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  • ...brandt Bugatti]] (1884–1916), his aunt, Luigia Bugatti, was the wife of the painter [[Giovanni Segantini]], and his paternal grandfather, [[Giovann ...] under the [[Dietrich-Bugatti]] [[marque]]. In [[1907]], Bugatti went to work for the [[Deutz Gasmotoren Fabrik]], designing the [[Bugatti Type 8#Type 8|
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  • ...ocus in the Midwest for parts and resources. We all drive works of Italian art and want more. ...en done and done at a level that even surpassed WOI’s expectations. Wheels of Italy has succeeded and will continue to succeed!
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  • ...er organizations worldwide. However, the legal definition for the purpose of [[antique vehicle registration]] varies widely. ...h '''antique car''', but the formal definition {{Fact|date=February 2007}} of that term has it as applying only to certain specific high-quality vehicles
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  • ...sidered an industrial designer although she may challenge the same aspects of a product. ..., [[usability]], and [[ergonomics]], it can also encompass the engineering of objects, usefulness as well as usability, market placement, and other conce
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  • '''Cubism''' was an early [[20th century]] [[avant-garde]] [[art movement]] that revolutionized [[Europe|European]] [[painting]] and [[sculp ...penetrate one another to create the ambiguous shallow space characteristic of cubism.
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  • ...50 LM]], Jaguar differential, an in house build the frame with small tubes of molybdenum steel, designed and implemented a low and sleek lightweight body During his work he lent that Montreal engine to a friend who raced it into an off-road comp
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  • ...former employees of the [[Bugatti]] firm when it was under the leadership of [[Romano Artioli]]. B-Engineering is the company behind the superexclusive ...from 610 hp [[DIN]] (448 kW) and 650 Nm (479 ft·lbf) of [[torque]] to 680 hp DIN (500 kW) at 8000 rpm and 735 N
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  • ...''WOI Poster for 2011'''<br> Artwork and Layout by Michael Jekot<br>Wheels Of Italy Show ...''WOI Poster for 2009'''<br> Artwork and Layout by Michael Jekot<br>Wheels Of Italy Show
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  • ...since the total lack of capitals, but the skillness and the untiring work of [[Ettore Menarini]] imprinted in it a so great activity so as to ensure a c After a first period aimed to the refurbishing of vehicles bodies, in 1925 as soon as it was possible to extend the plant and
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  • ...e [[Roman Catholic]] [[Church]], the [[architecture]], and on the terraces of the many [[football (soccer)|football]] clubs. It can also be tasted in Ita People of Italy are usually referred to as [[Italian culture|Italian]](s) as a whole.
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  • [[Image:Acparthenon5.jpg|thumb|250px|The [[Parthenon]] on top of the [[Acropolis]], [[Athens]], [[Greece]]]] ...ader" and ''τεκτων'', "builder, carpenter") is the [[art]] and [[science]] of [[design|designing]] [[building]]s and [[structure]]s.
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  • ...jpg|thumb|350px|Looking up at the Torre del Mangia &nbsp;&mdash; the tower of the Palazzo Pubblico in the Piazzo Del Campo.]][[image:SienDuom.jpg|thumb|3 ...n of 322&nbsp;m (1056&nbsp;ft). It is the provincial capital of [[province of Siena|Siena province]].
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  • ...Hot Rod" referred to the cam inside the engine. It was adopted as the name of a car that had been "hopped up" by modifying the cam to achieve higher perf ...n the sport. The [[Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum]] houses the roots of hot rodding.
