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• Desio
  | Province || [[Province of Milan|Milan]] (MI) | Population as of || [[December 31]], [[2004]]
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• Cesare Sala
  '''Carrozzeria Italiana Cesare Sala''' was a [[Milan]]-based [[coachbuilder]] of extreme opulence. They provided [[carriages]] for the [[Vienna]] court and == History ==
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• Pirelli
  '''Pirelli & C.''' SpA is a diverse [[multinational company]] based in [[Milan]], [[Italy]]. ==History==
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• Birel
  ...h to a Brabham chassis was made and the Birel name disappeared from racing history. '''Birel''' S.p.A. of [[Lissone]] ([[Milan]]) started building [[kart]]s in the late [[1950s]] after many years as a [
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• Paton
  '''Paton''' is an Italian [[motorcycle]] company based in [[Milan]] a started in [[1958]] and specialized in motorcycle competition. == History and competitions==
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• Cinelli
  '''Cinelli''' is an Italian [[bicycle]] manufacturing company based in [[Milan]], [[Italy]], producing mostly road [[bicycles]] and components. Cinelli h == History ==
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• Serpollet
  ...talian automotive steam car manufacturer (under French licence) based in [[Milan]] with operations in 1906 through 1908. == History ==
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• Nassetti
  == Nassetti History== ''Info from documents of the [[Milan]] Chamber of Commerce as follows:''
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• Cagiva C594
  ...ta|moto]] from competition produced from [[the house motociclistica|casa]] of [[Varese]] that race in the [[motomondiale]] from [[the 1994]] to [[the 199 ...om which it has been taken cue for the aesthetic one of a successive model of production, [[the Cagiva Myth]].
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• SWM
  ...nded in 1971 by [[Piero Sironi]] and [[Fausto Vergani]] and was based in [[Milan]], [[Italy]]. SWM manufactured [[Observed Trials]], [[Enduro]], [[Motorcros ==History==
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• Garelli
  '''Garelli''' is the name of an [[Italy | Italian]] company manufacturing [[Motorcycle | motorcycles]] ...is owned by NEW GARELLI SpA, controlled by Finsec Inc., a holding company of [[Paolo Berlusconi]].
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• Boneschi
  ...] [[bodywork]] firm founded in 1919 and is still active, currently as part of the [[Savio]] group. == History ==
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• Panettone
  ...]], usually prepared and enjoyed for [[Christmas]], and one of the symbols of the town. Maltese nationals are also traditionally associated with this cak ...or a sweet [[wine]], such as [[spumante]] or [[moscato]]. In some regions of Italy, it is served with '''Crema di Mascarpone''', a cream made from [[mas
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• A.G. Alfieri
  ...pan, it entered automobile history with the realization and implementation of [[independent suspension]] on their cars.
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• Cabi-Cattaneo
  ...acturing skills were demonstrated in World War One, with the extensive use of his unique designs in Italian Air Force aircraft. He also developed and man ...in principal European countries under his direction and license. This type of engine was used on the Atlantic flights in 1931 and 1933 when the Italian A
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• Beta Motor
  ...popular [[Motorcycle Trials|trials]] bikes. In 2005, they launched a range of [[enduro]] motorcylces using [[KTM]] engines. ==History==
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• La Fenice
  ...ermitting an opera company to "rise from the ashes" despite losing the use of two theatres (to fire and legal problems respectively). (Since opening and == History==
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• Gilera
  ...g|thumb|right|250px|'''1948 Gilera at [http://www.wheelsofitaly.com Wheels Of Italy]''']] == History ==
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• Borrani
  ...S.p.A.''' (established 1922 in [[Milano]]) is an [[Italian]] manufacturer of [[wheel]]s, famous for supplying single-nut lockable [[wire wheels]] to man ...ipment. The two rookies thus share an important part of Italian automotive history, both on the road and on the race track. Afterwards, Borrani wheels remaine
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• Dagrada
  ...e advent of the rear-engined British invasion saw their decline by the end of 1960. ...ertainly the loudest, are the eleven (?) cars built by Angelo Dagrada of [[Milan]].
