s, Malaguti exported over 70% of its first scoot
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• Ceirano GB & C
  ....A. Giovanni Ceirano, [[Itala]]. Eleven brands, eleven companies united by two names, began in [[Turin]] and had all sorts on the initiative of either of ...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
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