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  • Eurostyle
    ...y styled they weren't exactly overwhelmed with positive reactions. It didn't stop them however from returning the next year with restyled versions, base At the 1970 show '''Eurostyle''' were seen for the last time, now with a rathe
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  • Gas Fill Tip
    businesses, but service stations don't have temperature compensation at ===Don't Load when they Unload===
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  • Mika Kallio
    * First podium (2.) at [[Sepang International Circuit|Sepang]] in 2003 * First pole position at [[Autódromo do Estoril|Estoril]] in 2005
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  • Ferrari Motorcycles
    ...re the popular Italian surname. Meanwhile the real Ferrari (Enzo) was not at all pleased. I only hope that the Ferrari motorcycle seen at the All-Italian Concours didn't win a prize because people mistook it for the [[Ferrari]] of sportscar fame
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  • Touring car
    ...en fitted with convertible tops. Most early touring cars had a [[tonneau]] at the rear giving seating for four or more. Engines on early models were eith ...Ford's second most popular body style during the same period was its Model T based truck.
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  • Canta
    ...ity cars. One of their coupes won first prize at the ''Concours d'Elegance at Viareggio''. image:canta_fiat_600_T_furgone_1962.JPG|<font color=>'''1962 Canta Fiat 600 T Van'''
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  • Caprera
    ...|250px|'''Caprera ‘Ragno’: Thought to be unique, this racy coupe was shown at the Salone dell’Automobile di Torino in 1969. It was produced by the carr image:caprera_fiat_600_T_carro_1962.jpg|<font color=>'''1962 Caprera Fiat 600 T ''Van'''''
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  • Lamborghini Urraco
    ...970s. It was introduced at the [[Turin]] auto show in [[1970]] but it wasn't until [[1973]] that it became available for buyers. ...n the 1970s. It was introduced at the [[Turin]] auto show in 1970 but wasn't available to buyers until 1973.
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  • Lamborghini Athon
    ...car]] designed by [[Bertone]] for [[Lamborghini]]. It was first displayed at the [[1980]] Turin Motor Show. ...put into production, but Lamborghini's financial troubles at the time didn't help matters any. It did the show car circuit and then was sent to the Bert
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  • Carl Fogarty
    [[Image:CarlFogartyTT92CregNyBaa.jpg|right|thumb|'Foggy' on his Yamaha at Creg-ny-Baa on the [[Isle of Man]].]] [[Image:cf1.jpg|thumb|right|Fogarty on top of his camper at the Tormo Circuit in Valencia]]
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  • Power (physics)
    In [[physics]], '''power''' (symbol: ''P'') is the rate at which [[mechanical work|work]] is performed. In the [[SI]] system of measur :''t'' is [[time]].
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  • Front-engine design
    ...use. The main deficit is [[weight distribution]]—the heaviest component is at one end of the vehicle. [[Car handling]] is not ideal, but usually predicta * [[Ford Model T]]
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  • Sebastián Porto
    ''Sebas'' started his racing career at age 11, competing in the mini-motorcycle local circuit. His first internati ...nd Prix motorcycle racing season|2005 season]] he claimed the [[Dutch TT]] at [[TT Circuit Assen|Assen]] aboard an [[Aprilia]]. He also finished second i
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  • Arno
    ...red at an end of season [[Italian Championship]] round, it apparently didn't handle too well and was difficult to set up. For 1984 Arno built three cars
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  • IPA chart for English
    ! {{IPA|t}} | '''t'''wo, s'''t'''ing, be'''t'''
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  • Hermes
    ...ed at the Paris Salon in December 1906. It was an advanced design with a 4 T-cylinder producing 20/24 hp, a four-speed gearbox, shaft drive and a steel ...presented. It had a 3770 cc 4-[[cylinder]] engine that produced 35 [[hp]] at 1500 [[rpm]]. The vehicle was equipped with a 4-speed [[transmission]] and
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  • Three wheeler
    ...(for example: [[Morgan Motor Company]]) or one wheel at the front and two at the back (such as the [[Reliant Robin]]). ...e is inherently unstable in a braking turn, as the combined tipping forces at the [[center of gravity]] from turning and braking can
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  • Maserati 3200 GT
    ...utomatic gearbox and its engine delivered 368 bhp. Presented to the public at the Geneva Show in [[2001]], the "Assetto Corsa" was a limited-edition, run ...equirements for better visibility of the car's rear end during the driving at night.
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  • V10 Centauro
    ...beam, neutral, battery charge and fuel lights -- that, as long as you aren't in direct sunlight, are all read quite easily. ...both the 1100 Sport and Daytona, this motor includes an oil cooler mounted at the engine's leading edge.
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  • Ferrari Mondial
    [[Image:Mondial.jpg|thumb|400px|left|'''Mondial at [http://www.woiow.com Wheels Of Italy]]]''' !colspan=2 style="color: white; background: darkred;"|Mondial t
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  • Douglas Meythaler
    ...s subject matter. Growing up with a father who restored a 1919 Ford Model T Touring and a family of all boys, it’s no accident that automotive subjec *[http://www.transportationguild.com/Home.html More Info at TransportationGuild.com]
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  • Coggiola
    ...ight|250px|'''The ''Sonetto Super Sport'' was exhibited for the first time at the Stockholm Exhibition of 1956 and was originally designed for car racing [[Image:Coggiola T-Rex.jpg|thumb|left|250px|'''Coggiola T-Rex''']]
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  • FAST
    ...he head, three marches forward, crank and piston aluminum, and 80 hp power at 4500 rpm. ...], [[Caberto Conelli]] and [[Eugenio Beria]] of Argentina, were classified at the wheel of a FAST in the first and second place respectively in their cat
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  • Fiat 900
    ...round:#505050; color:#fff; border-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[File:Fiat 900 T 2.JPG|250px]] ! colspan=2 |'''Fiat 900 T'''
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  • CanAm
    ...Rodriguez]], [[Vic Elford]], and [[Jackie Stewart]] all drove Can Am cars at one time or another. ...en costs got very much out of hand, but during its height Can Am cars were at the cutting edge of racing technology. Noted constructors in the Can Am Ser
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  • Bugatti Automobiles SAS
    At the urging of then-chairman, [[Ferdinand Piëch]], Volkswagen purchased the ...kfurt. The final Bugatti concept was not an ItalDesign one: VW introduced at the 1999 [[Tokyo Motor Show]] &mdash; the VW-designed [[Bugatti EB 18/4|EB
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  • Neil Hodgson
    ...angburgh]], on a [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha TZR125]]. His first win was at the Three Sisters meeting in that same year. He came 8th in his first seaso ...in the series. Fellow Lancastrian [[Carl Fogarty|"King" Carl Fogarty]] was at the height of his powers, with 9th Hodgsons best championship finish
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  • Ferrari 312T
    ...|[[File:LaudaNiki19760731Ferrari312T2.jpg|280px]]'''Niki Lauda practicing at the [[Nürburgring]] during the [[1976 German Grand Prix]]''' ...ul and ultra reliable [[Flat-12]] [[engine]] which gave around 510bhp, the T in the name stood for 'transverse', as the gearbox was mounted in this way,
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  • Rubens Barrichello
    ...9;" |[[Image:barrichello_2002.jpg|thumb|220px|center|'''Rubens Barrichello at the USGP in 2002''']] ...g [[Briton]] named [[David Coulthard]]. He very nearly joined Formula One at just 19 [[year]]s of age but joined [[Formula 3000]] instead. There would
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  • SIM
    ...arinate SIM-Moretti of 125 cc engine with dual piston. In 1954, production at '''SIM''' remained unchanged, with the exception of the ''Aries'', which be
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  • Antonio Ascari
    ...1 race the following season on the [[Nurburgring]] circuit and added a win at [[Monza]], finishing runner up to [[Juan Manuel Fangio]]. ...points a driver could earn, but drivers were given points for fastest laps at the time, and he had to share a half point with another driver in one race.
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  • Ferrari 348
    |Related:||[[Ferrari Mondial#Mondial t|Ferrari Mondial t]] ...ith a [[transverse]] gearbox, like the [[Ferrari Mondial#Mondial t|Mondial t]] with which the 348 shares many components. This was a major switch for F
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  • Fiat 501
    ...e]] from 1919 to 1926. The [[engine]] was a 1460 cc, 4 cylinder with 23 hp at 2600 rpm and could reach a maximum speed of 70 km/h. ...of these markets over the Atlantic by focusing on the import on his model "T". The European market had therefore a need of a study, competitive model li
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  • Rudolf Caracciola
    '''Rudolf Caracciola''' (b. [[January 30]], [[1901]] at [[Remagen]], [[Germany]], d. [[September 28]], [[1959]]) ...cedes-Benz]] in 1922. In 1926, he entered the first-ever German Grand Prix at the [[AVUS]] track near Berlin and promptly won the race, much to the amaze
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  • Tour of Britain
    ::At its peak, this was a two-week amateur event similar in status to the [[Peac ...romoted and attracted a number of well-known teams such as [[T-Mobile Team|T-Mobile]] ([[Germany]]) and [[U.S. Postal Service cycling team|U.S. Postal S
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  • Torque
    ...lied six metres from the fulcrum. This assumes the force is in a direction at [[right angle]]s to the straight lever. where '''L''' is the angular momentum vector, and t stands for time. As a consequence of either of these definitions, torque is
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  • Della Ferrera
    ...a 499cc V-twin Della Ferrera race that was the fastest motorcycle in Italy at that time. ...portant Italian brands. Production was limited as the bikes were built one at a time. The first motorcycle produced in 1909 had a displacement of 330cc.
