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• Vehicle interior equipment
  ...y equipment such as [[stereo]]s, [[air conditioning]], [[cruise control]], car [[phone]]s, [[positioning system]]s, cup holders, etc. Air conditioning used when the car [[engine]] is off, can cause main [[battery]] [[discharge]]. A solution for
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• Coil bind
  [[File:800px-BobbyLabonteCarApril2007.jpg|thumb|right|250px|'''Bobby Labonte Car in April 2007''']] ...car appears several inches above the ground.<br>Bottom: At full speed the air dam appears much closer to the ground.}}
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• Lancia motorcycle
  '':click here for'' [[Lancia]] ''car'' ...s, a two-stroke engine, with air suction in the crankcase where the intake air is pure was to help to keep the gas cool in the cylinder with the aim of el
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• CBR
  ...with a carburetor with the air intake around the cylinder, to preheat the air. It had a Ruthardt magneto ignition, lubrication pump with an additional di {{A-Z multipage list|Car Information and Photos by Marque|Information and Photos by Marque|}}
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• Todeschini
  ...ncarlo Pelatti]] founded the company for the production of small cars with air-cooled ''De Dion Bouton'' [[engines]]. Some [[prototypes]] had been develop {{A-Z multipage list|Car Information and Photos by Marque|Information and Photos by Marque|}}
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• Brake (railway)
  ...er '''continuous brakes''' started to appear, either '''[[Air brake (rail)|air operated]]''' or '''[[vacuum brake|vacuum operated]]'''. These brakes used Automatic brakes on the other hand use the air or vacuum pressure to hold the brakes off against a reservoir carried on ea
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• Lawil
  ...rs, were available in both closed and open versions and had a two-cylinder air-cooled two-stroke engines. It features two engine options, either the 246 c {{A-Z multipage list|Car Information and Photos by Marque|Information and Photos by Marque|}}
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• OPRA
  ...or [[Gilera]] and [[MV Agusta]] racing),was a 500 cc racer with transverse air-cooled OHC four cylinder engine. There were also 'normale' motorcycles race {{A-Z multipage list|Car Information and Photos by Marque|Information and Photos by Marque|}}
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• A.M.
  ..., a four-wheeled car was designed under the name of ''Edita''. This had an air-cooled 2-cylinder engine with 1020 cc in conjunction with a three-speed gea {{A-Z multipage list|Car Information and Photos by Marque|Information and Photos by Marque|}}
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• Brake
  ...[Saab 17|Saab B 17]] [[dive bomber]] used the deployed undercarriage as an air brake. ...ke]] or [[disc brake]]) during the brake application and release it to the air gradually.
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• Artesi
  ...d in 1948 by [[Antonio Artesi]] and based in [[Palermo]]. The charm of the car and "fever manufacturer" from time to time strikes someone. We have already Artesi built a small car from the city that very affectionately called the ''Pulcino'' (Chick) equip
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• Monaco-Trossi
  This revolutionary racing car was the brainchild of [[Augusto Monaco]], an engineer, and [[Carlo Felice T ...combustion chamber for each pair of cylinders. This was front-mounted and air-cooled like an aero-engine. Another novelty for those times was front wheel
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• ELSA
  ...y [[Carlo Sorelli Brescian]]. They developed and manufactured a two-stroke air-cooled 75 cc which would be applied to the bicycle can could overcome climb {{A-Z multipage list|Car Information and Photos by Marque|Information and Photos by Marque|}}
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• Boost gauge
  A turbo- or supercharger are both engine driven air compressors and provide varying levels of ''boost'' according to engine rpm ...methods can be employed to increase factory boost levels such as bleeding air off the wastegate diaphragm to 'fool' it into staying open longer. To avoid
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• STAR
  ...also competed in motorsport's with relatively good results. In 1910 rapid air starters were used for starting then charging in 1916 for electrical starte {{A-Z multipage list|Car Information and Photos by Marque|Information and Photos by Marque|}}
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• Temperino
  ...uction a couple of years later as the 8-10HP with a 800cc engine (still V2 air-cooled) and production continued through and after the first world war. Ove ...embly process. Two models were available, the normal version (two-cylinder air-cooled 1010cc Vee engine with 20bhp) and a Sport model (two-cylinder in-lin
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• Cabi-Cattaneo
  ...in World War One, with the extensive use of his unique designs in Italian Air Force aircraft. He also developed and manufactured the engines for the cele ...Atlantic flights in 1931 and 1933 when the Italian Air Force was planning air routes to the Americas.
