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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • 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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  • ...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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  • ...l car. The first bikes with an engines was made only after the First World War.
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  • ...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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  • 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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  • ...-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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • 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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  • ...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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  • ...' 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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  • ...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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  • 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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  • ...Via Nirone in 1885. Bianchi was a prominent name in the motorcycle racing world from 1925 to 1930. ==Post War==
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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • 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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  • ...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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  • | 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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  • ...|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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • 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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • 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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  • 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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  • ...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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  • 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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  • 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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • 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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  • ...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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  • ...e war, the 158 starts racing again successfully, until in 1950 it wins the World Formula 1 title. [http://www.alfa.co.nz/History/1940-to-1950/default.aspx <
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  • ...936, while both the Volkswagen and Citroen 2CV had to wait until after the war to reach the public. ...os, introduced in 1948, were marginally better than the As; the tiny 569cc two-main-bearing engine now had overhead valves (instead of side valves) and 16
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  • ...|| 6 <small>(pre-war Voiturette)</small><br>25 <small>(post-war Grand Prix)</small><br>0 <small>(Formula One)</small> ...orld Championship in 1950. In the immediate post-war period, and the first two years of the Formula One category, the 4CLT was the car of choice for many
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  • ...r was sold to racer [[Enrico Beltrachini]] and it reappeared after [[World War II|WW II]], but Rangoni's was scrapped in 1958 after being passed on to Lot ...he engine was high-tech for the time, with a [[single overhead camshaft]], two [[valves]] per [[cylinder]], and a semi-[[dry sump]] lubrication system. A
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  • In [[1912]] [[Adalberto Garelli]] patented a [[two-stroke cycle]] cylinder sdoppiato. This engine, 350cc motorcycle equipagger ...the final version of the previous "350". It initially will be available in two versions: the "normal by Tourism" and "Raid North-South".
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  • ...s was launched. Production remained on a small scale until the outbreak of war in 1939. == Post War Mechanical details ==
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  • ...berto Massimino]]. This became the '''A6 1500''' [[Pininfarina]]-designed two-door [[berlinetta]], first shown at the 1947 [[Salon International de l'Aut A 2-litre [[straight-six]] (120&nbsp;bhp) was used in the '''A6 GCS''' two-seater racing car, «G» denoting ''Ghisa'', cast iron block, and «CS» de
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  • After [[World War II]], he and [[Renato Danese]] established a workshop in ''Via Vincenzo La *an [[Formula Two|F2]] prototype developed with [[Gianni Lancia]] (1952).
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  • ...rgence of Russia and Germany from the diplomatic isolation caused by World War I (1914-1918). During [[World War II]] numerous partisans from Rapallo were shot by German occupation troops.
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  • ...aggio initially produced locomotives and railway carriages. During [[World War I]] the company focused on producing airplanes. During [[World War II]] the company produced fighter planes, but Piaggio emerged from the conf
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  • ...eam, [[Alfa Corse]]. The car debuted at the [[Grand Prix de Pau]] in 1938, two cars were entered to race, one for [[Tazio Nuvolari]] and the other for [[L ...[Mille Miglia]], [[Clemente Biondetti]] and Carlo Pintacuda took the first two places. Biondetti's car used a 300 bhp (220 kW) Tipo 308 engine, while Pint
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  • ...ss if you look at the dark economic period in which was about to enter the world because of the great depression of 1929. ...e field of bodywork. But few years later, the outbreak of the Second World War forced him to suspend their activities, checomunque shots at the end of the
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  • ...ucer]], a [[poe]]t, and one of the most successful [[wine]] growers in the world. ...Sophie Henriette von Weissweiller (1872-1926). At the outbreak of [[World War I]], 12-year-old Philippe was sent to the safety of the family's vineyard i
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  • ...n 1985, but in 2009 the [[Formula Two]] name returns. The 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship will begin at Valencia on the 31 May. Visit the official F2 we ...path to reach this peak. For much of the history of Formula One, Formula Two has represented the penultimate step on the motorsport ladder.
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  • ...single stage - 190bhp @ 6500rpm (voit), 350bhp @ 8500rpm (F1); '''159''': two stage - 425bhp @ 9300rpm</small> | ...d [[Luigi Fagioli]], it dominated the first two seasons of the Formula One World Championship.
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  • ...ls in mechanical engineering while also competing in races in Italy. World War II put a hold on his racing exploits, yet once peace returned, Bandini did ...a tubular steel frame with a hand-hammered aluminum body. Many other post-war Italian sports car companies followed a similar design. But Bandini’s sha
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  • ...ism in [[1908]], and worked closely together until the outbreak of [[World War I]] in [[1914]]. ...f little cubes', after which the term quickly gained wide use although the two creators did not initially adopt it.
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  • After the [[Second World War]], European manufacturers usually featured two vehicle types: small cars (or [[supermini car|superminis]]) and large [[sal The [[1980s]] began with the launch of two more [[front-wheel drive]] hatchbacks: the [[Ford Escort (European)|Ford Es
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  • ...ned a workshop. This was just before [[World War I]] broke out. During the war he was with the 8th Motorcycles Unit, stationed at [[Padova]]. .... (These records were not bettered for twenty years.) In 1933 he set a new world speed record for 175&nbsp;cc motorcycles of 162&nbsp;km/h.
