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• Straight-12
  ...]s. Also some Russian firms built straight-12s for use in [[boat]]s in the 1960s and 1970s.
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• Fiat Abarth 850TC Berlina
  ...an]] manufacturing firm [[Abarth|Abarth & Co.]] of [[Turin, Italy]] in the 1960s. *L. A. Manwaring, ''The Observer's Book of Automobiles'' (12th ed. 1966), Library of Congress catalog card #62-9807, p. 26
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• Maserati 5000 GT
  [[Category:1950s automobiles]] [[Category:1960s automobiles]]
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• Coupé
  ...nvertible]] models were sometimes called convertible coupes, but since the 1960s the term "coupe" has generally been applied exclusively to fixed-roof model ...ver. During the 20th century the term was applied to various close-coupled automobiles. Through the 1950s many automakers offered several varieties of coupé, inc
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• Berlinetta
  ...ertible]] models were sometimes called convertible coupes, but since the [[1960s]] the term "coupe" has generally been applied exclusively to fixed-roof mod ...During the [[20th century]] the term was applied to various close-coupled automobiles. Through the [[1950s]] many automakers offered several varieties of coupé,
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• Swing axle
  Swing axles were supplanted by [[deDion axle]]s in the late [[1960s]], though [[live axle]]s remained the most common. Most rear suspensions h
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• Momo
  ...adquartered in [[Milan]], [[Italy]] that makes accessories and parts for [[automobiles]]. MOMO are the initials for ''Moretti-Monza''. Founded by gentleman racer Gianpiero Moretti in the 1960s, the company sponsored many prototype cars in the IMSA series including the
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• Scaglietti
  ...the "headrest" bump present on most racing Ferraris of the [[1950s]] and [[1960s]], a design at first despised by Enzo but championed by Dino. The company' In the [[1960s]], Scaglietti became the ''[[Carrozzeria]]'' of choice for Ferrari's racing
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• Drum brake
  ...rns an adjuster screw that moves the brake shoes toward the drum. In the [[1960s]] and [[1970s]] brake drums on the front wheels of cars were gradually repl ...umstances. For this reason drum brakes have been superseded in most modern automobiles and light trucks with at least front wheel (often now four wheel) [[disc br
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• Maserati Sebring
  [[Category:1960s automobiles|Maserati Sebring]]
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• Fiat 1100/103 TV
  ...s and few lead to a limited series production. Especially in the 1950s and 1960s this resulted in a wide and varied range of Fiat-based specials by many sma [[Category:1900s automobiles]]
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• Body-on-frame
  ...rame which supports the [[drivetrain]] was the original method of building automobiles, and its use continues to this day. The original frames were made of wood ...ssenger vehicles switched to [[Body Frame Integral]] construction in the [[1960s]], leaving just [[truck]]s, [[bus]]es and large cars using conventional fra
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• Alfa Romeo Gran Sport Quattroruote
  [[Category:1960s automobiles]]
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• History of Ferrari
  ...], powered by a 1.5 L V12 engine; Enzo reluctantly built and sold his automobiles to fund the Scuderia. While his beautiful and blazingly fast cars quickly g This shakeup, and Forghieri's engineering talent, made the [[1960s]] even more successful for Ferrari than the previous decade. The [[MR layo
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• Alfa Romeo Spider
  The '''Alfa Romeo GTV''' and '''Alfa Romeo Spider''' are two automobiles produced by the [[Italy|Italian]] manufacturer [[Alfa Romeo]] since 1995. ...ith the pair of lights on each side recalling the [[1750 GTV]] of the late 1960s and 1970s. It has a wedge shape which is in keeping with traditional Alfa S
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• Alfa Romeo 1750
  [[Category:1960s automobiles]] [[Category:1970s automobiles]]
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• Flat-6
  ...y [[Preston Tucker]] in the [[1948 Tucker Sedan]] and [[Chevrolet]] in the 1960s [[Chevrolet Corvair|Corvair]] with flat-6 [[air-cooled]] [[Chevrolet Corvai ===List of automobiles with flat-six engines===
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• Ferrari P4/5
