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• Turbo-Hydramatic
  By [[1980]], usage in GM passenger cars was on a decline because of the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo, when the Hydramatic ...s-Royce Motors|Rolls-Royce]] (1968–1980 [[Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow|Silver Shadow]]), and [[AM General]]. It has been known to adapt a THM400 to other engine
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• Nuerburgring
  ...version called ''GP-Strecke'' is currently used by major and international racing events. However, the older, much longer version of the Ring called the '''' ...rburgring was meant to be a showcase for German automotive engineering and racing talent, and was built with both purposes in mind. Construction of the track
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• Champcars
  | category || [[Open wheel car|Open wheel racing]] ...p Auto Racing Teams (CART), the [[Championship Racing League]], the [[Indy Racing League]], and the Champ Car World Series (CCWS).
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• Alfa Romeo 155
  ...e of the disappointment. Nevertheless, the 155 was entered in Touring Car racing and was successful in every major championship it entered which gradually i ..."wide-body") which as well as a wider track and revised steering based on racing experience or requirements, also brought in new 16-valve engines for the 1.
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• Paul Newman
  ...won several championships in [[open wheel racing|open wheel]] [[Indy Car]] racing. ..., the television screen version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play ''[[The Shadow Box]]'' (1980) and a screen version of [[Tennessee Williams]]' ''[[The Glas
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• Canadian Grand Prix
  | Third team || [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Renault F1|Renault]] ...t staged at [[Mosport]] Park in [[Bowmanville, Ontario]] as a [[sports car racing|sports car]] event before it alternated between Mosport and [[Circuit Mont-
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• Indianapolis 500
  ...lass of [[formula racing|formula]], or [[open wheel car|open-wheel]], race cars that have competed in it. It has been broadcast live over radio on the [[In ...own 3.0 litre (183 in³) engine, inspired by the Peugeot [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] engine which had been serviced in his shop by [[Fred Offenhaus
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• History of the automobile
  ...to take off in western Europe, especially in France where, in 1903, 30,204 cars were produced, representing 48.8% of world automobile production that year. ...Winton automobile|Winton]], and [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] were producing cars in the thousands.
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• List of James Bond vehicles
  ...makes haste towards Octopussy's Circus, pursued by two Bavarian BMW police cars. ...larger wheel wells (just as the Astro Spiral [[AMC Javelin|Javelin]] stunt cars that performed that same jump in AMC sponsored thrill shows) compared to th
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• History of Formula One
  [[Formula One]] has its roots in the European [[Grand Prix motor racing]] (''q.v.'' for pre-1947 history) of the 1920s and 1930s. However, the foun ...tionale (CSI) of the FIA, forerunner of FISA, as the premier single seater racing category in worldwide motorsport. It was initially known as Formula A, but
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• List of automotive superlatives
  The list will also be limited to production road cars that meet the following conditions: ...ufacturer and offered for commercial sale to the public in new condition - cars modified by either professional tuners or individuals are not eligible
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