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• Itala motorcycle
  ...8 cc and 498 cc Python engines. In addition, Itala built the 498 cc Super, air-cooled V four ''Chaise'' engine. {{A-Z multipage list|Car Information and Photos by Marque|Information and Photos by Marque|}}
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• Fongri
  ...engine was the same cylinder used in [[Fongri motorcycle]]s, four-stroke, air-cooled cylinders and opposed to the horizontal axis. {{A-Z multipage list|Car Information and Photos by Marque|Information and Photos by Marque|}}
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• Blowoff valve
  ...entrifugally supercharged car when the throttle is lifted or closed. This air pressure is re-circulated back into the non-pressurized end of the intake ( ...oter valve, dump valve''') does basically the same thing, but releases the air to the atmosphere. This creates a very distinctive sound desired by many
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• Racing
  ...:Hungarian aerobatics pilot Peter Besenyei at speed in his Extra 300 at an air race in England]] ...es are often conducted in [[vehicle]]s, such as [[boat]]s and [[automobile|car]]s, on or with [[animal|animals]] such as [[horse]]s and in [[aircraft]].
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• Fuel pump
  A '''fuel pump''' is an essential component on a [[automobile|car]] or other [[internal combustion engine]]d device. Fuel has to be pumped f ...condition is known as "[[vapour lock]]". Also a suction pump could suck in air through (difficult to diagnose) faulty hose connections. A leaking connecti
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• BBC
  ...n 1948. [[Castelbarco]] co-ordinated the project, [[Benelli]] designed the air-cooled 750cc V-twin and [[Beretta]] produced both the engine and the square {{A-Z multipage list|Car Information and Photos by Marque|Information and Photos by Marque|}}
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• Air filter
  ...:Air filter, opel astra(2).JPG|thumb|right|Air filter in an [[Opel Astra]] car, top side=clean side]] ...:Air filter, opel astra(1).JPG|thumb|right|Air filter in an [[Opel Astra]] car, bottom side=dust side]]
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• Naturally-aspirated engine
  ...y cannot offer suitable power:weight ratios to be acceptable in the modern car market. ...ng away from the valves (so as to expand the volume available for incoming air). In some cases the lowering of the cylinder pressure is enhanced by a com
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• 1955 Le Mans disaster
  [[Image:Le_Mans_1955_start.jpg|thumb|250px|'''Start of the race, Levegh #20 car is in the center of the frame''']] ...es-Benz still used drum-brake in 1955, but also used a special hood as an "air brake".
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• Santa Pod Raceway
  ...ag racing]] venue. It was built on a disused [[World War II|WW2]] American Air base, [[RAF Podington]], which was once home to the 92nd bomber group. It i ...84. Another record has also been set at Santa Pod, the worlds fastest jet car (santapod's resident) fireforce 2 piloted by Martin Hill broke the record i
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• Fiat 1100/103 TV
  ...been almost forgotten today. Yet this diversity makes this era in Italian car history interesting and important. ...drum brakes front and rear with ventilation openings in the rear fenders, air intake in the bonnet and outlets in the front fenders, torsion bars front a
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• Electro-pneumatic brake system on British railway trains
  ...that was novel in the UK, the electro-pneumatic brake in which compressed air brake operation was controlled electrically by the driver. This was a consi ...equirements. The fleet prior to World War 2 used the two-pipe Westinghouse Air Brake system, which was more effective than the generally prevailing vacuum
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• Elmeca-Gilera
  ...ngine. The engine of the ''Regular 125'' was a single-cylinder two-stroke, air cooled that produced 23.5 hp at 10,000 rpm. The production of the ''Elmec C {{A-Z multipage list|Car Information and Photos by Marque|Information and Photos by Marque|}}
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• Issi
  |Engine || Air cooled Single cylinder two-stroke ...acement of 125 cc by [[Idroflex]], which was placed in the rear. The small car was launched at the ''Turin Motor Show'' in April 1953 with the name ''Micr
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• Maserati Trofeo
  ...g replaced by racing seats. Carbon-fiber doors and hood replace the street car's steel components, and plexiglass replaces the side window glass. The resu ...l racing series, including the [[Italian GT Championship]], [[Rolex Sports Car Series]], and [[FIA GT3 European Championship]].
