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• John Elkann
  ...acob Philip "Jaki" Elkann''' (born [[1976]]) is a [[New York, New York|New York]]-born [[Italy|Italian]] industrialist and heir to the automaker [[Fiat]]. ...e chairman of umbrella family holding company Giovanni Agnelli & C., under new chairman Gianluigi Gabetti who had been chairman of IFIL. As "Jaki" Elkann
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• Kiton
  ...lifornia|San Francisco]], [[California]] and [[Bergdorf Goodman]] in [[New York City]]. Kiton opened its [[US$]]40 million New York flagship and showroom on West 54th Street in [[2004]]. Like many other tail
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• Motorama
  ...]] to [[1961]]. Motorama (also known as Autorama) was aptly described by [[New Zealand]] automotive writer, Maurice Hendry, as "those gaudy carnivals of g ...n [[1931]]. 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
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• Brioni
  ...year, Brioni opened new shops on both sides of the Atlantic. Brioni's New York showrooms are located on 52nd Street and 57th Street in [[Manhattan]].
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• Fiat 1
  ...or taxis and sold not only in [[Italy]] but also in other markets like New York City, London, Paris and other cities. In 1910, Fiat reiterates its full range of passenger cars and inaugurated a new name: '''Tipo'''. Thus, at the same time the were delivering the '''''Tipo
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• Board track racing
  ...ly Hills, California]], [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]], and [[Brooklyn, New York]]. The board tracks popped up because of the ease to construct a track and ...utor to the demise of board tracks was the expensive upkeep. Tracks needed new 2x4 boards every five years. During the last decade of board tracks, carpen
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• Alfa Romeo Gran Sport Quattroruote
  ...being unveiled the next year at the [[New York International Auto Show|New York Motor Show]]. Despite its appealing design, the car did not sell well: only
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• Zust
  ...own throughout the world, participated with a 28/45 HP in the grueling New York - Paris race in 1908. This competition, which was approached by '''ZÜST''' ...and the 50/60 HP later renamed S 235 (7432 cc). In 1913 they presented the new HP 25/35 S 305, characterized by a radiator similar to that of [[Fiat]] at
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• Macaroni
  ...y in [[New York City]], [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]], and [[New Jersey]]), ''macaroni'' is used as a generic term for any type of pasta. H
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• Boano
  ...GT, was sold to New York collector, Bob Lee, off the stand at the 1956 New York Auto Show. At the direction of [[Enzo Ferrari]], Lee bought the car for $9,
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• Engineering mechanics
  Within the theoretical sciences, applied mechanics is useful in formulating new ideas and theories, discovering and interpreting phenomena, and developing * S.P. Timoshenko, "History of Strength of Materials", Dover, New York, 1953.
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• Bus
  ...points as in patronizing his baths, he shifted the stage line's focus. His new ''voiture omnibus'' ("carriage for all") combined the functions of the hire ...Bordeaux and Lyons. A London newspaper reported in July 4, 1829 that "the new vehicle, called the ''omnibus'', commenced running this morning from Paddin
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• Pirelli Calendar
  | [[Joyce Tennyson]] || the [[Polaroid]] Studios, [[New York]] || | [[Richard Avedon]] || New York, United States ||
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• Fiat Multipla
  ...f the Multipla was displayed at the [[Museum of Modern Art]] (MOMA) in New York during its "Different Roads - Automobiles for the Next Century" exhibition ..., the Multipla was displayed at the [[Museum of Modern Art]] (MOMA) in New York during its "Different Roads - Automobiles for the Next Century" exhibition
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• Blowoff valve
  ..., Rama, and Khan, Aijaz. Turbomachinery Design and Theory. New York, New York: Marcel Dekker, 2003.
