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• Fiat 1500
  | Production || 1935-1950 ...om 1935 to 1950. The car was introduced in Salone dell'Automobile di Milan in 1935. It was one of the first
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• Ferrari 195 Inter
  |Production||1950<br>24 produced ...a year. The more-potent (but otherwise similar) [[Ferrari 212 Inter]] was introduced at the 1951 Paris show and outlived the 195.
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• Ferrari 195 S
  |Production || [[1950]] ...sp;in) wheelbase but sported an enlarged 2.3&nbsp;L (2341&nbsp;cc/142&nbsp;in³) version of the [[Ferrari Colombo engine|Colombo]] [[V12]]. These two in
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• Fissore
  ...brothers (Bernando, Antonio, Costanzo and Giovanni) to produce horse drawn vehicles, they began their first tentative steps into the car and truck world at the ...to various vehicles including cars, ambulances, hearses, light commercial vehicles etc.
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• Alfa Romeo 6c
  ...ting from 1933 there was also a 6C version with a factory Alfa body, built in [[Portello]]. ...too large and heavy, so a new development began. The 6C1500 was introduced in 1925 at [[Milan]], production started 1927, with the [[Alfa Romeo P2|P2]] G
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• Vacuum brake
  ...um brake''' system became almost universal in British train equipment, and in those countries influenced by British practice. It enjoyed a brief period of adoption in the [[United States|USA]], primarily on [[narrow gauge railway|narrow gauge
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• Lancia Aurelia
  |Production:||[[1950]]-[[1958]] ...utomobile]]. Designed by [[Vittorio Jano]], the Aurelia was launched in [[1950]] and production lasted through the summer of [[1958]].
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• Alfa Romeo 1900
  |Production || 1950&ndash;1959 |Wheelbase || Berlina/Sprint<br>2630/2500&nbsp;mm<br>(103.5/98.4 in.)
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• Alfa Romeo 2600
  ...se || Berlina/Sprint/Spider<br>2720/2580/2500 mm<br>(107/101/98 in.) |Length || 4700/4580/4500 mm<br>(185/180/177 in.)
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• Supercar
  [[Image:Bugatti veyron in Tokyo.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The [[Bugatti Veyron 16.4]] has reached a top s ...is considered to be a supercar at one time may not retain its superiority in the future. The automotive press frequently calls new exotic cars "supercar
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• Alfa Romeo 6C
  ...from 1933 there was also 6C version with Alfa Romeo own body manufactured in [[Portello]]. ...an effort to boost its image, the company decided to go racing, beginning in 1911 with some success. Shortly thereafter, Europe would find itself at war
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• Farina
  ...Giovanni Farina S.A.''' at [[Turin]]. Learning from his experience gained in his earlier career, Farina combined his aesthetic design ideas with an indu ...included [[Boano]], [[Frua]] and [[Michelotti]]. They closed in the early 1950's. [http://www.carsfromitaly.net <small>Source</small>]
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• Maserati 4CL/50
  | Capacity || 1491cc-cu in ...e for many privateer entrants, leading to numerous examples being involved in most races during this period.
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• Fully-automatic transmission
  ...some. In recent years, automatic transmissions have significantly improved in their ability to support high fuel efficiency but [[manual transmission]]s ...Ford500autotrans.JPG|frame|right|The automatic transmission selector lever in a [[Ford Five Hundred]] car.]]
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• Lancia
  ...Lancias are seen as presenting a more luxurious alternative to the models in the Fiat range upon which they are based. One of the firm's trademarks is t ...e the "[[Lancia Alfa-12HP|tipo 51]]" or 12 HP (later called Alfa) was made in 1907 and produced from 1908. This car had a small four cylinder engine with
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• Dante Giacosa
  ...by 1937 and he had become director of the engineering division of Fiat by 1950. He died in Turin in 1996.
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• Aermacchi
  ...''Società Commerciale Aeronautica'' to once again turned to the motorcycle.In 1946 they also presented a small car under the brand name of ''[[Macchitre] ...vely "green wing", "blue wing" and "golden wing"). In the beginning, these vehicles were equipped with 2-cylinder engines had been designed to be used mostly f
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• Grand Prix motor racing
  ...ix motor racing''' has its roots in organized automobile racing that began in France as far back as 1894. It quickly evolved from a simple road race from ...ve to the United States. Beginning in 1910, he would become a major figure in American racing and the designer of a car for General Motors that bears his
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• Formula 2
  ...pe of [[formula racing]]. It was replaced by [[Formula 3000]] in 1985, but in 2009 the [[Formula Two]] name returns. The 2009 FIA Formula Two Championshi ...o racing, the high performance nature of the cars and the expense involved in the series has always meant a need for a path to reach this peak. For much
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• Ferrari 250
  ...1950s and early 1960s. It was the company's most successful early line of vehicles, produced for over a decade from 1953 to 1964 and spawning countless varian A predecessor to the 250 line was the '''225 S''' introduced at the 1952 [[Giro di Sicilia]]. Two of the two-seat sports prototypes wer
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