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  • ...risoners. 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 ...chwork design. On 25th September 1948 he marries Maria Luisa Benvenuti and two years later, on 10th September, his daughter Giovanna is born.<br/>
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  • ...t shocking speeds, almost totally unhindered until the mid-eighties. The [[World Rally Championship]] now visits nearly all continents, taking its stylish s [[Image:Subaru_Monte-Carlo_2005.jpg|thumb|300px|Subaru Impreza during [[World Rally Championship|WRC]] Monte-Carlo Rally 2005]]
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  • ...tor]]s. They presented the car on the [[Exposition Universelle (1900)|1900 World Exhibition]] in [[Paris]]. The up to 56 km/h (35 mph) fast carriage won se ...d, the crown prince of Austria whose assassination sparked off the I World War.
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  • ...a was the largest provider of motorcycles' [[Italian Army]] during [[World War]] [[Image:Frerasidecar.jpg|left|250px|thumb|1922 Frera S Sidecar Two Cylinder 8-10hp 1135cc]]{{-}}
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  • ...der of aeronautical engine, together with [[Hispano-Suiza]]: after [[World War I]] the company had a surplus of spare engines, and Materassi succeeded in ...rning the nickname of "King of Montenero”. In later years, he gained other two victories on this difficult race, one with [[Bugatti]], and one with [[Talb
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  • ...nd Prix was organized by the Automobile Club de France (ACF), and run over two days in June. The [[Le Mans]] based circuit used was roughly triangular in ...nd no one was allowed to work on the cars during the race except for these two. A key factor to Renault winning this first Grand Prix was held to be the
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  • ...designed by [[Remondini]] and driven by [[George Monneret]], achieved the world record speed with a performance of 170,840km/h that was added to the previo ...ficant success. In [[1937]] the production of a motor bike with a 100 cc [[two-stroke motor|2 stroke]] engine was to help the bottom line. The welcome was
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  • ...c four cylinder engine, followed the year after by the 10-12HP (1884[[cc]] two-[[cylinder]]) and the 14-18HP (2724cc four-cylinder). The success of these ...ction proceeded at around 250 to 300 cars per year. During the first world war new models continued to be introduced (the 18HP, 20-25HP and 30-40HP) as we
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  • ...t shocking speeds, almost totally unhindered until the mid-eighties. The [[World Rally Championship]] now visits nearly all continents, taking its stylish s [[Image:Subaru_Monte-Carlo_2005.jpg|thumb|300px|Subaru Impreza during [[World Rally Championship|WRC]] Monte-Carlo Rally 2005]]
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  • ...ers' Champions|World Champion]]. He is one of only two Italian Formula One World Champions in the history of the sport. == Formula One/World Championship career ==
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  • After [[World War II]], the first show, '''Transportation Unlimited Autorama''', was staged a ...]] celebrated its Golden Anniversary (50 years of production) in 1952, and two show cars were on display at various venues around the country: the [[Cadil
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  • ...ticipated in 29 Grands Prix, debuting on [[September 2]], [[1956]]. He won two races, secured one [[pole position]], achieved six podia, and scored a tota ...t to secure the [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|Formula One World Drivers Championship]] that year. At the [[Italian Grand Prix]] at [[Autodr
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  • ...by the engineer [[Claudio Belmondo]]. At the outbreak of the Second World War , the Axis Powers began to plan Operation C3 for the invasion of Malta . Th ...nk the saddle was fixed, able to accommodate only one paratrooper; a small two-wheeled cart can be attached to a spherical support and could be used to tr
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  • ...appointed to prepare skilled and competent workers. When the Second World War broke out, the [[Carrozzeria]] Barbi had to break off its production to mak At the end of the war, with the factory almost destroyed and without work, the Carrozzeria Barbi
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  • ...uation)]] for other uses of this term, and [[rotary engine]] for the World War I [[aircraft engine]]s by that name.'' ...ster than the rotor or three times over the twelve strokes), as opposed to two strokes for each crankshaft rotation of a single-cylinder single acting pis
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  • ...177 marked Alfa Romeo's return to Formula One, 28 years after winning the World Drivers' Championship titles in 1950 and 1951. [[Bruno Giacomelli]] had won the 1978 European Formula Two Championship in a [[March Engineering|March]] and was hired to drive the ne
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  • During World War II car-styling work was scarce and [[Pietro Frua]] had to turn to designing '''Frua''' planned for post-war times: in [[1944]] he bought a bombed-out factory, hired 15 workers (includ
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  • His racing career was interrupted by [[World War II]], after which he began racing in Grand Prix with [[Maserati]]. His tea ...arned two more wins later in the year to give himself a second consecutive World Championship. Ascari did not continue his dominance in [[1954]] as he fail
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  • ! [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|Championships]] ...t Milton]] in [[Oxfordshire]], His father, who also raced in the pre-World War II era, owned a large motorcycle distributorship and young Hailwood was rai
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  • ...Monte Gargano, and was the scene of the last stages in the [[Second Punic War]]. ...ration movements began to spread in the 1820s. In 1861, with the fall of [[Two Sicilies]], the region joined [[Italy]]. Social and agrarian reforms that
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  • ...uption on the island, in [[1888]]. The eruption lasted the better part of two years, by which time Stevenson had sold all of his property to the local po ...dered to be due to Vulcanus making weapons for Mars and his armies to wage war.
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  • ...towards more economical mass-produced car models after the [[Second World War]]. ...as a [[sedan]] with a factory-built body (2600 '''Berlina'''), a two-plus-two seater convertible with body by [[Carrozzeria Touring]] (2600 '''Spider''')
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  • .... Maserati began making race cars with 4, 6, 8 and 16 cylinders (actually two straight eights mounted parallel to one another). Mario, an artist, is beli ...eturned to making cars, the [[Maserati A6]] series, doing well in the post-war racing scene.
