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...[[1887]], [[Turin]] - [[February 21]] [[1944]], [[Turin]]) was an Italian automobile coachbuilder, founder of [[Carrozzeria Ghia]]. He was a test driver at [[R {{Italian automobile designers}}

'''Emanuele Nicosia''' is an [[automobile]] designer from [[Italy]]. He worked at [[Pininfarina]] for many years, de {{Italian automobile designers}}

...a''' is an [[Italy|Italian]] [[design]]er mainly known for his design of [[automobile]]s. He has worked on [[Saab Sonett]] III, [[Volvo]] 262C, [[Lancia Thema]] {{Italian automobile designers}}

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'''Sergio Pininfarina''' is a famed [[automobile]] designer, like his father, [[Battista Pininfarina]]. Born on [[8 Septemb {{Italian automobile designers}}

...ta Puliga''' ([[October 6]], [[1910]] in [[Torino]] - 1974) was an Italian automobile designer known from several [[Alfa Romeo]] designs. {{Italian automobile designers}}

'''Felice Mario Boano''' was an Italian [[automobile]] [[coachbuilder]]. {{Italian automobile designers}}

'''Donato Coco''' (born 1956 in [[Foggia]], [[Italy]]) is an [[automobile design]]er, currently chief designer at [[Ferrari]]. Born in [[Italy]], Coc {{Italian automobile designers}}

...ta Puliga''' ([[October 6]], [[1910]] in [[Torino]] - 1974) was an Italian automobile designer known from several [[Alfa Romeo]] designs. {{Italian automobile designers}}

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'''Leonardo Fioravanti''' (born [[1938]]) is an [[Italy|Italian]] [[automobile design]]er and [[CEO]] of [[Fioravanti]] Srl. {{Italian automobile designers}}

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...derloni''' ([[April 7]], [[1916]] - [[August 7]], [[2003]]) was an Italian automobile designer, known for several designs for the [[Carrozzeria Touring]] company .... Later he was involved in the [[Associazione Italiana per la Storia dell'Automobile]], was a frequently used judge at the [[Villa d'Este]] exhibitions, and led

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...of [[Bertone]] until 1980 when the left to devote himself to the freelance designers. Succeeded contemporary [[Giorgetto Giugiaro]], the body Bertone, he drew t He has designed many classic [[automobile]]s, including:

...Alfieri''' ([[July 10]] [[1924]] - [[March 20]] [[2002]]) was an Italian [[automobile]] [[engineer]], affiliated with [[Maserati]] in [[Modena]], [[Italy]] since {{Italian automobile designers}}

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'''Jason Castriota''' is an [[Italian American]] [[automobile design]]er born in [[White Plains, New York]] and raised in [[Greenwich, Co {{Italian automobile designers}}

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...ry 10]] [[1903]] - [[Paris]], [[France]],[[February 7]] [[1964]]) was an [[automobile]] designer, responsible for some of the most radical reconceptualisations o {{Italian automobile designers}}

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[[Italy|Italian]] '''Gioacchino Colombo''' was an [[automobile]] [[engine]] designer. He began work as an apprentice to the great [[Vitto {{Italian automobile designers}}

...' ([[December 8]], [[1872]] - [[March 27]], [[1956]]) was a famous Italian automobile engineer. {{Italian automobile designers}}

{{Italian automobile designers}} [[Category:Italian automobile designers|Colotti, Valerio]]

'''Aurelio Lampredi''' was an [[automobile]] and [[aircraft]] [[engine]] designer. He began his career at [[Piaggio]] {{Italian automobile designers}}

...June 25]] [[1890]], [[Gavello]] - [[October 31]], [[1968]]) was an italian automobile designer, known for establishing and running the [[Zagato]] coachbuilder, f {{Italian automobile designers}}

...([[2 November]] [[1893]] - [[3 April]] [[1966]]) was an [[italy|Italian]] automobile designer, the founder of the [[Pininfarina|Carrozzeria Pininfarina]] [[coac {{Italian automobile designers}}

..., [[1997]]), called "Nuccio" and son of [[Giovanni Bertone]] was a famed [[automobile]] designer and constructor. He took over [[Carrozzeria]] [[Bertone]] from ...ang]], introduced at the 1965 [[New York Auto Show]] and commissioned by [[Automobile Quarterly]].