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  • Ferrari 126 C
    ...This is the same car [[Renè Arnoux]] drove his last fast lap in an F1 race at the [[Dutch Grand Prix]] ...raced in the [[1982 Formula One season]]. It was the team's first attempt at a [[turbo]] engined Formula 1 car. It was designed by [[Mauro Forghieri]] a
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  • Fiat 24-32 HP
    ...y 27, with [[Vincenzo Lancia]] driving, the race Susa - Col du Mont-Cenis at the average speed of 44.16km/h. 24/32hp, 6,908 cc. T-head four-cylinder engine
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  • Dagrada
    ! colspan=2 |'''Dagrada Lancia at Monaco''' ...essful with several drivers, notably [[Giancarlo Baghetti]] who one a race at Monza, but the advent of the rear-engined British invasion saw their declin
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  • Mi-Val
    ...KW 125. The models to 2 times that in subsequent years alongside the model T, with the exception of "6 Days," is essentially an aesthetic evolution of t ...ne. In the film the car was destroyed by fire. However this vehicle may be at best, a kr175/200 hybrid with additional non production parts added for the
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  • Alfa Romeo 1750
    ...s replaced the earlier [[Alfa Romeo 2600|2600]] Berlina, Sprint and Spider at the top of the Alfa Romeo range. In contrast to the 2600s, the 1750s were [[Image:1750.jpg|thumb|300px|left|'''Alfa Romeo GTV 1750 at [http://www.woiow.com Wheels Of Italy''']]]
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  • Ferrari F2002
    ...dvancement in the bodywork and increasing the car's aerodynamic efficiency at the rear. ...continued its design for another two months and only first used the F2002 at the third round of the 2002 season having been using the previous year's F2
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  • Economy car
    ...[[Ford Model T]] can be considered the "first" economy car. While it was at first the ''only'' [[mass production|mass produced]] car, that very innovat ...era. [[Adolf Hitler]] admired the ideals exemplified by the [[Ford Model T]], and sought the help of [[Ferdinand Porsche]] to create a vehicle with th
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  • Bugatti Veyron
    ...car is built by [[Volkswagen AG]] subsidiary, [[Bugatti Automobiles SAS]] at a production facility in Molsheim, France, and is sold under the legendary ...on began with the 1999 '''EB 18/4 "Veyron"''' [[concept car]]. Introduced at the [[Tokyo Motor Show]], it was similar in design and appearance to the fi
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  • Ferrari F10
    | Engine position = [[MR layout|mid-mounted at a 3.5° angle]] ...s did not improve and thus the car's first run was at the first group test at [[Circuit Ricardo Tormo]] in [[Valencia, Spain|Valencia]] on 1 February.
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  • Triumph-Italia
    ..."Italian bodywork at its best, British tradition in sports car engineering at its finest.”'' At the time, Signore [[Salvatore Ruffino]] was the managing Director of CESAC,
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  • Tire code
    ** 'T' - Temporary !T
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  • Vyrus
    |Lubrication system || Forced by pump at gear ...an unusual bike, and especially a racer, that needed work done. "Our team at ARP was very adaptable and could work very fast in making one-off parts or
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  • Thierry Boutsen
    ...sen Arrows A7 1984 Dallas F1.jpg|thumb|left|Boutsen driving for [[Arrows]] at the [[1984 United States Grand Prix]].]] ...Canada 2.jpg|thumb|left|Boutsen driving for [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] at the [[1988 Canadian Grand Prix]].]]
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  • Borile
    ...each part was different from the following one: in the workshop they didn't have any manufacturing centres connected with CAD-CAM but we have salami, g With the Borile B500T, shown at the 1997 at EICMA exhibition in Milan, took a new direction proposing the classic look
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  • ORSA
    ...owed this little spider to exceed 125 km/h. As an option that was provided at the 50,000 lire price, were spoke wheels to complete the fashionably retro ...one of [[Cagliari]] where we had bought 30,000 sqm. of well urbanized land at a reasonable price. This, in addition to the benefits promised by the Fund
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  • Phil Hill
    [[Image:HillPhil1962.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Phil Hill 1962 at the [[Nürburgring]]]] ...once said, "I'm in the wrong business. I don't want to beat anybody, I don't want to be the big hero. I'm a peace-loving man, basically.
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  • Limited slip differential
    ...of a standard differential, where they convey certain dynamic advantages, at the expense of greater complexity. ...l torque can be transmitted as long as there is some friction available on at least one of the wheels.
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  • Ferrari 150° Italia
    ...iticism for Ferrari's failure to secure the {{F1|2010}} World Championship at the [[2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix]]. It was driven by {{F1|2005}} and {{F1|20 ...11 Test Jerez 23.jpg|thumb|left|[[Felipe Massa]] during pre-season testing at [[Circuito de Jerez|Jerez]] in February 2011.]]
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  • Ferrari 412T
    | Video || [[Gerhard Berger]] driving the Ferrari 412 qualifying lap at Monaco in 1994 ...d by a 3.5 litre [[V12]] engine, downsized to 3.0 for the 1995 season. The T stood for Transverse, as the gearbox was mounted in this way, improving rea
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  • Fiat 8V
    ...Fiat]] V8 had a 70 degree V configuration of up to up a 1996 cc of volume, at 5600 [[rpm]] the [[engine]] produced 105 [[hp]] in standard form giving a t ...t of these cars have a well documented history and fetch exorbitant prices at classic car auctions.
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  • Antique car
    [[Image:Late_model_Ford_Model_T.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Ford Model T]].]] ...e the time when the value of the car "bottoms out". A person needs to have at least 20 of these $500 cars. Parked on blocks, with the glass masked to pre
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  • Fiat 1100
    ...of the grille and in station-wagon version, with a side-hinged fifth door at the back. ...were also lengthened, as were the doors, which were also reversed to hinge at the rear. The result was a car that looked totally up to date.
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  • Ceccato
    ...pic of the original 75 cc factory racer which won the 75 cc class in 1955 at Motogiro d’Italia''' <small>''This is a PDF file, if you can't see it you need to activate your PDF reader; e.g.: ([http://www.adobe.com/p
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  • Benelli
    12 hp at 8000 rpm<br> ...l motorcycle producers: the [[Isle of Man TT|Isle of Man Tourist Trophy]], at that time the most important race in the world.
