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...tl-2000-sports-coupe.jpg|thumb|right|350px|'''1968 ATL [[Alfa Romeo]] 2000 sports coupe''' [http://www.finecars.cc <small>Source</small>] ]] == 1957 - 1968 ==

...tion as Buscate.jpg|thumb|right|250px|'''Moretti Branca under construction in Buscate''' [http://www.VeloceToday.com <small>source</small>] ]] ...A switch to sports cars was the next chapter of the Branca story and then in 1964 a new F3 on Brabham lines with a Ford engine was introduced with some

...|'''1956 Fiat/Bartoletti Race Car Transporter's, 1956 Scuderia Ferrari and 1957 Scuderia Maserati GT''' [http://www.exoto.com/s/1/Default.aspx?Language=en ...had specialized in the manufacture of coaches for football teams and other sports organizations.

...s, yet once peace returned, Bandini did not wait long to release the first sports car to bear his name. ...eye for detail ensured that Bandini cars were a force to be reckoned with in Europe and the US.

|Years:||1957, 1959 |First race:||[[1957 Argentine Grand Prix|1957]] [[Argentine Grand Prix]]

...<br>''[[Carroll Shelby]] standing next to a Maserati 450S that he raced in 1957.'' ...56-1958) were nine racing cars made by [[Maserati]] of [[Italy]], and used in [[FIA]]'s endurance [[World Sportscar Championship]] racing.

...roccan Grand Prix''' was a [[Grand Prix motor racing]] event begun in 1925 in [[Casablanca]], [[Morocco]] with the official denomination of "Casablanca G ...te d'Harcourt|Count Bruno d'Harcourt]] during a practice run. All winners, in [[touring car]]s, were either [[France|French]] or [[Monaco|Monegasque]].

...fff; border-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:1957 Maserati 200SI.JPG|280px|1957 200 SI at [[Scarsdale Concours]]]] The ''Tipo 52'' development started in 1952, lead by [[Giulio Alfieri]]. The car had a 1994.3 cc [[I4|inline-four

[[File:Alfa Romeo 2000 (1957).jpg|thumb|250px|left|'''1957 Alfa Romeo 2000''']] ...''Berlina'' with 105 [[hp]] and the ''Spider'' with 115 [[hp]] since 1958. In 1960, the ''Sprint'' was added. The engine was an enlarged version of the [

...[1958]]) were nine racing cars made by [[Maserati]] of [[Italy]], and used in [[FIA]]'s endurance [[World Sportscar Championship]] racing. Their design started in 1954 (thus the internal designation &laquo;Tipo 54&raquo;) led by [[Alberto

[[Image:1957 ISO 150a.jpg|thumb|right|250px|'''1957 ISO 150''' [http://www.rpw.it <small>Source</small>]]] ...ailways, then ''Isothermos'' bought the rights to [[Ferret]] [[scooters]]. In 1950 they introduced a modified dual-piston engine 123 cc version two-strok

...15 workers (including [[Sergio Coggiola]], who founded his own carrozzeria in 1966) and equipped himself to [[design]] and build [[automobile|car]]s. ...ar, the A6G. From 1950 to 1957, Frua built 19 Spyders and seven [[coupé]]s in three different design series – including those on the A6 GCS racing [[ch

...] [[Monaco Grand Prix]]''' was a [[Formula One]] race held on [[19 May]] [[1957]] at [[Circuit de Monaco|Monaco]]. |Year of race || 1957

...and electric [[starter]] and were reputed to be the fastest scooters then in production. ...ure factory racer. A "Competizione" won the Italian National Championship in 1954.

...ff Duke [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]]''' (born [[29 March]] [[1923]] in [[St Helens, Merseyside|St. Helens]], [[Lancashire]]) was a British multi-t ...off Duke is synonymous with powersport, for he dominated motorcycle racing in the 1950s, winning [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|s

'''Franco Scaglione''' is born in [[Florence]] on 26th September to [[Vittorio Scaglione]], a chief army doct ...ers. He rejoins his mother (his brother Eugenio was killed during the war) in [[Carolei]], near [[Cosenza]], and will stay with her for almost a year.<br

...s founded in [[Turin]] by lawyer [[Corrado Corradi]], and began production in 1948 at Via Francesco [[Millio]], moving later to S.Ambrogio [[Torinese]]. 1957 - Astor Super Sport and Competizione ; the Competizione achieved 75 Kph. Th

[[File:1957 Fiat 1100 TV Printemps Vignale.jpg|thumb|right|250px|'''1957 Fiat 1100 TV Printemps Vignale''' [http://www.fiatfuoriserie.it <small>Sour ...fredo Vignale'' was established in [[1946]] by Alfredo Vignale (born 1913) in Grugliasco, near [[Turin]] (Torino).