  ...rrari]] but the owner James Glickenhaus preferred the styling of Ferrari's 1960s [[race car]]s, the [[Ferrari P|P Series]]. The project cost Glickenhaus [[U [[Category:Concept automobiles]]
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• Fiat 2300
  [[Category:1960s automobiles]]
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• Nembo
  ...i]] and [[Alfa Romeo]] were among the last [[constructors]] still building automobiles with separate frames, and this accounted for the pre-eminence of [[Italian]
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• Ferrari 250 GTO
  ...i model, and one of the greatest sports cars - indeed, one of the greatest automobiles - of all time. ...list of [[Sports Car International Top Sports Cars|Top Sports Cars of the 1960s]], and number one as the top sports car of all time. Similarly, ''[[Motor
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• Lancia 037
  ...orporating styling cues form some of its famous race cars of the 1950s and 1960s such as a double bubble roof line. Prior to its participation in the 1982 [[Category:1980s automobiles]]
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• Lancia Appia
  [[Category:1950s automobiles]] [[Category:1960s automobiles]]
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• Abarth
  In the 1960s, Abarth & C. S.r.l was quite successful in [[hillclimbing]] and [[sports c In 2007 [[Fiat|Fiat Automobiles SpA]] relaunched the brand with the [[Fiat Grande Punto|Grande Punto Abarth
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• Fiat 1300/1500
  :''This article is about the 1960s models - there were also entirely different [[Fiat 1500]]s manufactured fro [[Category:1960s automobiles]]
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• History of the automobile
  Vehicles that can be considered [[automobiles]] may have been demonstrated as early as 1769, although that date is disput ...1892 to carry two adults. One of the first four-wheeled [[petrol]]-driven automobiles in Britain was built in [[Birmingham]] in 1895 by [[Frederick William Lanch
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• V12
  In [[automobiles]], V12 engines have never been common, because of their complexity and thus [[GMC Truck|GMC]] produced a large [[gasoline]]-burning V12 in the 1960s for trucks, the "Twin-Six"; it was basically GMC's large-capacity truck V6,
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• Ducati car
  In the early 1960s, the team “Corse Tecno” was founded by the Pederzani brothers and their ...riumph Herald and production began in 1965. No one knows exactly how many automobiles were built in Ducati but you can identify them by the cursive logo reading
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• Batmobile
  ..., perhaps the most famous Batmobile, the one from the [[Batman (TV series)|1960s live action television show]], began life as a [[concept car]] called the [ ...from [[Frank Miller]]'s ''[[The Dark Knight Returns]]'' than to the sleek automobiles seen in previous incarnations. The film's [[production designer]] described
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• Fiat 600
  ...roduced from 1955 to 1969 at the [[Mirafiori]] plant was 2,604,000. During 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, the car became very popular in countries such as [[Spain [[Category:1950s automobiles]]
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• Station wagon
  ...akes in framing the passenger compartments of their passenger vehicles. In automobiles, the framing was sheathed in steel which was then covered in colored lacque ..., evolved from trucks and were viewed as Commercial Vehicles, not consumer automobiles. The framing of the early station wagons were left unsheathed because of th
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• Wankel engine
  ...ntroduction in the [[NSU Motorenwerke AG]] (NSU) and [[Mazda]] cars of the 1960s, the engine has been commonly referred to as the ''[[rotary engine (disambi National agencies which tax automobiles according to displacement and regulatory bodies in [[automobile racing]] va
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• Ignition system
  ...tiple magnetos to provide redundancy in the event of a failure. Some older automobiles had both a magneto system and a battery actuated system (see below) running ...pular Mechanics and projects for school science fairs as late as the early 1960s.
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• Pushrod engine
  Although L-head inline 4 and 6 cylinder engines were frequently used for automobiles, tractors, etc., the best known flathead automotive engine is the [[Ford Fl ...[[Willys Hurricane engine]], used in civilian Jeeps in the [[1950s]] and [[1960s]]. It was replaced by the I-head design.
