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• City car
  [[Image:Fiat panda 1 v sst.jpg|thumb|right|The Fiat "Panda," a 1980s city car]] [[Image:Toyota Aygo Fair 2005.jpeg|thumb|right|A current model Toyota Aygo city car]]
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• Drogo
  [[File:1962 E-Type by Drogo - Carrozzeria Sport Cars - Neri & Bonacin .jpg|thumb|right|300px|'''1962 Jag E-Type by Drogo''']] == Drogo Carrozzeria Sports Cars ==
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• Short track motor racing
  ...R, because the lower speeds make "paint swapping", where the bodies of the cars actually rub against one another, practical without a very high likelihood ..., Late Model, Sportsman, Mini Stock, Legends Cars, X Mods, X cars, Super-X cars,
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• Vehicle size class
  There are many ways of classifying cars. The common North American parlance is word-based (eg, [[compact car]]) wh * The '''A''' segment, or '''[[city car]]s''', describes hatchbacks about 330-360 cm in length, such as th
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• Mansfield Motorsports Speedway
  ...can Speed Association|ASA]] and [[Auto Racing Club of America|ARCA]] stock cars during the course of the season. * [[NASCAR]] [[Craftsman Truck Series]] - [[City of Mansfield 250]]
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• Mantelli
  ...becoming the official [[coachbuilder]] of [[Ansaldo]] and [[Diatta]]. His cars were among the first to mount a bumper in series. ...duced among others the first bus and trailer, as well as numerous types of city buses and suburban.
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• Barney Oldfield
  ...me/1990/Barney_Oldfield_main.htm]. Oldfield spent much time to prepare the cars. ...n the [[Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City|Holy Cross Cemetery]] in [[Culver City, California]].
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• Neil Bonnett
  |First Win:||[[1977]] [[Chevy Rock and Roll 400|Capital City 400]] ([[Richmond International|Raceway|Richmond]]) ...NASCAR in [[1974]] and earned his first victory in [[1977]] at the Capital City 400 in [[Richmond, Virginia]]. He later successfully won back-to-back [[Wo
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• Artesi
  Artesi built a small car from the city that very affectionately called the ''Pulcino'' (Chick) equipped with an en ...fact, the body had rounded corners as was in style with the then American cars of the era and was echoed in the front hood and grille. The unmistakable sh
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• Oulton Park
  ...[England]]. It is about 5 miles from [[Winsford]], 13 miles to [[Chester]] City Center, 8 miles to [[Northwich]] and 17 miles to [[Warrington]] with nearby ...er of other categories including [[Formula 5000]], sports cars and touring cars. It has now, however, been re-established as a highlight of the classic ra
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• Ricordi e Molinari
  ...y is now designed a small car with a 1-cylinder engine with 8 hp power for city driving. But this project was not to succeed and the company was sold a yea
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• Bandini GT
  ...dini GT''' 750 is a road [[car]] produced in [[1955]] by [[Bandini|Bandini Cars]] [[Forlì]]. This is the first type of deck biposto to bring the [[Bandini Cars | emblem Bandini]].
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• ROMA
  ''For the City'' [[Roma]] ''click here'' [[Category: Cars]]
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• Bandini
  ...s sharp mind, racing knowledge and his eye for detail ensured that Bandini cars were a force to be reckoned with in Europe and the US. In the United States, Bandini cars with [[DOHC]] won the [[SCCA]] HM class championship in 1955 Thanks to Dolp
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• Economy car
  ...who use their car primarily for personal transportation. Typical economy cars are small, light weight, and inexpensive to buy. ...or vehicles that could navigate narrow streets and alleys. These European cars, such as the [[Austin Seven]], would also start to catch on in [[Japan]] du
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• Board track racing
  ...ed up because of the ease to construct a track and the low cost of lumber. Cars and motorcycles were both raced on board tracks. ...de of board tracks, carpenters would repair the track from below after the cars raced down the straightaways at 120 miles per hour.
