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• Auto Mirage
  [[Image:auto_mirage_pick_wick_1974.jpg|thumb|right|250px|'''1974 Auto Mirage ''Pick Wick''''']] ...ollaborated to produce buggys before embarking on the adventure of [[micro cars]].
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• Gran Turismo (racing)
  After these famous races and cars, several road cars and even computer games adopted the Gran Turismo name: [[Category:Auto racing by type]]
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• Roger Lusty
  <tr><td><font face="Arial">[http://www.rogers-auto-art.ca '''Roger Lusty'''] ...ortraits, including classic and custom cars, motorcycles, and all forms of auto racing. Roger’s originals and commissioned work, hang in collections acro
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• Electronic control unit
  ...ls one or more of the electrical subsystems in a [[vehicle]]. Some modern cars have up to 70 ECUs, including: [[Category:Auto parts]]
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• Magnesium alloy wheel
  ...eels''', or '''mag wheels''', are sometimes used on [[Auto racing|racing]] cars, in place of heavier [[steel]] or [[aluminium]] [[wheel]]s, for better perf * [[Auto racing]]
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• Backbone chassis
  ...[[Tatra T-87]], T-111,T-815 etc., as well as [[TVR S Series|TVR S1]]. Some cars also use a backbone as a part of the chassis to strengthen it; examples inc
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• Midget car
  [[Image:MidgetCarsRacingAngellParkJune2007.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Midget cars racing at [[Angell Park Speedway]]]] :''This article is about full-size midget race cars. For the smaller version youth racer, see [[Quarter-midget]]. For the Briti
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• Manfred von Brauchitsch
  ...August]], [[1905]] - [[February 5]], [[2003]]) was a [[Germany|German]] [[auto racing]] driver who drove for [[Mercedes-Benz]] in the famous "[[Silver Arr ...rennen]] which saw the first appearance of [[Silver Arrows]] Mercedes Race cars, the [[1937]] [[Monaco Grand Prix]] (considered his greatest victory), and
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• North American Racing Team
  ...relationship with Chinetti due to his success in selling the maker's road cars in the important American markets, and thus NART received a continuous line ...with [[John Surtees]], as the factory team competed the last two races in cars painted white and blue. This was done as a protest concerning arguments bet
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• Open wheel
  ...have their wheels below the body or fenders, in the manner of most street cars, [[stock car racing|stock car]]s, or [[touring car]]s. Open-wheel racing i ...to enclose the driver's body, with the head exposed to the air. In modern cars, the engine is located directly behind the driver, and drives the rear whee
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• Open-wheel
  ...have their wheels below the body or fenders, in the manner of most street cars, [[stock car racing|stock car]]s, or [[touring car]]s. Open-wheel racing i ...to enclose the driver's body, with the head exposed to the air. In modern cars, the engine is located directly behind the driver, and drives the rear whee
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• Antonio Brivio
  ...ly]], [[30 Jan]] [[1905]] - Feb, 1995) was an Italian [[bobsled]]der and [[auto racing|racing driver]]. ==Auto racing career==
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• List of international auto racing colors
  ...r international [[auto racing]] competitions customarily [[paint]]ed their cars in '''racing colours''' reflecting the nation of origin of the car or drive ...heir origin in the national teams competing in the [[Gordon Bennett Cup in auto racing|Gordon Bennett Cup]], which was held annually in 1900-1905, and were
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• Special Interest Auto
  ...in servicing Italian and British cars in the Twin Cities, Special Interest Auto can handle all your needs.<br>
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• Rack and pinion
  [[Category:Auto parts]]
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• Sprint car
  ..., which, since the 1970's, are often joined by wings mounted on top of the cars to give them sufficient downforce so as not to become airborne as readily a ..., including [[Jeff Gordon]] and [[Tony Stewart]]. As a challenging form of auto racing, sprint car racing is considered an excellent training ground for NA
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• Alfa Romeo RM
  ...t-4 engine, which produced between 40 bhp to 48 bhp. As most of Alfa Romeo cars this was also used in racing purpose. RM top speed was around {{Auto kmh|90}}. RM Sport version had [[Zagato]] chassis.
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• European Touring Car Championship
  ...he behest of the FIA. It allowed a variety of [[touring car racing|touring cars]] of different sizes and displacements to race together, from the small [[F ...car, Group 1 (for standard touring cars) and Group 2 (for modified touring cars).
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• Johnny Mauro
  ...in January of 2003,[auto accident fatality] he owned a large collection of cars he had acquired, all of them restored, including but not limited to, a ford
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• Ice Racing
  '''Ice racing''', with [[automobile|cars]], [[motorcycle]]s or [[snowmobile]]s, takes place on [[freezing|frozen]] [ ...l-[[rubber]] and [[screw|studded]] [[tire]]s. These classes are applied to cars and motorcycles, although a greater percentage of motorcycles use studded t
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• Carlo Felice Trossi
  ...died in [[Milan]], [[May 9]], [[1949]]) was an Italian racecar driver and auto constructor. During his career, he raced for two teams, [[Mercedes-Benz]] a Trossi backed one of the most unusual Grand Prix cars, the Trossi Monaco of 1934. This car featured a 16 cylinder, two stroke cy
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• Legend car racing
  '''Legend Car racing''' is a style of race cars. They are 5/8-scale replicas of [[United States|American]] [[automobiles]] ...tight specifications to ensure cars are quite similar with each other. All cars utilize the same parts, engine, tires. The only variable (in theory) is the
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• Ennezeta
  ISO tried to grab as many cars as possible, and thanks to them have preserved many models as of today. ...ial production. Ultimately, the estimated high price of a proliferation of cars, the company remained together but was later sold to Germany. The fate of a
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• Formula Three
  ...ly inexpensive, which makes F3 an attractive entry-level into higher class auto racing. ...heir GP careers) although started to decline in the UK when small [[sports cars]] powered by [[Coventry-Climax]] and [[Ford]] engines became more important
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• Quarter-midget
  ...ly one quarter (1/4) the size of full size [[midget car racing|midget race cars]] and gain speeds of up to about 45 mph. ...ican, and Fiser. Other brands are ProFab, Bullrider, BlueDot, and Ricecars Cars are protected by body panels which are made of fiberglass, plastic, sheetme
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• Harley Earl
  ..., a fashion which Cadillac executives resented. And, as the more expensive cars of that time were usually sold as chassis, drive-train, fenders, radiator, ...ngine and put alongside the cylinder heads. At first, Earl and the concept cars toured the [[United States]] in the GM [[Motorama]] shows.
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• List of microcars by country of origin: I
  ...[[Beach buggy]] manufacturer [[Autozodiaco]]. It was also sold as the All Cars Snuggy |{{flagiconItaly}} [[Italy]]||ALL-CARS Charly II||ALL-CARS srl, [[Pianoro]] || 125&nbsp;cc || 2 ||1977-1985 ||
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• Bernd Rosemeyer
  |Team(s) || Auto Union ...ny experience in normal race cars. The rear engined [[Silver Arrows]] of [[Auto Union]] were hard to drive, and only he and Italian Legend [[Tazio Nuvolari
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• Camoradi International
  ...achieved victory again in 1961, however, due to the unreliability of their cars they never won Le Mans. Camoradi also purchased a single Tipo 63 (a more po [[Category:American auto racing teams]]
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• Erwin Komenda
  ...e managed in most cases to reduce the weight of [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] cars through better design. During that period Mercedes also developed a stream ...f the last century. He designed with his co-worker Josef Mickl the famous Auto Union Grand Prix car and the Cisitalia Grand Prix car.
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• Car Information and Photos by Marque: A
  |[[Auto Avio Costruzioni 815|Auto Avio Costruzioni]] || 1938 - 1947 || <font color=red>'''R'''</font> |[[Auto Cars]] || 1907 ||
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• Maserati Khamsin
  ...a sports car introduced as a [[Bertone]] prototype in 1972 at the [[Turin Auto Show]]. The next year it was on display at the [[Paris Motor Show]], badged ...giving reverse visibility surpassing most cars, especially similar sports cars.