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• Alfa Romeo GTV & Spider
  ...lights on each side recalling the [[Alfa Romeo 1750|1750 GTV]] of the late 1960s and 1970s. It has a wedge shape which is in keeping with traditional Alfa S [[Category:1990s automobiles]]
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• Bugatti
  In the 1960s, [[Virgil Exner]] designed a Bugatti as part of his "[[Stutz Motor Company# ==Bugatti Automobiles SAS==
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• Lancia
  '''Lancia Automobiles S.p.A.''' {{IPA|[ˡlantʃa]}} is an [[Italy|Italian]] [[automobile manufact Lancia was not closely associated with any other manufacturer until the late 1960s. By this time, the company's expensive, high standards of production had be
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• List of Formula One constructors
  ...rabham]] and Lotus chassis were used extensively by other teams during the 1960s and 1970s and several quite competitive teams never built their own chassis |align="left"| [[Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives|AGS]] <small>Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives)</small>
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• Lancia Fulvia
  [[Category:1960s automobiles]] [[Category:1970s automobiles]]
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• Tractor
  The pedal furthest to the right is the foot [[throttle]]. Unlike in automobiles, it can also be controlled from a hand-operated lever ("hand throttle"). T ...slopes. ROPS were first required by legislation in [[New Zealand]] in the 1960s.
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• Fiat 131
  ...his way marked a break with the former Fiat convention, established in the 1960s, of naming their mainstream models only with a three digit number, and it s [[Category:1970s automobiles]]
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• Manual transmission
  ...n four speeds, five speeds, six speeds and so on became universal by the [[1960s]]. Reverse gear, however, is not synchromesh, as there is only one reverse ...not heard in the forward gears. The teeth on the forward gears of consumer automobiles are helically cut. When helical gears rotate, their teeth slide together, w
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• Car body style
  ...or bodystyles respectively. These terms were used sporadically into the [[1960s]]. ;'''[[Landau (car)|Landau]]''' : In automobiles, generally (inaccurately) synonymous with ''landaulet''; also used for a ca
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• Bizzarrini
  |Products || [[Automobiles]] ...any built a small number of highly developed and advanced sport and racing automobiles before failing in 1969. Originally named as Prototipi Bizzarrini s.r.l. and
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• Hydrogen vehicle
  ...fficient, and working prototypes were made by [[Roger E. Billings]] in the 1960s, at least four technical obstacles and other political considerations exist ...robust enough to survive the bumps and [[oscillation|vibration]]s that all automobiles have to handle. Furthermore, freezing conditions are a major consideration
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• Cam in block
  Although L-head inline 4 and 6 cylinder engines were frequently used for automobiles, tractors, etc., the best known '''flathead''' automotive engine is the [[F ...[[Willys Hurricane engine]], used in civilian Jeeps in the [[1950s]] and [[1960s]]. It was replaced by the I-head design.
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• List of 24 Hours of Le Mans fatal accidents
  ...another two in the 1930s, one in the 1940s, five in the 1950s, five in the 1960s, two in the 1970s, two in the 1980s, and one in the 1990s. | {{flagiconFrance}} [[Alpine (car)|Société Automobiles Alpine]]
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• Cam-in-block
  Although L-head inline 4 and 6 cylinder engines were frequently used for automobiles, tractors, etc., the best known L-head automotive engine is the [[Ford Flat ...[[Willys Hurricane engine]], used in civilian Jeeps in the [[1950s]] and [[1960s]]. It was replaced by the I-head design.
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• Autobianchi
  ...[[Fiat]] and [[Pirelli]] with a proposal to form a new company to produce automobiles. Thus, the Autobianchi company was born, with the agreement signed by the t ...n the mainstream high volume Fiats such as the 127 and the 128 of the late 1960s. Even though the new Autobianchi was priced higher than Fiat models of simi
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• Alfa Romeo
  ...ngio]] secured Alfa's second consecutive championship in 1951. During the 1960s, Alfa concentrated on competition using production-based cars, including th ...t Commercial Vehicles S.p.A. These companies are fully owned by Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A.{{-}}
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