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• Flat-6
  ...]]s are mounted to the [[crankshaft]] such that opposing pistons move back and forth in opposite directions at the same time, somewhat like a [[boxing]] c ...which makes it more suitable for luxury sports cars, cruising motorcycles, and aircraft than ordinary passenger cars.
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• Rear wheel drive
  ...ally places the engine in the front of the vehicle, but the [[mid engine]] and [[rear engine]] layouts are also used. The vast majority of rear wheel drive vehicles use a longitudinally-mounted engine in the front of the vehi
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• Alfa Romeo 2000
  ...e overhead camshaft solid lifter four-cylinder engine with cast iron block and light alloy heads |Suspension || Independent front suspension<br>Live rear axle
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• Autobianchi Primula
  ...on]] steering. Primulas were built in the Autobianchi factory in [[Desio]] and were priced comparably to the [[BMC ADO16|Austin/Morris 1100]] models built ...rear-engined]]. Meanwhile, a practical concept emerged, namely the [[front-wheel drive]] layout with the engine mounted [[transverse engine| transversely]],
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• Fiat 124 Sport Spider
  ...e]] made by [[Fiat]], introduced at the November 1966 [[Turin Auto Show]], and manufactured until 1985. Most of the cars were exported to the [[United Sta ...factured the Coupé in-house while the Spider's [[monocoque]] was designed and produced by Italian carozzeria [[Pininfarina]] &mdash; at the time Pininfar
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• Maserati Mistral
  | Body_style || 2-seat GT Coupe and Spyder | Transmission || ZF 5-speed and reverse
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• Inovo Design
  ...spired by classic formal charges, but interpreted in an ultra-contemporary and innovative human-machine interface in it.''']] ...tive formula means tangible competitive advantages in terms of design cost and timescales. Over time, this approach has met with the favor of increasingly
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• Laforza
  ...mmer 2001. The bodywork is styled by the automotive stylist Thomas Tjaarda and is manufactured in Cherasco, Italy by Laforza International, srl. ...Windsor engine|Ford V8]] (more commonly known as the 5.0 Liter) EFI engine and the AOD transmission, coupled with a "2wd high, 4wd high, 4wd low" Newproce
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• Bugatti Type 35
  ...t was the first vehicle to feature the famed Bugatti arch-shaped radiator, and is regarded by many as the most-beautiful pre-war racing car. ...ugatti organized the [[Targa Florio]] as a special spotlight for this car, and it claimed victory there for five consecutive years, from [[1925]] through
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• Hand brake
  ...ever is most commonly a handle on the floor between the [[driving|driver]] and front passenger (hence the ''hand brake'' name), or a [[pedal]] in the foot ...the event of a crash - less momentum can be gained through the car rolling and hence more energy is transferred to the disfigurement of the crashed vehicl
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• Fiat 24-32 HP
  ...e bodies for it, it was offered with 3 different wheelbases, short, medium and long. fisrt car to have gas pedal and a gearbox with 4 forward gears. The road model could achieve top speed of 7
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• Understeer
  ...ith green dots. If the vehicle understeers, the front wheels lose traction and the vehicle tends to follow the red dotted line.''']] ..., and limit handling understeer, which is at higher lateral accelerations, and is what racing drivers are talking about when they use the term.
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• Diatto
  ...gine, followed the year after by the 10-12HP (1884[[cc]] two-[[cylinder]]) and the 14-18HP (2724cc four-cylinder). The success of these models led to more ...ars and [[Newton]], builder of cars badged NB) whose experience, equipment and plans were all used by Diatto. A bodyshop was also founded for the internal
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• Officine Meccaniche
  ...clutch was used. Four-wheel cable-operated [[drum brakes]] were available and centre-lock [[wire wheels]] were the usual fitment. ...he company had resulted from the merger of two companies,Grondona Comi & C and Miani Silvestri & C. Originally, OM manufactured railway stock. Car produc
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• Fiat 130
  ...y the [[Italy|Italian]] [[automaker]] Fiat, made as [[sedan (car)|saloon]] and [[coupé]]. ...g]]s in the rear), standard power steering and four-wheel [[disc brakes]], and was the first Fiat to adopt an alternator instead of a direct-current gener
  8 KB (1,123 words) - 15:35, 31 October 2009
• Alfa Romeo 1750 Drophead
  ...bined them with what was, by the standards of the time, a very lightweight and nimble handling chassis design. Much experience gained in development of hi ...le]] [[Milano]] in April 1925, and then reappeared at both the Paris Salon and the London Motor Shows. Deliveries to customers of the original single-[[ca
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• Sports cars
  ...aneuverability, low weight and power rather than comfort, passenger space, and economy. ...ce is key. Drivers regard brand name and the subsequent racing reputation and history ([[Ferrari]], [[Porsche]], [[Lotus Cars|Lotus]], etc.) as an import
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• Transmission
  ...ces, and [[steam engine]]s, mainly in support of [[pump]]ing, [[mill]]ing, and [[hoist]]ing applications. ...imply called "gears") are used to slow down the output speed of the engine and increase torque. However, the highest gear(s) may be an "[[overdrive (mech
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• Lancia Lambda
  ...latives|the first]] car to feature a load-bearing [[monocoque]]-type body, and it also pioneered the use of an [[independent suspension]] (the front [[sli * '''2nd series''', produced between 1923 and 1924, 1,100 built. Minor modifications for engine.
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• Lancia Fulvia
  ...eneva Motor Show]] in 1963 by [[Lancia]]. It was produced by that company, and later by [[FIAT]], through 1976. Fulvias are notable for their role in [[au ...Berlina' (4 door saloon) 'Coupe' and 'Sport' an alternative coupe designed and built by Zagato on the Coupe floorpan.'''
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