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• Autobianchi Y10
  The '''Lancia Y10''' is a [[city car]] produced by the [[Italy|Italian]] [[automaker]] [[Lancia]] from [[198 [[Category:City cars]]
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• Power steering
  ...and 1980s it was the exception rather than the rule, at least on European cars. The trend to [[front wheel drive]], greater vehicle mass and wider [[tire ...two different assist curves (boost curve), while on Volkswagen/Audi group cars, the amount of assistance is automatically regulated depending on vehicle s
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• Autódromo José Carlos Pace
  |Location || {{flagiconBrazil}} [[São Paulo (city)|São Paulo]], [[Brazil]] ...[[Brazilian Grand Prix]], located in a suburb of the city of [[São Paulo (city)|São Paulo]], named after [[José Carlos Pace]], a Brazilian Formula One d
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• Orlandi
  ...ty and degree of finish of carriages and products. The following year, the city walls were torn down, which resulted in a flourishing season of development ...r, this always remained a marginal production of ''Orlandi''. In the '30s, cars were made of great formal elegance, intended for widespread use and popular
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• Supermini car
  ...some of the biggest selling cars in Europe. In [[2004]], the best selling cars in [[Belgium]], the [[Czech Republic]], [[Denmark]], [[France]], [[Greece]] ...he year 2000. During that time it took its place as one of the most iconic cars of all time.
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• Gastone Brilli-Peri
  ...knew the track well having won the race one year earlier, came to test the cars of his team, the Scuderia Materassi. He died at only 37 years old. Today the stadium of his native city, [[Montevarchi]], is named in his honour.
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• Fiat Seicento
  |Body Styles:||[[FF layout|FF]] 3-door [[supermini car|supermini]]/[[city car]] ...body, instead of the 5-door [[mini MPV]] look seen on many [[Korea]]n city cars. Like its predecessors, the Cinquecento and [[Fiat 126|Polski Fiat 126]], t
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• Fioravanti
  ...Moncalieri]], an historic town lying in the Piedmont foothills outside the city of Turin, Italy. ...a]], where he personally designed some of the most famous [[Ferrari]] road cars and became Managing Director and General Manager of Pininfarina's research
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• Fiat Cinquecento
  |Class:||[[City car]] ...iŋkweˈtʃɛnto}} in Italian, {{IPAEng|ˌtʃɪŋkwəˈtʃɛntoʊ}} in English) was a [[city car]] designed by [[Giorgetto Giugiaro]] of [[Ital Design]], launched by [[
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• Microcar
  Very small cars have also been popular in [[Japan]], where again they attract various tax a ...fter [[World War I]] were often motorcycle based and referred to as "cycle cars".
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• Vehicle registration plates of Italy
  The progressive code for the first 999999 cars of the provinces was just a progressive number, sometimes filled with initi For cars from 1000000, it was A00000-A99999, B00000-B99999 etc. Possible letters wer
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• Hillclimbing
  ...ing under one minute for the fastest drivers to complete. For this reason, cars and drivers do not generally cross between the British and continental Euro ...of the European national series, attracting many new F2 and 2-litre sports cars during the 1970s and early 1980s. Notable champions from this period inclu
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• Giovanni Bertone
  ...ifested that his interest was in mechanics and in particular for passenger cars. Just a boy, he found employment as an apprentice repairing wagons. He gain ...uccio'' began to learn some of his skills and basis working on some of the cars.
