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• OR
  '''OR''' (''Officine Riunite di Costruzioni Meccaniche'') was a historic brand of
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• Bol d'Or
  ...humb|right|300px|24 hours of endurance racing on a tough track: the 'Bol d'Or']] The '''Bol d'or''' is a [[motorcycle]] [[endurance racing|endurance race]], held annually i
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• Mascarpone
  ...treatment with [[tartaric acid]] and removal of the whey, without pressing or aging. ...carpa," a milk product made from the [[whey]] of stracchino or aged cheese or it may come from "mascarpia," the local dialect for [[ricotta]]; however, i
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• Vehicle brake
  ...of automotive brake that stores the heat in the rotating part (drum brake or disc brake) during the brake application and then releases it to the air gr A [[drum brake]] is a brake in which the friction is caused by a set of shoes or pads that press against the inner surface of a rotating drum. The drum is c
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• Two-wheel drive
  '''Two wheel drive''' or '''2WD''' describes vehicles with a [[drivetrain]] that allows two [[wheel] ...ower at most two wheels, referred to as either [[front wheel drive|front]] or [[rear wheel drive]]. The term '''4x2''' is also used, to denote four total
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• Cassata siciliana
  ...olate]] filling. Most variants are also covered with a shell of chocolate or chocolate [[frosting]].
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• Panna cotta
  ...now a [[gelatin]]-thickened [[custard]], flavored with [[vanilla]], fruit, or spices and served chilled. * 1 1/2 teas. vanilla or 1 small vanilla bean
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• Gear train
  A '''gear train''' is a set or system of [[gear]]s arranged to transfer rotational [[torque]] from one par ...ce between the drive and driven gears. A compound gear train refers to two or more gears used to transmit motion.
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• Long block
  ...valve locks, and valve keepers. The bare head is free from cracks, warps, or holes.
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• General Disclaimer
  ...sionals with the expertise required to provide you with complete, accurate or reliable information. ...he content of any given article may recently have been changed, vandalized or altered by someone whose opinion does not correspond with the state of know
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• Italian ice
  ...ater, with one part sugar, and somewhere between two and three parts juice or pulp source. Home made Granita can be made with a hand blender with this m Italian ice is frequently sold from street stands or at pizzerias as an inexpensive treat.
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• Parasitic loss
  ...rasitic Loss''' is a loss that a parasite consumes from its host which may or may not be beneficial to the host. In the [[internal combustion engine]] almost everything including the driveline causes parasitic loss. Bearings, oil pumps, piston
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• Meccanica
  ...icles from 1956 to 1957. These were fitted with 50 cc or 150 cc two-stroke or 125cc four-stroke engines.
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• Bodywork
  In vehicles with a frame or [[chasis]], the term ''bodywork'' is normally applied to only the non-struc ...les, and had [[body-on-frame]] construction with a wooden frame and wooden or metal body panels. Wooden-framed motor vehicles remained in production unti
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• Piston
  Its purpose is either to change the [[volume]] enclosed by the cylinder, or to exert a [[force]] on a [[fluid]] inside the cylinder. ...piston can be flat, bulged or otherwise shaped. Pistons can be [[forge]]d or [[cast]]. A special type of cast piston is the [[Hypereutectic piston]]. Th
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• Automatic Vehicle Location
  ...where GPS is not usable, are [[dead reckoning]], [[inertial navigation]], or [[RFID]] readers; sometimes a combination of these methods can be used. The
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• Senior
  ...Moser]] engines with a either mono- or V-twin that were driven with a belt or chain drive.
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• Vehicle
  ...vehicles. This includes humans carrying another human, for example a child or a disabled person. [[Movement]] without the help of a vehicle or an animal is called [[locomotion]]. The word ''vehicle'' itself comes from
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• List of microcars by country of origin
  ...in'''. This list excludes cars over 700 cc, and cars where production or manufacture ended before 1945. ...ree or four wheels, powered by petrol engines of no more than 700 cc or battery electric propulsion, and manufactured since 1945'.