...ovember 15]], [[1908]] - [[October 24]], [[1979]]) was an Italian-Austrian automobile designer. ...he Italian [[Porsche|Porsche Konstruktionen]] agency (1943-48). The first automobile outcome of this cooperation was the rather unsuccessful «Tipo 360&raq

'''Giovanni Michelotti''' (1921-1980) was one of the most prolific [[designers]] of [[sports car]]s in the 20th century. He was also responsible for a num {{Italian automobile designers}}

[[category:automobile designers|Donckerwolke, Luc]]

...torio Jano''', born [[April 22]], [[1891]] - died [[1965]], was a famed [[automobile]] designer from the [[1920s]] through [[1960s]]. {{Italian automobile designers}}

[[Category:Industrial designers|Komenda, Erwin]] [[Category:Automobile designers|Komenda, Erwin]]

'''Giovanni Michelotti''' (1921-1980) was one of the most prolific [[designers]] of [[sports car]]s in the 20th century. He was also responsible for a num {{Italian automobile designers}}

'''Ercole Spada''' ([[August 26]], [[1938]]) is an [[Italy|Italian]] [[automobile design]]er. His most notable designs were made in the 1960s, for the [[Zaga ...ledged as seminal by his fellow designers as well as by generetions of new designers; One example of the attraction of Spada's work was that of the [[Mazda MX-3

...border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" ...er-Benz]] between 1975 and 1999. He is acknowledged as one of the greatest designers in automotive history.

...983]]) was one of the leading Italian coachbuilders and [[automobile|car]] designers during the [[1950s]] and [[1960s]]. ...is own carrozzeria in 1966) and equipped himself to [[design]] and build [[automobile|car]]s.

'''Giovanni Bertone''' (born in 1884 in [[Mondovì]] - 1972) was an Italian automobile designer, known for establishing the [[Carrozzeria]] '''[[Bertone]]''' bran ...f [[Vincenzo Lancia]], he got contracts from [[Fiat]] and thus entered the automobile design market, his first selfmade car being

...n to the general public for beginning the [[tailfin]] craze that dominated automobile styling in the [[1950s]] and early [[1960s]]. ...Salle (automobile)|La Salle]], a smaller companion car to the [[Cadillac (automobile)|Cadillac]]. His car quite resembled the [[Hispano-Suiza]] that various Hol

...e’Silva''' (born [[February 27]], [[1951]] in [[Lecco]], [[Italy]]) is a [[automobile design|car designer]] from [[Italy]], and currently in charge of all [[Volk {{Italian automobile designers}}

...odel's left front fender is [[Richard A. Teague|Richard Teague]], a famous automobile designer at [[American Motors Corporation]] (AMC).]] ...in the creation of the product concept. Automotive design is practiced by designers who usually have an art background and a degree in [[industrial design]] or

...t is presented to the consumer at the point of sale. The use of industrial designers in a product development process may lead to added values by improved usabi ...ark of popularity in the late '30s and early '40s, with several industrial designers becoming minor celebrities. [[Raymond Loewy]], [[Norman bel Geddes]], and

...border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" |Awards || ''[[Council of Fashion Designers of America|CFDA International Award]] for 1983''

...rgetto Giugiaro''' (born [[7 August]], [[1938]]) is an [[Italy|Italian]] [[automobile|car]] [[design]]er, one of the most influential and prolific ever. He initi [[Category:Italian automobile designers|Giugiaro, Giorgetto]]

{{Italian automobile designers}} [[Category:Italian automobile designers|Brovarone]]

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...0s by ball joints, more complicated suspension designs became available to designers. It is usually made of [[metal]].