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  • ...ry [[43 BC|43]]?'')) became so powerful that it was reported able to raise two hundred thousand fighting men. [[Abano]] nearby is the birthplace of the hi ...c]] kings [[Odoacer]] and [[Theodoric the Great]], but during the [[Gothic War]] it made submission to the [[Byzantine Empire|Greek]]s in [[540]]. The cit
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  • ...Even though a new, modern facility was constructed in [[Desio]] after the war, economic conditions forced Giuseppe not to resume passenger car production ...car. The Bianchina was based on [[Fiat 500]] mechanicals &ndash; with its two-cylinder, air cooled engine mounted in the rear &ndash; but featured a comp
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  • ...chieved little thereafter. At the [[Italian GP]] in September OSCA entered two works cars for Franco Rol but the car was a long way off the pace of the [[ ...ains beating the [[Gordini]] team. The change in the regulations for the [[World Championship]] in 1954 rendered the cars obsolete and it was not until a ne
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  • ...e American [[Goodrich Corporation|B.F. Goodrich Company]] founded in 1870. Two years later, they bought out Uniroyal Inc., founded in 1892 as the [[Unite ...IA]]) since around 2003 and this escalated to apparent disdain between the two parties during the [[2005 Formula One season|2005 season]]. The most high p
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  • :[[Anzani 6]] 6 cylinder two row radial, about 45 hp at 1,300 rpm :[[Anzani 10]] 10 cylinder two row radial, about 100 hp
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  • After the Second World War, the company reopened its doors, completely changing its activity in 1948 i ...only three wheels, later, for reasons of stability, with four wheels (the two on the rear very close together): the [[Isetta]] Bubble Car.
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  • Until the end of [[War World II]] Malaguti had to stop production while [[Italy]] was invaded and later During the [[Vietnam war]] era of the 1960s and 1970s, Malaguti exported over 70% of its first scoot
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  • ....A. Giovanni Ceirano, [[Itala]]. Eleven brands, eleven companies united by two names, began in [[Turin]] and had all sorts on the initiative of either of ...ed almost always put in competition with new initiatives, including making war and in opposition to one another. Moreover, in their own way, were the arti
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  • ...uced in 1938, the 2500 (2443&nbsp;cc) was the last 6C road car. [[World War II]] was coming and car development was stopped, but a few hundred 6C 2500s ...iorata|CM]], built for racing, with a 3.5L engine, in four [[coupé ]] and two [[Alfa Romeo spyder|spider]] versions.
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  • ...and other coastal areas that were occupied by American troops in [[World War II]]. Italy has successfully participated in the Olympics since the second ...zio and other coastal areas that were occupied by American troops in World War II. Italy has successfully participated in the Olympics since the second su
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  • ...cars manufactured in the first half of the [[20th century]]. Post-[[World War II]] examples are almost universally the rear doors of four-door cars. The most well-known use of suicide doors on post-World War II automobiles was the glamorous [[Lincoln Continental]] [[sedan]] from 196
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  • ...h Touring Car Championship|BTCC]]; [[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|DTM]]; [[World Touring Car Championship|WTCC]] ...ert's]] epic duel with [[Chris Amon]] in [[1968 in sport|1968]] and future World Champion [[Nigel Mansell|Nigel Mansell's]] emotional first win in [[1985 in
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  • ...ga Florio]]. Unfortunately, his career was just getting going when [[World War I]] broke out and European racing came to a halt. Following the Armistice that ended the war, racing resumed and in 1920 [[Campari]] earned his first major race win and
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  • After World War II, the Giannini siblings begin the production of only motors. In 1947, pro ...gs and you respect sons to you, find in such discord that they will create two new distinguished societies. The Mechanical Constructions Giannini S.P.A. '
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  • ...the screw; at either end of the apparatus the balls exit from between the two pieces into a channel internal to the box which connects them with the othe * Some German World War II reconnaissance vehicles. The Schwere Panzerspähwagen (Sd Kfz 231) 8-Rad
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  • ...ived on for some time in the automotive world and were used in the [[World War II]] [[Jeep]], for instance. L-heads are no longer used in [[automobile]] e Cam-in-block designs have two distinct advantages:
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  • |Coachwork || Two-­‐seater type “Barchetta”, aluminium and carbon fibre From the beginning to the end of the war 1905-1945 Pasquale Ermini named "Pasquino" was one of the most representati
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  • ...Rapid-models were also available with air starters. After the end of World War I, they started an auto repair shop. In 1921 the car production was disband ...[[Junior]], [[SCAT]], [[SAGiovanni]] Ceirano: eleven companies, joined by two common denominators are all born in Turin and are all on the initiative of
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  • ...s big and powerful and able to carry heavy loads. So, when the First World War began, Caproni produce a line of heavy bombers which were considered very a ...e during a 1941 flight to [[Milano]] [[Guidonia]]. The end of Second World War had seen a wide range of production facilities badly affected by the bombar
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  • [[Image:Stefan Merriman.jpg|thumb|[[Stefan Merriman]], 2004 World Enduro Champion on a [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]]] ...y [[off-road]]. The main type of enduro event, and the format to which the world enduro championship is run, is a time-card enduro, whereby a number of stag
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  • ...reduced the risk of floodings from once every seventy years to once every two centuries. ...a'''. Like all towns founded on [[Roman military camp]]s, it is divided by two main streets (the [[cardus]] and [[decumanus]]) at right angles, thus creat
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  • ...a popular brand that still exists today. The stiff competition between the two that then ensued led to industrial production of the cake-like bread. As a result of the fierce competition, by the end of World War II, panettone was cheap enough for anyone and soon became the country's lea
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  • ...)|Group 4]] were launched in 1973 and the car was homologated for the 1974 World Championship. The Dino V6 was phased out in 1974, but 500 engines among the ...lace as late as 1981, at the [[Tour de Corse|Tour de Corse Automobile]], a World championship event, with a victory of [[Bernard Darniche]].