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  • ...rian walk along a section of the "inland waterway" or ''naviglio interno'' of Padua]] ...large communal ''piazze'', and many bridges crossing the various branches of the [[Bacchiglione]], which once surrounded the ancient walls like a [[moat
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  • ...ière brothers]] had discovered it, and it was precisely with a few seconds of film in which [[Pope Leo XIII]] was [[blessing]] the [[camera]]. ...908]] with three companies: the [[Rome|Roman]] ''Cines'', the ''Ambrosio'' of [[Turin]] and the ''Itala Film''. Other companies would soon have followed
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  • ...ne of the greatest sports cars - indeed, one of the greatest automobiles - of all time. ...gine displacement|displacement]] in cubic [[centimetre]]s of each cylinder of the [[internal combustion engine|engine]], whilst GTO stands for "Gran Turi
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  • ...ed and marketed, but his larger designs have not been built, "a whole host of futuristic concepts that will have us living in pods and driving cars so fl ...es are round; they all move on round or elliptical orbits. This same image of circular globe-shaped mini worlds orbiting around each other follows us rig
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  • ...ons in addition to the [[driving|driver]]. The name is a shortened version of '''''omnibus''''', which means "for everyone". ...gers and mail. His omnibus featured wooden benches that ran down the sides of the vehicle; entry was from the rear.
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  • ...]] - [[March 31]], [[1996]]) was an [[Italians|Italian]] car designer. His work covered a large range from [[minicar]]s to [[sports car]]s, using all the d ...ger at Fiat by 1937 and he had become director of the engineering division of Fiat by 1950.
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  • ...''Laibach''', its German name, and English name until 1945, is the capital of [[Slovenia]]. ...here. It's full of galleries and museums and young artists. The population of the city is around 330,000.
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  • ...i Huayra is capable of withstanding 1.5g of lateral acceleration at speeds of 230 mph. ...transmissions to change gears faster. As a result, the entire transmission of the Pagani Huayra weighs 96 kg.
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  • ...alloy block with wet steel liners was installed at an angle under the hood of the TZ to improve airflow. ...ly chopping the tail at an angle. Zagato had previously proved the success of this tail treatment in their "coda tronca" Sprint Zagato sports-racing cars
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  • ...an Italian manufacturer of [[Combine harvester]]s and at one time a maker of high performance [[motorcycles]]. The agricultural equipment brand is famo ...founded almost on a whim by [[Pietro Laverda]] junior (son of the founder of
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  • ...|'''[[Tazio Nuvolari]] next to the 1950 Cisitalia [[Grand Prix]], the lack of money would not allow the stunning car to be completed.''']] Following the great success of pre-World War II [[Italian]] sports and racing cars like [[Ferrari]] and [M
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  • ...ists]]. The resulting legalities over the Bond property delayed production of the next Bond film, ''[[The Spy Who Loved Me (film)|The Spy Who Loved Me]]' ...ith Scaramanga's financier, Hai Fat); no pictures or physical descriptions of him exist.
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  • ...Giorgio Nepoti]] and [[Rizzi]], the three founders, created a state-of the-art mechanical workshop where they built racing bikes starting from stock Ducat ...which Mike Hailwood won the 1978 Formula 1 World Championship in the Isle of Man.
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  • ...nly perceived as the stepping stone to the higher and more expensive ranks of motorsports. ...i F50. A kart like this can be driven by race licence holders over the age of 11.
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  • ...do talking about the present. There is always uncertainty about the future of the sport, and disagreements about the direction in which Formula One shoul ...rld Championship for five years in a row. The massive commercial interests of car companies and team sponsors are also at odds with the demand for an exc
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  • |Company slogan || Motorcycle Art ...eir first prototype, ironically called "Vespa 98", in 1945. After learning of that that the name had already been registered by [[Piaggio]] for its [[Ves
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  • ...natus Populusque Romanus &ndash; [[SPQR]]''<br/>(The Senate and the People of Rome)</small> ||[[Mayor of Rome|Mayor]]|| [[Walter Veltroni]]<br/>(''[[Left-Wing Democrats]]'')
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  • ...h century]], marking the [[decline of the Roman Empire]] and the beginning of the [[Middle Ages]]. ...re, architecture, and language in the [[Western world]], and its [[history of Rome|history]] continues to have a major influence on the world today.