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• Polski Fiat 126p
  ...tern bloc]] countries and for several years it was one of the most popular cars in [[Poland]] and [[Hungary]]. ...ion after spartan times of [[Władysław Gomułka]]. Despite it was a small [[city car]], but in a reality of a communist system, it was the only car availabl
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• Motorama
  ...rew out of [[Alfred P. Sloan]]'s yearly industrial luncheons at [[New York City]]'s [[Waldorf Astoria]], beginning in [[1931]]. They were almost invariably ...staged again at the Waldorf Astoria, in January 1949. Between the New York City venue and the Boston extension, nearly 600,000 people saw the show. Seven "
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• Detroit street circuit
  Created largely in an effort to improve the city's international image, the race meant that the United States would host an The narrow track resulted in a large number of cars retiring during the race due to contact with the concrete walls. In its yea
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• Nicola Romeo
  ...d completed a second bachelor degree in electrical engineering in [[Liège (city)|Liège]], [[Belgium]]. In 1911 he returned to Italy and created "Ing. Nico ...technical [[Vittorio Jano]], which previously had worked on [[Fiat]]. The cars were marketed under the brand name '[[Alfa Romeo]], after a legal battle fo
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• Engine braking
  ...and the road to have less [[leverage]] on the engine. This is what allows cars to slow down using their relatively flimsy engine parts. The engine maintai Engine braking is always active in all non-[[hybrid car|hybrid]] cars with an internal combustion engine, regardless of transmission type. Engine
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• Fiat Abarth 850TC Berlina
  [[Category:City cars]]
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• Street racing
  ''For sanctioned racing taking place on temporary circuits erected on city streets, see [[road racing]].'' ...acing in the US is a [[drag race]] of [[automotive tuning|modified]] stock cars happening late at night on straight public roads with very low traffic that
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• CMN
  Giuseppe [[De Vecchi]] started to produce cars on his own through 1903. [[Ettore Strada]], who joined De Vecchi, moved up ...he new corporate name the activity continued, in 1909, with the model from city 16/20 HP Tipo T of 2800 cm³ with patented pending, it did not carry an axl
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• Brembo
  |Location city || {{flagiconItaly}} [[Curno]], [[Bergamo]] ...turer of [[automotive]] [[brake]] systems, especially for high-performance cars and motorcycles. It was established in [[Bergamo]], [[Italy]] in [[1961]],
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• Varesina
  *Inter-city versions built by coachwork [[Caprini]] (2 units built in 1950) ...re damaged during the bombardments in 1943. In the postwar period all the cars were rebuild by Caprini or Varesina bodies, with an advanced booth and dies
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• Wellington 500
  ...e for [[touring car racing|touring cars]] which took place at [[Wellington City]] in [[Wellington]], [[New Zealand]]. The race was first proposed in 1984 a ...he Australian V8's.]]The race went through four different types of touring cars classes from [[Group A]] to [[Supertouring]] then the category now known as
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• Car classification
  ===City car=== :''Main article [[City car]]''
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• Hellé Nice
  ...headed at the age of sixteen. Once in Paris, she found work in some of the city's [[music hall]]s and within a few years became a very successful dancer un ...etitions for auto enthusiasts. Hellé Nice loved the thrill of driving fast cars and as such she jumped at the opportunity to compete in a racing event at t
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• Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
  ...cetrack'''") is a 4.421 km (2.747 [[mile|mi]]) race track in [[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]], named for the famous Rodríguez brothers. ...n northeast [[Mexico City]]. The circuit is owned by the Government of the City, but is currently operated under concession by Corporación Interamericana
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• Motorsport
  ...[[Frank Duryea]] winning in 10 h and 23 min, beating three petrol-fuelled cars and two electric. The first trophy awarded was the [[Vanderbilt Cup]]. === City to city racing ===
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• Masaryk Circuit
  ...cuit''', is a [[Czech republic|Czech]] racing circuit located close to the city of [[Brno]]. It was formerly the site of the pre-war [[Czechoslovakian Gran *Track capacity: 55 motorcycles or 40 cars
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• Pukekohe Park Raceway
  ...ew Zealand Formula Ford Championship|Formula Ford]], [[New Zealand Touring Cars|New Zealand V8's]], [[Toyota Racing Series]], [[V8 Supercars]] ...acing]] circuit in [[New Zealand]]. It is located 40mi south of [[Auckland City]] in the [[North Island, New Zealand|North Island]]. The track is now owned
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• René Dreyfus
  ...[[Louis Chiron]]. Realizing that factory cars were always faster than the cars owned by private entrants, Dreyfus reasoned that his only chance of winning ...ed by the German teams and jumped at the chance to drive the most advanced cars available, as a [[Jew]] this option was not available to Dreyfus. Instead h
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• Auto racing
  ...[[Frank Duryea]] winning in 10 h and 23 min, beating three petrol-fuelled cars and two electric. The first trophy awarded was the [[Vanderbilt Cup]]. === City to city racing ===
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