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• Carbon fibre
  ...however, this can be improved by proper surface treatment, eg. for carbon-aluminium MMCs a [[vapor deposition]] of [[titanium boride]] on the fibers is often e ...s is an alternative to the more common wooden bows. There are also several companies which make entire instruments, such as cellos, out of carbon fiber.
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• FOD
  ...li' was founded by Francesco De Benedetti at [[Turin]] in order to produce aluminium products. This became the 'Fonderie Officine De Benedetti' (or FOD) on 1st ...y to around 25-30 cars per day. Unfortunately, as with so many other small companies of the time, the recession bit and in March 1927 FOD ceased to trade.
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• Radial engine
  At least three companies build modern radials today. [[Vedeneyev]] engines produces the M-14P model, ...l engines from the 1940s. Designed initially for electricity production in aluminium smelters, these engines differed from the norm of radial design in having i
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• Motto
  ...te bodies for cars, with an emphasis on sporting models, designed by other companies. Famous examples include the 1960 [[Flaminia]] designed by [[Raymond Loewy]
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• Aluminium
  ...:ferrengalum.jpg|thumb|right|250px|<BIG><center>Ferrari Crank Case made of aluminium</center></BIG>]] SPELLING OF ALUMINIUM - Please see the talk page, this article is written in British English and
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• Colnago
  ...t to the recent outsourcing of production to the far east by other bicycle companies; Colnago previously stated that ''"Colnago has one production line only, an * Duall, aluminium tubing with double downtube... made by the ALAN company
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• Fiat Tempra
  ...ere were also available interesting optional extras like anti-lock brakes, aluminium wheels, sunroof, electronic climate control, etc ...or traffic lights. For its extraordinary load capacity, it was one of the companies favourites (the 1929 diesel engine), because they could exploit it in every
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• Motobi
  For more than a decade, the two companies coexisted in barely-suppressed enmity in the small city of [[Pesaro]] on th ...the [[four-cylinder]] Benelli 250 GP racer from 1962 onwards, when the two companies were united. Having turned it into a [[Grand Prix]] race-winner in the hand
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• Isotta-Fraschini
  ...only the most elite could own. Today Isotta-Fraschini is a set of several companies. ...the same 4172cc 32-valve V8 engine whilst the body was all new and made of aluminium. Production was due to be undertaken at an-ex military weapons factory in S
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• Lambretta
  ...mbretta, and Lambro, brand names are owned by SIL and are licensed to many companies who want association with the iconic brand, including: [[Taiwan|Taiwanese]] ...in the motorcycle world. Common modifications include a [[Nikasil]] plated aluminium barrel with radical porting, large [[Dell'Orto]] or [[Mikuni]] [[carburetto
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• Ship
  ...or the support of one or more [[sail]]s. In modern ships, it is a steel or aluminium fabrication which carries navigation lights, radar antennae etc. * [[East Indiaman]] An armed merchantman belonging to one of the East India companies (Dutch, British etc.)
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• Villa
  ...ngle-cylinder two-stroke of modern design with cross-current distribution, aluminium cylinder and transistorised ignition. All had a five-speed gearbox, except ...simplicity and modesty, tirelessly provided technical advice to a host of companies, some celebrated, also collaborated in the creation and development of proj
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• Isetta
  ...'t stop with licensing the Isetta to BMW. He negotiated similar deals with companies in France and Brazil. ...crankcase and cylinder were made of [[cast iron]], the cylinder head of [[aluminium]]. However, the head was rotated by 180 degrees compared with the motorcyc
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• Drifting (motorsport)
  ...ve a floating rear subframe which is usually fixed in position with billet aluminium or urethane "drift pineapples", to prevent the frame moving during drift. ...is required for control, speed, and a fast snap on the initial entry. Some companies have started to create tires with special effects for drifting. One such co
  28 KB (4,495 words) - 07:58, 4 August 2009
• Diesel engine
  ...2002. With a displacement of 1810cc's the Dair is the first of a number of aluminium diesel aircraft engines up to 600 [[horsepower]] that have a comparable pow ...the ship for tanking and before injection due to their low [[volatility]]. Companies such as [[Burmeister & Wain]] and [[Wärtsilä]] (e.g., [[Sulzer]] Diesels)
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• Le Mans 24 Hours
  In a personal spat between the two companies' owners, [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] won the race four times ([[1966]] to [ ...he leading car, and soon disintegrated destroying a large part of the thin aluminium rear bodywork. It took the Belgian team crew five laps to have the car read
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• Moto Guzzi
  ...le'' &mdash; threatening to directly compete on Moto Guzzi's turf. The two companies compromised: Guzzi never produced their small-wheeled scooter and Lambretta ..., upside-down front fork, extra long swinging fork swingarm in box section aluminium, rear single shock absorber vertically located, disc hydraulic drive clutch
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• History of Formula One
  ...tus 25]] powered by the new Coventry-Climax FWMV V8 engine. The car had an aluminium sheet [[monocoque]] chassis instead of the traditional [[spaceframe]] desig ...site material]]s. The [[McLaren M2B]], designed by [[Robin Herd]], used an aluminium-wood laminate known as [[Mallite]] for much of its monocoque, although the
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• Bicycle
  ...umb|300px|This ''[[racing bicycle]]'' is built using lightweight, shaped [[aluminium]] tubing and [[Graphite-reinforced plastic|carbon fiber]] stays and forks. ...components such as handlebars, seat post, and brake levers. In the 1980s [[aluminium]] alloy frames became popular, and their affordability now makes them commo
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