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• Fiat 131
  ...The 131 was given the Mirafiori name after the [[Turin]] suburb where the cars were produced. Naming the car in this way marked a break with the former F ..., [[Timo Salonen]] and [[Walter Röhrl]] at the wheel. The official "works" cars were sponsored by Italian airline [[Alitalia]] and bore their distinctive r
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• Alfa Corse
  ..., that it is occupied some planning, accomplishment and maintenance of the cars from contest of the [[Alfa Romeo|house]] of [[Arese]]. ...pionship of the World of Formula 1]], until the [[World Rally Championship|rally]].
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• Four-wheel drive
  [[Image:Car rally.jpg|thumb|right|224px|A [[Subaru Impreza]] [[rally car]] uses 4WD for traction on loose dirt.]] ...rovides better control on slick ice and is an important part of [[rallying|rally racing]] on mostly-paved roads.
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• Race car
  ...[[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]]. ...] saw the radical differentiation of racing vehicles from high-priced road cars, with [[Delage]], [[Auto Union]], [[Mercedes-Benz]], [[Delahaye]] and [[Bug
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• Lancia Monte Carlo
  Above all else, rust is the number one problem facing these cars. A rust free Monte Carlo or Scorpion is truly a remarkable find. For every problem with the cars, there is a documented solution. Replacement panels are being produced. P
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• Mark Blundell
  ...illiams]]. By 1990, Blundell had abandoned F3000 to concentrate on sports cars. That same year, he set a new lap record and earned pole position at the p ...st being a full-time tester for McLaren, he also countinued to race sports cars. That year, with the factory [[Peugeot]] outfit, he won the Le Mans 24 Hou
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• Fiat 124
  ...h. ''[[Road & Track]]'' praised the car's acceleration, comparing it with cars in the 1800-2000 cc class. ...124 Sport Spider]], and [[124 Coupe]], both sought after [[1970s]] classic cars. A stretched and more luxurious version of the 124 sedan known as the 125
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• Jim Clark
  ...as sufficiently impressed to give Clark a run in one of his Formula Junior cars, and the rest, as they say is history. ...competing in the [[Australasia]] based [[Tasman]] series, run for older F1 cars, and was series champion in 1965, 1967 and 1968 driving for Lotus. He won 1
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• Mille Miglia
  ...anamericana]], the ''MM'' made ''[[Gran Turismo]]'' (Grand Touring) sports cars like [[Alfa Romeo]], [[Ferrari]] (which debuted as a marque in the 1940 eve .../Jenkinson car, #722, left Brescia at 7:22 AM (see below), while the first cars had started at 9 PM the previous day. In the early days of the race even wi
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• Henri Pescarolo
  |Team(s) || [[Matra]], [[March Engineering|March]], [[Frank Williams Racing Cars|Williams]], [[British Racing Motors|BRM]], privateer [[Surtees]] Henri Pescarolo to this day drives in the yearly [[Dakar_Rally|Dakar Rally]].
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• Luigi Villoresi
  ...ar event, without incurring a penalty. The 1900mi endurance event featured cars from 8 different European starting locales. 72 survivors crossed the finish ...mpionship points. Villoresi continued rally racing and won the [[Acropolis Rally]] in [[Greece]] in 1958 before retiring to a home in [[Modena]].
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• Enduro
  ...y Racing, and the [http://www.bmwmoa.org BMW Motorcycle Owners of America] Rally should be referred to as a Motorcycle Enthusiasts Gathering. In any case, ...series. In Europe, the FIM is the dominant sanctioning body for bikes and cars.
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• Fiat Punto
  ...Bhp 1.6 Mpi unit (replaced in 1997 by the 86Bhp 1.2 16v FIRE unit). 55,000 cars were built between 1994-2000 ...oduced, such as the Punto Rally, the S1600 and the Punto [[Abarth]]. A new rally car based on the third generation Punto, the Super 2000 Punto [[Abarth]], w
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• Ferrari Dino engine
  ...er of [[Formula 1]], Formula 2, and [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] cars from [[1959]] through the early 1960s. Appearing in [[1958]], it used a 77 ...where it finished in third place behind two Lancia-Ferrari V8 Formula One cars.
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• Car body style
  [[Automobile|Cars]] can come in a large variety of different '''body styles'''. Some are sti ...xtile cover for what amounts to a large [[sunroof]]. Used on several older cars such as [[Citroën 2CV]] and [[Fuldamobil]].