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• Rudolf Caracciola
  ...War. A second serious accident ended his comeback attempt well before the new [[Formula 1]] championship was first contested in 1950. Caracciola died of ...aracciola, ''A Racing Car Driver's World'' (Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, New York, 1961) This is a later edition of the above work, with much additional mate
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• Ferenc Szisz
  ...spring of 1900 he ended up in [[Paris, France]] where he found work at the new [[Renault|Renault Automobile]] company. ...United States]] to compete in the [[Vanderbilt Cup]] on [[Long Island, New York]]. In a field that included [[Felice Nazzaro]] and [[Louis Chevrolet]] driv
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• Morbidelli
  ...ers had Morbidellis, and none were available for sale to private racers. A new factory was built with help from Benelli at Pesaro, called the MBA factory, ...xotic design, it would be displayed at the [[Guggenheim Museum]]s in [[New York]], [[Bilbao]] and [[Las Vegas]].
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• Prosciutto
  McGee, Harold. <i>On Food and Cooking (revised).</i> New York, NY: Scribner, 2004. ISBN 0-684-80001-2
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• Maserati 250S
  ...e.jpg|thumb|left|1957 450S [[Costin]]/[[Zagato]] coupe at [[Scarsdale, New York|Scarsdale]] (2006).]] ...&nbsp;Later, the car was restored by [[Medardo Fantuzzi]] of [[Maserati]] (new chassis #4512); later by [[Faralli]] & [[Mazzanti]].
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• San Pellegrino
  ...Nestlé. Just four years later in 2003, a 75cl format reached $10 in [[New York City]] restaurants, and 65,000 bottles are sold every day in the city. ...[New York City]], in July 2005. The Institute of Culinary Education is New York City's largest and most active center for culinary education. The school of
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• Roman Holiday
  *[[New York Film Critics Circle Awards|New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress]] (Audrey Hepburn)
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• Bandini formula junior
  ...cial conducted of carburetors, changes to [[tested (mechanical) |head]], a new oil sump, and tuned that carried the maximum power up to 90 [[hp]] @ 6900 [ ...most of them were exported to America through the importer Biener of [[New York]].
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• Motorcycle Museums
  ...orcyclist Association looks back on a 75 year history of motorcycling at a new museum next to the association's headquarter in Columbus, Ohio. * The Art Of The Motorcycle - The Guggenheim Museum in New York broke all attendance records with this show of fifty of the world's finest
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• Italdesign
  ...f products in a short time, substantially reducing the “time to market” of new models. ...had the honor of being the first major assignment for a new vehicle (and a new production unit to locate in Southern Italy).
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• List of Auto Racing tracks
  *[[Mount Panorama Circuit]], [[Bathurst, New South Wales|Bathurst]], [[New South Wales]] *[[Eastern Creek Circuit]], [[New South Wales]]
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• Luigi Colani
  ;1953: Head of New Materials project group at [[McDonnell-Douglas]] in California. ...The propellers, also known as "centripetal supersonic propellers", were a new design idea. The plane was a design study and is not airworthy.
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• Gucci
  ..., opening the company’s first boutiques in [[London]], [[Paris]] and [[New York]]. Even in Gucci’s fledgling years, the family was notorious for its fero ====New Management====
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• Demolition Derby
  ...but have recently begun becoming popular in demolition events. Recently a new class for [[minivan]]s has been added to some derbys because of the abundan ...[[ESPN]] did broadcast [[The Demolition Derby World Championship from New York]]. That was the last time that ESPN or any other national network featured
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• Torelli
  Tubeset: Columbus' "New Thron" tubeset. Made from 25CrMo4 Cromoly steel, Thron is now drawn to 0.5m New Horizons Sports
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• Jean-Pierre Wimille
  In 1936, Wimille traveled to [[Long Island, New York]] to compete in the [[Vanderbilt Cup]] where he finished 2nd, behind the wi
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• Delta engine
  ...ritish Rail Class 55]] ''Alycidon'', at the [[National Railway Museum]], [[York]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]]] ...ngine.jpg|thumb|Napier Deltic engine at the [[National Railway Museum]], [[York]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]]]
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• Watkins Glen International
  ...near [[Watkins Glen, New York]], at the southern tip of [[Seneca Lake (New York)|Seneca Lake]]. The facility is owned by [[International Speedway Corporati ...hilltop southwest of town. The original 6.6mi course is listed in the New York State and National Registers of Historic Places.