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• Family car
  ...o go [[shopping]] or on [[vacation]]s. Most family cars are [[hatchback]]s or [[Sedan|saloons]], although there are [[multi-purpose vehicle|MPVs]], [[sta ...ng if they are hatchbacks, or between 4.40 m and 4.55 m if they are saloon or estate models. Since the [[1990s]] there have been [[multi-purpose vehicle]
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• Offroad racing
  ...neral idea of "offroad racing" can also extend to include [[hillclimbing]] or any other form of racing that does not occur on a specified, paved track. ...lly-raids such as the [[Paris-Dakar Rally|Paris-Dakar]], [[Master Rallye]] or European "bajas" are called Cross-Country Rallies.
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• Halo vehicle
  A '''halo vehicle''' (or '''halo model''') in [[automobile]] [[marketing]] is a car designed and mar ...companies often design a special vehicle, usually a [[luxury car|luxury]] or [[sports car|sports]] model, with the hope that customers will come to deal
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• Independent suspension
  ...left and right sides of the suspension to be connected with anti-roll bars or other such mechanisms. The anti-roll bar ties the left and right suspensio ...or [[MacPherson strut]]s, [[trailing arm]]s, [[multilink|multiple links]], or [[double wishbone suspension|wishbones]].
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• Boost gauge
  ...gauge''' is a dashboard mounted instrument that indicates [[turbocharger]] or [[supercharger]] boost [[pressure]] in an [[internal combustion engine]]. A turbo- or supercharger are both engine driven air compressors and provide varying lev
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• Brös
  '''Brös''' (also '''Bros''', '''Bross''', '''Brus''' or '''Bruss''') is a [[Piedmont]]ese preparation of [[cheese]] and [[grappa]] ...original motivation was the avoidance of waste: pieces of stale, hard and/or mouldy cheese were mixed with homemade grappa (the distillate of the [[poma
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• Convertible
  ...]. The collapsible roof section is typically made from flexible [[canvas]] or [[vinyl]], although [[plastic]], [[aluminium]] and [[steel]] have occasiona In [[Europe]] this body style is frequently called ''[[cabriolet]]'' or ''cabrio''.
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• Polizia Provinciale
  ...ironmental protection. The forces' vehicles are usually white with a green or blue stripe along the side.
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• Macaroni
  ...ade dry commercial [[pasta]], used in contrast to fresh pasta made at home or in small local businesses. Macaroni technically must not contain eggs. Alth ...nd of barley-broth. Others think it comes from Italian maccare, "to bruise or crush" (referring to the crushing of the wheat to make the pasta) which com
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• Electronic brakeforce distribution
  ...etc. Often coupled with [[anti-lock braking system]]s, EBD can apply more or less braking pressure to each wheel in order to maximize stopping power. ...ing for the conditions – whether that's the front or rear wheels, the left or right. The final result is more precise and effective braking under all con
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• Contact Us
  '''If you have an idea, want us to add to the site, something needs changing or you just want to say "HI"...'''
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• Naturally-aspirated engine
  ...reathing) refers to an [[internal combustion engine]] (normally [[petrol]] or [[diesel]] powered) that is neither [[turbocharged]] nor [[supercharged]]. ...[[atmospheric pressure]] upon opening of the [[poppet valve|inlet valve]] or valves. The pressure within the cylinder is lowered by the action of the p
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• Threshold braking
  ...time and travel distance required to stop the vehicle to optimal amounts, or when racing, allows the driver to delay braking when entering a corner. Th
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• Valvetrain
  ...above the valves within the cylinder head, and operates either indirectly or directly on the valves. ...t is located within the engine block, and operates directly on the valves, or indirectly via pushrods and rocker arms. Because they often require pushrod
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• Multi-link suspension
  ...used in independent suspensions, using three or more lateral arms, and one or more longitudinal arms. These arms do not have to be of equal length, and m ...d compression, but not in bending. Some multi-links do use a [[swing arm]] or [[wishbone]], which has two bushings at one end.
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• Gasket
  ...tos]]. It is usually desirable that the gasket be made from a compressible or slightly compressible material such that it tightly fills the space it is d ...ost accepted of these. Most manufacturers of gasket materials will provide or publish these results.