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  • Ducati Bronco
    ...color:#fff; border-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[File:1964 Ducati 125 Bronco at the 2009 Seattle International Motorcycle Show 1.jpg|280px]] |Fuel consumption || 99 mpgus at a cruising speed of 37-40 mph
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  • Straight-4
    ...s above that limit. A 4-cylinder engine needs two balance shafts, rotating at twice the crankshaft frequency, to be smooth. Nevertheless, there were seve ...considered the largest engine of its type in the 1970s. These engines ran at very low rpm, often less than 1,500 rpm maximum, and had a specific output
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  • Piaggio
    [[Image:014.jpg|thumb|300px|'''Vespa Scooter at [http://www.woiow.com Wheels Of Italy]]]''' ...ame Roberto Colaninno: ''A lot of people told me I was crazy. Piaggio wasn't dying. It just needed to be treated better.'' Piaggio's financial was in a
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  • Fornasari
    ...econd place at 18th Puglia Lucania Rally, the second and the fourth places at Pharaons Rally 2004. ...inary car: F. Cunico/ G. Pirollo, De Lorenzo twins, Fornasari/De Michelis, T. Manfrinato, R. Meyer, F.Picco/A.Ronconi, M. Ricci/ S. Fattori, Prisca Taru
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  • Sleeve valve
    ...oved away. This "valve float" can eventually cause the valve to not close at all before the cam comes round to open it again. ...piston and the valve no good at all. Even in "non-interference" engines, at some point the valve head can simply part from the valve stem due to the in
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  • Savio
    ...om the company, but Giuseppe continued alone until he passed away in 1954. At that point [[Alfredo Caracciolo]] took control, a few years later he moved ...s were also built, such as the 125 based Coupé and estate which were shown at the 1969 Turin Motorshow. Notable amongst their relatively recent products
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  • Ferrari Testarossa
    ...x solid #999;" |[[Image:Ferrari.Testarossa.JPG|280px|'''Ferrari Testarossa at Wheels Of Italy''']] ...duction in [[1984]] as the successor to the [[Ferrari 512 BB]]. It shouldn't be confused with the earlier [[Ferrari TR|Testa Rossas]], GT [[sports car r
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  • Gull-wing door
    ...omotive industry term describing [[automobile]] [[door]]s which are hinged at the roof. They are so named because, when opened, the doors evoke the imag Conventional car doors are typically hinged at the front-facing edge of the door and allow the door to swing outward from
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  • Ducati Paso
    ...olini]], nicknamed "Paso", who died on [[20 May]], [[1973]] in an accident at the [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|Monza]] race track during the Grand Prix of At the time of the takeover, due to its financial difficulties Ducati was in a
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  • Prada
    Prada's first [[pr&ecirc;t-&agrave;-porter]], or "ready-to-wear" collection was designed by Miuccia Pr ...e company introduced the [[Miu Miu]] collection, a lower-priced line aimed at a younger audience, in [[1992]]. The Miu Miu line, which shares Miuccia Pra
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  • Fiat 124
    ...rder-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:fiat124.jpg|280px]]'''Fiat 124 Sedan at [http://www.woiow.com Wheels Of Italy]''' [[Image:FiatSpider.jpg|thumb|right|270px|Fiat 124 Spider at [http://www.woiow.com Wheels Of Italy]]]
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  • Maserati Bora
    ...a prototype was on the road by the summer of 1969. Shown in its final form at the Geneva Salon in March 1971, the first customer cars had been delivered ...ctronic [[Robert Bosch GmbH|Bosch]] ignition, the Bora could boast 310 bhp at 6000&nbsp;rpm. Great attention was paid to reducing noise and vibration, th
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  • Alfa Romeo 169
    ...at Alfa Romeo and most recently problems with finding a suitable platform. At the launch of the [[Alfa Romeo MiTo]] on June 19, 2008, Alfa's CEO Luca De ...that of large executive cars) However, shortly after the launch of the 159 at the beginning of 2006, Alfa's leader Karl Heinze-Kalbfell (formerly of BMW)
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  • Roman Holiday
    ...The next morning, Bradley leaves the sleeping woman alone and arrives late at his office where his boss asks him if he has conducted the scheduled interv ...Peck had decided to pull the gag he had once seen Red Skelton do, and didn't warn Hepburn in advance.
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  • Caffè
    ...coffee and may indicate either the Italian way of preparing this beverage at home or [[espresso]], which is prepared instead with electrical steam mach ...opia, where it grew wild. Some shepherds discovered that their flocks didn't sleep during the night after eating coffee.
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  • Ferrari 312
    ..., [[Ludovico Scarfiotti]] also won a race, the [[1966 Italian Grand Prix]] at Monza which helped Ferrari finish second in the Constructors Championship. ...-hired Mike Parkes, but Parkes suffered career-ending injuries weeks later at the [[1967 Belgian Grand Prix]]. A fatal crash, another bad crash, no GP wi
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  • Forced induction
    ...roviding power from extra capacity at high speed, but without wasting fuel at lower speeds. A Nitrous Oxide system is not a form of forced induction. It' ...ody. Methanol, unlike [[nitrous oxide]] or forced induction itself, doesn't add more oxygen to the charge, but by its low evaporation point changes fro
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  • Ferrari 330
    [[Image:330.jpg|thumb|350px|left|'''1967 Ferrari 330 GT Spider at [http://www.woiow.com Wheels Of Italy]''']] ...s seat "slanted at a comfortable angle". The car (and driver) is interred at the Alamo Masonic Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas.
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  • Ferrari F2012
    ...Alonso]] and [[Felipe Massa]], made its debut at the first pre-season test at [[Circuito de Jerez|Jerez]]. ...r to understand the car. Furthermore, the F2012 have both at the front and at the back pull-rod suspension which Ferrari did not have on the [[Ferrari 15
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  • Ferrari 612 Scaglietti
    It is produced at Ferrari's [[Carrozzeria Scaglietti]] plant, the former home of the car's na ...ar (current format)|Top Gear]]'''s [[Jeremy Clarkson]] opined that car isn't really noticeable compared to other Ferraris.
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  • Fiat Grande Punto
    ...t part of Giugiaro's original design and were in fact added later in-house at Fiat). Competitive pricing which undercut rivals such as the [[Opel Corsa]] ...] most Fiat cabriolets have been designed and built by Bertone rather than at the main Fiat factory.
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  • Cizeta
    ...d into the project when he took his [[Lamborghini Countach]] for a service at Zampolli's garage. Their only product, the [[Cizeta-Moroder V16T]], feature ...and many design sketches. The first production car was black and was shown at Geneva in 1991 before going to its owner in Singapore. Full production bega
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  • Briggs and Stratton
    ...40 cubic inches, but were joined in [[1979]] by 42 cubic inch models rated at 18 HP. ...as before, only this time the patent numbers were eliminated (if you look at a [[decal]] on a production engine) from the bottom portion of the mast. Th
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  • Ferrari 250 LM
    At the November 1963 Paris Auto Show, Ferrari introduced the 250 LM (Le Mans). ...r is now owned by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum and was displayed at the 2004 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance and the 2013 Amelia Island Concou
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  • Oversteer
    ...his speed is approached the steering becomes progressively more sensitive. At the critical speed the yaw velocity gain becomes infinite, that is, the car ...ent in the motoring show "Top Gear", where you rarely see a car that doesn't oversteer when tested by Jeremy Clarkson. However, there are some exceptio
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  • Alfa Romeo Tipo 33
    ! colspan=2 |Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 TT racing at [[Nürburgring]] ...competitive in the [[World Sportscar Championship]], its best result a 5th at the [[1000km Nürburgring|Nürburgring 1000]], co-driven by Zeccoli and [[R
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  • Blowoff valve
    ...sed by a blowoff valve (but not a compressor bypass valve) sometimes comes at a price. On a car where the blowoff valve is mounted after the [[mass airf Typically this isn't a major issue, but sometimes it can lead to hesitation or stalling of the e
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  • Ducati Aurea
    |Fuel consumption || 99 mpgus at a cruising speed of 37-40 mph ...ed, was a form of motorcycle marketing that was practiced with this marque at the time. Ducati's American importer, [[Berliner Motor Corporation]] would
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  • La Linea (TV series)
    ...in the Warner Brothers' 1953 cartoon short [[Duck Amuck]] where he too is at the mercy of the cartoonist ([[Chuck Jones]]). Their reactions to their art ...have understood. In [[2005]], the video for the [[Jamiroquai]] song ''(Don't) Give Hate a Chance'' paid homage to ''La Linea''. The video is an animate
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  • List of A1 Grand Prix drivers
    In total, 97 different drivers have entered at least one [[A1 Grand Prix]] race. ...#L|L]] [[#M|M]] [[#N|N]] [[#O|O]] [[#P|P]] [[#Q|Q]] [[#R|R]] [[#S|S]] [[#T|T]] [[#U|U]] [[#V|V]] [[#W|W]] [[#X|X]] [[#Y|Y]] [[#Z|Z]] - [[#External links
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  • Jonghi
    ...ve the technical direction. The factory was relocated to a larger location at [[La Courneuve]] and the marque was changed to '''Motos Jonghi'''. Production at "Motos Jonghi" began in [[1945]] re the bike with an engine of 100 [[cubic
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  • Compression ratio
    ...ine)|stroke]], and the volume of the combustion chamber when the piston is at the top of its stroke. Picture a cylinder and it's combustion chamber with the piston at the bottom of its stroke containing 1000 cc of air (900 cc in the cylinder
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  • Ferrari P
    ...leable mid-engined racer for the public, the '''250 Le Mans'''. Introduced at Paris in November, 1963, the LM was successful for privately-entered racers ...rd GT40 Mk.II]] crossing the finish line together First, Second, and Third at the [[1966 24 Hours of Le Mans]].
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  • Maserati Quattroporte
    In the early 1960s, Maserati's reputation was at a high. With growing sales, Prince [[Karim Aga Khan]] ordered a special Mas ...ngine]], producing 256&nbsp;hp ([[horsepower#hp (SAE)|SAE]]) (191&nbsp;kW) at 5,600&nbsp;rpm, and either a five-speed ZF [[manual transmission]] or a thr
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  • Moto Morini
    ...broke out. During the war he was with the 8th Motorcycles Unit, stationed at [[Padova]]. ...s finest racing moment came in 1927 when his MM 125 took six world records at [[Monza]], during the Grand Prix of Nations. (These records were not better
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  • Milwaukee Mile
    ...p Car World Series]], and the [[Indy Racing League]]. The track is located at the grounds for the [[Wisconsin State Fair]]. The track has held events san Racers who have competed at the track are a Who's-Who of racing history: [[Barney Oldfield]], [[Ralph D
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  • De Tomaso Mangusta
    ...doors over the engine and luggage compartment. [[Disc brakes]] were fitted at all four corners. Top speed was claimed to be 250 km/h (155 mph). *[[Kylie Minogue]] is shown driving a Mangusta on the video for [[Can't Get You Out Of My Head]].