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• RMR layout
  ...uses up central space, making it impractical for any but two-seater sports cars. ...ccesses in racing, the RMR platform has been popular for road going sports cars despite the inherent challenges of design, maintenance and lack of cargo sp
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• Sprint car racing
  '''Sprint cars''' are small, high-powered race cars designed primarily for the purpose of running on short [[dirt track racing| ...ce so as not to become airborn as readily as was previously the case. When cars went airborn, the wings would break off or absorb the impact of the flip, l
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• Short track motor racing
  ...R, because the lower speeds make "paint swapping", where the bodies of the cars actually rub against one another, practical without a very high likelihood ..., Late Model, Sportsman, Mini Stock, Legends Cars, X Mods, X cars, Super-X cars,
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• Petit Le Mans
  ...ACO), which are slightly modified if necessary, mainly to allow additional cars to compete. ...[[prototype#Automobile_racing|prototypes]] and two for [[Gran Turismo|GT]] cars. Class winners of this event receive an automatic invitation to the succeed
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• Merzario
  ...om [[Italy]]. They participated in 31 grands prix, entering a total of 32 cars. ...e. This was later modified by [[Simon Hadfield]] into a [[ground effect in cars|ground effect]] 'wing' car.
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• Maserati V8RI
  '''Maserati V8RI''' (1935 - 1936) were four racing cars made by [[Maserati]] of [[Modena]]. 320&nbsp;bhp and a maximum speed of {{Auto kmh|270}}. The "RI" denoted ''Ruote indipendenti'', the
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• Fastest production car
  ...d and the 288 GTO never raced thus all 272 cars built remained purely road cars. (400HP) | 200 road cars produced.
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• Gastone Brilli-Peri
  ...knew the track well having won the race one year earlier, came to test the cars of his team, the Scuderia Materassi. *[[Auto racing|Auto Racing]]
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• Georges Boillot
  ...rt of the [[Peugeot]] team. He debuted with them in 1909 in the Coupe de l'Auto at [[Rambouillet]] and in 1910, went to Italy to compete in the [[Targa Flo ...th four camshafts and four valves per cylinder. Boillot won the Coupe de l'Auto in 1913 and became the darling of French racing fans when he won his second
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• Rallycross
  '''Rallycross''' is a spectacular form of [[Sprint (race)|sprint]] style [[Auto racing|automobile racing]], held on a closed mixed-surface [[circuit (racin In rallycross several cars start abreast at the same time, and drive three to six laps on a rather sho
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• Concept car
  ...doors, 3 or 6 (or more) wheels, or special abilities not usually found on cars. ...icles with a working drivetrain and accessories. The state of most concept cars lies somewhere in between and usually does not represent the final product.
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• Autograss
  ...ir 60s and 70s. Ladies’ races are held at every meeting and the sharing of cars between family members is encouraged. It is an affordable motor sport. Indi ...he Fiat Cinquecento and Citroen AX have been added to the list of eligible cars for 2006.
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• Circuit de la Sarthe
  ...permanent track most famous for hosting the annual [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] auto race. The track uses local roads that remain open to the public most of th ...rce in the era of Group C cars helped braking to some degree but presently cars are tending towards low downforce to seek higher speeds in the face of powe
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• Saxomat
  Cars with a Saxomat clutch did not have a clutch pedal. The Saxomat consisted of [[Category:Auto parts]]
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• Alfa Romeo BAT
  [[Image:BATcars.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Three Original BAT cars. From left: BAT 5, BAT 7, BAT 9]] ...he Italian design house; [[Bertone]]. Of the successful project came three cars: the BAT 5 in [[1953]], the BAT 7 in [[1954]], and finally the BAT 9 in [[1
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• Coil bind
  '''Coil bind''' is a style of setup used in various levels of [[NASCAR]] [[auto racing|racing]]. Coil bind setups utilize very soft front [[Suspension (ve ...p times, the cars are more sensitive to [[turbulence]] generated by nearby cars.
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• World Rally Car
  Technical regulations mandate that World Rally Cars must be built upon a production car with a minimum of 2500 units, based on ...base model need not have the characteristics of the WRC, as evidenced from cars such the [[Peugeot 206]] and [[Peugeot 307|307]], [[Citroën Xsara]], or th
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• Slick tire
  ...ck") is a type of [[tire]] that has no [[tread]] pattern, used mostly in [[auto racing]]. By eliminating any grooves cut into the tread, such tires provide ...which must be able to operate in all weather conditions. They are used in auto racing where competitors can choose different tires based on the weather co
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• Enzo Ferrari
  ..., Ferrari grew up with little formal education but a strong desire to race cars. During [[World War I]] he was a mule-skinner, his father Alfredo and broth He left CMN in 1920 to work at [[Alfa Romeo]], racing their cars in local races he had more success. In 1923, racing in Ravenna, he acquired
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• Windshield
  ...up (often called [[Brooklands]]) was popular among older sports and modern cars in vintage style. [[Category:Auto parts]]
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• Formula 5000
  [[Image:LolaT332.jpg|thumb|[[1974]] [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola ]] T-332]] '''Formula 5000''' (or '''F5000''') was an auto-racing formula that ran different series in various regions around the worl
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• Sequential manual transmission
  ...nual transmission]] used on [[motorcycle]]s and high-performance cars or [[auto racing]], where [[gear]]s are selected in order, and direct access to speci ...gine|engine]] from the transmission, thus stopping all torque transfer. In auto racing, this process is slow and prone to human error; hence the developmen
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• Tom Sneva
  ...Spokane, Washington]], and worked as a school principal before becoming an auto racer. ...trol and crashed before the race started. In [[1987]], Sneva crashed three cars, two in practice, and one during the race. He would ultimately suffer crash
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• V16
  ...he only modern V16 engine. It began production in [[1991]] but only a few cars were produced before the company closed its doors for good. [[image:autounionv16.jpg|thumb|right|Cover of Road & Track magazine showing Auto Union V16 engine in chassis]]
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• Hans Stuck
  ...cing]] driver. Despite many successes in [[Grand Prix motor racing]] for [[Auto Union]] in the early [[1930s]], during the era of the famous "[[Silver Arro ...lly unbeatable when he got the new [[Auto Union#The Auto Union racing cars|Auto Union car]], which was designed by Porsche. Its rear mounted engine provide
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• Halo vehicle
  ...such as a [[convertible]], or be a new product, or even an entire line of cars that have a [[cachet]] about them. *[http://www.partstrain.com/blog/?p=190 Auto Blog - Halo Car definition and listing]
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• Chrysler TC
  ...by [[Chrysler]] and [[Maserati]]. It was introduced at the [[Los Angeles Auto Show]] in [[1986]] but was not available until late [[1989]]. The TC was i ...II]]. The normal Turbo II was used on [[automatic transmission]]-equipped cars.
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• V12
  == V12 road cars == ...d thus cost. Their use has been thus confined to costly luxury and sports cars, in which they give superlative performance and smoothness characteristics.
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• List of international Formula One colors
  ...heir origin in the national teams competing in the [[Gordon Bennett Cup in auto racing|Gordon Bennett Cup]], which was held annually in 1900-1905, and were ...the weight limit for GP cars introduced in 1934, German Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union teams did not apply the traditional white paint in order to save weig
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• Momo
  ...racer Gianpiero Moretti in the 1960s, the company sponsored many prototype cars in the IMSA series including the [[Ferrari 333 SP]] sports prototype car, a ...some regional [[Subaru]] and [[Mitsubishi Motors|Mitsubishi]] performance cars.
