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  • ...n [[Paris]]. Held in late September, it is one of the most important auto shows, often with many new production [[automobile]] and [[concept car]] debuts. Until [[1986]] it was called '''Salon de l'Auto'''. It took the name '''Mondial de l'Automobile''' in [[1988]].
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  • '''Motorama''' was an auto show staged by [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] from [[1949]] ...931]]. They were almost invariably held in conjunction with the [[New York Auto Show]] that for many years was held traditionally in the first week of Janu
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  • ..., and overall design before [[production]]. They are often shown at motor shows to gauge customer reaction to new and radical designs which may or may not ...nd definitely did much to popularize it through its traveling [[Motorama]] shows of the 1950s.
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  • ...l and the concept cars toured the [[United States]] in the GM [[Motorama]] shows. Earl saw his contribution to auto design in more general æsthetic terms. He noted that all through his caree
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  • ...uch later, of the [[Petersen Automotive Museum]]. His publications and car shows further publicized the Barris style, George himself writing how-to articles ...as the [[Hirohata Merc]] for its owner, was shown at the 1952 [[Motorama]] auto show and was so popular it overshadowed the best work of Detroit's top desi
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  • ===Auto racer=== He put on at least 35 shows in 1914 with the famous aviator [[Lincoln Beachey]]. Oldfield raced his [[F
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  • ...e "Road Racing Center of the East" and each year hosts everything from car shows to vintage races to world class sports car racing events. Located in the qu ...radius making it the simplest corner. Turn 7 begins by plunging under the auto bridge before turning right onto the front straight. The Downhill starts to
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  • ...track. Now every two years the event takes place, accompanied by some auto-shows and exhibits. Besides the "Historic Grand Prize", there are also races for
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  • ...0; background:#808080; color:#fff; border-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:Auto Club Speedway (formerly California Speedway) - Speedway.png|290px]] ! colspan=2 |'''Auto Club Speedway of Southern California'''
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  • ...0}} of torque and a {{convert|176|PS|kW bhp|0|abbr=on}} HPT version with {{Auto Nm|400|0}} of torque are available. The extra horsepower of the HPT version The Massif is also aimed at the service sector and the Iveco website shows computer generated models of the Massif with custom bodywork to allow the M
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  • ...cage.jpg|thumb|right|270px|The Maserati Birdcage 75th at the [[2006]] [[LA Auto Show]].]] ...ama]] at [[Pininfarina]]. It was first introduced at the [[2005]] [[Geneva Auto Show]]. It was named to honor the classic [[Maserati Birdcage]]s of the 196
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  • That same year [[Bertone]] showed the Grifo A3/L prototype at the Turin Auto Show, while Iso showed off the (partly unfinished) competition version; the ...t gear! Renzo Rivolta also shows a one-off Grifo A3/L Spyder at the Geneva auto show and because this stayed a one-off this particular car is the most soug
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  • ...transmission]], and an advanced six-speed electro-hydraulically controlled auto-clutch manual, or, as Lamborghini abbreviates it to, "E-gear". The latter a ...ardo.JPG|thumb|250px|right|The Lamborghini Gallardo Spyders at the 2006 LA Auto Show.]]
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  • :''This article concerns auto racing; [[Track racing|motorcycles]], also race on dirt tracks.'' '''Dirt track racing''' is a type of [[auto racing]] performed on [[Oval racing|oval tracks]]. It began in the United S
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  • ...built by hobbyists never compete but are rather built for display at motor shows or the simple pleasure of owning and driving such a car. In this context (a *[http://www.zercustoms.com Custom Auto] - General information on tuning and customizing
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  • * TWI - Tire wear index, an indicator in the main tire profile which shows when the tire is worn down and needs to be replaced [[Category:Auto parts]]
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  • [[Image:3d12_1.jpg|thumb|300px|right|'''The photo shows one of three 1948 series N-D [[Alfa Romeo]] cars that are known to remain t ...t with [[Lancia]]. He test drove the first car built by [[Scuderia Ferrari|Auto Avio Costruzione]] in [[Modena, Italy|Modena]], where many ex-Lancia collea
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  • The museum shows past and current models, prototypes, racing cars: the complete history of A MUSEO DI AUTO E MOTO D'EPOCA (Museum of Period Cars and Motorcycles)
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  • ESC is described as the most important advance in auto safety since the [[seat belt]] by many experts including Nicole Nason, Admi ESC is available on cars, SUVs and pickup trucks from all major auto makers. Luxury cars, sports cars, SUVs, and crossovers are usually equipped
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  • However, the inherent danger of motorsport shows have been underscored by a number of devastating crashes, most famously, th {{Class of Auto racing}}
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  • Car tuning is related to [[auto racing]], although most performance cars never compete. Rather they are bui ...Many are car specific, such as a VW, Audi etc. Clubs often attend national shows all over the country such as [http://www.tunersworld.co.uk Tunersworld Foru
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  • At the November 1963 Paris Auto Show, Ferrari introduced the 250 LM (Le Mans). It was developed as a coupé ...ilt from 1963 to 1965, with all but the first chassis (s/n 5149, the Paris Auto Show car with a 250 P engine) powered by 3.3-liter 320 bhp (238 kW) engines
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  • ...cing and was expanded to be used as test track for [[Mercedes-Benz]] and [[Auto Union]] in 1936. In 1938 it was renamed the ''Kurpfalzring'' and that name |[[Auto Union]]
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  • ...tinued producing airplane parts and was sold to [[Hispano-Suiza]] (another auto maker turned aircraft supplier) in 1963. [[Snecma]] took over in 1968, lat ...tion]] [[W18|18-cylinder engine]] on any passenger vehicle, at the [[Paris Auto Show]].