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  • Coppa Florio
    ...e 1914 most of the Coppa Florio was co-organized with the [[Targa Florio]] at the [[Circuito delle Madonie]] circuit outside [[Palermo]], [[Sicilia]], ru | | [[Bugatti Type 35|Type 35 Bugatti T]]
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  • Swedish Grand Prix
    ...Formula One]] World Championship from [[1973]] to [[1978]]. It took place at the [[Scandinavian Raceway]] in Anderstorp ([[Gislaved Municipality]]), abo ...for a Swedish Grand Prix and the race was held for the first time in 1973 at the grandly-named Scandinavian Raceway.
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  • Daytime running lamp
    ...y, from certain DRL implementations. Nevertheless, a safety improvement is at least suggested by many studies. ...approximately 400 to 600 [[candela]] on [[Coordinate axis|axis]], mounted at the outer left and right edges of the front of the vehicle. [[Finland]] ado
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  • Capriolo
    The development of aircraft had stoped, so at the start of a Second World War the heavy Caproni aircraft was obsolete and ...fter some time the elegant [[Cento 50]]. Unfortunatly the 49cc version don't have continuation; we know only that one exemplary of this bike is survivin
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  • Laverda
    '''Laverda''' is an Italian manufacturer of [[Combine harvester]]s and at one time a maker of high performance [[motorcycles]]. The agricultural equ ...that some engine parts were cast in kitchen of Francesco, confirming that at least initially, the project was not regarded as a serious business proposi
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  • Rear wheel drive
    ...es place the transmission at the rear, though most attach it to the engine at the front. ...d punishes the lack of it. Other layouts are much more forgiving, but don't offer the same rewards in handling.
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  • Electro-pneumatic brake system on British railway trains
    ...two air pipes for Westinghouse operation) and a jumper cable was provided at each end of every unit for use when two or more units were coupled to run i Moody G T, Southern Electric 1909-1979, 1979, Ian Allan Ltd, ISBN 0 7110 0924 4<br />
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  • Demolition Derby
    ...emolition derby evening.JPG|right|thumb|250px|A demolition derby under way at the [[Greenwich, Ohio]] Firemen's Festival, 2005]] '''Demolition derby''' is a motorsport usually presented at [[county fair]]s and festivals. They originated in North America and quickl
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  • 1993 Formula One season
    ...th traction and launch control from the start of the season. Benetton didn't introduce their own traction control system until the [[1993 Monaco Grand P ...nly other driver to win a race that year, taking his second career victory at the [[Portuguese Grand Prix]].
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  • Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/3
    ...competitive in the [[World Sportscar Championship]], its best result a 5th at the [[1000km Nürburgring|Nürburgring 1000]], co-driven by Zeccoli and [[R ...Lucien Bianchi]] and [[Mario Casoni]]. Galli and Giunti then won the class at the 1000km Nürburgring, where the 2.5&nbsp;L version finished for the firs
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  • Nino Vaccarella
    ...carella, Nino - Ferrari 512 S - 1970-05-31.jpg|thumb|262px|left|Vaccarella at 1970 [[1000km Nürburgring]] with [[Ferrari 512S|Ferrarijem 512S]]]] ...[Porsche 910]] models. The Porsches had recently swept the endurance races at [[Daytona International Speedway|Daytona]] and [[Sebring Raceway|Sebring]].
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  • Lamborghini Miura
    ...ully in competition, including by the [[Ford GT40]] and [[Ferrari 250 LM]] at [[24 hours of Le Mans|Le Mans]]. [[De Tomaso]] had produced a road car wit ...to design the body. Both body and chassis were launched five months later at the [[1966]] [[Geneva Motor Show]]. It was a sensation, with its flamboyant
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  • Italjet
    ...unchanged since the foundation of the company, up to the third generation, at present striving to consolidate the national and international image of the The new Grifon 650 will arrive then; it won't remain a prototype and it will be in good company. It will be placed side b
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  • Juan Manuel Fangio
    ...el Fangio driving a [[Mercedes-Benz W196]] in the 1986 Oldtimer Grand Prix at the [[Nürburgring]]]] ...achieved is also unique. I have such respect for what he achieved. You can't take a personality like Fangio and compare him with what has happened today
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  • Osella
    ...e a [[wind tunnel]] until [[1988]]. [[Jean-Pierre Jarier]] finished fourth at [[San Marino Grand Prix|Imola]] in [[1982]] (where only 14 cars started) an ...Paletti]] who had high hopes but sadly was killed in a startline accident at the Canadian [[Formula One|Grand Prix]] 1982.
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  • Alfa Romeo TZ
    ...he TZ; the standard Giulia alloy block with wet steel liners was installed at an angle under the hood of the TZ to improve airflow. ...there is surprisingly little increase in drag by simply chopping the tail at an angle. Zagato had previously proved the success of this tail treatment i
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  • Benetton Formula
    ...tsen 1988 Canada 2.jpg|thumb|left|[[Thierry Boutsen]] driving for Benetton at the [[1988 Canadian Grand Prix]].]] ...and 1985 and finally [[Toleman]] in 1985. Benetton Formula Ltd. was formed at the end of 1985 when the [[Toleman]] team was sold to the [[Benetton family
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  • Newton's Second Law
    *''"An object at rest or traveling in uniform motion will remain at rest or traveling in uniform motion unless acted upon by a net force."'' ...were deemed perfect). Moving from Aristotle's "A body's natural state is at rest" to [[Two New Sciences|Galileo's discovery]] was one of the most profo
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  • Dani Pedrosa
    ...nd which he used to race with his friends. Pedrosa experienced real racing at the age of 11, when he entered the Spanish Minibike Championship and ended ...ip, eighteen year old Pedrosa broke both of his ankles in a practice crash at Phillip Island (Australia), ending his season.
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  • Maserati 4CL/50
    ...eased during [[World War II]], the 4CL was one of the front running models at the resumption of racing in the late 1940s. Experiments with two-stage [[su ...irst taste of victory came in the hands of privateer [[Johnnie Wakefield]] at the [[Naples Grand Prix]], two races later. Through the remainder of 1939 v
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  • Siata
    ...unched an auxiliary engine for bicycles which was an immediate success and at the same time changed the meaning of Siata to Societa Italiana Auto Trasfor ...ild by [[Carrozzeria]] [[Motto]] , despite what badge there was on the car at delivery.
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  • 1950 Monaco Grand Prix
    ...Monaco Grand Prix]]''' was a [[Formula One]] race held on [[May 21]], 1950 at [[Circuit de Monaco|Monaco]]. This is the second round of [[1950 Formula On ...ay from the back of the field after being delayed by the pile-up, but didn't finish.
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  • Rallying
    ...allying forever. Drivers became paid professionals and technology advanced at shocking speeds, almost totally unhindered until the mid-eighties. The [[Wo ...ichael Park (rally co-pilot)|Michael Park]] (admittedly the first fatality at the top level in over a decade).
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  • Stanguellini
    ...Bialbero Sport 1100....one of two made with the [[Reggiano]] designed body at [http://www.woiow.com Wheels Of Italy]''']] Situated in [[Northern Italy]] at the foot of the Apennine mountains, [[Modena]] is located about 15 miles we
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  • 2007 World Touring Car Championship season
    | [[Toyota Corolla|Toyota Corolla T-Sport]] ...uit Park Zandvoort|Zandvoort]], one of them, by the car of [[Tom Coronel]] at the opening races in [[Curitiba]].]]
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  • Vespa
    ...spas would have completely disappeared from the American scene if it weren't for the enthusiasts who kept the vintage scooters on the road by rebuilding [[Image:Vespa LX STL Opening.JPG|thumb|right|250px|The Vespa LX at a St Louis dealership.]]