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• Autodelta
  .... This allowed Autodelta to use the [[Balocco]] test track for new racing cars and prototypes. ...TZ]] introduced in June 1962. The TZ was updated to TZ2 in 1965, with both cars taking many wins in various championships. Alfa Romeo and Autodelta would
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• AAC 815
  [[Image:AUTO AVIO-01-(Ferrari).jpg|center|70px]] ...er-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:Auto Avio Costruzioni 815.jpg|250px|'''Auto Avio Costruzioni 815''']]
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• 1300/1500
  |Manufacturer || [[Fiat|Fiat Auto]] ...ily car]]s manufactured by the [[Italy|Italian]] [[automaker]] [[Fiat|Fiat Auto]] from 1961 to 1967, which replaced the [[Fiat 1200]]. The 1300 and 1500 we
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• Walter de'Silva
  ...nject the same verve and sportiness to SEAT design. The result was SEAT's 'auto emoción' philosophy which saw more expressive design in the form of the 20 ...iura concept|Lamborghini Miura concept]], first shown at the [[Los Angeles Auto Show]] in January 2006.
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• Sports car racing
  [[Image:Gtp_sports_cars.jpg|thumb|300px|GTP sports cars racing at [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course]] in 1991]] '''Sports car racing''' is a form of circuit racing, with cars that have two seats and enclosed wheel wells. They may be purpose-built or
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• Lance Reventlow
  ...t year. As a teenager, Reventlow's money afforded him the latest in exotic cars that led to his involvement in motor racing. ...s one of the last people to speak to Dean when they met on their way to an auto race in [[Salinas, California]]. Dean was killed a few hours later in his r
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• Subframe
  ...b frame saw regular production in the 60's and 70's General Motors X and F cars. [[Category:Auto parts]]
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• Maurice Trintignant
  ...gnes]], [[Vaucluse]] &ndash; [[February 13]], [[2005]], [[Nimes]]) was a [[auto racing|racing]] driver. Began racing cars in 1938 and by 1950 had been successful enough in [[Grand Prix motor racing
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• Economy car
  ...who use their car primarily for personal transportation. Typical economy cars are small, light weight, and inexpensive to buy. ...or vehicles that could navigate narrow streets and alleys. These European cars, such as the [[Austin Seven]], would also start to catch on in [[Japan]] du
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• Mansfield Motorsports Speedway
  ...can Speed Association|ASA]] and [[Auto Racing Club of America|ARCA]] stock cars during the course of the season.
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• Dashboard
  Custom-built coupé race cars often simply have a piece of sheet metal that forms the dash. Whenever a n [[Open wheel car|Open wheel race cars]] have no space for a dash, so the instrument cluster is integrated into th
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• Ferruccio Lamborghini
  ...ris. Affronted by Ferrari's reaction, Lamborghini decided to "build better cars than Ferrari" and to prove that [[supercar]]s did not have to be as tempera ...loped many unique designs that describe the Italians best when they design cars: luxurious, smart and safe.
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• Jules Goux
  ...nced by the [[Gordon Bennett Cup in auto racing]], Jules Goux began racing cars in his early twenties. Success came in 1908 on a circuit set up on roads ar
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• Fissore
  ...ing the cessation of hostilities they turned to various vehicles including cars, ambulances, hearses, light commercial vehicles etc. ...had a good relationship with [[Monteverdi]] for whom they produced various cars.
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• Board track racing
  ...ed up because of the ease to construct a track and the low cost of lumber. Cars and motorcycles were both raced on board tracks. ...de of board tracks, carpenters would repair the track from below after the cars raced down the straightaways at 120 miles per hour.
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• Power steering
  ...and 1980s it was the exception rather than the rule, at least on European cars. The trend to [[front wheel drive]], greater vehicle mass and wider [[tire ...two different assist curves (boost curve), while on Volkswagen/Audi group cars, the amount of assistance is automatically regulated depending on vehicle s
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• Motorsport
  '''Auto racing''' (also known as '''automobile racing''', '''autosport''' or '''mot Auto racing began almost immediately after the construction of the first success
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• 1000km Spa
  ...' is an [[Endurance racing|endurance race]] for [[Sports car racing|sports cars]] held at [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps]] in Belgium. ...4h race for touring cars and GTs is held, and an endurance race for sports cars and GTs. The 500km race at Spa counted towards the [[World Sportscar Champi
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• Barney Oldfield
  ===Auto racer=== ...me/1990/Barney_Oldfield_main.htm]. Oldfield spent much time to prepare the cars.
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• AVUS
  ...omobil-Verkehrs- und Übungs-Straße''', better known as '''AVUS''', was a [[Auto racing|motor racing]] circuit on the south-western outskirts of [[Berlin]], ...n 1926 the track played host to the first [[German Grand Prix]] for sports cars (won by [[Rudolf Caracciola]] in a [[Mercedes-Benz]]).
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• Avus
  ...omobil-Verkehrs- und Übungs-Straße''', better known as '''AVUS''', was a [[Auto racing|motor racing]] circuit on the south-western outskirts of [[Berlin]], ...n 1926 the track played host to the first [[German Grand Prix]] for sports cars (won by [[Rudolf Caracciola]] in a [[Mercedes-Benz]]).
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• Auto racing
  '''Auto racing''' (also known as '''automobile racing''', '''autosport''' or '''mot Auto racing began almost immediately after the construction of the first success
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• Bandini 1000 GT
  ...'' is a road [[car]] produced in [[1963]] by the company [[Bandini|Bandini Cars]] [[Forlì]]. ...is time is Corna that realized a sober and sports coupé, which was used as auto staff, an elegant black pastel by [[Ilario Bandini]].
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• Tec-Mec
  ...e end of the year, but the company continued to produce [[Formula Junior]] cars. {{F1 cars 1959}}
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• Iso Grifo
  ...o adjust the timing you actually had to take out a piece of the dash! Both cars were being built simultaneously. That same year [[Bertone]] showed the Grifo A3/L prototype at the Turin Auto Show, while Iso showed off the (partly unfinished) competition version; the
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• Nuccio Bertone
  ...]. These so-called [[Alfa Romeo BAT|BAT]] (Berlina Aerodinamica Technica) cars used the [[Alfa Romeo 1900|Alfa Romeo 1900 Sprint]] chassis. ...h design was a special [[Ford Mustang]], introduced at the 1965 [[New York Auto Show]] and commissioned by [[Automobile Quarterly]].
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• Bathurst 1000
  ...'Bathurst 1000''' is a 1000 km motor race for [[touring car racing|touring cars]], conducted at the [[Mount Panorama Circuit]] near [[Bathurst, New South W ...history, having been conducted for numerous categories such as production cars, [[Group C]], [[Group A]], [[Super Touring]] and currently the popular [[V8
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• Motorama
  '''Motorama''' was an auto show staged by [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] from [[1949]] ...931]]. They were almost invariably held in conjunction with the [[New York Auto Show]] that for many years was held traditionally in the first week of Janu
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• Scuderia Centro Sud
  They were notable for entering a total of 49 World Championship rounds, with cars such as the [[Maserati]] [[Maserati 250F|250F]], various [[Maserati]]-power [[Category:Italian auto racing teams]]
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• George Barris (auto customizer)
  ...to the attention of the movie industry, and they were soon asked to create cars both for personal use by the studio executives and stars and as props for f ...as the [[Hirohata Merc]] for its owner, was shown at the 1952 [[Motorama]] auto show and was so popular it overshadowed the best work of Detroit's top desi
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• Lamborghini Islero
  ...engine. The car debuted at the 1968 [[Salon International de l'Auto|Geneva Auto Show]]. ...S were built, bringing the production total of the Islero nameplate to 225 cars. Ferruccio Lamborghini himself drove an Islero during that era.
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• Victor Hemery
  ...and helped prepare cars to compete in that year's [[Gordon Bennett Cup in auto racing|Gordon Bennett Cup]]. He drove a [[Germany|German]] [[Opel|Opel-Darr
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• Rodger Ward
  Ward's father owned an auto wrecking business in [[Los Angeles]]. He was 14 years old when he built a [ He began racing [[midget car racing|midget cars]] in 1946 after he was discharged from the Army. He finished poorly. His sk
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• Henry Banks
  ...ing in 1932, when he was 19-years-old, and became successful in the midget cars. He was inducted in the [[National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame]].