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• Fiat 8V
  ...iat]]s (but many parts were made by [[Siata]] and they used them for their cars). The 8V was developed by [[Dante Giacosa]] and the stylist [[Fabio Lucio R ...cars had a factory produced bodywork by [[Carozzeria Speciale FIAT]]. Some cars had the bodywork done by other [[Italian]] [[coachbuilders]]. [[Carozzeria]
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• Alfa Romeo Alfetta
  ...re balanced weight distribution, as used on the Alfetta 158/159 Grand Prix cars. The suspension relied on [[double wishbone]]s and [[torsion bar]]s at the ...the best-handling saloon cars of their time. Unlike most rear-wheel drive cars, the transaxle meant there was no transmission tunnel linking the gearbox t
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• Targa Florio
  ...ian Rally Championship|Campionato Italiano Rally]]'', the Italian national rally championship. ...]] and [[Collesano]] from over 600 meters down to [[sea level]], where the cars raced from [[Campofelice di Roccella]] on the [[Buonfornello]] straight alo
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• Maserati
  ...manufacturer of [[automobile racing|racing cars]] and [[sports car|sports cars]], established in 1914 in [[Bologna]]. The company's headquarters are now i ...e other brothers, Bindo, Ernesto and Ettore, kept the firm going, building cars that won races.
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• Lamborghini LM002
  ...ion of making it capable of participating in the [[Dakar Rally|Paris Dakar Rally]]. They stripped it of anything that added unnecessary weight and gave it a The 1990 Lamborghini LM SUV, was on the list of cars being stolen in the 2000 movie Gone in Sixty Seconds (remake of the 1974 mo
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• V6
  ...onfiguration. It is the second most common engine configuration in modern cars after the [[straight-4]]; it shares with that engine a compactness very sui ...designed to be narrower than normal for use in small [[front wheel drive]] cars.
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• Alfa Romeo SZ
  ...y [[Giorgio Pianta]], engineer and team manager of the [[Lancia]] and Fiat rally works team. A hydraulic damper system was made by Koni. The SZ was original [[Category:Sports cars]]
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• Lancia Delta
  ...ominated rallying. Lancia offered road-going versions of these competition cars — the Lancia Delta HF4WD and Integrale. ...ears after its launch, the Delta was one of the most contemporarily styled cars of its class in Europe and was voted [[Car of the Year]] in 1980.
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• Alfa Romeo Brera
  ...h three engines: a 200bhp 2.4 JTD turbo-diesel, or 2.2 JTS and 3.2 [[V6]]. Cars with the diesel or 2.2 petrol will be front wheel drive, whilst the V6 will ...lenge Bibendum 2002, and "the Most Fascinating Car" award at the Super Car Rally 2002 form [[Paris]] to [[Monte Carlo]].
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• Lancia Montecarlo
  Cars from the first series, which were produced from 1975 to 1978, were known as ...s common and increases as the bushings wear (a common trait in mid-engined cars). The rear crossmember is a design flaw; the metal used was too thin and i
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• Lancia LC2
  ...longer eligable for championship points. The Group C regulations required cars to meet certain fuel economy requirements, with teams given a set amount of ...once again but they were unable to repeat their previous performance, both cars crashing out. Lancia once again skipped [[Fuji Speedway|Fuji]], returning
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• Fiat X1/9
  ...X1/9 was considered to have excellent handling, and was amongst the first cars to meet the abandoned late 60s U.S. safety regulations. ''Unlisted Author.' | X1/8 || Redeveloped as X1/20. The X1/9 was one of two new FIAT sports cars being designed at the time, the other being the X1/8 which was to be a clos
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• Ferrari Dino
  ...m [[1968]] to [[1976]]. The Dino name was retired by [[1976]], though the cars remained in production. It was created as an attempt to produce a relative ...r six on the list of [[Sports Car International Top Sports Cars|Top Sports Cars of the 1970s]]. ''[[Motor Trend|Motor Trend Classic]]'' named the 206/246
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• Valentino Rossi
  ...Rally Championship|WRC]] rally car at the 2002 [[Wales Rally Great Britain|Rally of Great Britain]] (although he crashed the car into a tree). His contract ...love for rallying, leading some to speculate a future move to the [[World Rally Championship]] rather than Formula One.
