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• Biblocco
  ...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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• Savoia-Marchetti
  ...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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• DEI
  ...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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• FBM
  ...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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• Fimer
  ...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
  1,004 bytes (137 words) - 14:22, 15 April 2010
• Capello
  ...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.
  1,017 bytes (149 words) - 16:46, 14 April 2010
• Temperino
  ...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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• Bartolomeo Costantini
  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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• Gulf of Sidra
  ...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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• Menon motorcycle
  ...l car. The first bikes with an engines was made only after the First World War.
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• William Grover-Williams
  ...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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• Molise
  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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• Ganna
  ...-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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• Garavini
  ...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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• Rudolf Caracciola
  ...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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• Fiat 2
  ...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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• Bugatti Type 13
  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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• La Fenice
  ...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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• Air racing
  ...' 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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• Lombardi
  ...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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