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• Brake
  ...uch of the energy is recovered and stored in a [[flywheel]], [[capacitor]] or turned into [[alternating current]] by an [[alternator]], then [[Rectifiers ...ction brake]]s on cars store the heat in the rotating part ([[drum brake]] or [[disc brake]]) during the brake application and release it to the air grad
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• Coil spring
  ...pically used to store energy and subsequently release it, to absorb shock, or to maintain a force between contacting surfaces. They are made of an [[ela ..., the material of the spring acts in torsion when the spring is compressed or extended.
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• About Wheels Of Italy
  ...h-needed focus on Italian vehicles and their owners. There has been little or no activities with the clubs, lack of service providers and virtually no ad .../us/en/xhtml/welcome/signup-owner.php '''''Sign Up Here as a Vehicel Owner or Admirer''''']
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• Spaghetti alla Bolognese
  ...te wine]] is poured into [[casserole]] and reduced. [[cream (food)|Cream]] or [[milk]] is addeed about ten to fifteen minutes before the cooking process ...can be served with [[rigatoni]] or represent the stuffing for [[lasagna]] or [[cannelloni]].
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• Racing
  ...n conducted in [[vehicle]]s, such as [[boat]]s and [[automobile|car]]s, on or with [[animal|animals]] such as [[horse]]s and in [[aircraft]]. ...e at different times. A stage is a shorter section of a much longer course or a [[Individual time trial|time trial]].
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• Cam
  ...team hammer]], for example, or an [[Eccentric (mechanism)|eccentric]] disc or other shape that produces a smooth reciprocating (back and forth) motion in ...seen as a device that translates movement from circular to reciprocating (or sometimes oscillating). A common example is the [[camshaft]] of an [[autom
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• Engine knocking
  '''Knocking''' (also called '''pinking''' or '''pinging''')—technically [[detonation]]—in [[internal combust ...addition of octane-increasing "[[Tetra-ethyl lead|lead]]," [[isooctane]], or other fuel additives.
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• Trailing arm
  ...le]] [[suspension (vehicle)|suspension]] design in which one or more arms (or "links") are connected between (and perpendicular to and forward of) the [[ Trailing-arm designs in [[live axle]] setups often use just two or three links and a [[Panhard rod]] to locate the wheel laterally.
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• IMP
  ...', a small structure that had a two-cylinder rear engine with either 500cc or 650cc. The racing version won the 500cc class at Nurburgring. In 1963, the
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• Concept car
  ...otor shows to gauge customer reaction to new and radical designs which may or may not have a chance of being produced. ...designer [[Harley Earl]] is generally credited with inventing the concept, or show, car, and definitely did much to popularize it through its traveling [
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• San Gimignano
  ...most or all of the towers have been brought down due to wars, catastrophes or urban renewal, San Gimignano managed to conserve about 15 towers of va
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• Magnesium alloy wheel
  ...metimes used on [[Auto racing|racing]] cars, in place of heavier [[steel]] or [[aluminium]] [[wheel]]s, for better performance. The wheels are produced b
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• Vehicle dynamics
  Components, attributes or aspects of vehicle dynamics include: Some attributes or aspects of vehicle dynamics are purely [[Aerodynamics|aerodynamic]]. These
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• Baccalà alla Vicentina
  ...[[fish]] dried naturally by sun and wind on wooden racks called [[hjell]], or in special drying houses. The [[Drying (food)|drying of food]] is the world ...n many ways comparable to that of making a good [[cognac]], [[parma ham]], or a well matured [[cheese]].
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• Casino
  ...es certain types of [[gambling]] activities. Casinos are often placed near or combined with hotels, [[restaurants]], retail shopping, cruise ships and ot ...t for pleasure, usually on the grounds of a larger [[Italy|Italian]] villa or [[palazzo]]. There are examples of such casinos at [[Villa Giulia]] and [[V
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• Formula A
  ...s must be made by a manufacturer approved for [[Intercontinental A]] (ICA) or [[Intercontinental C]] but they can be [[prototypes]]. ...or a few years to improve their skills before moving on to [[car racing]], or they become professional kart racers and race in FA until they retire. Many
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• Regenerative brakes
  ...e|braking]] and make use of that power either by storing it for future use or feeding it back into a power system for other vehicles to use. ...or or brake by converting [[motion (physics)|motion]] into [[electricity]] or be reversed to convert electricity into motion.