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  • ...cars]] in the world. The original Bugatti failed with the advent of World War II, but has been resurrected twice, most recently under the [[Volkswagen Gr ...ricately laced patterns. He regarded his arch competitor, Bentley, as "the world's fastest trucks" for turning their attentions more towards durability. Bug
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  • ...ring only 2.97 m (9 ft 9 in) long, and originally powered by a tiny 479 cc two-cylinder, aircooled engine, the 500 redefined the term "small car" and is c To meet the demands of the post-war market which called for [[economy car]]s, the Fiat 500 was rear-engined on
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  • ...[[Italy]] twenty-four times from [[1927]] to [[1957]] (thirteen before the war, eleven from 1947). Unlike modern day [[World Rally Championship|rallying]] where cars are released at one minute interva
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  • After World War II, a number of automotive manufacturers were interested in working with Pi ...[[Volvo C70]] will be the first Pininfarina car built outside Italy. The two companies formed '''Pininfarina Sverige AB''' to build the car in Uddevalla
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  • ==Pre-War== In [[1925]] Alfa Romeo won the first [[Grand Prix motor racing|World Grand Prix Championship]]. Over 4 rounds the [[Alfa Romeo P2]] won the [[E
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  • ...to save the jobs of employees of the Agusta firm and also to fill the post-war need for cheap, efficient transportation. They produced their first prototy ...ing motorcycles ever created and the 2008 F4 312R model is known to be the world's fastest production motorcycle. Claimed power of the new F4 312R model is
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  • ...ollowing the [[1936]] race, Spain descended into [[Spanish Civil War|civil war]] and racing stopped. In 1946, racing returned to Spain in the form of the In the [[1960s]], Spain made a bid to return to the world of international motor racing - the [[Royal Automobile Club of Spain]] comm
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  • ...sel (1959) Lancia Beta 190, with a supercharged twin-cylinder compressor - two stroke - diesel engine ...] (every year from [[1987 World Rally Championship season|1987]] to [[1992 World Rally Championship season|1992]]). The Delta is also the most successful in
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  • ...on]], [[United States Automobile Club|USAC]], [[NASCAR]], CART/[[Champ Car World Series]]), and the [[Indy Racing League]]. There have also been many races ...ion throughout the 1940s by winning in 1941 and the next race (after World War II) in 1946.
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  • ...widespread adoption to date. Sleeve valves were used in some pre-[[World War II]] [[luxury car|luxury]], [[sports car]]s and the [[Willys-Knight]] car a ...would eventually result in two of the most powerful piston engines in the world, the [[Napier Sabre]] and [[Bristol Centaurus]].
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  • ...make use of [[balance shaft]]s above that limit. A 4-cylinder engine needs two balance shafts, rotating at twice the crankshaft frequency, to be smooth. N * [[Ford Model T engine]] - One of the most-widely produced engines in the world
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  • ...in 1911 with some success. Shortly thereafter, Europe would find itself at war. Both racing and the market for private cars would disappear by 1915 when I ...hange in 1918 when demand for the Romeo group’s products vanished once the War ended. Cars would be in short supply, and demand for them surged. The compa
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  • |Company logo || The World's Finest Scooter ...seamless steel tubing and employing about 6,000. During the [[Second World War]] the factory was heavily bombed and destroyed. It is said that surveying t
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  • === After World War II === ...y sunken ships. However a large number of its naval units had survived the war, albeit in a low efficiency state, which was due to the conflict and the ol
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  • ...ed to be one of the most important and prestigious automobile races in the world alongside the [[Indianapolis 500]] and the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] (with wh ...ship]] and was included in the first Formula One [[1950 Formula One season|World Championship in 1950]]. The race is held on a narrow course laid out in the
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  • ...ived on for some time in the automotive world and were used in the [[World War II]] [[Jeep]], for instance. L-heads are no longer used in [[automobile]] e ...ust valves]] and [[variable valve timing]]. Most cam-in-block engines have two valves per cylinder, while many modern OHC engines use three, four or even
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  • ...amed the ''Kurpfalzring'' and that name was used until [[1947]]. After the war, [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing]] events were held, with the [[German motor The original circuit was almost eight kilometres long and consisted of two long straights with a long "Eastern" corner in the forest and a U-turn insi
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  • ...ly|Italian]] [[tenor]] and one of the most popular vocal performers in the world of [[opera]] and across multiple musical genres. Known for his televised co ...hese performances, Pavarotti brought hits previously confined to the opera world to a much wider audience; Pavarotti further spread his influence with appea
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  • In [[1959]], [[Saab Automobile|Saab]] had an experimental car with ''two'' transverse [[straight-3]] engines bolted together&mdash;the [[Saab Monste Engines of this type were popular before [[World War II]] in mid-range cars. Most manufacturers started building straight 6 eng
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  • *[[Champ Car]] World Series - Road America Grand Prix - September 21-24, 2006 ...d currently hosts races in the [[Sports Car Club of America|SCCA]] [[Speed World Challenge Series]], [[American Le Mans]], ASRA and [[AMA Superbike]] series
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  • ...but even more unusual. Like its Anglo counterpart, the name was made up of two surnames of its founders, [[Cesare Isotta]] and [[Oreste Fraschini]]. This ...]], [[Antonio Fraschini]] and [[Oreste Fraschini]], were introduced to the world of automobile manufacturing when they decided to start importing French car
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  • ...''Belgian Grand Prix''' is an automobile race, part of the [[Formula One]] World Championship. ...rs today say that the Spa course is the most challenging race track in the world.