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• Fiat 24-32 HP
  To start, the new F.I.A.T. absorbed a bicycle company owned by [[Giovanni Ceirano]], who had ...16/20 hp model was exported to America, where Hollander & Tengeman of New York, sole agents for the U.S. and Canada, sold most of the 200-car output for p
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• Ferrari America
  The first America cars were the '''340'''. Using the new [[Ferrari Lampredi engine|Lampredi]] [[V12]] developed for [[Formula 1]] ra Another [[Pininfarina]] and [[Vignale]] car, the 375 used the new 4.5&nbsp;L [[Lampredi]] engine with up to 300&nbsp;hp (224 kW). The 340 an
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• Raymond Sommer
  ...ailure, once when 12 laps in the lead. Sommer traveled to Long Island, New York to compete in the 1936 [[Vanderbilt Cup]] where he finished 4th to the winn
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• Fibreglass
  ...d was soda-lime glass or A glass. It was not very resistant to alkali. A new type, E-glass was formed that is alkali free (< 2%) and an alumino-borosili ...acturing Technology of Continuous Glass Fibers''. Elsevier Scientific. New York. 1973.
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• Live and Let Die
  ...takes place in the [[African American]] cultural centres of [[Harlem]], [[New Orleans]], and the [[Caribbean Islands]]. Furthermore, the film contains se ...the [[United Nations|UN]], to investigate. As soon as Bond arrives in New York City, his driver is killed while taking him to meet Felix Leiter of the [[C
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• Moto Morini
  ...ions. (These records were not bettered for twenty years.) In 1933 he set a new world speed record for 175&nbsp;cc motorcycles of 162&nbsp;km/h. ...ed [[transmission]], single cylinder, [[two stroke]] T125 emerged from the new Bologna factory, Via Berti. In 1947 a Sport version appeared.
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• Street racing
  .... There are also very active street racing cultures in New York, Florida, New Jersey, Nevada and Texas. In some cases, the popularity has led to tough a
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• Grand-Am
  ...the Ferrari Challenge featuring race versions of the [[Ferrari 360]], the new Ferrari 430, and historic [[Ferrari]] race cars. ...e]], [[Porsche 911]] GT3 Cup, Ferrari 360 Modena, and [[BMW M3]]. However, new rules introduced in 2005, commonly referred to as Prep2, allow for the intr
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• Whitney Willard Straight
  Born in [[New York]], Whitney Straight was the son of [[Willard Straight|Willard Dickerman Str
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• Risotto
  *Barrett, Judith, and Norma Wasserman (1987). ''Risotto''. New York: Scribner. ISBN 0684186918.
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• Prada
  ...ly 00's has been described as that of a "chic neo-fascist army" by the New York Times. Other critics have described Prada's look by comparing it to [[Gucc
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• Bugatti Royale
  ...tic designs. Armand Esders brought it to the US. The car surfaced in a New York junkyard in 1943, was bought and restored by a [[General Motors]] executive
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• Intermeccanica
  ...Apollo (earlier version of the Vetta Ventura) was featured at the 1963 New York Auto Show, where it received rave reviews.
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• Architecture
  ...neral civil construction such as roads and bridges began to be built. Many new building types such as schools, hospitals, and recreational facilities emer ...her than religion, and with all its attendant progress and achievements, a new chapter began. Buildings were ascribed to specific architects - [[Michaelan
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• Spada
  ...m sheets. This operation lengthened both the rear end and the front. These new appendages were screwed directly onto the existing bodywork and, when it wa ...ietta enabled Alfa Romeo to maintain its supremacy in the category while a new GT was being developed: this was to be the Giulia TZ.
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• Luciano Pavarotti
  ...]], in a production of ''[[La fille du régiment]]'' at [[New York City|New York]]'s [[Metropolitan Opera]], in which he drove the crowd into a frenzy with ...ème'' in 1988, also recorded on video. In 1992 La Scala saw Pavarotti in a new Zeffirelli production of ''Don Carlo'' conducted by [[Riccardo Muti]]. Pava
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• Laverda
  Over the next two decades, Laverda would go on to produce new models of ever increasing capacity and capability, in different sectors of ...ing out a new breed of large motorcycles that would be built around an all new 650cc parallel twin engine. The brand was now sufficiently strong and well
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