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• Fiat Coupé
  ...n and inherited from the [[Lancia Delta Integrale]], winner of the [[World Rally Championships]] a record six times. [[1996]] brought in a 1.8 L 16V engine ...counter the understeer and torque steer that plagues most turbocharged FWD cars. Additionally, the coupe featured independent suspension all round: At the
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• Fiat Coupe
  ...n and inherited from the [[Lancia Delta Integrale]], winner of the [[World Rally Championships]] a record six times. [[1996]] brought in a 1.8 L 16V engine ...counter the understeer and torque steer that plagues most turbocharged FWD cars. Additionally, the coupe featured independent suspension all round: At the
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• Automotive
  manufacturers of parts for racing 101 and 105 series cars. (UK) - Spare parts for Alfa Romeo cars since 1962. (Germany)
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• Mopeds
  In [[Malaysia]], kapchai bikes may apply the same highway speed limits as cars and larger motorcycles since modern kapchai models are capable to reach the [[Image:mopedrally009.jpg|thumb|288px|right|Mopeds Gone Wild—A rally sponsored by the Hells Satans branch of the Moped Army]]
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• Narain Karthikeyan
  ...becoming a semi-finalist in the Pilote Elf Competition for Formula Renault cars in [[1992]]. He returned to India to race in Formula Maruti for the [[1993] ...eyan completed the necessary testing distance of 300km in an [[Formula One cars|F1 car]] in order to gain his superlicense at the [[Silverstone Circuit]] o
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• Paul Newman
  ...Woodward]], in the feature films ''[[The Long, Hot Summer]]'' (1958), ''[[Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!]]'', (1958), ''[[From the Terrace]]'' (1960), ''[[Pa ...ed race car in [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]]/[[Pixar]]'s ''[[Cars (film)|Cars]]''. Similarly, he served as narrator for the 2007 film ''[[Dale (film)|Dal
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• Fiat Grande Punto
  ...tured a powered fully-retracting roof and was one of the cheapest open-top cars in the world at the time. Since the [[Fiat X1/9]] most Fiat cabriolets have ...oduced, such as the Punto Rally, the S1600 and the Punto [[Abarth]]. A new rally car based on the third generation Punto, the [[Super 2000]] Punto Abarth, w
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• Dante Giacosa
  ...s [[Tranquillo Zerbi]], designer of [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] cars for Fiat. In 1933 when work commenced on the Fiat 500, the director of the ...bsp;km/h was claimed. A batch of twenty cars was laid down in 1946 and the cars were raced successfully throughout the rest of the 1940s.
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• Four-wheel-drive
  [[Image:Car rally.jpg|thumb|right|224px|A [[Subaru Impreza]] [[rally car]] uses 4WD for traction on loose dirt.]] ...es better control on many surfaces, and is an important part of [[rallying|rally racing]].
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• Lancia Beta
  ...ause General Motors had already used the name Monte Carlo for one of their cars. The Scorpion name was a reference to Abarth. ...tre (200 Nm). The Coupé VX and HPE VX can be distinguished from the normal cars by the offset bulge on the hood which is required to clear the new air inta
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• International Motorsports Hall of Fame
  |align="left"|Founder of [[Lotus Cars|Lotus]] |[[Rallying|Rally]]
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• Monaco Grand Prix
  ...ck of a major motorsport event held wholly within Monaco's boundaries. The rally could not be considered as it mostly used the roads of other European count ...the world drivers' championship was run for less powerful [[Formula Two]] cars, the race was run to [[sports car racing|sports car]] rules instead and did
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• History of the automobile
  ...to take off in western Europe, especially in France where, in 1903, 30,204 cars were produced, representing 48.8% of world automobile production that year. ...Winton automobile|Winton]], and [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] were producing cars in the thousands.
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• Suspension (vehicle)
  ...lished off but no damage to the tire has occurred.(Note: NASCAR legal race cars have coil springs on all four corners) ...ar roll moment distribution. However, the roll moment distribution in most cars is set more by the [[antiroll bar]]s than the RCH. It may affect tendency
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• Fiat Stilo
  The launch of the Stilo has also meant that Fiat has returned to the [[World Rally Championship]]. The 187 [[Horsepower#Brake horsepower (bhp)|bhp]] Fiat [[Category:Euro NCAP small family cars]]
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• Scuderia Toro Rosso
  ...ourdais and Vettel running 3rd and 4th respectively on the final lap until cars on tires better suited to the extreme wet conditions passed them, demoting ...tlane after making his final stop, Massa attempted to pass him and the two cars collided at the first corner. Massa spun, but rejoined the track and eventu
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• Alfa Romeo
  ...the Italian market. Merosi would go on to design a series of new A.L.F.A. cars with more powerful engines ([[A.L.F.A 40/60 HP|40-60 HP]]). A.L.F.A. also v !style="background:darkorange" align="center" valign="middle" | Cars
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• Motorcycle
  ...n types. One was the four cycle or four stroke which is similar to that in cars. The other was a two cycle (sometimes called two stroke)engine in which the ...quick gear changes. Also, gear synchronizers typically found in passenger cars with manual transmissions are not necessary. The two shafts are always gear
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• Indianapolis 500
  ...lass of [[formula racing|formula]], or [[open wheel car|open-wheel]], race cars that have competed in it. It has been broadcast live over radio on the [[In After foreign cars became the norm, foreign drivers started showing up at the Indianapolis 500
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• Diesel engine
  ...of injection system, also developed by Bosch, is used by Volkswagen AG in cars (where it is called Pumpe Düse - literally "pump nozzle"), and most major ...fumes) can be mitigated with further investment and equipment; some diesel cars now have catalytic converters in the exhaust.
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• European Car of the Year
  ...tated objective is to find a "single, decisive winner" among all competing cars. ...twelve months prior to the award. The award is not restricted to European cars, but nominees must be available in at least five European countries, and ha
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