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  • From their first post-[[World War II|Second World War]] bicycle-like low-displacement motorbikes Ducati has gained prominence in ...construct a new factory in the Borgo Panigale area of the city. During the war, although the Ducati factory was a repeated target for Allied bombing, prod
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  • ...ace series the most significant motor-cycle road-racing competition in the world. ...[Kilometres per hour|km/h]]) lap, riding his [[Italy|Italian]] [[Gilera]]. Two years later, a new racing team, [[Honda]] of [[Japan]], participated in the
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  • Shortly after the 2nd world war he opens his own workshop in space reclaimed in the cloisters of the ex-con The special, ridden by Alberto, conquers two world records in the category that remained unchallenged for many years. The reco
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  • ...nsport routes between the east and west of southern Europe. It encompasses two historical regions, each own with its distinct identity: [[Friuli]] and [[V - the coastal area can be divided in two sections, separated by the mouth of the river [[Isonzo]]. To the West, the
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  • Following the great success of pre-World War II [[Italian]] sports and racing cars like [[Ferrari]] and [Maserati], othe ...ds, specializing in tennis rackets, bicycles, and clothing and, during the war, military uniforms. He was also a property developer.
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  • ...man Republic]] and [[Roman Empire|Empire]] that dominated this part of the world for many centuries came an Italy whose people would make immesurable contri ..., and that power was subdivided into deities that acted continually on the world of man and could, by human action or inaction, be dissuaded against or pers
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  • ...ti arch-shaped radiator, and is regarded by many as the most-beautiful pre-war racing car. ...pionship in [[1926]] after winning 351 races and setting 47 records in the two prior years. At its height, Type 35s averaged 14 race wins per week. Buga
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  • ...' and popularly known as the "1100 musone" (i. e. "big nose"). After World War II, in 1949, the car was re-introduced with a curvy trunk and new name, the ...03''' after its project number, and was offered (as usual at that time) in two different versions: "economica" (cheaper) and "normale" (standard). The car
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  • ...ndividual in the [[Speedway Grand Prix]] events is pronounced the Speedway world champion. ...l dirt tracks had been practised in America since before the [[First World War]]. A rider by the name of Don Johns was known to have done this before 1914
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  • ...' s became voozien of a carrosserie of [[Colli]], but also Riva has one or two specimens built to a design of Lurani. After this period, Riva stops with t ...petitions Columbus gaining brand recognition in the international sporting world.
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  • In Roman legend, when the [[Ancient Greece|Greeks]] waged [[Trojan War|war]] against the city of [[Troy]], the Trojan hero [[Aeneas]] sailed across th ...him, both civil and criminal. This made the king supreme in times of both war and peace. A council advised the king during all trials, but this council h
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  • ...ial. Other than the [[Japan|Japanese]] setting and several characters, the two stories are very different. ...is on a professional level only. In Japan, Bond meets 'Tiger' Tanaka. The two are seen cavorting about in several scenes during the movie, and seem to fo
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  • ...chieve higher performance.The term became popular during and after [[World War II]], particularly in [[California]], originally meaning an old car (most o ...rves as a showplace for the majority of the hot-rodding and street-rodding world to display their cars and to find nearly any part needed to complete them.
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  • ...four valves per cylinder and twin ignition. However, the onset of [[World War I]] halted automobile production at ALFA for three years. ...enlarged factory during the war. When the war was over, Romeo invested his war profits in acquiring locomotive and railways carriage plants in Saronno (Co
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  • ...y Arminius Miller]] setting himself up as the most competitive of the post-war builders. His technical developments allowed him to be indirectly connected ...iller chassis). The engines then won another seven races until 1938 (again two of them, 1930 and 1932, in Miller-designated chassis), then ran at first wi
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  • ...t 8V, obviously. Most of them are in private collections spread across the world, some are displayed in museums. But in this tour RitzSite.nl will show you ...the first series of this type of bodywork, which can be identified by the two headlights in the grille.