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• Dirt track racing
  :''This article concerns auto racing; [[Track racing|motorcycles]], also race on dirt tracks.'' ...cars are purpose-built racing vehicles, stock cars (also known as fendered cars) can be either purpose-built racecars or street vehicles that have been mod
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• Endurance racing
  ...e race took place for 12 hours each between 8am to 8pm and between it, the cars were locked up overnight to prevent maintenance work performed on it. In the early days of endurance racing cars and motorcycles raced side by side, but the two were soon separated.
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• Autocrossing
  ...ed by [[traffic cone]]s, rather than racing on a track with multiple other cars, as in [[road racing]] or [[oval racing]]. Autocross tends to place more em ...nizations such as the [[Sports Car Club of America]] (SCCA) and [[National Auto Sport Association]] (NASA) sponsor autocross events throughout the United S
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• Hillclimbing
  ...ing under one minute for the fastest drivers to complete. For this reason, cars and drivers do not generally cross between the British and continental Euro ...of the European national series, attracting many new F2 and 2-litre sports cars during the 1970s and early 1980s. Notable champions from this period inclu
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• Autocross
  ...ed by [[traffic cone]]s, rather than racing on a track with multiple other cars, as in [[road racing]] or [[oval racing]]. Autocross tends to place more em ...nizations such as the [[Sports Car Club of America]] (SCCA) and [[National Auto Sport Association]] (NASA) sponsor autocross events throughout the United S
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• Lamborghini Urraco
  ...automaker [[Lamborghini]] in the 1970s. It was introduced at the [[Turin]] auto show in [[1970]] but it wasn't until [[1973]] that it became available for ...automaker [[Lamborghini]] in the 1970s. It was introduced at the [[Turin]] auto show in 1970 but wasn't available to buyers until 1973.
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• Offroad racing
  ...of racing where various classes of specially modified vehicles (including cars, trucks, motorcycles, and buggies) compete in races through [[off-road]] en [[Category:Auto racing by type]]
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• Weber
  ...rel. These carburetors found use in [[Maserati]] and [[Alfa Romeo]] racing cars. Twin ''updraught'' Webers fed [[supercharger]]s on the 1938 [[Alfa Romeo 8 ...[Fiat]], [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]], [[Lamborghini]], [[Lancia]], [[Lotus Cars|Lotus]], [[Maserati]], [[Porsche]], [[Renault]], [[Triumph Motor Company|Tr
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• Mediterranean Grand Prix
  The '''Mediterranean Grand Prix''' was a non-Championship [[auto racing|motor race]], held at the [[Autodromo di Pergusa]], in [[Sicily]], [ | [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]]-[[Zytek]]
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• Willhire 24 Hour
  ...Over the years, the race included both [[sports car]]s and [[sedan|saloon cars]]. Latterly, it was contested by competitors running in the [[Fédération [[Category:Auto races]]
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• Fuel pump
  ...rging the pump in the tank is one of the safest places to put it. In most cars, the fuel pump delivers a constant flow of gasoline to the engine; fuel not ...ent this will also prevent fuel leaking from any ruptured fuel line. Other cars have an additional ''roll over valve'', that will shut off the fuel pump in
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• Boano
  ...assis' for their cars, including [[Ferrari]] and American models. Building cars for famous names, including Henry Ford Jr. and President Peron of Argentina ...as sold to New York collector, Bob Lee, off the stand at the 1956 New York Auto Show. At the direction of [[Enzo Ferrari]], Lee bought the car for $9,500,
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• Lancia Zagato
  Various sports and "fast touring" '''[[Lancia]]''' cars have had bodies built or designed by the great Italian design house '''[[Za {| style="margin:0 auto;" align=center width=75% id=toc
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• Emilio Materassi
  ...ent to work in a car garage, where developed a strong love for engines and cars. ...terassi worked himself on the engines and the frameorks, modifying the old cars to make them 30 kilograms lighter.
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• Maserati Quattroporte II
  ...ive]]. However, the [[1973 oil crisis]] had intervened and demand for such cars slowed. Furthermore, the front wheel drive layout and modest V6 powerplant ...were manufactured between late 1984 and 1988. These were the [[US$]]80,000 cars that were built to order only.
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• Bathurst 24 Hour
  ...Both the races also had international drivers entering their international cars in the races. ...d mainly vehicles from the [[FIA GT Championship]] regulations. These were cars such as the [[Holden Monaro|Holden Monaro 427C]], [[Mosler MT900|Mosler MT
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• Fiat 60 HP
  [[Category:Cars of Italy]] [[Category:Veteran auto stubs]]
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• Ferrari Colombo engine
  [[Ferrari]]'s earliest cars used engines designed by [[Gioacchino Colombo]], who had formerly designed ...[[Alfa Romeo]] (where he was long employed), but his first car, the 1940 [[Auto Avio Costruzione 815]], used a [[Fiat]] [[straight-8]]. It was only natura
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• Three wheeler
  ...relaxed pollution reqirements, leading to higher efficiency, three-wheeled cars are usually very economical to run. One of the most famous three wheeled cars is the dirty yellow [[Reliant Regal|Reliant Regal Supervan III]] from the T
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• Grand Prix de Pau
  The '''Grand Prix de Pau''' is an [[auto race]] held annually in [[Pau]], [[France]]. The race was first held in [[1 | [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]]
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• 1000km Monza
  Until 1969, the steeply banked oval was also used, with chicanes to slow cars down. A lap was 10,1 km long, about twice as long as the regular "flat" cir | Jo Siffert {{flagiconSwitzerland}} <br> [[Derek Bell (auto racer)|Derek Bell]] {{flagiconUK}}
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• Rallying
  ..., and the fact that the vehicles are in some cases closely related to road cars, draws massive spectator interest, especially in [[Europe]], [[Asia]] and [ ...all continents, taking its stylish sideways driving style and specialized cars to a vast global market, estimated by some to be second only to the [[Formu
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• 1000 km Buenos Aires
  ...romo in 1958. One final appearance was made by both Formula One and sports cars in 1960 before both chose not to return to Argentina for the time being. | {{flagiconUnited Kingdom}} [[Derek Bell (auto racer)|Derek Bell]]<br>{{flagiconSwitzerland}} [[Jo Siffert]]
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• Alfa Romeo concept cars
  [[Alfa Romeo]] concept cars that have not gone into production: | [[Zender (auto)|Zender]]
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• Automobile racing
  '''Auto racing''' (also known as '''automobile racing''', '''autosport''' or '''mot Auto racing began almost immediately after the construction of the first success
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• Ferrari 125
  ...decessor, the 125 S had a new [[V12 engine]] (the "125") like most Ferrari cars of the following decades. The 125 S was replaced by the [[Ferrari 159 S|15 Of the two 125 S cars built in 1947, both were dismantled and parts are thought to have been reus
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• Giacomo Agostini
  ...Aurora [[Formula 1]] with his own team and a Williams FW06-1. He ended his auto racing career in 1980. [[Category:Motorcycle racers who have driven F1 cars|Agostini, Giacomo]]
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• Maserati 3500
  ...two 2+2 prototype '''3500GT''', revealed at the [[Salon International de l'Auto]] in [[Geneva]], March 1957. as well as wider 185x16" radial tyres. All cars had leather interior and
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• Triumph-Italia
  ...A. Industria Construzione Automobile of Naples – it was thought that these cars would appeal to people willing to spend more for the dependability and ease ...tandard-Triumph to supply chassis and mechanical components to build 1,000 cars.