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• Antonio Ascari
  ...rto Ascari''' ([[July 13]], [[1918]] – [[May 26]], [[1955]]) was one of [[Formula One]]'s first stars and the first great [[Ferrari]] driver. ...ix]] in [[1925]] but the younger Ascari had an interest in racing in spite of it. He raced [[motorcycle]]s in his earlier years; it was after he entered
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• Rossin
  ...d results in the major category riding fantastic bikes in the early months of ’77. ]] ...ssin bicycle brand enjoys widespread consideration and appeal. The history of Rossin bicycles is relatively short, but at the same time glorious. Rossin
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• Lombards
  == History== === Origins and conquest of Italy ===
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• Risotto
  ...paddies are abundant. It is one of the pillars of [[Turin|Torinese]] and [[Milan]]ese cuisine. ...us other wines, cheeses, or even fruits. ''Risotto Negro'' is a specialty of the [[Veneto]] region, made with [[cuttlefish]] cooked with their ink-sacs.
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• CNA
  == History == The two engineers oppened a small shop in the center of [[Rome]] near the [[Diocletian Baths]] They designed a sophisticated 4-cyli
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• Tre Spade
  ...r [[ioe]] 24 hp cars, with four-speed [[gearbox]]es, were the product of a well-known [[gunsmith]]. ==HISTORY OF F. LLI BERTOLDO MAKE THREE SPADE==
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• TM
  ...les]] and [[racing]]. Thanks to the excellent quality and high performance of their motorcycles, that small [[Pesaro]] enterprise became in just a few ye ...ular in a few years assimilated considerable experience working in sectors of great technical interest such as the [[Motobì]] racing department and the
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• Touring
  '''Carrozzeria Touring''' (established [[March 25]], [[1926]] in [[Milan]], discontinued 1966) was an Italian [[automobile]] [[coachbuilder]] famous ...on, [[Antonio Ascari]], and was located in a suburb immediately north of [[Milan]] (in via Ludovico de Breme 65) only a short distance from Alfa Romeo, Ital
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• Culture of Italy
  ...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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• Gilco
  ...his first customers was [[Ferrari]], who used chassis' from Gilco in many of their cars (including the [[Ferrari 125|125]], [[Ferrari 166|166]], [[Ferra Gilco also construced a very small number of their own cars, and also built chassis' for private customers, mainly in th
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• Bianchi Motorcycles
  ...do Bianchi started his bicycle manufacturing business in a small shop on [[Milan]]’s Via Nirone in 1885. Bianchi was a prominent name in the motorcycle ra ==Early history==
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• Castagna
  This story begins in the [[Milan]] of the early days, where [[Leonardo]]'s canals were flowing, when [[Italy]] wa ...istrict, around 1830, [[Carlo Castagna]] is an apprentice worker in one of Milan's most famous "workshops", where, for more than a century, elegant and sump
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• Fiat 508
  ...his designers, who made a car with average grade of benefits and the cost of use was very low. == History ==
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• ALCA
  ..., the Company '''ALCA''' (Anonima Lombarda Cabotaggio Aereo), located in [[Milan]], [[Italy]], manufactured, or at least tried to produce a small car in ser ...ments, the dvidida Structure is in three parts, the previous accommodation of the [[battery]] and a small trunk, the plant is located where the two passe
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• San Pellegrino
  [[Image:SanPellegrinoBottle.jpg|thumb|150px|A 750ml bottle of San Pellegrino]] [[Image:Sanpellagrinoaranciatacan.jpg|thumb|150px|right|A can of San Pellegrino Aranciata]]
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• Giuseppe Campari
  ...pari (2nd from left), [[Achille Varzi]] (3rd) and [[Tazio Nuvolari]] (4th) of Alfa Romeo with [[Prospero Gianferrari]] (6th).]] ...e Giuseppe Campari''' near the city of [[Lodi, Italy|Lodi]] southwest of [[Milan, Italy]], as a teenager he went to work for the [[Alfa Romeo]] automobile c
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• Cinema of Italy
  ...ière brothers]] had discovered it, and it was precisely with a few seconds of film in which [[Pope Leo XIII]] was [[blessing]] the [[camera]]. ...in]] and the ''Itala Film''. Other companies would soon have followed in [[Milan]] and in [[Naples]]. In a short time these first companies reached a fair p
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• OSCA
  == History== ...ered two works cars for Franco Rol but the car was a long way off the pace of the [[Alfa Romeos]] and [[Ferraris]].