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  • Road bicycle racing
    ...inger Turm-2005-Finale-Runde2-Spitzengruppe.jpg|thumb|250px|Bicycle racers at the 2005 [[Rund um den Henninger-Turm]] in Germany]] ...taneously (unless riding a handicap event) with the winner being the first at the end of the course ([[individual time trial|individual]] and [[team time
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  • List of Fiat models
    *1920 Fiat 1 T Taxi ...:Fiat_millecento.jpg|thumb|right|250px|1960's Fiat Millecento, photo taken at the 2005 Clonroche Vintage Rally, Ireland]] -->
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  • Suzuka 8 Hours
    ...Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race)'' is an endurance motorcycle race held at the [[Suzuka Circuit]] in [[Japan]] each year. As the name implies, the ra ...es, the race now centered around superbikes. The Formula One class, which at the time was the pinnacle of the race, would be removed altogether. Anothe
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  • Understeer
    ...eer, typically between 0 and 0.4g, and limit handling understeer, which is at higher lateral accelerations, and is what racing drivers are talking about ...he same time understeer can be caused by having a heavier aerodynamic load at the rear end of the car giving the rear tires more traction than the front
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  • Turbocharger
    ...cifically designed turbocharged [[diesel]] engines. However, for operation at altitude, the power recovery of a turbocharger makes a big difference to to ...from the turbine, so turbochargers are generally only about 80% efficient, at peak efficiency, because it takes some work for the engine to push those ga
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  • James Toseland
    ...side [[Ray Stubbs]] for BBC's Sport Relief, as well as playing a piano set at the British sports personality of the year awards 2007. ...the Royal Schools of Music|Grade 6]] - not enough for him to gain a place at the [[London College of Music]].
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  • Ferrari America
    Ironically though, Ms. Bergman wasn't too fond of the car, or of Rossellini's love for Ferraris in general.{{-}} ...extremely high &mdash; at [[USD|US$]]16,800, the 410 Superamerica offered at the [[New York Auto Show]] by importer, [[Luigi Chinetti]], was more than t
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  • Forti FG01
    The car was designed by [[Giacomo Caliri]] and was built at the team's base in [[Alessandria]], [[Italy]]. "It simply wasn't efficient and we had to restart it. We took off more than 60&nbsp;kg from t
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  • Ferrari Dino
    [[Image:006.jpg|thumb|350px|left|'''1974 Ferrari Dino GTS at [http://www.woiow.com Wheels Of Italy]]]''' ...ino.jpg|280px|A Dino in the parking lot of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway at the 2005 United States Grand Prix]]
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  • Motobi
    ...48 and cross the street to found his own rival marque, whose products were at first solely identified by a large letter 'B' on the fuel tank. [[Giuseppe Benelli]] passed away in 1957 at the age of 78, leaving his sons, Marco and Luigi, to grapple with the task
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  • Alberto Ascari
    ...i 4CLT/48]], on his way to second place in the [[1948 British Grand Prix]] at [[Silverstone Circuit|Silverstone]].]] ...1 race the following season on the [[Nürburgring]] circuit and added a win at Monza, finishing runner up in the championship to [[Juan Manuel Fangio]].
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  • Raimondi
    ...show how production was intent on finding innovative technical solutions. At this time (1899) Ippolito was also representing the '''[[Ditta Societa Ital ...s, Romeo. This went on until he too moved to Modena where he worked, first at the Gatti shell factory (1915-1918) and then for a short while in an automo
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  • Formula One sponsorship liveries
    ...ponsorships are prohibited, teams may use an alternate non-tobacco livery. At historical events, cars are allowed to use the livery which was used when t ...Sauber BMW.jpg|thumb|left|Jacques Villeneuve driving the BMW Sauber F1.06 at the 2006 USGP.]]
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  • Niki Lauda
    | Video || '''Lauder in an Brabham-[[Alfa Romeo]] BT46 at [[Zolder]]''' ...errari 312T]]. His first World Championship was confirmed with a fifth win at the last race of the year, the [[1975 United States Grand Prix|United State
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  • Cam in block
    ...ed in past production cars because engines could not run long and reliably at high speed due to other factors. This was a minor concern given the benefit ...other side of the cylinder, in which case the layout is referred to as a ''T-block''.
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  • 2009 Formula One season
    ...’ Association]] (GPMA) have signed a [[memorandum of understanding]] (MoU) at the [[2006 Spanish Grand Prix]] to compete in the 2008 season. |rowspan=2| {{flagiconUK}} [[AT&T]] [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]
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  • Dr. No
    ...id Niven for the role of Bond, both of whom he knew personally. Moore wasn't linked publicly to the role of 007 until 1967 in which Harry Saltzman claim Ultimately, the producers turned to [[Sean Connery]], a relative unknown at the time to play agent 007 for five films. It is often reported that Conner
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  • Industrial design
    ...roduct has to be produced in an industrial way, for example an artisan can't be considered an industrial designer although she may challenge the same as
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  • Rally
    ...allying forever. Drivers became paid professionals and technology advanced at shocking speeds, almost totally unhindered until the mid-eighties. The [[Wo ...ichael Park (rally co-pilot)|Michael Park]] (admittedly the first fatality at the top level in over a decade).
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  • Marciano
    ...ho in the '70s dreamed of running with a car built on their own. He worked at Pistoni Asso (Ace Pistons), and in his spare time, given the passion for ra ...68a is something unique. How it sounds, how it goes. Unbelievable! It wasn't built by Alfa, not by Ferrari or Maserati, it was entirely handmade by an I
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  • EuroBrun
    ...infringements, and Larrauri failing seven times), and Modena's 11th place at the [[Hungarian Grand Prix]] would be their best result. ...duction of [[George Ryton]]'s new ER189 for the [[German Grand Prix]] didn't help. Foitek quit after the [[Belgian Grand Prix]], with Larrauri returning
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  • ASA
    ...develpment at Ferrari), [[Bizzarrini]] (chassis & suspension design while at Ferrari as a test engineer), [[Bertone]] (carrozeria), Guigiaro (body desig The body of the Mille GT concept car shown at the 1961 Auto Show was commissioned thru [[Bertone]] and designed by [[Giug
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  • Bugatti
    ...bout 2,000 still exist), each Bugatti model was designated with the prefix T for Type, which referred to the chassis and drive train. During the war Bugatti worked at [[Levallois]] on several new projects, including the ''Type 73'' road car,
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  • Dante Giacosa
    ...s, using all the different layouts as and when they were the best solution at the time to meet the design parameters. ...the car including the chassis to Giacosa. Giacosa was engineering manager at Fiat by 1937 and he had become director of the engineering division of Fiat
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  • Dirt speedway racing
    ...s backend around through a corner. The multiple drivers show the car angle at different points in a corner. ]] ...other of the different type cars. Open wheel fans say, "Real racecars don't have fenders." Stock car (shown right and above) fans point out that even m
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  • Cam-in-block
    ...ed in past production cars because engines could not run long and reliably at high speed due to other factors. This was a minor concern given the benefit ...other side of the cylinder, in which case the layout is referred to as a ''T-block''.
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  • Catalytic converter
    ..., so no useful energy is extracted. The catalytic converter was invented at [[Trinity College (Connecticut)]] ...O<sub>x</sub> &rarr; O<sub>2</sub> + N<sub>2</sub> <!-- this equation isn't balanced -->
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  • Lamborghini Murcielago
    ...lago]]'' comes from a bull that survived 24 sword strokes in an 1879 fight at the arena of Cordoba, and fought with such passion and spirit that the mata ...e the base Murciélago, the engine is mounted "backwards", with the gearbox at the very back of the car. It also, like the base spec. car features rear-bi
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  • Grand Prix motor racing
    ...e wealthy [[William Kissam Vanderbilt II]] launched the [[Vanderbilt Cup]] at [[Long Island, New York|Long Island]], New York in 1904. Influenced by thes In 1906, the first (and at that time only) race carrying the name Grand Prix was organized by the Auto
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  • Maserati 250F
    In 1956 [[Stirling Moss]] won at the [[1956 Italian Grand Prix|Italian Grand Prix]] and the [[1956 Monaco Gr ...man Grand Prix]] at the [[Nürburgring]] (Aug. 4, 1957), and his final race at the [[1957 French Grand Prix|French Grand Prix]].
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  • Bugatti Royale
    Two of the original six including Ettore Bugatti's own Royale are located at [[Musée National de l'Automobile de Mulhouse]], as is the replica Esders R ...twenty-five of these cars, and sell them to royalty. But even royalty wasn't buying such things during the Great Depression. Bugatti was able to sell on
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  • Damon Hill
    ...at the age of 23. The following year he won the 350&nbsp;cc Clubman's cup at [[Brands Hatch]]. In 1985 he moved on to four-wheel single-seater racing wi ...ies of controversial clashes on and off the track, including the collision at the [[1994 Australian Grand Prix]] that gave Schumacher his first title by
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  • Intermeccanica
    ...w/polished aluminum heads and alum, 4 bbl. intake manifold. A Borg/Warner T-10 4spd and Dana-44 posi are also factory options. Remote power brakes and ...mid 1960's. The Apollo (earlier version of the Vetta Ventura) was featured at the 1963 New York Auto Show, where it received rave reviews.