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  • ...stop. By 1972, Broccoli and Saltzman had auditioned or considered a number of actors for the role, most notably [[Julian Glover]] (later the villain in t ...these are seen by some fans and researchers as apocryphal given that most of the evidence used to support these reports are false or misleading (see: [[
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  • ...ckground:#333333; color:#fff; border-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:Flag of Italy.jpg|100px]] |Language || Italian (official), German (parts of Trentino-Alto Adige region are predominantly German speaking with Ladin spo
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  • ...h birthday, 50 special edition Murciélagos were built up during the autumn of 2003. ...that automatically open to the needed size to let in just the right amount of air needed to cool its engine.
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  • ...llowing years the Osella FA2s were occasionally entered by privateers, one of them being the Swiss [[Charly Kiser]]. ...y great impression. After this unsuccessful attempt, the racing activities of Osella Corse nearly came to an end. The team attended some local sports car
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  • ...ckground:#808080; color:#fff; border-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:Flag of the Vatican City.png|150px|center]] |Conventional long name || State of the Vatican City
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  • ...s|F1 World Champion]]. He has founded and run two airlines and was manager of the [[Jaguar Racing|Jaguar]] Formula One racing team for two years. ...o Ferrari]] asked him what he thought of Lauda. Regazzoni spoke favourably of Lauda, so Ferrari promptly went and signed him, paying Niki enough to clear
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  • ...faro]]<br />(''[[Union of Christian and Centre Democrats|UDC]]''-''[[House of Freedoms|CdL]]'') | ...of Ragusa|Ragusa]]<br />[[Province of Syracuse|Syracuse]]<br />[[Province of Trapani|Trapani]] |
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  • ...res of EON Productions to [[United Artists]] in 1975 following the release of ''[[The Man with the Golden Gun (film)|The Man with the Golden Gun]]''. It ...lm franchise due to financial difficulties. A second problem was the issue of finding a director. The first director attached to the film was [[Guy Hamil
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  • ...rgest, has a wealth of unique historic architecture and has emerged as one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe during the 1990s. *[[Barcelona/Eixample|Eixample]] - modernist quarter, noted for its ''art nouveau'' buildings
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  • ...ed sources. Music has traditionally been one of the great cultural markers of Italian national and ethnic identity and holds an important position in soc ...European classical music]], such as the [[symphony]] and [[concerto]], and of later developments in popular music.
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  • ...oduced by [[Albert R. Broccoli]] and [[Harry Saltzman]], and was the first of four to be directed by [[Guy Hamilton]]. ...int, the character archetypes, and the standard that the rest of the films of the series would follow.
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  • ...literature]] written in the [[Italian language]], particularly by citizens of [[Italy]]. It may also refer to literature written by people living in Ital ...:Boethius initial consolation philosophy.jpg|thumb|right|350px|A depiction of Boetius teaching his students (1385). Boetius, a 6th century Christian phil
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  • ...literature]] written in the [[Italian language]], particularly by citizens of [[Italy]]. It may also refer to literature written by people living in Ital ...:Boethius initial consolation philosophy.jpg|thumb|right|350px|A depiction of Boetius teaching his students (1385). Boetius, a 6th century Christian phil
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  • ...'' [http://www.wien.at] (German: ''Wien'') is the capital and largest city of [[Austria]], and the Historic City Centre was inscribed on the [[UNESCO Wor ...a Vienna - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto, genn 2004 03.jpg|thumb|Statue in front of the Parliament]]
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  • ...ations and other authors have also written various unofficial permutations of the character. ...re "official". [[Albert R. Broccoli]] and [[Harry Saltzman]] produced most of these up until [[1975]], when Broccoli became the sole producer. From [[199
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  • ...ations and other authors have also written various unofficial permutations of the character. ...re "official". [[Albert R. Broccoli]] and [[Harry Saltzman]] produced most of these up until [[1975]], when Broccoli became the sole producer. From [[199
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  • ...form of [[recreation]], and have been adapted for use in many other fields of human activity, including children's [[toy]]s, adult [[fitness]], [[militar ...ration of specialized designs for individuals who pursue a particular type of [[cycling]].
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