...there until 1956. The track and the pits were widened in early 1957 and [[sports car racing]] was staged by the automobile club [[ADAC]]. ...1952 to 1964, with the [[German motorcycle Grand Prix]] taking place here in even-numbered years: 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1962 and 1964.

...nders Luca Mazzanti and Walter Faralli. Their aim was to create cars which in between the many rules, conformity and lack of fantasy were almost lost: ca ...lf exclusively to the development of new supercars and of the brand, which in the meantime became: '''Mazzanti Automobili'''.

...the model 1969, is a motorcycle equipped with a Triumph T120 was available in two versions: "Daytona" and "California''']] ...wing the philosophy of innovation, which is today the trademark of Italjet in Italy as well as worldwide.

'''SpaItalia''' is an annual event dedicated to automotive '[[car]] [[Made in Italy]] held from [[2002]] [[Francorchamps]] a small town near [[Stavelot]] ...rs, both past and the present and is very active and appreciated and known in Belgium, [[Holland]] and [[France]].

...nd [[Aston Martin]]. In addition to the cars that were produced officially in small series, the company also built exclusive one-offs and prototypes for * 1957: [[Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ]]

...'''1947-present:''' Gran Premio di Roma)'' was an [[automobile race]] held in [[Rome]], [[Italy]] from 1925 until 1991. ...rand Prix was run to [[Formula One]] rules, but neither event was included in the World Championship.

...ta "Pinin" Farina]] (Following the company, his surname became Pininfarina in 1961, as a result of combining his nickname and surname). ...r 3,000 people in subsidiary company offices throughout Europe, as well as in Morocco and China.

...ar shows to vintage races to world class sports car racing events. Located in the quiet Northwest corner of [[Connecticut]], it is renowned as the most p ...terations were made to the false grid/pre-grid area to expand the pitlane. In January-February 2006, the track made some safety upgrades that included th

| Current year || 1957 ...rs was held to a variety of vehicle class regulations and durations. In F1 1957 the Pescara Grand Prix formed a round of the [[Formula One]] World Champion

...ariglio as '''Carrozzeria Ghia & Gariglio''', located at 4 Corso Valentino in Turin. ...3). The factory was rebuilt at Via Tomassi Grossi, after being demolished in an air raid during [[World War II]] (1943).

|Production:||1957&ndash;1970 ...e demise of this model in 1970 left a void only filled by [[Lancia Gamma]] in 1976.

...fered both in Coupe and Spyder form. 830 coupes and 120 Spyders were built in total. ...at won 8 Grand Prix between 1954 and 1960 and one F1 World Championship in 1957 driven by [[Juan Manuel Fangio]]. The engine also featured hemispherical co

...ng company and one of the oldest independent car marques in Britain. Based in [[Weybridge, Surrey]] (see also [[British motor industry]]). ...e|S F Edge]], who had been behind [[Napier]], joined the board in 1921 and in 1922 both John Weller and John Portwine left.

...ustrial designer]] whose father came from [[Madulain]] near [[St. Moritz]] in [[Switzerland]] and mother from [[Poland]]. ...been built, "a whole host of futuristic concepts that will have us living in pods and driving cars so flat that leg amputation is the only option."

...ot late to arrive, a great success if you look at the dark economic period in which was about to enter the world because of the great depression of 1929. ...famous in his [[Fiat 1100|1100]] coupe versions and cabriolet, carried out in 1954, and the beautiful [[Lancia Aurelia]] cabriolet.

The '''Bandini 750 sports torpedo''' is a racing car model, produced from [[1950]] to [[1956]] by the ...from [[1961]] [[1963]] (Division South-West) and the many victories gained in different categories by the two sides of [[Atlantic Ocean]].

[[File:rawAZB_6053.jpg|thumb|right|300px|'''1957 Stanguellini Bialbero Sport 1100....one of two made with the [[Reggiano]] d ...or Valley". As in most of [[Italy]], the Modenese are fond of their wines, in particular Lambrusco, and their cuisine. It was here that the famous "torte

...a classical design that established a solid foothold for the fabled marque in America. ...acturers during his working life and in his spare time enjoyed making toys in his basement workshop. Mike fondly remembers his grandparent's set of dinin

...''Tour of Flanders'') is a [[Road bicycle racing|road cycling race]] held in [[Flanders]], [[Belgium]]. It is held every spring, exactly one week befor ...]] [[Steffen Wesemann]] climbing the Muur ''(wall)'' of [[Geraardsbergen]] in the 2004 edition of the Ronde van Vlaanderen.]]