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  • Supercross
    ...Coliseum]] in Los Angeles, California. This event was won by Marty Tripes at the age of 16. That initial contest featured many of the top Motocross rid ...ance at Supercross races in the [[United States]] is typically higher than at the Motorcross events. Typically, a Supercross event consists of a set num
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  • Astra Trucks
    ...by the new series HD7 / C equipped with new engines Iveco Cursor (Euro 3). At ESIS (Batimat Italian) Astra unveils new range of articulated dump trucks ( ...background:#CCCCCC;text-align:center" | <font color=black>'''PTC / PTR and t'''
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  • Nigel Mansell
    ...eria Ecosse GT race team to drive their number 63 [[Ferrari F430]] GT2 car at [[Silverstone Circuit|Silverstone]] on 6 May 2007. ...Later that year he was given the chance to race a Lola T570 Formula 3 car at [[Silverstone Circuit|Silverstone]]. He finished fourth and decided that he
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  • Standards body
    '''Standards Organizations''' are constituted at the national, transnational and international levels - e.g. the [[British S ...n be adopted at transnational levels (BS 5750 was adopted as EN 29000) and at international levels (BS 5750 was adopted as ISO 9000).
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  • Maserati MC12
    |Designer:||[[Frank Stephenson]] at [[Pininfarina]] The [[tachometer]] in the MC12 indicates [[redline]] [[rpm]] at 7500 but the engine is safe from damage up to 7700. The centre-lock wheel [
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  • Ljubljana
    ...;2.50, 50 min) and minibuses (&euro;4.00, 30 min) to the bus/train station at Trg OF. Alternatively, a metered taxi to the center will cost about &euro; ...tation is on Trg Osvobodilne Frente (OF) at the northern edge of downtown, at walking distance to most hotels.
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  • Scuderia Toro Rosso
    ...], after [[Paul Stoddart]] sold his remaining interest in the Minardi team at the end of 2005. Scuderia Toro Rosso is the sister team of [[Red Bull Racin ...i]] V8 engines, taking over the contract that their senior team broke from at the end of 2006. The team principal is [[Franz Tost]], formerly of [[BMW]]'
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  • Enduro
    ...locations along a prescribed route. The object of the event is to arrive at those locations exactly per the defined schedule, with early or late arriva ...are calculated differently depending on how late or early a rider arrives at each type of check. For example, emergency checks are used to break scoring
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  • Travel in Italy
    ...to recognize, protect and promote local autonomy, to ensure that services at the State level are as decentralized as possible, and to adapt the principl The pricier tier is usually faster, but there isn't a consistent speed difference between tiers. On some routes, the Eurostar
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  • You Only Live Twice
    ...hatch. Unfortunately, they are spotted before entering, and Blofeld shoots at them with the crater's sentry guns. All is hopeless until Bond manages to o ...the audience had been led to think was the main Bond girl, was killed off at the end of the second third of the film, leaving her successor Kissy to car
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  • Piaggio P.180 Avanti
    ..., behind the cabin, and the highly unconventional design also features a [[T-tail]] and a fixed [[canard]] foreplane. This arrangement allows all three ...r. Jerry Gregorek of Ohio State University to achieve 50% [[laminar flow]] at cruise.
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  • Targa Florio
    ...ship until 1973. While also a whole tour (''giro'') of the island was used at times, the track length of the last decades was limited to the 72 km of the ...t Targa Florio 1908.jpg|thumb|250px|'''[[Jean Porporato]] finishing fourth at the 1908 race.''']]
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  • Lamborghini LM002
    ...ackground:#333333; color:#fff; border-bottom:1px solid #999;" |<videoflash>t-1tBhVcAXg|280|200</videoflash> The LM002 was an unusual departure for Lamborghini who, at the time, was primarily known for high-performance [[grand tourer]]s and [[
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  • Quantum of Solace
    ...in [[Panama]], [[Chile]], Italy and [[Austria]], while the sets were built at [[Pinewood Studios]]. Forster aimed to make the film more modern yet classi ...acter)|James Bond]]'''. Craig said Bond is "still too headstrong and doesn't always make the right decisions". Writer [[Paul Haggis]] added Bond will be
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  • Liquid fuels
    ...biodiesel and a host of other factors- and it has been proven to be viable at much lower costs in some countries. Also, it gives about 10% less energy th ...rmentation process for renewable butanol emits a foul odour. It also doesn't help efficiency that the Weizmann organism can only tolerate butanol levels
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  • Ferrari
    ...cars and high-performance sports cars formed by [[Enzo Ferrari]] in 1929. At first, '''[[Scuderia Ferrari]]''' sponsored drivers and manufactured raceca [[image:Ferrari 250 TDF.jpg|thumb|300px|right|'''1957 Ferrari 250GT TDF at [http://www.woiow.com Wheels Of Italy]]]'''
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  • Suspension (vehicle)
    ...le.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The front suspension components of a [[Ford Model T]].]] ...solated from road noise, bumps, and vibrations. These goals are generally at odds, so the tuning of suspensions involves finding the right compromise. T
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  • Mille Miglia
    ...most competitors had to start before midnight and arrived after dusk - if at all. ...most competitors had to start before midnight and arrived after dawn - if at all.
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  • Fiat Nuova 500
    The car is produced at the moment only in [[Tychy]], [[Poland]], by Fiat Auto Poland alongside a s ...show was broadcast live by Italian [[Canale 5]] and by a live video stream at fiat500.com, which was watched by over 100,000 people online.
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  • The Living Daylights
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  • Gilles Villeneuve
    ...drove for the Italian team. He won six Grand Prix races in a short career at the highest level. In 1979 he finished second by four points in the champio ...Pironi's move to pass Villeneuve at [[1982 San Marino Grand Prix|Imola]]. At the time of his death, Villeneuve was extremely popular with fans and with
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  • Tony Stewart
    When he wasn't racing Indy Cars, he raced stock cars. In 1996, Tony made his [[NASCAR]]'s ...nd of the race and settled for 5th. Tony finally got his first career win at [[Pikes Peak International Raceway|Pikes Peak]], where he led all but seven
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  • Gucci
    ...sion in the late [[1960s]], opening stores in [[Hong Kong]] and [[Tokyo]]. At that time, the company also developed its famous '''GG''' logo (Guccio Gucc ...accessories, such as cosmetic bags, lighters, and pens, which were priced at considerably lower points than the other items in the company’s accessori
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  • Gino Bartali
    [[Image:Casabartali.jpg|thumb|left|The native house of Gino Bartali at Ponte a Ema, Florence]] ...bottles. He began work in a bicycle shop when he was 13. He started racing at 13, became a promising amateur and turned professional in 1935 when he was
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  • 1997 Formula One season
    ...jpg|thumb|250px|left|The 24 drivers line up for the pre-season photograph, at the [[1997 Australian Grand Prix]].]] ...his F1 career. The moment was short-lived, however, as Villeneuve was out at the first corner after colliding with [[Johnny Herbert]]. [[McLaren]]'s [[D
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  • Thunderball
    ...with the Golden Gun (film)|The Man with the Golden Gun]]'' (1974), and was at one point attached to direct ''[[The Spy Who Loved Me (film)|The Spy Who Lo ...ms to lap them up... My only grumble about the Bond films is that they don't tax one as an actor... I'd like to see someone else tackle Bond, I must say
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  • Formula 3000
    ...ne]] had purchased a job-lot of DFVs in 1984, with no obvious use for them at the time). ...] moved up from Formula Two but never recaptured their occasional success. At least one unraced F3000 chassis existed - the Wagner fitted with a straight
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  • Formula One car
    ...|thumb|215px|[[Michael Schumacher]] driving a modern '''Formula One car''' at the [[2004 United States Grand Prix]]]] ...ingle-seat, open cockpit, open wheel race cars that have substantial wings at front and rear, and position the engine behind the driver. The regulations
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  • Vuelta a España
    ...rs (5,160 feet) over 12.9 km (8 mi.) with grades as steep as 23.6 percent (at ''Cueña les Cabres'') making it one of the steepest in Europe. Credit for ...[[Alessandro Petacchi]], an Italian sprinter won four stages, but he didn't finish the Vuelta. Pérez Fernández won three stages.
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  • Tourist Trophy
    ...ap speed of 127.68 mph (205.43 km/h). McGuinness lowered this even further at the 2006 TT, setting a time of 17:29.26 for an average speed of 129.451 mph ...course]] over which the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy races are run. Starting at the town of [[Douglas, Isle of Man|Douglas]] on the south-east coast, the c
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  • For Your Eyes Only (film)
    ...ond, was reluctant to return. The sequence begins with Bond laying flowers at the grave of his wife, [[Tracy Bond]], but ends with Blofeld attempting to ...or this outing, so interviews and screentests were held for a replacement. At the forefront were [[Lewis Collins]], famous for his role as Bodie in ''[[T
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  • On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    Although the film was not as successful as previous Bond films at the box office, some aficionados consider this the best film of the James B There is a persistent belief that this film was a poor performer at the box office, or even that it was an actual [[List of movies generating l
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  • Champcars
    ...g body was formerly known as '''C'''hampionship '''A'''uto '''R'''acing '''T'''eams, or '''CART''' prior to its 2003 bankruptcy. The series was previous ...t for an organization called '''C'''hampionship '''A'''uto '''R'''acing '''T'''eams<ref>[http://www.allamericanracers.com/cart_white-paper.html Eagle-ey
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  • ...3; color:#fff; border-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:Kimi.jpg|240px|Kimi at the 2004 UK Grand Prix]] ...ap 56 when the race stopped, therefore the winner was decided by the order at lap 54. This granted the win to Fisichella, with Räikkönen 2nd.