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• Panhard rod
  A '''Panhard rod''' or '''track bar''' is a component of a [[automobile|car]] [[suspension (vehicl ...parallel to the rear axle, connecting one end of the axle to the car body or [[chassis]] on the opposite side of the vehicle. The bar is attached on eit
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• Locking differential
  ...ides increased [[traction (engineering)|traction]] compared to a standard, or "open" differential by disallowing wheel speed differentiation between two ...spin the wheel with the least amount of traction but will transmit little or no power to the wheel that has more solid traction. Basically, it will tran
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• Single cylinder engine
  [[Image:4-Stroke-Engine.gif|framed|right|[[Four-stroke cycle]] (or Otto cycle)]] ...possible for an Otto or Diesel engine. The mounting can be standing, lying or angled..
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• Spoiler (automotive)
  ...primarily for styling purposes and have either little aerodynamic benefit or even make the aerodynamics worse. ...different settings so the car can be optimized for short, low-speed tracks or larger, high-speed ones.
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• Kingpin
  ...'' is the main [[pivot]] in the steering mechanism of a [[automobile|car]] or other [[vehicle]]. Originally this was literally a steel pin on which the m ...effect on the [[steering]], making it tend to return to the straight ahead or centre position. This is because the straight ahead position is where the w
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• Forced induction
  ...ed air is normally referred to as [[boost (automotive engineering)|Boost]] or charge air. ...rectly (direct port) or by a single fogger...with fuel(wet nitrous system) or without fuel(dry nitrous system).
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• Child safety lock
  ...of poisoning have resulted from [[toddler]]s eating brightly-colored pills or spilling cleaning solvents. ...he inside of the drawer or cabinet. The hook catches on part of the drawer or door and prevents opening unless the rod is bent downward simultaneously to
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• Custom wheel
  ...which have either been modified from the vehicle manufacturer's standard, or have replaced the manufacturer's standard. ...ually recognized performance benefits from switching to lighter, stronger, or larger wheels; appearance-oriented enthusiasts more often choose larger and
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• Exotic car
  ...amborghini Murciélago]] have unusual doors and/or design to draw attention or for aerodynamic reasons.]] ...ontemporaries. It has been defined specifically as "a very expensive, fast or powerful car with a centrally located engine",and stated in more general te
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• Three wheeler
  ...]] vehicles in the form of a [[motorcycle]], [[All terrain vehicle]] (ATV) or [[automobile]]. Other names for three-wheelers include Trikes, Tricars and ...at the back and two at the front, (for example: [[Morgan Motor Company]]) or one wheel at the front and two at the back (such as the [[Reliant Robin]]).
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• Racing setup
  In [[auto racing]], the '''racing setup''' or '''car setup''' is the set of adjustments made to the vehicle in order to o | Front wheel rim width or diameter || larger² || smaller
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• Varesina
  ...booth Rolled 12517 cc Cylinders and a bore 125 X 170, 6 cylinders, diesel or methane gas to power producing around 140 HP + with a manual transmission t ...ld by Caprini or Varesina bodies, with an advanced booth and diesel engine or to methane. The last examples were produced towards the end of 1960.
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• Italmeccanica
  ...supercharger made for VW.jpg|thumb|left|200px|'''Italmeccanica compressor or supercharger made for VW''']]
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• Headlight styling
  ...ardized sealed-beam headlights had limited options for what they could add or detract from the looks of the front of a car. ...of these lights on or near the centerline of the car, either side by side or one above the other. This was, however, banned by the federal government. M
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• Combustion chamber
  ...be used to do work, for example, to move a [[piston]] on a [[crankshaft]] or a [[turbine|turbine disc]] in a [[gas turbine]]. The energy can also be use ===Petrol or gasoline engine===
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• Piston ring
  ...]] in a [[reciprocating engine]] such as an [[internal combustion engine]] or [[steam engine]]. ...e periphery will then have either a barrel profile (top compression rings) or a taper napier form (second compression rings). There are some taper faced
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• Wishbone suspension
  ...two parallel [[wishbone]]-shaped arms to locate the wheel. Each wishbone (or arm) has two mounting positions to the [[chassis]] and one joint at the knu The double wishbone suspension is also often referred to as double 'A' arm or short long arm (SLA) suspension. It is commonly used in [[sports car]]s, lu
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• Fuel pump
  ...gh volume supply pump in the tank and one high pressure/low volume pump on or near the engine. ...e pressure from the pump, in combination with heat from the [[engine]] and/or hot weather, could cause the gasoline to boil. The fuel pump, designed to
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• Prosciutto
  ...prosciutto is never cured with nitrates (either [[sodium nitrate|sodium]] or [[potassium nitrate|potassium]]), which are generally used in ham productio ...to is usually served sliced tissue-paper thin, wrapped around [[grissini]] or [[melon]], as an antipasto.