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  • ..., whose results determine two annual [[List of Formula One World Champions|World Championships]], one for drivers and one for [[#Drivers and constructors|co ...rrently in production and the [[sport]] is among the most expensive in the world. As such, its economic impact is significant, and its financial and politic
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  • ...in motorsport|Alfa Romeo]]'s factory team, [[Alfa Corse]]. In 1932 he took two wins and a second place in the three European Championship Grands Prix, win ...as the [[Czechoslovakian Grand Prix]]. Upon his return to racing after the war, he was 54 and suffering from ill health. His final race, in 1950, saw him
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  • ...o Cars]] among others. In addition the Bertone studio were responsible for two of the later designs of the famous Italian motorscooter " [[Lambretta (moto ...ertone]] taking over after [[World War II]]. The company was divided into two units &mdash; the Carrozzeria building as many as 40,000 cars per year at i
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  • ...yclist. He was the most renowned Italian cyclist before the [[Second World War]], having won the [[Giro d'Italia]] twice (in 1936 and 1937) and the [[Tour ...ersey that night in [[Grenoble]]. But that was the end of his race. He and two helpers, Jules Rossi and Francesco Camusso, were riding a wooden bridge ove
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  • ...r when production commenced in 1936, earning the name "Topolino". It was a two-seater and had a 569 cc [[side valve]] engine, but the chassis with indepen Giacosa did the initial design work on the next Cisitalia model, a two-seat sports car, the Project 202. Again he used a multi tube space frame ch
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  • ...marily about four-wheeled (or more) vehicle suspension. For information on two-wheeled vehicles suspensions see the [[Suspension (motorcycle)]], [[Motorcy Leaf springs have been around since the Early Egyptians. War engineers used leaf springs, to little success, on catapults. The use of le
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  • Karts were initially created in the [[United States]] in the 1950s post-war period by airmen as a way to pass spare time. [[Art Ingels]] is generally a ...ral types are available, as well as differing fuel options. [[Gasoline]] [[Two-stroke cycle|2-stroke]] or [[Four-stroke cycle|4-stroke]] engines are the m
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  • ...States before World War I and became widespread during the 1920s and 30s. Two different types of racecars predominated&mdash;[[Open-wheel|open wheel race *[[World of Outlaws]] Sprint cars
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  • ...ment in 1939. In addition to the two seater sports cars it was used in the world's first genuine [[Open wheel car|single-seat]] Grand Prix racing car, the [ ...n crankcase and four plated steel two cylinder blocks, which won the first World Championship ever in 1925. Albeit it was a straight-8, the 8C designation w
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  • ...3.jpg|thumb|right|300px|'''1957 Stanguellini Bialbero Sport 1100....one of two made with the [[Reggiano]] designed body at [http://www.woiow.com Wheels Of Pre-War international successes included the triumph Baravelli in the 750 Stanguell
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  • |Followed by:||[[The World Is Not Enough]] ...later used by evil media mogul [[Elliot Carver]], as an attempt to start a war between the [[People's Republic of China]] and the [[United Kingdom]] as an
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  • ...i Sardegna” may be deployed outside Italy and are often involved in either war-fighting or peace-keeping operations on foreign soil. The three home servic ...-wing vessel-based aircraft for twenty-five years following the end of the war.
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  • |FIN|| {{flagiconFIN}} ||colspan=2|White||Two blue stripes on bonnet shaping a Latin cross||Black on white||align=center| ...Ecurie Ecosse]] also used dark blue; the [[Arrol Johnston]] team pre-World War 1 used navy tartan||White||align=center|[[Image:Auto racing color GB.png|50
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  • ...engine]] with six [[Cylinder (engine)|cylinders]] arranged horizontally in two banks of three cylinders on each side of a central [[crankcase]]. The [[pis ...the historically more popular radial engines in small aircraft after World War II because the radials, although they had good cooling, added large frontal
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  • ...er up to [[Alain Prost]] in the [[1985 Formula One season|1985 Formula One World Championship]], as well as winning the [[1997 24 Hours of Le Mans]] and [[2 ...e Formula Monza series. The car, however, achieved very little success and two years later Alboreto moved up to [[Formula Three]]. Wins in the [[Italian F
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  • The Flaminia's engine was an evolution of the world's first [[V6]], which was introduced in the [[Lancia Aurelia|Aurelia]]. It ...was decreased significantly for the GT and Convertibile, allowing for only two seats to be mounted. The GT was a coupé, while the Convertibile was obviou
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  • ...season|2002 season]], and a period in which [[Michael Schumacher]] won the World Championship for five years in a row. The massive commercial interests of c ...new rear wing concept that would replace the current single rear wing with two box-like wings, one behind each rear wheel. These changes are due in 2007.
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  • ...ition period; it was thus the first actual Ferrari car, but due to [[World War II]] it saw little competition. In 1943 the Ferrari factory moved to Marane ...m first appeared on the European grand prix scene after the end of [[World War II]].
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  • For more than a decade, the two companies coexisted in barely-suppressed enmity in the small city of [[Pesa ...t in the wake of the birth of the [[Fiat 500]] car, which brought the post-war boom in Italian [[motorcycling]] to an abrupt end.
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  • ...rge of the defence of [[Gibraltar]] during the [[World War II|Second World War]]; the operation dubbed by Fleming, [[Operation Goldeneye]]. ...ye" is the code name of a secret Russian military satellite program, using two nuclear warhead equipped satellites named ''Petya'' and ''Mischa'', which u
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  • ...m the other the Astura, with a 8V of single 2,6 liters. Substantially, the two new creations Nozzle are distinguished for the motor, but various they are ...he relative starter shaft (the axis to cams centers them wheel between the two heads).
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  • ...omobile]] from [[the houses automobilistiche|casa]] [[Torino|torinese]] in two periods, from [[the 1931]] to [[the 1936]] and from [[the 1940]] to [[the 1 ...ction range - in the field [[autovettura|autovetture]] - is articulated on two models: “a new” model, represented from large [[Lancia Dilambda|Dilambd
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  • ...) high, making it the tallest [[volcano]] in Europe. It is also one of the world's most active volcanoes. Sicily has been noted for two millennia as a grain-producing territory: [[olive]]s and [[wine]] are among
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  • ...portant city in the [[Western world]] and possibly the largest city in the world, with around 1.5 to 2 million inhabitants, as the capital of the expansive ...ists visit Rome anually, making it one of the most touristic cities in the world.