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  • Casino Royale (1967 film)
    ...ynd]]) and [[Peter Sellers]] (card-sharp Evelyn Tremble impersonating Bond at Casino Royale to play [[baccarat]] against Le Chiffre). ...R. Broccoli]] and [[Harry Saltzman]], turned him down. Believing he couldn't compete with the official series, the novel was then adapted as a spoof of
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  • Alain Prost
    ...Grand Prix]] victories. Schumacher surpassed Prost's total of 51 victories at the [[2001 Belgian Grand Prix]] . Prost now races on ice in the [[Andros Tr ...hed in the points on his Formula One debut and took his first race victory at his home Grand Prix in France a year later, while he was driving for the [[
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  • Live and Let Die
    ...Saltzman got to work trying to find the next actor to portray James Bond. At one point, the producers decided they would not hire another actor and inst ...e, she didn't like the way Bond "cheated" Solitaire of her powers ("I didn't think he (Bond) was such a nice guy!"). In any case, Solitaire is unique am
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  • From Russia with Love
    ...the major change between the literary and cinematic versions of the story. At the [[Cold War]]'s height, EON Productions felt it inadvisable casting the ...earance of [[Ernst Stavro Blofeld]], leader of SPECTRE, although he wouldn't directly confront Bond for several more cinematic adventures. To integrate
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  • Michele Alboreto
    ...s Sebring victory, he was killed testing an [[Audi R8 (race car)|Audi R8]] at the [[EuroSpeedway Lausitz|Lausitzring]] in Germany. ...rrent era, with the [[Minardi]] team. He scored Minardi's only F2 victory, at [[Misano World Circuit|Misano]], during the [[1981 European Formula Two sea
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  • Diamonds Are Forever
    ...plus the idea of Tiffany being a diamond smuggler, are retained, so it isn't a complete "rewrite." ...murder of his wife, [[Tracy Bond]] with the implied permission of [[MI6]], at the end of the previous adventure, ''[[On Her Majesty's Secret Service (fil
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  • Zagato
    ...12 '''[[Zagato]]''': It's more Italian now...wow! So cool, that "they" won't even allow us to show it on our site, yet; very cool car! The company was established at the end of the [[World War I]] by [[Ugo Zagato]], putting [[aircraft]] indu
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  • The Man with the Golden Gun (film)
    Bond's mission at this time revolves around the work of a scientist named Gibson, thought to .... Chu Mi gamefully invited Bond to join her; he could have if Hai Fat didn't barge in on them.
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  • Cockpit
    ...e pilot uses a [[side-stick]] (usually located on the outboard side and/or at the left). ...important developments was the “[[Basic Six]]” pattern, later the “[[Basic T]]”, developed from 1937 onwards by the [[Royal Air Force]], designed to o
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  • Indianapolis 500
    ...le]] [[auto racing|race]], held annually over the [[Memorial Day]] weekend at the [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]] in [[Speedway, Indiana]]. "The Greatest ...s for automobile races. The [[1911 Indianapolis 500|first "500"]] was held at the Speedway on [[Memorial Day]], [[May 30]], [[1911]], with [[Ray Harroun]
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  • Tazio Nuvolari
    Tazio Nuvolari started out in [[Motorcycle sport|motorcycle racing]] in 1920 at the age of 27. In 1925 he captured the [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle raci ...for Maserati after becoming frustrated with the Alfa Romeo's performance. At the end of 1934, Maserati pulled out of Grand Prix racing and Nuvolari retu
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  • Alfa Romeo P3
    ...y through the [[1932 Grand Prix season]] in Europe, winning its first race at the hands of [[Tazio Nuvolari]], and going on to win 6 races that year driv ...engine was bored out to 2.9 litres. Louis Chiron won the French Grand Prix at Montlhery, whilst the German [[Silver Arrows]] dominated the other four rou
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  • Alfa Romeo 8C
    ...Targa Florio]] race in [[Sicily]], the 1931 [[Italian Grand Prix]] victory at [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|Monza]] gave the "Monza" name to the twin seate ...rand Prix]], and was powered with an enlarged version of the 8C engine now at 2665&nbsp;cc, fed through a pair of superchargers instead of a single one.
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  • Future of Formula One
    ...e massive commercial interests of car companies and team sponsors are also at odds with the demand for an exciting spectator sport as the drivers are enc The announcement at the end of the [[2004 Formula One season|2004 season]] that [[Ford Motor Co
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  • Isetta
    ...iminutive meaning ''little ISO''. It is said that the stylists had arrived at the design of the Isetta by taking two scooters, placing them close togethe ...of closely-spaced 10-inch rear wheels. The first prototypes had one wheel at the rear but this made the car prone to roll-overs, so they placed two rear
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  • David Coulthard
    ...d Kingdom|British]] scorer. He has won thirteen grands prix, including two at [[Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco]]. Coulthard began [[karting]] at an early age. [[Allan McNish]] credited the start given to him, David Coult
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  • Never Say Never Again
    ...ituation "The Battle of the Bonds." Ultimately the two films were released at different times in 1983, and both were box office successes. ...Actor Connery also breaks the [[fourth wall]] during this scene by winking at the camera (something [[George Lazenby]] previously did in ''[[On Her Majes
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  • Ilario Bandini
    [[Image:IlarioBandini0053.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Ilario Bandini at work in the 90's]] ...worked as an apprentice mechanic and [[Turning|turner]] in nearby Forli. At the age of 25 he moved to [[Eritrea]], then an Italian colony. Here he mad
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  • GoldenEye
    ...'GoldenEye'' is technically the third original James Bond movie that doesn't contain any reference to an [[Ian Fleming]] novel or short story, the title ...pular as previous Bond films, suggesting interest in the series was waning at that point.
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  • Lancia Delta
    .... It is arguable that Lancia was one of the more far-sighted manufacturers at the time, as it was already developing the Delta HF 4X4 production car usin ...re that the available power was going to the wheels with the most traction at any given time, thus ensuring the most efficient use of the available power
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  • Car tuning
    ...e, they may be altered to provide better fuel economy, produce more power at high RPM or the ride comfort may be sacrificed to provide better handling. ...countries have legal requirements in regard to what car owners can and can't do in relation to vehicle modifications. For example, all vehicles in Victo
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  • Module:Convert
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  • Engine displacement
    ...ers in displacement (difference in max vs. min combustion chamber volume). At 100% volumetric efficiency, 0.65 liter per rotor face * 3 faces per rotor * ...ombustible air/fuel mixture ingested during one cycle of all the cylinders at 100% [[volumetric efficiency]]. Thus, a [[four stroke cycle|four-stroke]] e
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  • Goldfinger
    ...ed on [[September 17]], [[1972]] on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. At the time, it garnered the highest [[Nielsen Ratings]] of any film broadcast ...from M to watch Auric Goldfinger. Bond foils Goldfinger's scheme to cheat at [[gin rummy|gin]], by distracting a girl, [[Jill Masterson]], who is watchi
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  • Casino Royale (2006 film)
    ...r names mentioned to be in actual consideration by EON Productions, a list at one point claimed by Michael G. Wilson to be over 200 names long, were: Of note, Eric Bana, Clive Owen, Hugh Jackman, and Daniel Craig were at one point confirmed to have been signed or to have been offered the role by
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  • Mario Andretti
    ...polis 500. No American has won a Formula One race since Andretti's victory at the [[1978 Dutch Grand Prix]]. Andretti had 109 career wins on major circui ...d the wheel come to life in my hands, I was hooked. It was a feeling I can't describe. I still get it every time I get into a race car." Andretti's firs
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  • ATS
    [[Image:IMGP3711.jpg|thumb|left|300px|'''ATS at [http://www.woiow.com Wheels Of Italy''']]] ...er the famous "[[History of Ferrari#The great walkout|Palace Revolution]]" at [[Ferrari]].
