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• Biblocco
  ...e up of two main pieces, usually two smaller engine sizes and usually only two engine blocks, coupled and arranged in a line to form an engine twice the s ...and Benz, Opel and the [[Itala]]. Shortly after the end of the First World War this technical solution fell into disuse.
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• Savoia-Marchetti
  ...talia'' - [[Seaplane]] company of Northern Italy). After the [[first world war]] gained the name '''Savoia''', when it acquired the ''Società Anonima Cos ...Two, and Savoia-Marchetti struggled with insolvency for 6 years after the war before declaring [[bankruptcy]] in [[1951 in aviation|1951]]. In [[1953 in
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• DEI
  ...ng the [[Mosquito]] [[Garelli]] engine at first and then latter, the Sachs two-stroke engine with 150 cc and a four-speed gearbox.
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• FBM
  ...nd entrepreneurs in the production of "[[two-stroke engine]]s" after World War II. ...[[1952]] with the "Seagull", which had a 125 cc engine [[two-stroke engine|two times]] cantilever mounted on a tubular chassis monotrave. Later it was the
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• Fimer
  ...ilt in the years following [[World War II]], it had a 246 cc two-cylinder, two-stroke rear-mounted [[motorcycle]] [[engine]]; few were constructed. The F
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• Capello
  ...in 1912. They came to market with three models, a 2 hp single cylinder and two cylinders, one with 2 ¾ hp and 3 ½ hp. ...ut a 3 ½ hp single cylinder. It's possible that with the outbreak of World War I, this was the last year that made the brand motorcycles.
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• Temperino
  ...V2 air-cooled) and production continued through and after the first world war. Over 1500 examples were built until around 1924. ...(two-cylinder air-cooled 1010cc Vee engine with 20bhp) and a Sport model (two-cylinder in-line 1021cc with 25bhp). Various body styles such as torpedo, s
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• Bartolomeo Costantini
  He joined the [[Italo-Turkish War]] (1911) and became known in [[World War I]], where ''capitano'' Costantini became a [[flying ace]] with six victori
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• Gulf of Sidra
  ...gement over territorial claim, two Libyan [[Su-22]] jets were shot down by two US F-14 Tomcats. ...r in 1989 during what is referred to as [[Gulf of Sidra incident (1989)]], two Libyan [[MiG-23]] Flogger Es aircraft were shot down when it was believed t
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• Menon motorcycle
  ...l car. The first bikes with an engines was made only after the First World War.
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• William Grover-Williams
  ...h; [[March 18]], [[1945]]), was a [[Grand Prix motor racing]] driver and [[war hero]]. ...], in [[1919]] he worked as the chauffeur for the famous [[Ireland|Irish]] war artist [[William Orpen|Sir William Orpen]] ([[1878]]-[[1931]]).
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• Molise
  In the region there are two ethnic minorities: the [[Molise Croats|Molisan Croatians]] (2,500 people wh ...ty" by the Canadian troops. One ancient town which escaped the ravages of war is Larino. Its Centro Storico (Historic Centre) is one of the largest in s
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• Ganna
  ...-built, ''Blackburne'' and ''JAP'' prior to WWII, and then 49 cc to 250 cc two-strokes from ''Puch'', ''Sachs'' and ''[[Minarelli]]''. In 1936 they built ...r the war Ganna was forced to switch to light models with 125 - and 250-cc two-stroke Puch blocks.
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• Garavini
  ...a" in 1933. The company suffered substantial damage during the First World War, but managed to recover and set up and work with some luxury cars in Italy, ...ely finished with a little cupboard, a hand basin, two fold down seats and two stretcher carriers.
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• Rudolf Caracciola
  ...ween 1934 and 1938. As the two drivers who all but defined success for the two German car makers, Mercedes-Benz and [[Auto Union]], Carracciola and fellow ...ve for driving was there but he did not have the success he had before the War. A second serious accident ended his comeback attempt well before the new [
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• Fiat 2
  ...is based on the same basis as the [[Fiat Type 1 | Type 1]] is available in two versions of the Type 2 is quickly replaced in 1902 by type 2B. ...officially adopted by the army of the King of Italy during the First World War. It will be produced in 1169 copies.