...is own carrozzeria in 1966) and equipped himself to [[design]] and build [[automobile|car]]s. During the [[1960s]] [[Pietro Frua]] was among the most prominent car designers in Italy. The “Frua line” was [[synonym]]ous with the good taste of a s

'''Franco Scaglione''' was an automobile coachwork designer ([[Florence]], 26 september 1916 – [[Suvereto]],19 jun ...clothing for fashion houses, which is very profitable, but his vocation is automobile coachwork design. On 25th September 1948 he marries Maria Luisa Benvenuti a

...a or '''coachbuilder''' is a manufacturer of bodies for [[carriage]]s or [[automobile]]s. ...s for their chassis. For example, [[Fisher Body]] built all of [[Cadillac (automobile)|Cadillac]]'s closed bodies in the [[1910s]].

...paved 1/2 and 1/3 mile oval tracks. It is mainly used for [[United States Automobile Club|USAC]] [[Sprint car racing|sprint car]] and regional [[NASCAR]] races. ...ed Electrics]]. Lett, a Team Associated professional driver and one of the designers and developers of the aforementioned RC10, set the record with a heavily mo

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...border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" ...r the supervision of Peter Barrett Davis and other [[automobile design|car designers]] at the [[Fiat Centro Stile]], and prototyping was carried out by Stola.

...border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" ...nd only wanted to give up his vegetable garden in the dunes if the track's designers named a nearby corner after him. On the other hand, many different stories

...ar, anti-sway bar, roll bar,''' or '''anti-roll bar,''' '''ARB''') is an [[automobile]] [[suspension (vehicle)|suspension]] device. It connects opposite (left/ri ...prings and of the anti-roll bars, if any. The use of anti-roll bars allows designers to reduce body lean without making the suspension's springs stiffer in the

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...border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" ...in Pianezza (Torino), by creating "Carcerano Open a series of events where designers, architects, engineers, entrepreneurs, artists, musicians, photographers, i

...mpany in [[1963]]. Bizzarini also worked for other makers including [[Iso automobile|Iso]] and [[Alfa Romeo]]. A series of [[concept car]]s in the [[2000s]] po ...zarrini was declared bankrupt in 1969, which ended Bizzarrini's days as an automobile manufacturer.

...border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" ...off road bike that its futuristic solutions were only now adopted by some designers.

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...border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" ...engines bore no other similarities, nor were there any links between their designers.

...e the force one wants the maximum area at the minimal pressure. Racing car designers have achieved low pressure in two ways: first, by using a fan to pull air o ...d by Lotus. In 1968 and 1969, [[Tony Rudd]] and [[Peter Wright (racing car designers)|Peter Wright]] at [[British Racing Motors]] (BRM) experimented on track an

! Designers ...engines, only power-restricted under the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]]'s equivalency formula. Both the chassis-sharing and V10 engine usage

...thumb|right|213px|Karl Benz's "Velo" model (1894) - entered into the first automobile race]] An '''automobile''' is a [[wheel]]ed [[passenger]] [[vehicle]] that carries its own [[car en

...border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" ...91, due to some financial troubles, the British FOMET subsidiary where the designers had been working on a new Formula One car since the previous summer found i

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...border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" '''B Engineering''' is a small-volume [[automobile]] manufacturer located in [[Italy]]. It is made up of several former emplo

...engines. V8 engines are rarely less than 4 litres in displacement and in automobile use have gone up to 8.5 litres or so. ...ering exhaust system has been a major problem for single-seater racing car designers.

...Dr. Porsche's son was [[Ferry Porsche]], the eponym for the [[Porsche]] [[automobile]], based on the Volkswagen design. The name Porsche is pronounced with an a After working for Bela Egger for five years, Porsche entered the automobile industry, joining the carriage factory Jakob Lohner & Co., which began the

...d during [[World War I]]. It was also used in a few [[motorcycle]]s and [[automobile|cars]]. As the war progressed, aircraft designers demanded ever-increasing amounts of power. Inline engines were able to meet

...ke coil springs, usually cannot provide a progressive spring rate, forcing designers to compromise between [[ride quality]] and handling ability - progressive t {{Automobile configurations}}