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• Moto Rumi
  ..., with the popularity of scooters, Rumi started manufacturing the Squirrel or Scoiottolo - a pressed steel monocoque body with tubular swinging arm rear ...ons respectively). The "super sport" was superseded by the "Competizione" or "Gobbetto", a pure factory racer. A "Competizione" won the Italian Nationa
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• Ostuni
  ...ttilastra in Monopoli, where undertaken the construction of a [[carryall]] or [[station wagon]] based on a [[Fiat 1100]]BL chassis . The car, the result ...n death of the owner, however, put an end to a company that seemed to have everything together to achieve great success.
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• Classic Racing
  ...Kingdom]] is generally accepted as racing as defined under the rules and or auspices of the [[Classic Racing Motorcycle Club]] (CRMC)[http://www.crmc.c ...acers worldwide as the ultimate classic racing event. This involves three or more laps around the famous 37<small>3/4</small> mile long 'Mountain' circu
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• Northeast Italy
  '''Northeast Italy''' ({{lang-it|'''Italia nord-orientale'''}} or just {{lang|it|'''''Nordest'''''}}) is an informal cultural and geographic ...f the area:but, it is often used only with strangers or in the main cities or for cultural reasons, because the most part of the inhabitants speaks their
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• DIN
  * ''DIN #'' is used for German standards with primarily domestic significance or designed as a first step toward international status. ''E DIN #'' is a draf *[[DIN 476]]: international paper sizes (now [[ISO 216]] or DIN EN ISO 216)
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• Special Interest Auto
  If your Alfa, Fiat, Lancia, vintage Ferrari, Maserati or other awesome Italian marques need special attention, this is the place to
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• Cornering Brake Control
  '''Cornering Brake Control''' or '''CBC''' is an [[automotive]] [[Automobile safety|safety system]] develope ...nic Stability Control]] (ESC, also known as Electronic Stability Programme or ESP)
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• Top dead center
  ...''dead centre''' is the position of a piston in which it is farthest from, or nearest to, the [[crankshaft]]. The former is known as '''top dead centre' ...the dead centre for each cylinder occurs out of phase with the other one (or two) cylinders.
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• RR layout
  In [[Automobile]] design, an '''RR''', or '''Rear-engine, [[Rear wheel drive]]''', layout places both the [[engine]] ...s better for the engine to be located in the rear of the car - either a RR or MR design.
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• Monocoque
  ...n the structure. This stands in contrast with using an internal framework (or [[truss]]) that is then covered with a non-load-bearing skin. Monocoque con ...t a smooth surface. The materials vary; some builders used [[sheet metal]] or [[plywood]] for the skin. In all of these designs the idea of load-bearing
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• Regenerative braking
  ...to electrical energy. This electrical energy is then stored for future use or fed back into a power system for use by other vehicles. ...ic]] vehicles, the energy is stored in a [[battery (electricity)|battery]] or bank of [[capacitors]] for later use.