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• 2006 Gallardo SE
  *by Justin Couture / American Auto Press ...the more powerful motor, the SantAgata firms engineers went to work on the cars ability to corner. The steering system has been looked over with a fine too
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• Lamborghini 350GTV
  ...production model). The car was presented to the public on the 1963 [[Turin Auto Show]]. [[Category:Lamborghini custom and concept cars|350GTV]]
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• Street racing
  '''Street racing''' is a form of [[auto racing]] that takes place on the streets,usually at a stop light, during no ...acing in the US is a [[drag race]] of [[automotive tuning|modified]] stock cars happening late at night on straight public roads with very low traffic that
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• Lime Rock Park
  '''Lime Rock Park''' is a [[road racing|road course]] [[auto racing]] facility located in [[Lakeville, Connecticut]]. Owned by [[Skip Ba ...radius making it the simplest corner. Turn 7 begins by plunging under the auto bridge before turning right onto the front straight. The Downhill starts to
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• Ferrari 125 S
  |Predecessor || [[Auto Avio Costruzioni 815]] :''See also [[Auto Avio Costruzioni 815]], the [[Ferrari 125 F1|125 F1]], a [[Formula 1]] race
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• Motor racing
  '''Auto racing''' (also known as '''automobile racing''', '''autosport''' or '''mot Auto racing began almost immediately after the construction of the first success
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• List of microcars by country of origin: U
  |{{flagiconUK}} [[United Kingdom]]||AC Petite (Mark 1)||[[AC Cars]] [[Private company limited by shares|Ltd]], [[Thames Ditton]] ||[[Villier |{{flagiconUK}} [[United Kingdom]]||AC Petite Mark 2||[[AC Cars]] [[Private company limited by shares|Ltd]], [[Thames Ditton]] ||[[Villier
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• Ferrari 333 SP
  ...'s new [[IMSA GT Championship|WSC]] class, which replaced the previous GTP cars. ...nd [[Team Scandia]]. In the following round, at [[Lime Rock]], the Italian cars monopolized the podium, and would take three more wins until the end of the
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• Shifter
  ...the driver's door, where it was not unknown for [[United Kingdom|British]] cars to also have their [[Hand brake|handbrake]]. ([[Left-hand drive]] models re ...gear is located forwards, and to the left. In many trucks and some sports cars it is instead in a "dog leg" position, back and to the left. There is usual
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• Bellasi
  ...articipated in 6 grands prix during the early 1970s, entering a total of 6 cars. ...as a fifth place for Mariella in the [[Coppa Autodromo at Monza]]. Similar cars continued to be seen in 1969 with Georges Ferreira, Pino Pica and Giorgio P
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• Maserati Barchetta
  ...velopment of a road version was stopped at a late stage. Today some racing cars hold a road title in Europe, after minor modifications to allow road compat ...to take care of these high output small engine was not compatible with the auto repair industry in several territories.
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• Dirt speedway racing
  ...] in the South. The open wheel racers were built for racing, and the stock cars were ordinary automobiles modified to varying degrees. ...gh as 1500. The sport is popular in Australia and Canada also. Many of the cars may also race on [[Short track motor racing|asphalt short tracks]] during t
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• Alfa Romeo Tipo 308
  ...[[Alfa Corse]]. The car debuted at the [[Grand Prix de Pau]] in 1938, two cars were entered to race, one for [[Tazio Nuvolari]] and the other for [[Luigi ...1940s [[Jean-Pierre Wimille]] won a couple of races in Europe. One of the cars was brought to [[Argentina]] where it gathered some success and victories i
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• Donington Park
  ...rs were respectively [[Bernd Rosemeyer]] and [[Tazio Nuvolari]], both in [[Auto Union]] 'Silver Arrows'. ...tion. This opened in [[1973]], and is the largest collection of Grand Prix cars anywhere in the world.
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• Intermeccanica
  ...wed by 21 [[aluminum]]-bodied Intermeccanica-[[Puch]] (IMP) 500ccm-engined cars, of which one won the [[Nürburgring]]. ...small [[Ford Anglia#Anglia 105E (1959–1967)|Ford Anglia]] engine. These cars and some other prototypes were designed by [[Franco Scaglione]]. The &laqu
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• Tecno
  | Drivers || [[Nanni Galli]], [[Derek Bell (auto racer)|Derek Bell]], [[Chris Amon]] ...from [[Italy]]. It participated in 10 grands prix, entering a total of 11 cars, and scored one championship point.
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• Rally
  ..., and the fact that the vehicles are in some cases closely related to road cars, draws massive spectator interest, especially in [[Europe]], [[Asia]] and [ ...all continents, taking its stylish sideways driving style and specialized cars to a vast global market, estimated by some to be second only to the [[Formu
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• Hydropneumatic suspension
  ...vehicle)|suspension system]] invented by [[Citroën]] and fitted to Citroën cars, as well as being adapted by other car manufacturers, notably [[Rolls-Royce ...em has inherent advantages over steel springs, generally recognized in the auto industry, it also has an element of complexity, so automakers like [[Merced
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• Piero Taruffi
  ...e again. He was 50 years of age. 14 peoplewere killed in the thousand mile auto race of May 12. [[Alfonso de Portago]] crashed into a crowd of spectators a ...5 seconds. Taruffi and [[Alberto Ascari]] participated in the Pan-American auto race in the mountains of [[Mexico]] in November [[1951]]. They held 1st and
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• Circuito da Boavista
  The 1960 running was a race of attrition, with only four cars finishing within 5 laps of winner [[Jack Brabham]]. Accidents and mechanic ...07, the track staged a round of the WTCC, and in it will also star classic cars, making it a revival to the "golden age" races of the 1930s and 1940s.
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• Mike Hailwood
  ...ne of the few men to compete at the Grand Prix level on motorcycles and in auto racing. ...rcycle racing on a full-time basis, instead electing to pursue a career in auto racing.
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• Formula Ford
  ...s great rival as an entry level formula, [[Formula Vee]], the Formula Ford cars use full racing suspension setups. ...y [[Formula Ford 1600]] series exist for drivers of the older Kent powered cars.
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• Alfa Romeo 156
  ...e Crosswagon Q4 and Sportwagon Q4 (both using the 1.9 L JTD engine). These cars were equipped with a [[Torsen]] four-wheel drive system. ...esten Autos 1998, Paul Pietsch Preis - (Innovation prize for Common Rail, (Auto Motor und Sport - Germany)
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• Wellington 500
  ...ellington 500''' was a 500 km street race for [[touring car racing|touring cars]] which took place at [[Wellington City]] in [[Wellington]], [[New Zealand] ...he Australian V8's.]]The race went through four different types of touring cars classes from [[Group A]] to [[Supertouring]] then the category now known as
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• Ted Horn
  ...ate. Using his significant inheritance, he attempted to buy out two of the cars qualified ahead of him and withdraw them placing himself in the race. When
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• Jody Scheckter
  '''Jody David Scheckter''' ([[January 29]], [[1950]]-&nbsp;) is a former [[auto racing]] driver, the [[1979]] [[Formula One]] World Drivers Champion. He wa ...ressive Scheckter was involved in a big accident which took nearly a dozen cars out of the race, an incident which in many ways summed up his early career.
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• Clemente Biondetti
  ...died [[February 24]], [[1955]] in [[Florence]]) was an [[Italy|italian]] [[auto racing]] driver. ...f the race without earning any championship points. Biondetti loved racing cars and continued to compete in sports car and endurance events, earning a seco
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• Vanderbilt Cup
  The '''Vanderbilt Cup''' was the first major trophy in American [[auto racing]]. An international event, it was founded by [[William Kissam Vander ...tic Ocean]], some of whom had competed in Europe's [[Gordon Bennett Cup in auto racing|Gordon Bennett Cup]]. The first Long Island race featured seventeen
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• Ferrari 250 GTO
  ...red to be the quintessential Ferrari model, and one of the greatest sports cars - indeed, one of the greatest automobiles - of all time. ...eight on the list of [[Sports Car International Top Sports Cars|Top Sports Cars of the 1960s]], and number one as the top sports car of all time. Similarl
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• Raymond Sommer
  ...e drivers from non-fascist countries in the cars. Sommer turned to sports cars once more, winning the [[SPA 24 Hours]] endurance race with co-driver [[Fra
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• René Dreyfus
  ...[[Louis Chiron]]. Realizing that factory cars were always faster than the cars owned by private entrants, Dreyfus reasoned that his only chance of winning ...ed by the German teams and jumped at the chance to drive the most advanced cars available, as a [[Jew]] this option was not available to Dreyfus. Instead h
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• Fiat 1300/1500
  |Manufacturer || [[Fiat|Fiat Auto]] ...ily car]]s manufactured by the [[Italy|Italian]] [[automaker]] [[Fiat|Fiat Auto]] from 1961 to 1967, which replaced the [[Fiat 1200]]. The 1300 and 1500 we
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• Champcar
  ...For much of their history Champ Cars have been similar to [[Formula One]] cars, although there have traditionally been several key differences between the ...e tracks mean that the cars tended to be heavier and more sluggish than F1 cars, which race exclusively on road and street courses.