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• Bugatti Type 13
  The car was brought back after [[World War I]] with [[multi-valve]] engines to bring fame to the [[marque]] at [[Bresc ==Pre-war==
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• La Fenice
  ...itting an opera company to "rise from the ashes" despite losing the use of two theatres (to fire and legal problems respectively). (Since opening and bein ...two major productions in the theatre and [[Vincenzo Bellini|Bellini]] had two operas premiered there. [[Gaetano Donizetti|Donizetti]], fresh from his tri
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• Air racing
  ...' is a sport that involves small [[airplane]]s and is practiced around the world each year. It is somewhat similar to [[Auto racing|auto racing]]; most pilo ...e finisher by five seconds. Curtiss was held as "Champion Air Racer of the World". This event was held yearly for many years.
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• Lombardi
  ...funebre.jpg|thumb|right|250px|'''One of Lombardi first designs in the post-war was a special hearse based on a Fiat 1100.''']] ...by the driver and engineer [[Francis Lombardi]] following the Second world war, was a [[carrozzeria]] which began by building [[coupes]] and [[cabriolets]
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• Miller Balsamo
  In 1921 they produced their own motorcycles with a 123 cc two-stroke and 173 cc models with a [[Moser (St. Aubin)|Moser]] or [[Rudge|Pyth ...amo apparently produced in those years a 98 cc and 200 cc model. After the war, they added more models, 123 cc to 246 cc and a 249 cc kopklepper. After 19
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• Bianchi Motorcycles
  ...Via Nirone in 1885. Bianchi was a prominent name in the motorcycle racing world from 1925 to 1930. ==Post War==
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• V engine
  ...in motorcycle engine.jpg|thumb|200px|right|An early Vee engine - this is a two-cylinder V-twin used in an early British motorcycle]] ...which do. On the other hand, some important [[V-twin engine]] designs have two-pin cranks. However, in German, these engines are all identified as '''boxe
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• Whitney Willard Straight
  ...at epidemic]] while serving with the [[United States Army]] during [[World War I]]. Following his mother's remarriage to [[United Kingdom|British]] agrono ...ent. He competed in more Grands Prix than any American until after [[World War II]]. In 1933 driving a [[Maserati]] he won the [[Donington Trophy]] and th
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• GD
  Guido Dall'Oglio designed the 122 cc two stroke with horizontal cylinders for this Italian brand that he and brother ...d on a [[CM]] engine. GD was discontinued because - with the Second World War on the door - they saw more in cooperation and business with their weapons
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• Favignana
  ...took possession of the island under the terms of the treaty that ended the war. ...ds to [[Ignazio Florio]], the son of a wealthy mainland industrialist, for two million lire. He invested heavily in Favignana and built a major tuna canne
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• Alfa Romeo P2
  | Front mounted, Alfa Romeo,<br>[[Straight-8]] (two straight 4 blocks),<br> ! [[List of Formula One World Constructors' Champions|Constructors' Championships]]
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• Alpino
  ...|right|250px| Alpino "Bassotto" 125 cc. This Alpine had a ''Teine'' 125 cc two-stroke engine and was named "Bassotto" because it had small wheels. [http:/ ...cturers of [[engines]] and [[motorcycles]]. At the end of the Second World War the production intensifies and Alpino starts spreading rapidly, thanks to t
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• Nino Farina
  ...raight-arm' driving style and his status as the first ever [[Formula One]] World Champion. ...rina, he was just reaching his peak as a driver at the outbreak of [[World War II]], and it would be another eight years before he would win a major race.
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• Hermann Lang
  ...ed and before long decided to compete in the sidecar class. At age twenty-two, he won the German sidecar mountain race championship. ...llaha Lake course in [[Libya]] which was then the fastest racetrack in the world. Lang dominated the event, winning it for three straight years. That year h
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• Orlandi
  ...Carrozzeria Emiliana Renzo Orlandi", the latter headed by Henry's son. The two companies competed for some years, then the owners chose to sell the ''Carr ...eronautics and, later, heavily damaged by Allied bombing. The Second World War saw a marked upswing of the business, along with the need to provide means
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• Guazzoni
  ...er has meager success. Subsequently they built three-wheelers. After the war becomes concessionary for Milan of the [[Movement Morini]]. ...|FBM]]. L' following year comes supported a 150cc, always single-cylinder two times and built to Bologna. It "150", available in the versions Touring, S
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• Alfa Romeo Tipo 512
  ...peaking it is 180 degree [[V12 engine|V12]]) using mid-engine layout. With two Roots type superchargers, the engine could produce up to 225 bhp (168 kW)} The car development was finished in 1940 and stopped during World War II, another chassis was built also but this car never raced.
