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• Riva Boats
  ...ction. The group is based in [[Forlì]] and is one of the leading companies in the world of design and construction of luxury motoryachts and sporting boa ...p European companies from different sectors. The group is the only company in the nautical world on the list.
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• Nucleo Operativo Centrale di Sicurezza
  [[Image:2june2006 309.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Photo of Army Parade in [[Rome]], [[2 june]] [[2006]], [[Republic Day]]. NOCS special groups]] ...he Anti-Terrorist Bureau to improve its capabilities. This change resulted in the formation of [[SISMI]] (military intelligence), [[SISDE]] (civilian int
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• Electronic Stability Control
  ...ass]] and, to a lesser extent, in the [[BMW 7 Series|7 Series]] by [[BMW]] in 1995. It came to prominence immediately, when the original [[Mercedes-Benz ESC compares the driver's intended direction in [[steering]] and braking inputs, to the vehicle's response, via lateral [[a
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• Road bicycle racing
  ....jpg|thumb|250px|Bicycle racers at the 2005 [[Rund um den Henninger-Turm]] in Germany]] ...It is one of the most physically demanding sports that one can participate in.
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• Alfa Romeo 156
  ...e style with its high curved flanks made it, to some, the best looking car in its class. For any, this is the car with the 'hidden' rear door handles whi ...developed front-wheel drive car (the station wagon offered all-wheel drive in left-hand drive markets) with a double wishbone front suspension and an all
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• Bus
  [[Image:zzz-1stBus.jpg|thumb|right|213px|First bus in history: a Benz truck modified by Netphener company (1895)]] ...rge, motorized, [[wheel]]ed [[vehicle]] intended to carry numerous persons in addition to the [[driving|driver]]. The name is a shortened version of ''''
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• Vacuum brake
  ...'' system became almost universal in British train equipment, and in those countries influenced by British practice. It enjoyed a brief period of adoption in the [[United States|USA]], primarily on [[narrow gauge railway|narrow gauge
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• Alfa Romeo Sprint
  ...d Sprint and Alfa Romeo Sprint were built in total. The Sprint was sold in Europe, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. ...new hood and [[grille]], different materials and some changes to elements in the cabin. The Sprint also got a platform upgrade, which was now on the sam
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• Fiat 500
  ...order-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:Fiat_500.jpg|280px|A white Fiat 500 in Pisa, Italy]] ...igh levels of congestion in Italian cities. Measuring only 2.97 m (9 ft 9 in) long, and originally powered by a tiny 479 cc two-cylinder, aircooled engi
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• Car classification
  ...all of them. Not all car types are sold in all countries and names differ in some cases between [[British English|British]] and [[American English]]. Th ...Many only have three wheels. They are especially associated with post-war Europe, where their appearance led them to be called '''[[Bubble car]]s'''. A con
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• Ancillotti
  == Ancillotti - ''Four generations in engineering'' == ...ic transport to found one of the first motorized forms of public transport in Florence at the the beginning of the 20th Century. It was inevitable that h
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• Friuli-Venezia Giulia
  ...versed by the major transport routes between the east and west of southern Europe. It encompasses two historical regions, each own with its distinct identity ...y mountains, 19.3% by hills and the remaining 38.2% by the plains situated in the central areas and along the coast.
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• Motorcycle Racing
  [[Motorcycles]] vary greatly in design for each discipline. Broadly speaking, motorcycle sport can be divid ...n addition to "regular" motorcycles, [[top fuel]] motorcycles also compete in this category.
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• Kart racing
  ...weight including the driver of 145 kilograms, can accelerate from 0-60mph in under 4.5 seconds, and has a top speed of 75mph. It has a better power to w ...not used in Europe. In straight chassis the driver sits in the center, but in offset chassis the driver sits on the left side. Straight chassis are used
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• Engine displacement
  ...cle of a four cylinder, four stroke engine. The volume displaced is marked in red.]] ...normally stated in [[cubic centimetre]]s, [[litre]]s or [[cubic inch]]es. In a [[piston engine]], this is the volume that is ''swept'' as the [[piston]]
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• Architecture
  ...p (mathematics)|mapping]]'' from a human perspective (that of the ''user'' in the case of abstract or physical artifacts) to the [[Element (mathematics)| ...ce]], [[volume]], [[texture]], [[light]], [[shadow]], or abstract elements in order to achieve pleasing [[aesthetics]]. This distinguishes it from [[appl
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• Grand Prix motor racing
  ...ix motor racing''' has its roots in organized automobile racing that began in France as far back as 1894. It quickly evolved from a simple road race from ...ve to the United States. Beginning in 1910, he would become a major figure in American racing and the designer of a car for General Motors that bears his
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• European Car of the Year
  ...by a collective of [[automobile magazine]]s from different countries in [[Europe]]. The current organisers of the award are ''Auto'' ([[Italy]]), ''[[Autoca ...manufacturing industry. The jury for 2006 consisted of 58 members from 22 countries.
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• Automobile racing
  ...he construction of the first successful [[gasoline|petrol]]-fuelled autos. In [[1894]], the first contest was organized by Paris magazine [[Le Petit Jour An international competition began with the [[Gordon Bennett Cup in auto racing]].
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• Malaguti
  ...mpany based in [[San Lazzaro di Savena]], founded by [[Antonino Malaguti]] in 1930. ===Malaguti in America (early years)===
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