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• Colombo
  ...4. The well-known manufacturer of aircraft engines introduced at the Milan Auto Show a kind of truck for transporting freight before 1922. In 1923 followed ...lower the car's axle and thus its center of gravity. Compared with larger cars, with engine capacities above 4500 cc, the 158 with its 1500 cc seems like
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• Automotive Museums
  180 cars and many subsidiary exhibits: ...90, this modern two story building houses exhibits of both racing and road cars. The museum was built by the local government in collaboration with Ferrari
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• Bizzarrini GT Varedo
  ...d transmission, and was quite a hit when it debuted at the 1972 [[Torino]] Auto Show. After the car was mechanically sorted out, it was found to be a great
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• Front-wheel drive
  ...h front wheel drive cars date to the early days of the automobile. [[Alvis Cars]] of the [[United Kingdom]] introduced a front wheel drive model in 1928, b ...successful models were the 1934 [[Citroën Traction Avant|Traction Avant]] cars from [[Citroën]] in Europe, and the contemporary [[Cord 810|810]] from [[C
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• 1000km Suzuka
  ...00km Suzuka''' is an annual 1000 [[kilometer]] endurance race for [[sports cars]] held at the [[Suzuka Circuit]]. It is a round of the Japanese [[Super GT] ...e in the Super GT calendar. Previously, the race was open to JGTC/Super GT cars, but with only a handful of competitors from the Super GT entering.
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• Tripoli Grand Prix
  ...n and they turned the event into a ''Voiturette'' race for smaller, 1500cc cars. Still, a specially-built W165 Voiturette Mercedes driven by [[Hermann Lan | [[Auto Union]]
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• Race car
  ! colspan=2 |'''Auto racing''' '''Auto racing''' (also known as '''automobile racing''', '''autosport''' or '''mot
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• CanAm
  ...is was a fundamentally different series based on obsolete [[Formula 5000]] cars with sports car bodies. ...and chassis [[downforce]] which resulted by its end it in truly outrageous cars with well over 1000 [[horsepower]] (750 kW), wings, active downforce genera
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• Pukekohe Park Raceway
  ...ew Zealand Formula Ford Championship|Formula Ford]], [[New Zealand Touring Cars|New Zealand V8's]], [[Toyota Racing Series]], [[V8 Supercars]] ...record at around 55 seconds and a very long back straight leading into a {{Auto km/h|50|0}} hairpin.
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• Hand brake
  ..., for assistance in starting on steep inclines (in [[manual transmission]] cars), or for initiating [[handbrake turn]]s, as the release button can be held ...utomatic transmission and not the parking brake. Also, manual transmission cars are recommended to be left in in their lowest gear (usually either first or
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• Grand Prix de la Marne
  | [[Jaguar Cars|Jaguar]] | [[Auto Union]] [[Auto Union Typ.38 R|T38 R]]
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• A1-Ring
  | [[Lotus Cars|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | [[Lotus Cars|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
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• List of microcars by country of origin: G
  ...rmany]]||Cuno Bistram||Cuno Bistram || 146&nbsp;cc ||1 ||1954 ||About 50 cars were made |{{flagicon Germany }} [[Germany]]||DKW F89 Meisterklasse||[[DKW|Auto Union GmbH]], [[Düsseldorf]];[[Ingolstadt]] ||DKW 690&nbsp;cc ||4 ||1950-
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• Borrani
  Between 1946 and 1966, all Ferrari cars were equipped with Borrani wheels as original equipment. The two rookies th ...fa Romeo]], [[Bianchi (motorcycles)|Bianchi]], [[Lancia]] and other racing cars, used by such drivers as [[Enzo Ferrari]] when winning the first [[Coppa Ac
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• Ghinzani
  | [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]]-[[Zytek Engineering|Zytek]] | [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]]-[[Zytek Engineering|Zytek]]
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• Ferdinand Porsche
  ...left Austro-Daimler after differences about the future directions of their cars. ...ity]] for his work for Daimler. He constructed more very successful racing cars, dominating racing in the [[1920s in Sports|1920s]]. His idea of a small, l
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• Lancia Ypsilon
  ...nto. The Ypsilon is Lancia's best-selling model, in spite of the fact Fiat Auto is trying to market the Lancia brand as luxury. The engine range goes from [[Category:Subcompact cars]]
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• Maserati A6
  '''Maserati A6''' (1947 - 1956) were various cars made by [[Maserati]] of [[Italy]], for the [[Maserati Brothers|Alfieri brot ...wo-door [[berlinetta]], first shown at the 1947 [[Salon International de l'Auto]] in [[Geneva]] (59 made) and the [[convertible|spider]] shown at the 1948
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• Circuit de Catalunya
  The '''Circuit de Catalunya''' [seer-kweet-da-Cataloonya] is a [[auto racing|racetrack]] in Montmeló, to the north of [[Barcelona]], [[Spain]]. ...little elevation change and few exciting corners. Overtaking is rare, as cars are unable to follow each other through the fast final corner due to [[turb
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• Brass Era car
  ...[automobile]]s marketed in the 1890s down to about [[World War I]]. These cars are also often called by the name they were originally known by, "horseless * Pre-[[1905]] vehicles are '''veteran cars'''
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• Moretti
  ...day, many of its sportscar models can still be found at various European [[auto show]]s. During its existence though, Moretti Motors produced a variety of ...934 on [[Giovanni Moretti]] was more known as a producer of small [[sports cars]]. His [[motorcycles]] were produced with [[Ladetto]], [[DKW]] and [[JAP]]
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• Fiat 500
  ...f [[Germany]] and [[Steyr Automobile|Steyr-Puch]] in [[Austria]] each made cars that were legally based on the Fiat 500. ...d [[MINI (BMW)|BMW MINI]] but may well be substantially cheaper than those cars, with a projected starting price possibly as low as £5000. [http://www.eur
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• Exotic car
  '''Supercar''' is a term generally used for ultra-high-end exotic cars, whose performance is superior to that of its contemporaries. It has been d An advertisement for the [[Ensign Six]], a {{Auto L|6.7}} high-performance car similar to the [[Bentley Speed Six]], appeared
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• Automobiles of Italy
  These automobiles range from [[Formula 1]] racing cars to modest family saloons. <td><center><font face=“Arial”>[[Auto Avio Costruzioni 815|Auto Avio Costruzioni]]</font></center></td>
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• Racing flags
  '''Flags''' are traditionally used in [[auto racing]] and similar sports to communicate important messages to drivers. T == Flags in auto racing ==
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• Nikon Indy 300
  | [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] T91/00 [[Chevrolet]]-[[Ilmor]] A | [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] T93/06 [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] XB [[Cosworth]]
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• Touring car racing
  ...number of distinct [[auto racing]] competitions in heavily-modified street cars. It is notably popular in [[United Kingdom|Britain]], [[Germany]], [[Scand ...and tires. Aerodynamic aids are usually added to the front and rear of the cars. Regulations are usually designed to limit costs by banning some of the mo
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• Brake
  [[Friction brake]]s on cars store the heat in the rotating part ([[drum brake]] or [[disc brake]]) duri *[http://auto.howstuffworks.com/brake.htm How Stuff Works - Brakes]
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• Alfa Romeo P2
  ...or events including the Targa Florio. It was one of the iconic Grand Prix cars of the 1920s, along with the [[Bugatti Type 35]], and enabled Alfa Romeo, a ...won at over {{Auto kmh|158}}, and then went on to win the speed trial at {{Auto kmh|195}}. The car was the first creation of Alfa’s new designer [[Vittor
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• Brooklands
  ...ircuit in the world. It was the first ever oval style race track built for cars. ...dge drove his car for the full duration, with the drivers of the other two cars taking the more familiar shift approach.