...t low-key opposition but achieved little thereafter. At the [[Italian GP]] in September OSCA entered two works cars for Franco Rol but the car was a long ...success in 1960 with victory in the Italian [[Formula Junior]] series but in 1962 the aging [[Maserati]] brothers sold the company the [[MV Agusta]] mot

|Class:||[[FR layout|front-engined]] [[sports car]] |Predecessor:||[[Ferrari 250#Sports cars|250 GT Spyder]]

The '''[[Ferrari]] 250''' is a series of [[sports car]]s from the 1950s and early 1960s. It was the company's most successfu ...'225 S''' introduced at the 1952 [[Giro di Sicilia]]. Two of the two-seat sports prototypes were built, an open barchetta and closed coupe both by Vignale.

...ian car giant [[Fiat]], after having been a part of [[Ferrari]] (a company in which [[Fiat]] has a majority stake) for some years. ..., based on one the [[Fontana del Nettuno, Bologna]]. Alfieri Maserati died in [[1932]] but three other brothers, Bindo, Ernesto and Ettore, kept the firm

...order-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:Fiat_500.jpg|280px|A white Fiat 500 in Pisa, Italy]] |Production:||1957—1975

...g [[Iso automobile|Iso]] and [[Alfa Romeo]]. A series of [[concept car]]s in the [[2000s]] posthumously bore his name. ...ing Alfa Romeo's 'Servizio Esperimenze Principali' unit under Ing. Nicolis in August 1954. He was assigned to the development of the [[Alfa Romeo Giulie

...|race]] which took place in [[Italy]] twenty-four times from [[1927]] to [[1957]] (thirteen before the war, eleven from 1947). ...g) sports cars like [[Alfa Romeo]], [[Ferrari]] (which debuted as a marque in the 1940 event), [[Maserati]] and also [[Porsche]] famous.

...32WP.jpg|200px|right|thumb|'''''Jeannin'' victorious in the ''GP of Rome'' in 1932''']] ...alian-French [[company]] thata produced [[motorcycle]]s from [[1930]] to [[1957]].

...Agusta''' is a [[motorcycle]] manufacturer founded in 1945 near [[Milan]] in Cascina Costa, [[Italy]]. ...tation. They produced their first prototype, ironically called "Vespa 98", in 1945. After learning of that that the name had already been registered by [

Motor racing began on the Isle of Man in 1904 with the Gordon Bennett car trials. ...he TT race series the most significant motor-cycle road-racing competition in the world.

...all of them. Not all car types are sold in all countries and names differ in some cases between [[British English|British]] and [[American English]]. Th |[[Sports car|Sports]]||-||Sports||[[Porsche 911]]

...is 500]] has been a round of the National Championship since its inception in 1911. ...|AAA]]). AAA introduced the first championship for racing cars as early as in 1905 but it was cancelled after a couple of serious incidents. Barney Oldfi

...g one of the few men to compete at the Grand Prix level on motorcycles and in auto racing. ...ted at [[Pangbourne College]], but left early and worked for a short time in the family business before his father sent him to work at Triumph motorcycl

...lian]] car designer. His work covered a large range from [[minicar]]s to [[sports car]]s, using all the different layouts as and when they were the best solu ...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 aero-engine d

...]] the Canadian Grand Prix moved to its current home on [[Île Notre-Dame]] in [[Montreal]]. In 2005, the Canadian Grand Prix was the most watched Formula One GP in the world. The race was also the third most watched sporting event on the p

|Video || John Surtees driving a [[Ferrari]] in the 1964 Grand Prix ...ohn Surtees''', [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (born 11 February 1934 in [[Tatsfield]], [[Surrey]]) is a former [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Grand

...y doors and the hatch) or five-door (four entry doors and the hatch) cars. In Europe, [[city car]]s, [[supermini car|superminis]], and [[small family car ...ertical, to reduce the car's footprint. This is an important consideration in countries where small streets and traffic congestion are factors. Hatchback

...A.]]''', and is now controlled by the [[Fiat]] group. The company is based in [[Maranello]], near [[Modena]], [[Italy]]. ...artered in Modena. Ferrari prepared and successfully raced various drivers in [[Alfa Romeo]] cars until 1938, when he was officially hired by Alfa as hea

...r [[Palermo, Sicily|Palermo]]. Founded in 1906, it used to be the oldest [[sports car racing]] event, part of the World Championship until 1973. While also a After 1973, it was a national sports car event until it was discontinued in 1977 due to safety concerns. It is since run as a [[rallying]] event, and i

...[[WilliamsF1|Williams]], [[Ligier]] and [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]] teams in [[Formula One]]. ...Michele Alboreto]]. In 1981 he moved to [[Formula 2]] and was again second in the championship, this time behind [[Geoff Lees]]. The 1981 24 Hours of Le

[[Image:IlarioBandini0053.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Ilario Bandini at work in the 90's]] ...pened a garage and [[car rental|rental car]] ''cum'' [[limousine]] service in downtown Forlì.