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  • ...[Regia Aeronautica]]'' (which equates to "Royal Air Force"). After [[World War II]], when Italy was made a [[republic]] by referendum, the ''Regia Aeronau ...After the armistice of [[8 September]] [[1943]], Italy divided itself into two, and the same fate befell the Regia Aeronautica. The end of the hostilities
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  • ...the first version of the [[Concorde Agreement]], which settled [[FISA-FOCA war|a long-standing dispute]] between FOCA and the [[Fédération International ...In his teens and early twenties Mosley was involved with his father's post-war political party, the [[Union Movement]] (UM). He has said that the associat
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  • ...[[railroad]] vehicles, [[tanks]] and [[aircraft]]. As of 2009, Fiat is the world's sixth largest carmaker as well as Italy's largest carmaker. Fiat-based cars are constructed all around the world, with the largest number produced outside Italy being built in [[Brazil]],
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  • | Front mounted, Alfa Romeo,<br>[[Straight-8]] (two straight 4 blocks),<br>[[Roots type supercharger|Twin Roots]] [[Supercharge ! [[List of Formula One World Constructors' Champions|Constructors' Championships]]
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  • ...th [[McLaren]] at the 1977 British Grand Prix. He was taken on by reigning world champions Ferrari for the end of the season - in only his fifth season raci ...ver give up' attitude. His son, [[Jacques Villeneuve]], became Formula One world champion in 1997.
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  • ...in the mine to destroy a "geological lock" that is in place to prevent the two faults from moving at the same time. Once the "geological lock" is destroye Bond soon discovers state geologist Stacey Sutton, and the two team up. Bond and Sutton then survive a fire started by Zorin in the [[San
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  • ...was one of the more successful [[microcar]]s produced in the post-[[World War II|WWII]] years&mdash;a time when cheap, short distance transportation was ...s said that the stylists had arrived at the design of the Isetta by taking two scooters, placing them close together, adding a refrigerator and shaping th
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  • ...ge between the literary and cinematic versions of the story. At the [[Cold War]]'s height, EON Productions felt it inadvisable casting the Russians as vil |[[Image:FRWL-Vida.jpg|100px]] || Vida || Aliza Gur || Vida was one of the two fiery gypsy girls engaged in the now infamous cat-fight scene where she and
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  • ...its [[history of Rome|history]] continues to have a major influence on the world today. ...Rome was probably founded sometime in the [[9th century BC]] by members of two central Italian tribes, the [[Latins]] and the [[Sabine]]s, on the [[Palati
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  • ...ne regulations]] for a summary of the technical rule changes. Although the world championship has always been the main focus of the category, non-championsh ...t competitive cars came from Italy, particularly Alfa Romeo. Races saw pre-war heroes like Varzi, [[Jean-Pierre Wimille]] and [[Tazio Nuvolari]] end their
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  • ...road circuit at [[Albert Park and Lake|Albert Park]] in [[Melbourne]], on two occasions. In this era [[Lex Davison]] won the race four times, a record th ...n been stated as being one of, if not, the greatest street circuits in the world. Whenever the teams came to Adelaide they enjoyed the party atmosphere.{{Fa
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  • ...iglia]], driving a [[Fiat 508|Fiat Balilla]] "Coppa d'oro". During [[World War II]], faced with shortages of fuel for civilian use, Bandini adapted his au ...[12 Hours of Sebring]] (the first [[sports car racing|World Sports Car]] [[World Sportscar Championship|Championship event)]], after coming in third in the
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  • ...n the CART schedule. In the fall of [[2004 in IRL|2004]] the IRL announced two road course events ([[Watkins Glen International|Watkins Glen]] and [[Infin The League consists of two series, the premeir '''IndyCar Series''' (usually considered synonymous wit
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  • ...chiavelli di Modena]] drove them in the [[1940]] [[Mille Miglia]], [[World War II]] put a temporary end to racing and the 815s saw no more competition. Fe Rules for a Grand Prix World Championship had been laid out before the war but it took several years afterward for the series to get going; meanwhile
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  • ...ile the east side has Ljubljana's old city and the castle. Connecting the two are a number of bridges, the most famous of which is the ''Tromostovje'' (t ...The airport has the bare necessities (bank, ATM, cafe) but little else; a two-stage renovation is under way, with new wings opening in late 2007 and 2010
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  • ...ggio|Piaggio & Co. SpA]], Europe's largest motorcycle manufacturer and the world's fourth largest motorcycle manufacturer by unit sales. ...Moto Guzzi has led Italy's motorcycling manufacture, enjoyed prominence in world-wide motorcycle racing, and led the industry in ground-breaking innovation
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  • ...[[tractor]] and heating unit manufacturing business in the wake of [[World War II]], [[Ferruccio Lamborghini]] was able to cultivate an interest in sports ...a replacement for the 400GT, the [[Lamborghini Islero|Islero]]. After only two years in production, the Islero was itself replaced by the [[Lamborghini Ja
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  • [[The 1939]] it turns to the term between the first flares of [[the second war mondiale|guerra]], when the Turinese House nozzle on the market a new revol ...nders: the system concurs therefore to obtain, without having to resort to two or more camshafts, the witness hemispheric, considered to the age the top f
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  • It was the first of two non-EON Bond films produced (the second was 1983's ''[[Never Say Never Agai ...try estate of Sir James Bond ([[David Niven]]), an eccentric [[First World War]] hero who resigned from the secret service after luring the love of his li
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  • ...edal|pedal-driven]] [[human-powered transport|human-powered vehicle]] with two [[bicycle wheel|wheels]] attached to a [[bicycle frame|frame]], one behind ...umb|280px|A smartly dressed couple seated on an 1886 "[[quadricycle]]" for two]]