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• Bandini formula junior
  ...g [[car]] model produced from [[1959]] until [[1962]] by [[Bandini|Bandini Cars]] [[Forlì]]. ...e differences between different cars, engines had to come necessarily from auto series produced in a large number of units on which they were allowed limit
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• Alfa Romeo in Formula One
  ...he 1960s, several minor F1 teams used Alfa Romeo [[straight-4]] engines in cars such as the [[LDS (automobile)|LDS]] Mk1 and Mk2 "Specials", [[Cooper Car C ...dynamic chassis around the bulky unit. When aerodynamic [[ground effect in cars|ground effect]] became important in 1978, it was clear that the low, wide e
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• De Tomaso Deauville
  ...ch more modern in terms of styling (comparable to the much later 90's XJ40 cars) and more sports car like. ...he Maserati Quattroporte III was developed on the exact same chassis, both cars share e.g. suspension, shocks and differential.
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• Front wheel drive
  ...cessful models were the [[1934]] [[Citroën Traction Avant|Traction Avant]] cars from [[Citroën]] in Europe, and the contemporary [[Cord 810|810]] from [[C ...of the [[Ford Taurus]] bringing front wheel drive to prominence in midsize cars. By the mid 1980s, most formerly rear wheel drive Japanese models were fro
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• Sebring Raceway
  '''Sebring International Raceway''' is a road course [[auto racing]] facility located in [[Sebring, Florida]]. The raceway occupies a ...known as the "safety pin". Gendebien Bend was also reprofiled to slow the cars' entry to the Ullman straight.
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• Ferrari F430
  ...'s chassis is heavily based on its predecessor, the 360. Internally, both cars are referred to with the same number (131), though the F430 has the ''Evolu ...rrari 250 TR 61 Spyder Fantuzzi|250 TR61]] [[24 Hours of Le Mans|Le Mans]] cars of [[Phil Hill]].
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• Stirling Moss
  ...re|OBE]]''' (born [[September 17]], [[1929]] in [[London]]) is a British [[auto racing]] driver. ...ated in 525 races overall, as many as 62 in a single year, in 84 different cars. Like many drivers of the era, he competed in several formulas - sometimes
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• Louis Chiron
  As a teenager, Louis Chiron fell in love with cars and racing. He learned to drive at a young age and joined the Grand Prix ci Louis Chiron's career came to a end with his retirement in 1938 and auto racing itself a year later with the outbreak of [[World War II]]. When raci
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• Grand Prix of Rome
  | [[Lola Cars|Lola]] | [[Chevron Cars Ltd|Chevron]]
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• Scott Sharp
  He began racing in [[Champ Cars]] and the [[Indianapolis 500]] in the early 90's, initially for [[PacWest]] In 2005, Sharp, along with [[Delphi (auto parts)|Delphi]], his personal sponsors, moved from [[Kelley Racing]] (which
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• Fiat 520
  ...along the right side of the road. The 1927 Fiat 520 was one of the first cars, presumably in recognition of this trend, to place the steering wheel on th [[Category:Vintage auto stubs]]
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• FIA GT Championship
  ...s]]: GT1, or '''Grand Touring Cars''', and GT2, or '''Series Grand Touring Cars'''. Each category has an annual driver champion, team champion, and manufa For the 2006 season, the FIA has created a new class called GT3. GT3 cars are even closer to their production counterparts and are very simply racetr
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• Nardi
  ...ther smaller cars that had BMW motorcycle engines. At least two additional cars were built 1948, derived from the "Marco" style, one using a Fiat 1100 engi ...a few exceptions including a couple of [[Lancia Aurelia]] based [[concept cars]] in 1955.
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• Connecting rod
  ...on production cars during normal daily driving. This is because production auto parts have a much larger [[factor of safety]], and often more systematic [[
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• Lamborghini Miura
  ...r with this layout, the [[De Tomaso Vallelunga|Vallelunga]], but otherwise cars designed for the road were almost uniformly [[FR layout|front-engined, rear ...m [[Bertone]], who would later go on to design almost all of Lamborghini's cars, was chosen to design the body. Both body and chassis were launched five mo
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• Oran Park Raceway
  '''Oran Park Raceway''' is a [[Auto racing|motor racing]] circuit at [[Narellan, New South Wales|Narellan]] in ...ds slower than [[Frank Matich]]'s outright time set in a 2.6 litre [[Lotus Cars|Lotus]] [[Sports Car]].
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• Car safety
  ...ing to human life and health. Special safety features have been built into cars for years, some for the safety of [[car]]'s occupants only, some for the sa ...on of Vehicle Regulations]], an [[international]] standards body advancing auto safety. Many of the most life saving safety innovations, like [[seat belts]
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• Passive safety
  ...ing to human life and health. Special safety features have been built into cars for years, some for the safety of [[car]]'s occupants only, some for the sa ...on of Vehicle Regulations]], an [[international]] standards body advancing auto safety. Many of the most life saving safety innovations, like [[seat belts]
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• Sway bar
  ...ting points. Some anti-roll bars, particularly those intended for use in [[auto racing]], are adjustable, allowing their stiffness to be altered by increas .... This can be used to advantage, in fact many front wheel drive production cars will lift a wheel when cornering hard, in order to overload the other wheel
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• Mil Milhas Brasil
  ...was held on [[November 24]]&ndash;[[November 25|25]], 1956 with 31 sports cars competing at the [[Autódromo José Carlos Pace|Interlagos]] circuit. [[Category:Auto races]]
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• Lamborghini Espada
  ...uded the [[Lamborghini 400GT|400GT]] and [[Lamborghini Miura|Miura]]. 1217 cars were made, making it the most successful Lamborghini model at the time. ...ed to meet [[United States]] safety requirements, and some people consider cars produced with them to be the S4, but Lamborghini did not officially change
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• Pescara Grand Prix
  ...estigious races of its day. These early races were dominated by home-grown cars and drivers, and [[Alfa Romeo]] in particular was almost unbeatable. The Mi ...illed. Germany's state-funded [[Silver Arrows]] of [[Mercedes-Benz]] and [[Auto Union]] would come to eclipse all their rivals for the subsequent five year
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• Seat belt
  ...interior elements of the vehicle or from being thrown from the vehicle. In cars seat belts also prevent rear-seat passengers from crashing into those in th ...ap''': Adjustable strap that goes over the waist. Used frequently in older cars, now uncommon except in some rear middle seats. (also in passenger aircraf
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• Ferrari 512 S
  : ''This article is about the 1969-1971 race car. For road cars designated '''512 BB / 512 BBi''' and '''512 TR / F512M''' see [[Ferrari Be ...interpreted as "5.0&nbsp;L/12 cylinders". Modern Ferrari V12 powered road-cars also use this type of designation.