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• Isotta-Fraschini
  ...Milan which only the most elite could own. Today Isotta-Fraschini is a set of several companies. == History ==
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• Road bicycle racing
  ...[team time trial]]s are another form of cycle racing on roads). It is one of the most physically demanding sports that one can participate in. ...68. The first world championship was in 1893 and [[cycling]] has been part of the [[Olympic Games]] since the modern sequence started in [[Athens]] in 18
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• Lambretta
  |Location || {{flagiconItaly}} [[Milan]], [[Italy]] ...'Lambretta''' was a line of [[motor scooter]]s originally manufactured in Milan, [[Italy]], by [[Innocenti]] but also manufactured, under license by Socié
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• History
  ...gnificantly contributed to the [[culture|cultural]] and social development of the entire [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] area, deeply influencing Eur ...ddle Ages]] and the [[Renaissance]]. Dominated by [[city-state]]s for much of the medieval and Renaissance period, the [[Italian peninsula]] was eventual
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• Ferrari 166
  The '''[[Ferrari]] 166''' was an evolution of the [[Ferrari 125|125 S]] [[race car]] that became a [[sports car]] for the ...typical at the time, a bare chassis was delivered to the [[coachbuilder]] of the customer's choice. Many used [[Carrozzeria Touring]], who produced a s
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• Jonghi
  ...aJeannin1932WP.jpg|200px|right|thumb|'''''Jeannin'' victorious in the ''GP of Rome'' in 1932''']] Jonghi was founded in [[Milan]] from the remains of "[[Nagase & Ray]]" and was moved to [[France]] taking the [[brand]] "'''Con
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• Itom
  1953 - introduction of the Esperia, which had a 2 speed gearbox and a pressed steel monocoche (Ita ...ell’ Orto SS20 carburettor, expansion chamber and piston. The pistons were of various types with either 2 or 3 rings.
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• Verona
  [[Image:It-map.png|thumb|right|300px|Map of Italy showing Verona in the north]] ...ver to the Garda lake in case of flood danger. The tunnel reduced the risk of floodings from once every seventy years to once every two centuries.
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• Moto Morini
  '''Moto Morini''' is an [[Italy|Italian]] maker of [[motorcycle]]s. It was founded by [[Alfonso Morini]] in [[Bologna]], in 19 ==History==
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• Riva Boats
  ...suring from 7 to 80 [[meter]]s long. It employs 2,800 people directly, out of which over 100 specialised engineers who comprise the group's design team. ...based on their turnover growth compared with the sales volumes and number of employees and included top European companies from different sectors. The g
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• Bimota
  ...motDB2.jpg|thumb|300px|right|'''Bimota DB2 at [http://www.woiow.com Wheels Of Italy]]]''' '''Bimota''' is an [[Italian]] [[motorcycle]] [[company]] located in the city of [[Rimini]].
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• Itala
  ...nd "Avalve" rotary types and at the beginning of WW1, offered a wide range of cars. During the war Itala built aeroplane engines but made a loss producin ...based on the pre war cars such as the Tipo 50 25/35hp and a re-appearance of the Avalve in the 4426 cc Tipo 55 but financial success eluded the com
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