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  • George and his brother Sam were born in [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]] in the 1920s. Due to the deaths of their parents, they moved, as children, to [[Rosevill
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  • By the mid-1920s, the Targa Florio had become one of Europe's most important races, as neith ...Mercedes (car)|Mercedes]] (not yet merged with [[Benz &Cie.|Benz]]) in the 1920s made a big impression in Germany, especially the one of German [[Christian
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  • ...rcycle engines, Giovanni Moretti also dabbled in [[microcars]] in the late 1920s and early 1930s. During [[World War II]], Moretti found success constructin
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  • ...the Ring called the '''''Nordschleife''''' ("Northern Loop"), built in the 1920s around the village and medieval castle of [[Nürburg]] in the [[Eifel]] mou In the early 1920s, races called [[ADAC]] [[Eifelrennen]] were held on public roads in the Eif
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  • ...fied this behavior led to the widespread adoption of the practice in the [[1920s]] and hence more powerful higher compression engines. The most popular addi ...n blended with gasoline, primarily to boost octane levels, since the early 1920s, standards to phase out leaded gasoline were first implemented in [[1973]].
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  • ...ces were held on public streets ([[road racing]]) around Mugello since the 1920s. [[Giuseppe Campari]] won there in 1920 and 1921, [[Emilio Materassi]] in 1
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  • ...ce was interrupted by [[World War I]], but continued in [[1919]]. In the [[1920s]] and [[1930s]], the race became more popular, and is currently considered
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  • The O.M. developed a certain vogue in England during the mid-1920s. The 665 in particular was quite popular, frequently fitted with bodies by
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  • ...[Bugatti]], but also including [[Delage]] and [[Delahaye]]) until the late 1920s, when the Italians ([[Alfa Romeo]] and [[Maserati]]) began to beat the Fren ...y this time were single-seaters (the riding mechanic vanished in the early 1920s), with 8 to 16 cylinder supercharged engines producing upwards of 600hp on
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  • ...styles. A satirical presentation of the island's [[lesbian]] colony in the 1920s is made by [[Compton Mackenzie]]'s novel ''Extraordinary Women'' (1928).
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  • ...lly in 1900-1905, and were definitely established in the [[Interwar period|1920s and 1930s era]] of [[Grand Prix motor racing]], when blue Bugatti and red A
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  • ...in 1913 on [[Igor Sikorsky]]'s airplane ''The Grand''. However, during the 1920s there were many passenger aircraft in which the crew were open to the air w
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  • During the 1920s, Philippe lived the life of a wealthy playboy, often found in the company o
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  • ...of [[Württemberg]], just like the city is placed within the state. In the 1920s, Ferdinand Porsche had constructed supercharged cars for [[Mercedes-Benz]] ...z]] (from Stuttgart itself) and later [[Auto Union]] at race tracks in the 1920s and 30s, so each knew of the other.
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  • ...irst decade of the 20th Century and the [[Grand Prix motor racing]] of the 1920s and 1930s.
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  • ...rd]] and [[Deere & Company|John Deere]] began manufacturing them. By the [[1920s]], tractors with a gasoline powered [[internal combustion engine]] had beco
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  • ...n in the United States before World War I and became widespread during the 1920s and 30s. Two different types of racecars predominated—[[Open-wheel|op
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  • ...n in the United States before World War I and became widespread during the 1920s and 30s. Two different types of racecars predominated—[[Open-wheel|op
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  • ...of [[Antonio Ascari]], a talented [[Grand Prix motor racing]] star in the 1920s, racing [[Alfa Romeo in motorsport|Alfa Romeo]]s. Antonio was killed while
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  • ...rks despite the introduction of sound, and it was only at the end of the [[1920s]] that some innovative films were directed by [[Alessandro Blasetti]], [[Ma
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  • ...e 1940s, Norma is a forgotten former silent film star from the 19teens and 1920s, and the car represents both the height her glamour and how its time has pa
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  • ...VCR engines, the first being built and tested by [[Harry Ricardo]] in the 1920s. This work led to him devising the [[octane rating]] system that is still i
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  • ...who died in a practice session in May 1997. Two drivers total died in the 1920s, with another two in the 1930s, one in the 1940s, five in the 1950s, five i
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  • ...ements featured models in sleek, simple gowns inspired by the glamour of [[1920s]] [[silent film]] stars. Ford priced up the ready-to-wear and used exotic f
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  • After being weakened during the 1920s and 1930s, [[organised crime]] was given total freedom by the United States
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  • ==1912 to the 1920s - The Golden Age of Racing==
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  • ...enerally prevailed from the earliest origins of the wagon bodystyle in the 1920s through the 1940s. It remained in use through 1960 on several models offere
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  • In the early 1920s, [[Benito Mussolini]] took control of [[Italy]] and [[Italy]] became [[fasc
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  • ...67 spoof ''Casino Royale'' also included two short comedic songs sung in a 1920s style. One led into an instrumental version of "Look of Love" and began wit
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  • ...ree from foreign influence, except briefly under the Fascist regime of the 1920s and 30s. As a result, Italian music has kept elements of the many peoples t Later, in the Fascist era of the 1920s and 30s, government censorship occurred, though not on a systematic basis.
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  • Since the 1920s nearly all cars have been mass-produced to meet market needs, so marketing
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  • Fuel injection has been used commercially in [[diesel engine]]s since the mid 1920s. The concept was adapted for use in petrol-powered aircraft during [[World
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  • In the early 1920s, Miller built his own 3.0 litre (183 in³) engine, inspired by the Peugeot
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  • ...t various circuits around Australia for many decades, dating back into the 1920s, making the race one of the oldest surviving races today. Like the [[Frenc
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  • Originating in [[New South Wales]], Australia in the 1920s, there are now both domestic and international competitions in a number of
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  • ...d 1910. Automobiles became the preferred means of transportation. Over the 1920s, bicycles gradually became considered children's toys, and by 1940 most bic
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  • ...uropean [[Grand Prix motor racing]] (''q.v.'' for pre-1947 history) of the 1920s and 1930s. A number of Grand Prix racing organisations laid out rules for a
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  • ...thusiasts as being the first "supercar", with the term being coined in the 1920s by a British journalist to describe an Alfa Romeo. Some notable owners incl
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  • ...s. After the war, Fiat introduced its first tractor, the 702. By the early 1920s, Fiat had a market share in Italy of 80%.
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  • ...ondemned by Desgrange, and he only accepted their inevitability during the 1920s. Even when commercial cycling teams had become commonplace in other events,
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  • ...); partly suppressed under the [[Fascism|Fascist]] regime beginning in the 1920s, they recovered following the [[World War II]] [[Allied invasion of Sicily]
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  • ...oth the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] and Labour parties in the 1920s. By the 1930s, he had left mainstream politics and become the leader of the
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  • ...uropean [[Grand Prix motor racing]] (''q.v.'' for pre-1947 history) of the 1920s and 1930s. However, the foundation of Formula One began in [[1946]] with th
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