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• Ferrari 250 LM
  ...oducing [[MR layout|mid-engined]] racing cars in [[1963]]. Although these cars shared their names (based on engine displacement) with road models, they we ...50 P''' racer was almost entirely unrelated to the other [[Ferrari 250|250 cars]]. It was a mid-engined sports car racer with a [[Ferrari 250#250 Testa Ro
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• Tiptronic
  ...mmanding a downshift to increase the braking effect of the engine. On some cars, the upshift and downshift operations can also be commanded by pushbuttons [[Category:Auto parts]]
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• ISO Motorcycles
  The Iso 250 cc engine was also used in engineer's Glas's Auto [[Isetta]]. The engine was also used for the [[Isetta]], later built under ...ars later, [[ISO]] passed on motorbikes and began the production of luxury cars. [[Renzo Rivolta]], who now owned the brand had decided that the [[Iso Rivo
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• Electronic Stability Control
  ...long and ultimately unsuccessful campaign, in the U.S. and abroad, to make cars that are capable of compensating for dangerous driving behaviour is the Par ...end that by making it impossible to explore the dynamic behaviour of their cars, overzealous ESC systems spoil much of the fun of driving. Consequently, so
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• Pininfarina
  ...as well as private clients. Most prototypes have served solely as concept cars, although several have become production models, including the [[Ferrari 61 ...n Uddevalla, Sweden. This joint venture is owned by Pininfarina and Volvo Cars in a 60/40 split.
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• Felice Nazzaro
  On the 8 June 1908, Nazzaro set the auto speed record at 193kph for 2.75 miles and briefly exceeded 200kph, the firs ...he company went into liquidation in 1916, after having produced around 230 cars plus some 50 trucks. At the end of the war Nazzaro tried again, this time a
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• Ferrari FF
  ...oting brakes had custom two-door bodies fitted to the chassis of pedigreed cars from the likes of Aston Martin, Bentley, Jaguar and Rolls-Royce. It replac ...azine gives the FF the title of “Most Beautiful Super Car 2011” at Shangai Auto Show.
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• Sports Car Club of America
  ...e original vehicle) and designed-from-scratch "formula" and "sports racer" cars can be used in club racing. ...me go on to professional racing careers. The club is also the source for [[Auto race workers|race workers]] in all specialties, without whom racing organiz
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• Formula One regulations
  ...every aspect of the car carries size regulations; consequently the various cars tend to be very close to the same size. ...d off by the FIA, known as ''[[parc fermé]]''; they may not do work on the cars, other than routine maintenance, until they are released from ''parc fermé
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• Downforce
  ...a certain minimum speed in order to produce a significant effect. But some cars have had rather unstable aerodynamics, such that a minor change in angle of [[Category:Auto racing]]
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• Ronnie Peterson
  ...eden]] - [[September 11]], [[1978]], [[Monza]], [[Italy]]) was a Swedish [[auto racing|racing driver]]. ...hip]]. Peterson stayed at March until [[1973]], when he signed for [[Lotus Cars|John Player Team Lotus]] to partner [[Emerson Fittipaldi]].
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• Ferrari F355
  ...sion|manual]]<br>6 speed&nbsp;'F1'&nbsp;[[semi-automatic transmission|semi-auto]] ...tock with a special handling package and remapped fuel chip. Serie Fiorano cars are Spiders and can easily be identified by the numbered plaque on the dash
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• Bugatti Automobiles SAS
  ...-chairman, [[Ferdinand Piëch]], Volkswagen purchased the rights to produce cars under the Bugatti [[marque]] in 1998. This followed the purchase of [[Lamb ...ouring [[sedan (car)|sedan]], introduced at the [[Salon International de l'Auto|Geneva Motor Show]] in [[1999]]. Later that year, the [[Bugatti 18/3 Chiro
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• Faralli & Mazzanti
  [[Image:FM-Auto-Logo-lg.jpg|center|90px]] ...ing and the experience gained in the construction of many different racing cars, the desire to offer a new service crops up: [[classic car]] restoration, u
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• Batmobile
  ...the original car, and at least one of the replicas survives at the [[Volo Auto Museum]] in [[Illinois]]. ...he famed Batmobile would be built off the stretched-out platforms of other cars, such as the [[Chevrolet Caprice]] and [[Buick Riviera]]. This style was ut
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• De Tomaso
  Originally, De Tomaso produced various prototypes and racing cars, including a [[Formula 1]] car for [[Frank Williams]]'s team in 1970. == De Tomaso sports cars ==
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• Scuderia La Fortuna
  ...under the name of Scuderia: Formula Libre. During the years 1960/70/80 the cars belonging to the Scuderia were used for circuit racing and not rallying, an [[Category:Italian auto racing teams]]
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• Ferrari Mondial
  ...of the marque's most reliable, inexpensive to maintain, and even practical cars due to its 214&nbsp;hp (160&nbsp;kW), proven drivetrain, and four seats. ...[1980s]], and would be the standard for the marque's future mid-engined V8 cars, beginning with the [[Ferrari 348|348]], introduced later in the year.
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• OSCA
  ...ttle thereafter. At the [[Italian GP]] in September OSCA entered two works cars for Franco Rol but the car was a long way off the pace of the [[Alfa Romeos ...nge in the regulations for the [[World Championship]] in 1954 rendered the cars obsolete and it was not until a new 1.5-liter F2 began in 1957 that OSCA re
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• Blowoff valve
  ...owoff valves to the atmosphere. In the United States, Australia and Europe cars featuring unmuffled blowoff valves are illegal for street use. [[Category:Auto parts]]
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• History of the Alfa Race Engine
  ...y. Yet the failure of the 12 cylinder GP engine to defeat the Mercedes and Auto Unions in the late 1930s cost him his job at Alfa Romeo. Jano went on to [[ ...ould design a car which would dominate the voiturette class of 1500cc race cars. The birth of the 158 Alfa was a combination of the efforts of [[Enzo Ferra
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• Bugatti
  ...he company is legendary for producing some of the best [[sports car|sports cars]] in the world. The original Bugatti failed with the advent of World War I ...9). The company was known for its advanced engineering in its premium road cars and its success in early [[Grand Prix motor racing]], winning the first eve
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• Land speed record
  ...by one percent to be validated. There are numerous other class records for cars, and [[Motorcycle land speed record|motorcycle]]s fall into another, separa ...e [[Land speed record for railed vehicles|rail speed record]] exceeded the auto speed record. However, the current unmanned record is held by a railed vehi
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• Modena (racing team)
  ...91. [[Nicola Larini]] and [[Eric van de Poele]] were signed to drive. Both cars had to face pre-qualifying for the first half of the season and each driver [[Category:Italian auto racing teams]]
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• Engine tuning
  ...ing focusses on the tuning of an engine for [[motor sport]], although many cars built by hobbyists never compete but are rather built for display at motor ...e engine management system software. This allows the manufacturers to sell cars in various markets with different tax and emissions regulations without the
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• Ferrari America
  ...[[1960s]] were the '''Americas'''. They were large [[gran turismo|touring cars]] with the largest V12 engines and often had custom bodywork. All America The first America cars were the '''340'''. Using the new [[Ferrari Lampredi engine|Lampredi]] [[V
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• Car tuning
  Car tuning is related to [[auto racing]], although most performance cars never compete. Rather they are built for the pleasure of owning and driving ...the air filters; but they could also install a more powerful engine on the cars they modify.
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• Lancia Stratos
  ...types were allowed during the 1972 and 1973 seasons. Production of the 400 cars required for [[homologation]] in [[Group 4 (racing)|Group 4]] were launched ...r, the car would remain a serious competitor and proved able to beat works cars in several occasions when entered by an experienced private team with a tal
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• Bandini 750 sport internazionale
  ...s a racing [[car]] built from [[1957]] until [[1961]] by [[Bandini|Bandini Cars]]. ...the bar of soap was much in demand [[USA | USA]] where it was used both as auto racing that as "out of range" to be submitted to the streets in the city.
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• Exhaust pipe
  ...to one pipe. Manifolds are often made of [[cast iron]] in stock production cars, and may have material-saving design features such as to use the least meta ...oduced as [[Aftermarket (automotive)|aftermarket]] performance systems for cars without [[turbocharger]]s.
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• Fiat Nuova 500
  The car is produced at the moment only in [[Tychy]], [[Poland]], by Fiat Auto Poland alongside a sister model, the second generation [[Ford Ka]] due for ...ieved in recent years, with the 500 being substantially cheaper than those cars, with a starting price of €10,500. The basic price is 10,500 euro in Ital
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