...border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" ...ch this car in a little pomp and especially the quality of the work of his designers, who made a car with average grade of benefits and the cost of use was very

...border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" ...ent. When the tarp was finally lifted, it was immediately obvious that the designers had worked with principle of function over form. There was some confusion a

...border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" ...ecause production recovered relatively quickly after WWII, and because the designers understood that "a model with a racing pedigree, stylish looks, and a bit o

Designers will synthesize a linkage by starting with the required output motion, mech {{Automobile configurations}}

;1990: Exhibition in ''Centre International de l'Automobile'' car museum in [[Paris]]; Presentation of the new [[Swissair]] uniforms de [[Category:Automobile designers]]

...uto show and was so popular it overshadowed the best work of Detroit's top designers, on display at the major manufacturer's exhibits. It also established the e

...02" GT was an aesthetic and technical achievement that transformed postwar automobile body design. The extraordinary Pinin Farina design was honored by New York' ...by automobile designers when defining a volume and shaping the shell of an automobile was to treat each part of the body as a separate, distinct element—a box

...dvent of wing cars, a wide 120° bank angle was appealing for racing engine designers as it permits a low [[center of gravity]]. It was even considered superior {{Automobile configurations}}

...border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" ...ks, the [[Turin]] based company recovered quickly thanks to the talents of designers such as Giovanni [[Michelotti]], Pietro [[Frua]], Mario [[Boano]] and Giova

...border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" ...[[Adrian Newey]], who earned a reputation as one of the most successful F1 designers with Championship-winning cars at both [[WilliamsF1|Williams]] and [[McLare

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'''Bugatti''' is one of the most celebrated [[marque]]s of [[automobile]] and the one of the most exclusive [[Italy|Italian]]/French/German car pro Although founder [[Ettore Bugatti]] was born in Italy, the automobile company that bears his name was located in [[Molsheim]], in the then-German

[[Image:Colorized car engine.jpg|thumb|right|A colorized [[automobile]] engine]] ...e of this before compression was already commonly used. It may have misled designers who tried to emulate the [[Carnot heat engine|Carnot cycle]] in ways that w

...border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" ...amiliar. But now imagine that it was designed in 1952, a time in which car designers had just dismissed winged fenders and were experimenting with aerodynamica.

...border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" In the early years, most of the work was done by interim designers like [[Giorgio Valentini]] or [[Tony Southgate]], but frequently Enzo Osell

[[image:car.airbag.600pix.jpg|right|thumb|250px|An [[automobile]] airbag, like this one in a crashed [[SEAT Ibiza]] car, deflates after 0.3 ...for cushioning, in particular after very rapid inflation in the case of an automobile [[collision]].

...border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" ...pedals, which can be electrically adjusted longitudinally. Of course, the designers of Lamborghini Centro Stile also dispensed with interior trim in the classi

...border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" The designers gave more importance to the pleasure of driving

...border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" '''Bizzarrini S.p.A.''' was an [[Automobile|automotive]] [[manufacturer]] in the 1960s. Founded by former [[Alfa Romeo

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...]s. Urban aerodynamics seeks to help [[Urban planning|town planners]] and designers improve comfort in outdoor spaces, create urban microclimates and reduce th

...border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" ...ogy and the high degree of technical skill & knowledge demonstrated by the designers and manufacturers.

...verhaul of the rules every few years in an attempt to cut speeds. However, designers and engineers always manage to get speeds back up eventually.

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Automobile [[suspension (vehicle)|suspension]]s have many variable characteristics, wh ...ntry to high-speed corners. To compensate for this unavoidable effect, car designers often bias the car's handling toward less corner-entry understeer (such as

...in an attempt to slow the cars down, the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]] mandated that as of the 2006 season the cars must be powered by 2.4 ...ves the F1 car its performance figures. The principal consideration for F1 designers is ''acceleration'', and not simply top speed. Acceleration is not just lin

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...border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile" ...ctober: Comics and Cartoon Festival: exhibitions, cartoon film showings of designers and publishing companies.