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• Mantelli
  During World War II the factories in [[Turin]] were completely destroyed and in 1950, the co ...ally [[Fiat 600]], [[Fiat 1100]] and the new 500. To remember a remarkable two-seater [[spider]] style thirties on mechanical [[Fiat 1100]]/103. Among the
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• Sertum
  ...tional (for the time) ''Batu'', a bike with a 120cc [[two-stroke engine]], two gears and an open frame. Just after two years of motorcycle production, Sertum has a broad lineup of bikes from the
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• Alfa Corse
  ...from the [[Formula 1|Championship of the World of Formula 1]], until the [[World Rally Championship|rally]]. Immediately, the Stable itself distinse for its success all over the world, and with pilots of big thickness. Seen the experience acquired from you S
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• Electro-pneumatic brake system on British railway trains
  ...ve passenger service requirements. The fleet prior to World War 2 used the two-pipe Westinghouse Air Brake system, which was more effective than the gener ...ritish_Rail_Class_416|2-EPB]] and [[British_Rail_Class_415|4-EPB]] for the two- and four-car units respectively. The design was successful, and a larger f
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• ALCA
  ...ctured, or at least tried to produce a small car in series tandem-cylinder two-stroke, called [[Volpe]]. ...ation of the [[battery]] and a small trunk, the plant is located where the two passengers besides the [[dashboard]] and the spare [[wheel]] and later we f
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• Wilier
  It is an Italian brand that from 1962 made small 49-cc two-stroke bikes. Production was completed between 1966 and 1970. Both Wilier and Triestina were inspired by Italian patriotism following the World Wars. Wilier is an acronym. W is an abbreviation for the word Viva, which m
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• CNA
  In [[1923]], [[Carlo Gianini]] and [[Peter hesitation]] were two [[Engineer|engineers]] that graduated and lived in the [[Capital (city)|cap The two engineers oppened a small shop in the center of [[Rome]] near the [[Dioclet
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• Husqvarna
  ...rna’s motorcycle history is very much associated with the long series of [[World Championship]] victories in motocross that Husqvarna enjoyed in the 1960s, ...ne. It soon becomes very popular. During the years before the Second World War, thousands upon thousands of machines are produced, which means that Sweden
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• Romanazzi
  Despite the vicissitudes that in the late 20's characterized the world economy, while [[Italy]] had buckled in the minor effects of the economic c From that moment, and until the outbreak of the Second World War, production was specialized in the field of motor vehicles for the new cent
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• X engine
  Most examples of X-engines are from the [[World War II]] era, and were designed for large military aircraft. The following are *[[Rolls-Royce Vulture]], an [[x-24_engine|X-24]] based on two [[Rolls-Royce Peregrine|Peregrines]] and the powerplant of the ill-fated [[
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• Ansaldo
  ...s excess production capacity, because the war had ended and the demands of war products had ceased. ...ne in line 1846cc., (4C in the age of 35 hp). 4C was built on a chassis of two different lengths. Short chassis models for long torpedo and chassis for th
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• Benelli
  ...20 the company built its first complete engine in-house, a single-cylinder two-stroke 75 cc model, immediately adapted to a bicycle frame. Two years after that, using a version specially designed for competitions, Toni
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• Mondial
  ...age:mondial-250-1957-1600.jpg|right|thumb|300px|'''1957 F.B. Mondial 250cc World Champion''' <small>[http://www.cyberium.net/imagine/M/index.html Source]</s ...its time, winning 5 [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|World Championships]]. After the [[1957 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1957
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• Pescara Grand Prix
  ...s. In F1 1957 the Pescara Grand Prix formed a round of the [[Formula One]] World Championship, a race which still holds the record as having the longest cir ...yout holds the record as the longest circuit to ever to host a Formula One World Championship event, with the [[Nürburgring]] Nordschleife coming second at
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• MM
  ...igi Bonazzi]], [[Dorino Serafini]] and [[Mario Mazzetti]] with the MM 175, world record in 1933''']] ...ph Massi-Deck]]. In 1924 MM debuted a 125[[cubic centimeter|cc]] monocycle two speed (with the engine patented by [[Mazzetti]]) with success because of th
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• Gilera
  After the first world war, Gilera centimeter [[cc]] piston displacement produces motion from 500 and ...linders online from 500 cc equipped of compressor that established the new World-wide Record of the hour (to 274,181 Km/h, [[established record]] in [[1937]
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• Lancia D50
  ...r better weight distribution and aerodynamics. Six of the cars were built, two of them are displayed in Italian museums. ...ed by Ferrari. During their competition lifespan D50s were entered into 14 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, winning five.
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