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• Ferrari TR
  ...he wheels. [[Olivier Gendebien]] and [[Phil Hill]] took Le Mans with this car in [[1958]]. ...0 TR61 pictured served as inspiration to the current [[Ferrari F430]] road car.
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• Minardi PS01
  {{Racing car | Engine name = [[European Aviation Air Charter|European]] |
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• Lamborghini Concept S
  ...styling exercise than a working production vehicle, the final working show car only had to be modified slightly from the original computer aided designs.
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• 1952 Bizzarrini 500 Macchinetta
  ...the cartoon car driven by Disney's Mickey--was the world's first "people's car"; the Topolino became available to the public in 1936, while both the Volks Even with these improvements, the car was fairly commonplace. Everybody who could afford it modified these bare b
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• Fongri motorcycle
  ...vibration when in operation. It was a[[ twin-cylinder]] [[four-stroke]] [[air-cooled]], [[opposed-cylinder]] with a horizontal axis placed [[longitudinal The [[Fongri]] Car
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• Ferrari 488
  | class = [[Sports car]] ([[S-segment|S]])<!-- per [[WP:CARCLASS]], this should not be changed to ...l drive layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car]] produced by the Italian sports car manufacturer [[Ferrari]], introduced in 2015 to replace the previous [[Ferr
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• Ferrari 512BB
  '''Berlinetta Boxer''' is the name for a series of [[automobile|car]]s produced by [[Ferrari]] in [[Italy]] between [[1973]] and [[1984]]. The ...e in front. It was not until [[1971]] that a mid-engined 12-cylinder road car would appear.
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• Lombardini
  In 1957, Lombardini began producing the LA line of engines (single-cylinder air-cooled diesel engines), and in 1959 the product line was expanded to includ {{A-Z multipage list|Car Information and Photos by Marque|Information and Photos by Marque|}}
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• Lamborghini Jalpa
  | Class || [[Sports car]] ...ped 255 hp. The bodywork was designed by [[Bertone]], and built by Silver Car of [[Turin]].
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• Ground effect
  ...round effect''' is term applied to a series of aerodynamic effects used in car design, which has been exploited to create [[downforce]], particularly in r ...car so that incoming air is accelerated through a narrow slot between the car and the ground, lowering pressure by [[Bernoulli's principle]].
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• Spoiler (automotive)
  ...face (also called ''[[downforce]]''). Spoilers are often fitted to [[race car|race]] and high-performance [[sports cars]], although they have become comm Spoilers generally work by disrupting the airflow going over a car. This disruption has two primary effects:
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• Ferrari 156 Sharknose
  ...Drivers' Champions|Formula One Driver's World Championship]] in it and the car also secured Ferrari their first [[List of Formula One constructors|Formula ...61 version was affectionately dubbed "sharknose" due to its characteristic air intake "nostrils". Then-Ferrari factory policy inevitably saw all the remai
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• TAU
  They initially built air-cooled 125 cc two-stroke [[rotary engine]], designed by engineer Aroldo Tri {{A-Z multipage list|Car Information and Photos by Marque|Information and Photos by Marque|}}
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• Bandini-Maserati 1500
  The '''Bandini-Maserati 1500''' is a racing car, produced in [[1953]] by the company [[Bandini|Bandini Cars]]. ...ata, Offenhauser, [[Saab]], [[MG]] and [[Alfa Romeo] ] But in this type of car have some relief created ad hoc.
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• Mi-Val
  ...]''. The car appeared to be powered by a small jet engine. In the film the car was destroyed by fire. However this vehicle may be at best, a kr175/200 hyb * Heating/air conditioning: none/none
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• Countach
  |Class:||[[Sports car]] ...of the 1970s]], and it was listed as number ten on their list of [[Sports Car International Top Sports Cars|Top Sports Cars of the 1980s]].
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• Ferves
  ...om [[1965]] until [[1970]]. Based on the [[Fiat]], it was a multi-purpose car powered by a rear-mounted 499 cc two-cylinder in-line [[engine]]. The '''Ferves''' Ranger was a small all off-road car, produced by the body builder Ferves of [[Turin]] from 1966 to 1971.
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• Ferrari F60
  {{Racing car | :''Not to be confused with the [[Enzo Ferrari (car)]], which is sometimes referred to as the F60.''
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