...[Endurance racing]] and [[Sports car racing]] event on the [[Nürburgring]] in Germany, organized by the [[ADAC]] since 1953. ...the race was not held in the following two years. It became quite popular in the 1960s and 1970s though, and even more so after [[Formula One]] decided

...pe of [[formula racing]]. It was replaced by [[Formula 3000]] in 1985, but in 2009 the [[Formula Two]] name returns. The 2009 FIA Formula Two Championshi ...o racing, the high performance nature of the cars and the expense involved in the series has always meant a need for a path to reach this peak. For much

In 2005, the Championship visited the following countries: !Sports Cars

...Formula One season]], after [[Paul Stoddart]] sold his remaining interest in the Minardi team at the end of 2005. Scuderia Toro Rosso is the sister team ...lineup is [[Sebastian Vettel]], third driver for [[BMW Sauber|BMW-Sauber]] in 2006 before switching to a race seat at the team midway through the 2007 se

....A. in 1966. The marque has been revived with a number of [[concept car]]s in the 2000s. ...the son of a rich landowner and came from a good family with strong roots in Tuscany and the city of Livorno. His grandfather, also named Giotto Bizzarr

'''[[Grand American Road Racing Association|Grand-Am]] [[Rolex Sports Car Series]]'''<br>[[6 Hours of Watkins Glen|Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen ...class2 || [[Grand American Road Racing Association|Grand-Am]][[Rolex Sports Car Series]]

...World Champions '''[[Grand Prix motorcycle racing]]''', from 1949 to 2005, in order of year and [[engine displacement]]. ...rld Champions''', from [[1949 in sports|1949]] to [[2007 in sports|2007]], in order of year and [[engine displacement]].

|Designer || Ferrari Styling Centre under [[Flavio Manzoni]], in collaboration with [[Pininfarina]] | Wheelbase || {{convert|2720|mm|in|abbr||on}}

...[[Triple Crown of Motorsport]]). The history, spectacle and glamour result in the race being considered "the jewel of the Formula One crown". ...tight corners, making it one of the most demanding tracks in Formula One. In spite of the relatively low average speeds, it is a dangerous place to race

Following the great success of pre-World War II [[Italian]] sports and racing cars like [[Ferrari]] and [Maserati], other wealthy [[Italian]] ...initially manufacturing oilcloth followed by sporting goods, specializing in tennis rackets, bicycles, and clothing and, during the war, military unifor

...G.P, built from 1967 to 1972, had the same aesthetic look as the 250 G.P. In the hands of Englishman Mortimer, Canadian Terre and the Italian Walter Vil ...Villa''' (''Moto Villa Francesco Villa'', [[Modena]], later ''Moto Villa'' in [[Monteveglio]], [[Bologna]] and ''[[Pragatto de Crespellano]]'', [[Bologna

...zil it was the ''bola de futebol de fenemê'' (soccer ball of a truck), and in Chile its still called the "huevito" (little egg). ...e together, adding a refrigerator and shaping the result ''like a teardrop in the wind''.

...eir production on racing and [[Elio Zagato]] himself competed successfully in the Gran Turismo category. This is the reason everything designed since the ...ominated by the [[Sprint Veloce]] version of the [[Alfa Romeo Giulietta]]. In order to keep up this successful run, [[Alfa Romeo]] decided to commission

...t|thumb|Promotional poster for the first Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide in 1985. Melbourne is now the host of this event.]] ...rix demonstration event melbourne.JPG|thumb|220px|Demonstration event held in Melbourne just before the start of the 2005 Grand Prix]]

...limited to automobiles built after World War II. Many odd vehicles emerged in the early days of the automobile industry. There is [[#Pre-War|a section]] ...riginal vehicle manufacturer and offered for commercial sale to the public in new condition - cars modified by either professional tuners or individuals

...industry's infancy to its place today as the oldest European manufacturer in continuous motorcycle production. Guzzi is now one of seven brands owned by ..., enjoyed prominence in world-wide motorcycle racing, and led the industry in ground-breaking innovation &mdash; for the greater part of its history.

...r was the Tipo 125 F1), making it the oldest and most successful team left in the championship. The team's current drivers are [[Michael Schumacher]] and ...h moderate success, until the birth of his first son [[Dino Ferrari|Dino]] in [[1932]].

...ercharged Straight-8]] ||Unknown||Just before the entrance to Leeds Castle in a Car chase from London to Dover ...e) cameras simultaneously rolling. Two [[Frogman|frogmen]] were positioned in the water, as well as an [[emergency vehicle]] and a [[Crane (machine)|cran

...al championships existed in [[South Africa]] and the [[United Kingdom|UK]] in the [[1960s]] and [[1970s]]. ...the FIA, forerunner of FISA, as the premier single seater racing category in worldwide motorsport. It was initially known as Formula A, but the name For