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  • Sports cars
    ...The layout has some advantages in small, light sports cars since they don't have the extra weight of propshaft and differential, and not having the [[d ...com/super-fast-cars.html Super Fast Cars] - The quintessential dream cars, at Classic & Dream Cars
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  • Licence to Kill
    ...e air with a [[Coast Guard]] helicopter, and then parachute down to arrive at the wedding on time. ...out a [[cigarette lighter]] — Leiter's gift to Bond for being the best man at his wedding — and sets Sanchez afire. Sanchez, burning alive, stumbles i
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  • Barcelona
    ...imilar to Gracia's ones, but smaller and a bit later in August. If you can't go to the Gracia's, try these! [http://www.festamajordesants.org]. ...ssebres'', the representions of the birth of Jesus that people uses to put at home. These include small sculptures, wooden pieces and moss used to simul
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  • The World Is Not Enough
    ...iously had kidnapped her. She assumes control of her father's oil business at a pivotal time, taking over responsibility for an [[petroleum|oil]] [[Pipel ...through any existing route, because all Caspian region pipelines terminate at the [[Black Sea]], requiring that tankers go through the Bosporus; the only
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  • Conversion of units
    Deciding whether to multiply or divide is determined by looking at the units and deciding which ones you want to "get rid" of. In the conversi | [[foot (unit of length)|foot]] (Benoît) || ft (Ben)
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  • 2007 Formula One season
    ...s Prix]]. It was won by [[Ferrari]] driver [[Kimi Räikkönen]] by one point at the [[2007_Brazilian_Grand_Prix|final race of the season]], making Raikkone ...r own rival series, before signing a [[memorandum of understanding]] (MoU) at the [[2006 Spanish Grand Prix]].
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  • Max Mosley
    ...ucated in France, Germany and Britain before going on to attend university at [[Christ Church, Oxford|Christ Church]], [[Oxford]], where he graduated wit ...marriage, spending the summer of 1945 getting the harvest in and shooting at Crowood farm. In 1950, the Mosleys bought houses in the Republic of Ireland
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  • Units of measurement
    ...gth regardless of temperature, but a metal bar will be one metre long only at a certain temperature. *Don't let definitions like ''density is mass per unit volume'' obscure your under
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  • Alfa Romeo 159
    ...r-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:Alfa_Romeo_159.jpg|280px|Alfa Romeo 159 at Spectacolo Sportivio Alfa Romeo Zandvoort (The Netherlands), by Marvin Raai ...Show]] as the replacement for the [[Alfa Romeo 155]]. Cars were assembled at [[Fiat Group]] factory in [[Pomigliano d'Arco]], [[Italy]] and [[General Mo
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  • Alfa Romeo 6C
    ...ng in 1911 with some success. Shortly thereafter, Europe would find itself at war. Both racing and the market for private cars would disappear by 1915 wh ...glia]]. Later that year, Marinoni and Benoist won the Belgian 24 Hour Race at [[Spa]]. Alfa would take the [[Targa Florio]], too, and one year later, the
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  • Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce
    [[Image:Alfa spider.jpg|thumb|300px|left|'''1965 Alfa Spider at [http://www.woiow.com Wheels Of Italy]''']] ...s, the Spider was launched in 36th [[Geneva Motor Show]] in 1966. Unnamed at launch, the name "Duetto" was chosen in a write-in competition in Italy. Th
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  • Formula One
    ...[[Fernando Alonso]] qualifying in a [[Renault F1|Renault]] Formula One car at the [[2005 United States Grand Prix]]]] ...vers and one for [[#Drivers and constructors|constructors]]. The cars race at speeds often in excess of 300 km/h (185 mph).
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  • Juan Pablo Montoya
    ...ndianapolis 500]] and the [[Rolex 24 at Daytona|24 Hours of Daytona]], all at the first attempt. Montoya is one of two drivers to have won the CART title ...Montoya is also the only driver to have competed in all three major events at [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|Indianapolis]], finishing fourth or better in
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  • 1994 Formula One season
    ...a single point from [[Damon Hill]], after the two controversially collided at the final round in [[1994 Australian Grand Prix|Adelaide]]. ...cars during pit stops, thus putting Schumacher into the lead. Senna couldn't keep up with Schumacher's car and span off and retired from the race, a res
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  • Le Mans 24 hours races
    The new white and blue coupe made his first appearance in April at Le Mans' test days. The results were disappointing, the car was unstable on ...rt with the NART 330&nbsp;P. Richard Attwood's No. 12 Ford GT-40 took fire at evening.
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  • Michael Schumacher
    ...in Formula One at the age of 21 with the [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]] team at the [[1991 Belgian Grand Prix]] where, despite his lack of experience, Schu ...judged to have deliberately driven into title rival [[Jacques Villeneuve]] at the final race of the season.
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  • Tire
    ...d a modified leather hosepipe as an inner tube and rubber treads. It wasn't long before rubber inner tubes were invented. ...[1946]], but did not see wide use in the United States, the largest market at that time, until the 1970s. This type of tire uses parallel carcass plies f
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  • Scuderia Ferrari
    ...and wealthy amateur racer [[Mario Tadini]]. He then gathered a team which at its peak included over forty drivers, most of whom raced in [[Alfa Romeo]] ...e Trento e Trieste]], [[Modena, Italy|Modena]], [[Italy]], until [[1938]], at which point Alfa Romeo made him the manager of the factory racing division,
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  • Fiat
    ...became vice chairman at age 28 and other family members are on the board. At this point, [[CEO]] [[Giuseppe Morchio]] immediately offered his resignatio ...ogies]] were [[demerger|demerged]] into a new entity, [[Fiat Industrial]], at the beginning of 2011. Fiat Industrial has a separate listing on the Milan
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  • Car handling
    ...oreseen circumstances. (This discussion is directed at road vehicles with at least three wheels, but some of it may apply to other ground vehicles.) ...ransfer]], from side to side and causes body lean. Centrifugal force acts at the center of gravity to lean the car toward the outside of the curve, incr
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  • Tomorrow Never Dies
    The film begins at a terrorist arms bazaar somewhere on the Russian border. [[MI6]] has sent 0 ...oyed. Carver dies by the very drill he used to sink the H.M.S. Devonshire at the beginning of the film.
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  • Automotive
    ...ts.com - Buy Auto Parts - - A large amount of Italian car parts available at this online parts retailer. Searchable online inventory with pictures! (USA things Lamborghini for sale at this website. Parts, cars , manuals and more.
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  • The Spy Who Loved Me (film)
    ...ldwide on a production budget of $14 million [[United States dollar|USD]]. At the time it was the highest grossing Bond film. ...n]], [[Karl Stromberg]], in an attempt to launch their [[nuclear weapons]] at targets around the globe. James Bond teams up with Major [[Anya Amasova]] (
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  • 007 (disambiguation)
    ...ton, Bond was a smoker, while during Moore's and Brosnan's tenure he doesn't smoke cigarettes, although he does occasionally smoke [[cigar]]s. The last ...g, a keen [[Birdwatching|birdwatcher]], owned a copy of Bond's field guide at Goldeneye. Of the name, Fleming once said "I wanted the simplest, dullest,
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  • List of James Bond vehicles
    [[Image:alfagtv6.jpg|thumb|200px|'''Alfa Romeo GTV6 at [http://www.example.com Wheels Of Italy]]]''' ...a [[Crane (machine)|crane]] were ready, but not needed. Data and computers at the [[Cornell University]]'s [[aeronautics]] laboratory were used to calcul
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  • James Bond
    ...ton, Bond was a smoker, while during Moore's and Brosnan's tenure he doesn't smoke cigarettes, although he does occasionally smoke [[cigar]]s. The last ...g, a keen [[Birdwatching|birdwatcher]], owned a copy of Bond's field guide at Goldeneye. Of the name, Fleming once said "I wanted the simplest, dullest,
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  • History of Formula One
    ...capacity: In 1951 the 159 engine was producing around 420 bhp but this was at the price of a fuel consumption of 125 to 175 litres per 100 km. [[Enzo Fer ...1953 when the season opened in Argentina. Since then there has always been at least one race outside Europe.
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  • Die Another Day
    ...GI effects in some scenes was also criticized; compare the action sequence at the beginning (Bond's near-escape in Northern Korea using military [[hoverc ...anies paying $70 million had their products featured in the film, a record at the time, although ''[[USA Today]]'' reports that number to be as high as $
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  • Forti
    ...tor racing categories such as [[Formula Ford]] and [[Formula Three]], both at Italian and [[Europe]]an levels. The team was well-equipped and soon became ...success. In 1991 he therefore started working on his Formula One project. At the end of {{F1|1992}}, he signed a deal with wealthy [[Brazil|Brazilian]]
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  • 2010 Formula One season
    .... Vettel's victory in the championship came after a dramatic season finale at [[2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix|Abu Dhabi]] where three other drivers could als ...mpionship. BMW Sauber later announced on their withdrawal from Formula One at the end of the 2009 season, due to economic problems.
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  • 2008 Formula One season
    ...] respectively. The Singapore GP was also the first Formula One event held at [[Night game#Motorsports|night]]. ...Champions|world champion]] [[Fernando Alonso]], tests the [[Renault R28]] at [[Circuit de Valencia|Valencia]].]]
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  • European Car of the Year
    ...ward is not restricted to European cars, but nominees must be available in at least five European countries, and have expected sales of 5,000 a year. ...oints to distribute among the finalists. The points must be distributed to at least five cars, with no more than ten to any one car, and no joint top mar
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