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  • ...ith rack and pinion steering was designed at ERA (Dunstable) by the famous Auto Union engineer Dr. Robert Eberan-Eberhorst. The two-seater Jupiter was capa ...ly 1952, the Jupiter chassis was also exhibited at British and continental shows. Coachbuilders were quick to pick up on the advantages of the Jupiter chass
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  • ...mpetitions. [[Spike TV]]'s ''"[[Carpocalypse]]"'' [http://www.spiketv.com/shows/series/index.jhtml?seriesID=13692&refID=carpocalypse] was a [[reality telev [[Category:Auto racing by type]]
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  • ...y appeared as a [[concept car]] at the [[2002]] [[Salon International de l'Auto|Geneva Motor Show]]. It was designed by [[Giorgetto Giugiaro]] at [[Italdes The interior shows off sporty pedals lined in aluminium, externally the rear logo si fitted wi
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  • ...in the [[United States]], is the second-oldest surviving [[automobile]] [[auto racing|racing]] track in the world (after the [[Milwaukee Mile]]), having e ...-Mile race was cancelled in December of 1941. Late in 1942, a ban on all [[auto racing]] led to the canceling of the 500-Mile Race for the rest of the war
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  • ...available with air starters. After the end of World War I, they started an auto repair shop. In 1921 the car production was disbanded and taken over by [[S ...r, the special issue in December of that year, also interesting because it shows three pictures of the factory: the engine room, the dining room finishes an
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  • ...includes ceramic brakes for swifter braking and a glass engine cover which shows off the LP640's 6.5-liter V12 engine. ...a [[concept car]] officially debuted at the [[North American International Auto Show]] two weeks later. It was the first design to be penned by Lamborghini
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  • ...lleur and hub gear mechanisms, often accompanied by a warning to disengage auto-shifting if standing on the pedals. These have met with limited market succ The table below shows distance traveled in metres per pedal revolution for a typical sprocket con
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  • ...cident with partial damage to the front bodywork, as photographic evidence shows. There had been claims that when Lafosse attempted to make up for lost time [[Category:Auto racing lists]]
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  • The list below shows the names of all car manufacturers who have been awarded (wins, second plac [[Category:Auto races]]
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  • ...ince the late 1960s, replacing the previously used [[list of international auto racing colors|national colors]]. With [[sponsor (commercial)|sponsor]]s bec ...070608.jpg|<font color=>A 1951 Alfa Romeo 159 in the List of international auto racing colors of Italy.
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  • ...Javelin]] stunt cars that performed that same jump in AMC sponsored thrill shows) compared to the stock Hornet X model in all of its other appearances in th ...80 m wide, and 3.08 m high and the "flying AMC Matador" was exhibited at [[auto show]]s; however, it could only make a 500 m flight so for the film's aeria
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  • ...x]] introduced the first affordable enclosed automobile, which shifted the auto industry away from open vehicles towards meeting consumer demand for enclos ...promotional image for the 1971 Pontiac Safari station wagon discusses and shows the workings of GM's innovative "clamshell" tailgate found on all of their
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  • ...ken [[driveshaft]]. His team mate had a similar failure 8 GP before, which shows the differences in [[Multi-link suspension|suspension geometry]] between bo Montoya finished 14th in the [[Daytona 500]] and finished 11th at [[Auto Club Speedway]].
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  • ...MC Graphite SUV concept vehicle at the 2005 [[North American International Auto Show]] in [[Detroit]]. Hybrid vehicles can be used in different modes. The figure shows some typical modes for a parallel hybrid configuration.
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  • ...1]], [[1994]]), better known as '''Ayrton Senna''', was a [[Brazil]]ian [[auto racing|racing driver]] who won the [[Formula One]] world championship three ...the track in Tamburello and struck an unprotected concrete wall. Telemetry shows he left the track at 193 mph and managed to slow the car to 135 mph in less
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  • The table below shows the world's largest motor vehicle manufacturing groups, along with the [[ma |[[Škoda Auto|Škoda]]||align="center"|{{flagiconCzech Republic}}
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  • ...ge had lunch at the Café de Madrid in Paris on [[20 November]] [[1902]]. L'Auto announced the race on January 19, 1903.Promotion of the Tour de France cert ...der to wear something distinctive and because the pages of his magazine, L'Auto, were yellow. Additional time bonuses, in the form of a number of seconds
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  • ...iter and switches off the bomb, with seven seconds to spare (the indicator shows 007). ...are repeatedly referred to as "yellow-faced." The film keeps the color of auto and secretary’s hair, but not the insensitive material (although Oddjob a
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  • ...suers in a frantic car chase ending — for their pursuers — at an ice-track auto race. A blizzard forces them to a remote barn, where Bond declares his love * The first shot of the movie shows a steel name plate with a reflection of a man walking across the street. Th
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  • ...s, and trade shows. The latter, of which the prime example is the Salon d'Auto are usually held at Palexpo. It's worthwhile to do a bit of research to se
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  • ...B 8x11 Camera : Bond uses a small camera to take snap shots of a map that shows where the "Angels Of Death" are to release a biological agent. ; Digital [[Binoculars]] : Auto focus/zoom, digital camera, satellite uplink to send visual data.
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