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• Countach
  ...is somewhat akin to the [[United States|American]] expression, "Holy cow!" All previous Lamborghini names were associated with bullfighting ([[Ferruccio L ...pproval, even though its construction method was utterly unlike production vehicles.
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• Lancia Appia
  ...]] (introduced in 1922) to use the famous sliding pillar front suspension. All three series produced had a [[Lancia V4 engine|V4]] engine of 1089 cc, whic Approximately 98,000 Appias were built as Berlinas, 3,900 as commercial vehicles and 5,200 supplied to coachbuilders.
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• Suspension (vehicle)
  ...and [[Linkage (mechanical)|linkages]] that connects a [[vehicle]] to its [[wheel]]s. Suspension systems serve a dual purpose – contributing to the car's ...four-wheeled (or more) vehicle suspension. For information on two-wheeled vehicles suspensions see the [[Suspension (motorcycle)]], [[Motorcycle fork]], [[Bic
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• Alfa Romeo Giulia
  The basic [[Car body style|body shape]] shared by all models was designed by [[Giorgetto Giugiaro]] for [[Bertone]]. It was one ...o all models was also a 5-speed [[manual transmission]] and disc brakes on all four wheels. The rear suspension uses a beam axle with coil springs. [[Air
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• Isetta
  ...became known as a [[bubble car]]—a name later given to other similar vehicles. Other countries had other nicknames: In Germany it was ''das rollende Ei'' ...rhaps a small child. Behind the seat was a large parcel shelf with a spare wheel located below. A heater was optional, and ventilation was provided by openi
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• Astra Trucks
  ...ces trucks, construction dump truck, heavy transport vehicles and military vehicles. Astra was privately founded in 1946 in [[Cagliari]], and since 1986 is a m ...us experience gained since its inception and through a wide range of heavy vehicles civilians but also military, ASTRA is a manufacturer referent in the transp
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• Maserati MC12
  ...30 to be produced (5 not for sale) and a further 25 produced in [[2005]]. All 50 were pre-sold for [[euro|€]]600 000. ...has generally received positive reviews but it's critics say it is hard to drive, overpriced and too large. Other criticisms include the lack of trunk, rear
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• Tire
  ...leration and handling. Today most tires, especially those fitted to motor vehicles, are manufactured from [[synthetic rubber]], however other materials such a ...bert William Thomson]], born in [[Stonehaven, Scotland]], as the '''Aerial Wheel'''. This invention consisted of a [[canvas]] inner tube surrounded by a [[
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• Maserati Quattroporte
  ...was the only Maserati with a [[hydropneumatic]] suspension and front wheel drive. However, the [[1973 oil crisis]] had intervened and demand for such cars d ...lejandro de Tomaso]] and his design staff in 1976. This was a [[rear wheel drive]] car, powered by a large V8 engine. It was important to ''de Tomaso'' that
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• Alfa Romeo 6C
  | Platform || [[FR layout|FR]]/[[Rear-wheel drive|RWD]] ...[[leaf springs]], semi-elliptic [[rear springs]] and [[torque]] tube, four-wheel [[drum brakes]]. Wheelbase: 108"
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• Car classification
  ...between classes or even outside all of them. Not all car types are sold in all countries and names differ in some cases between [[British English|British] Straddling the boundary between car and motorbike, these vehicles have engines of only a few hundred ccs, typically seat only 2 people, and a
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• Farina
  Other info states that all [[Siata]] cars was build by [[Carrozzeria]] [[Motto]] , despite what badge ...car, the Javelin, which featured a 1500cc flat four, torsion-bar springing all round - independent at the front, live axle at the rear with an excellent P
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• ASA
  ...hill climbing in a 1000cc car, losses to Porsche were inevitable. Facing all of these marketing, financing, production, distribution, pricing and perfor ...gines. He collaborated with his engineers on concepts and ideas; however, all of the engines developed by his company Ferrari, Spa. were designed by rekn
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• Fully-automatic transmission
  [[Oldsmobile]]'s [[1940]] models featured [[Hydra-Matic]] drive, the first mass-production fully automatic transmissions. Initially an Olds ...transmissions, introduced in the late 1980s and early 1990s, remove almost all of the control logic from the valve body, and place it in into the engine c
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• Lancia Flaminia
  ...mounted [[Longitudinal engine|longitudinally]], powering the [[rear wheel drive|rear wheels]] through a 4-speed rear-mounted [[transaxle]]. An version with ...e Florida II prototype with a 2+2 layout and had a shortened wheelbase, as all 2-door versions. The Coupé has a front nearly identical to the Berlina, bu
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• Alfa Romeo Alfetta
  ...at the rear. The Alfetta was renewed in 1979 with a revised frontend, new wheel rims and new lights, as well as a Diesel version. ...d Italian film , ''The Advocate'', which also heavily featured Alfettas of all types, from Caribieneri 'Short Nose . Round Light' through to the Prime Min
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• Ferrari F40
  ...xpensive vehicle and it remains one of the highest performing street legal vehicles ever produced. It was intended that there were to be 400 F40s made, all painted red.
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• Car handling
  ...icles with at least three wheels, but some of it may apply to other ground vehicles.) ...nt heavy cars tend to [[understeer]] and rear heavy cars to [[oversteer]], all other things being equal. The [[mid-engine design]] offers the ideal center
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• Fiat Coupé
  ...er 6 seconds, the 2.0 20V turbo was the fastest [[Europe]]an [[front wheel drive]] car at the time. ...ocharged FWD cars. Additionally, the coupe featured independent suspension all round: At the front McPherson struts and lower wishbones anchored to an aux
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• Fiat Coupe
  ...er 6 seconds, the 2.0 20V turbo was the fastest [[Europe]]an [[front wheel drive]] car at the time. ...ocharged FWD cars. Additionally, the coupe featured independent suspension all round: At the front McPherson struts and lower wishbones anchored to an aux
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