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  • *Mix the two finely and evenly ...metering airflow, delivering an appropriate volume of fuel, and mixing the two are separated and handled by separate components, in a carburetor this is a
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  • The historic center of Siena has been declared by the [[Unesco]] a World Heritage Site. ...e forces of their enemy, so crushing was the defeat that even today if the two cities meet in any sporting event, the Sienese supporters are likely to exh
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  • ...races in [[Formula One]], [[American Championship Car Racing|IndyCar]], [[World Sportscar Championship]] and [[NASCAR]] (the other being [[Dan Gurney]]). H ...9 Indianapolis 500|1969]]), [[Daytona 500]] (1967) and the [[Formula One]] World Championship, and, along with [[Juan Pablo Montoya]], the only driver to ha
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  • |Preceded by:||[[The World Is Not Enough]] ...me attempts to improve the appeal of Bond to a younger audience, featuring two separate scenes of Bond surfing, a more contemporary [[#Soundtrack|soundtra
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  • ...dels|GT Junior models]] were also built with a very different, aerodynamic two-seater coupe body designed by [[Ercole Spada]] for [[Zagato]] of Milan. The ...Cam engine]] in various cubic capacities from 1290 cc to 1962 cc, all with two valves per cylinder. All versions of this engine fitted to the 105 series
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  • ...eason. Schumacher is the only German to have won the [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|drivers' championship]]. ...ite what Jordan believed was a binding contract. Schumacher went on to win world championships in 1994 and 1995 with the Anglo-Italian team before joining t
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  • ...ed assassin, a man who has to navigate a morally complex and often cynical world while attempting to hold onto his deep beliefs of what is right and wrong". ...gly with [[Barbara Broccoli]] and Michael G. Wilson, but they had to block two very expensive ideas he had. "Financially, there are limits &mdash; even on
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  • ...igson]]. In addition, [[Christopher Wood (writer)|Christopher Wood]] wrote two screenplay novelisations and other authors have also written various unoffi ...he [[EON Productions]] film series. Twenty films have been made as well as two that were independently produced and one [[United States|American]] televis
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  • [[File:Sebastian Vettel 2010 Japan.jpg|thumb|[[Sebastian Vettel]], the 2010 World Champion]] ...pionship winners|youngest]] [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|World Drivers' Champion]] in the sport's sixty-year history. Vettel's victory in
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  • ...igson]]. In addition, [[Christopher Wood (writer)|Christopher Wood]] wrote two screenplay novelisations and other authors have also written various unoffi ...he [[EON Productions]] film series. Twenty films have been made as well as two that were independently produced and one [[United States|American]] televis
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  • ...to last two full race weekends and if a team changes an engine between the two races, they incur a penalty of 10 grid positions. ...009, meaning that the teams will use engines of the same spec for the next two seasons. The end of the engine freeze has been suggested to be the beginnin
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  • ...James Bond music|James Bond Theme]]. This argument has been the subject of two court cases, the most recent in 2001. Some portions of the theme are, howev ...PPK into Dent's body but this was deemed gratuitous and was edited down to two shots. Most commercial TV prints of the film shown in America and Canada ha
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  • ...[[San Carlo]] opera in [[Naples]], the capital of the then Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, in the late 1850s . The Neapolitan censors objected to the realis :The bit of freedom that this world and its people owe me."
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  • ...g him with the prospect of obtaining a rare [[Nazi]] gold bar from [[World War II]]. Goldfinger cheats and is caught by Bond. Instead of calling him out, ...by at least ten times. As a side-effect, the entire economy of the Western world will be disrupted.
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  • ...s a pay phone booth and makes haste towards Octopussy's Circus, pursued by two Bavarian BMW police cars. ...m with six (or 8, depending on the source) cameras simultaneously rolling. Two [[Frogman|frogmen]] were positioned in the water, as well as an [[emergency
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  • ...cles emerged in the early days of the automobile industry. There is [[#Pre-War|a section]] for early superlatives, however. ...est V6 engine (gasoline) - 1.0&nbsp;L - 1960s [[DKW]] [[DKW F102|F102]] (a two-stroke V6) ''(about 100 produced for testing, 13 fitted to road cars)''[htt
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  • ...of [[Austria]], and the Historic City Centre was inscribed on the [[UNESCO World Heritage List]]. ...alled inside the train. Note that you will need to buy a 2-zone ticket (or two 1-zone tickets) to total €3 each way to and from the airport. To reach th
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  • Many cars have suspension that connects the wheels on the two sides, either by a [[sway bar]] and/or by a solid axle. The [[Citroën 2CV] ...ia|Czech]] secret weapon') killed so many [[Nazi]] officers during [[World War II]] that the German Army eventually forbade it's officers from driving the
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  • ...d to [[Dares Phrygius]], claimed to be an eyewitness account of the Trojan war. It provided inspiration for writers in other countries such as [[Benoît d ...of Bologna]], [[Nicoletto of Turin]], and others. Their poetry of love and war accustomed the people and the courts to new sounds and new harmonies.
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  • ...d to [[Dares Phrygius]], claimed to be an eyewitness account of the Trojan war. It provided inspiration for writers in other countries such as [[Benoît d ...of Bologna]], [[Nicoletto of Turin]], and others. Their poetry of love and war accustomed the people and the courts to new sounds and new harmonies.
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