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• Adding content
  ...ve an idea, want us to add something to the site, something needs changing or you just want to say "HI"...</i>
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• Small family car
  ...4.40&nbsp;m and 4.55&nbsp;m if they are [[cabriolet]]s, [[sedan|saloon]]s or [[station wagon|estate]]s. [[Multi-purpose vehicle]]s and [[sport utility v ...[hot hatch]]es, may have [[turbocharger|turbocharged]] 2.0&nbsp;L engines, or even [[V6]] 3.2&nbsp;L units, ranging maximum outputs from 170&nbsp;bhp to
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• Poppet valve
  A '''poppet valve''' is a [[valve]] consisting of a hole, usually round or oval, and a tapered plug, usually a disk shape on the end of a shaft also c ...plications the valve stem and disk are made of different steel [[alloy]]s, or the valve stems may be hollow and filled with [[sodium]] to improve [[heat]
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• MF layout
  In [[automotive design]], a '''MF''', or '''[[mid-engine design|Mid-engine]], [[Front-wheel drive]] layout''' is one ...he rear axles {{Fact|date=March 2009}}, as in the [[Lamborghini Countach]] or [[Ferrari Testarossa]], but an engine placed in front of the driver's compa
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• Touring car
  ...eating for four or more. Engines on early models were either in the front, or in a mid-body position. Touring cars evolved into the modern [[sedan|sedan/ ...could be installed to protect passengers from weather elements by snapping or zipping them into place, otherwise, drivers and passengers braved the eleme
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• Frame (vehicle)
  ...logous to an [[animal]]'s [[skeleton]], for example in a [[motor vehicle]] or a [[firearm]]. *A '''chassis''' in a [[television]], [[radio]], or other electronic device consists of the metal frame on which the [[circuit
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• Biblocco
  '''Biblocco''' engines could be used in combination with one or two a heads that were each to complete each stroke in the sub-block. Many c
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• Track racing
  '''Track racing''' is a [[motorcycle sport]] where teams or individuals race opponents around an oval track. There are differing varian ...nts are accumulated over a number of heats, with the winner being the team or individual who has scored the most.
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• Italian Grill Menu's
  ...oods such as meats, seafood or vegetables, and generally consists of three or four different items. ...reate tasty complete meals that lend themselves perfectly to entertaining, or to an informal family get together at the end of a busy day. There are a mu
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• Risotto
  ...bles and meat, as well as risottos made with various other wines, cheeses, or even fruits. ''Risotto Negro'' is a specialty of the [[Veneto]] region, ma ...here are thousands of types of risotto, but the procedure will remain more or less the same.
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• Trident
  ...f or spear. The word's origin is from [[Latin language|Latin]] ''tridens'' or ''tridentis'', from ''tri'' "three" and ''dentes'' "teeth". It was used by *The trident or ''[[Trishula]]'' is also the missile weapon of the [[Hindu]] god [[Shiva]],
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• Brake (railway)
  ...used hoses connecting all the wagons of a train, so the driver could apply or release the brakes with a single valve in the locomotive. These continuous brakes can be simple or automatic, the key difference being what happens should the train break in
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• Overhead camshaft
  ...hrod]]s. This arrangement is more complex, and relies on a [[timing belt]] or chain, but allows for greater valvetrain flexibility. ...utput for a given [[torque]]. Instead the cams operate the valves directly or by a short [[rocker arm|rocker]] as opposed to overhead valve cam-in-block
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• Gas Fill Tip
  Fill up your car or truck in the morning when the temperature is in the afternoon or in the evening, what should be a gallon is not
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• Reciprocating engine
  ...o often known as a '''piston engine''', is a [[heat engine]] that uses one or more [[piston]]s to convert [[pressure]] into a rotating motion. This artic ...from other pistons connected to the same shaft. In most types the expanded or "[[Exhaust gas|exhausted]]" gases are removed from the cylinder by this [[S
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• Fuel
  ...ical means, such as burning, or nuclear means, such as [[nuclear fission]] or [[nuclear fusion]]. An important property of a useful fuel is that its ener ...mical process called ''[[metabolism]]'' that converts energy from [[food]] or solar power into a form that can be used to sustain life. Additionally, hum
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• Carbon fibre
  '''Carbon fiber''' can refer to carbon filament thread, or to felt or woven cloth made from those carbon filaments. By extension, it is also used ...ng) exhibits a higher [[modulus of elasticity]] (77,000,000 psi or 531 GPa or 531 kN/mm²). For further literature see Rose, Ziegmann and Hillermeier.
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• Titania
  ...ed coupé powered by a foreign engine, in this case a unit from either Ford or Lotus. The design was by no less than [[Franco Scaglione]] and gave it the
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• Falco
  ...ped]] with a two-stroke Fichtel & Sachs engine available with either 98 cc or 147 cc.
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• Blowoff valve
  ...turbocharged or centrifugally supercharged car when the throttle is lifted or closed. This air pressure is re-circulated back into the non-pressurized e ...riod of time. Engines with a [[manifold absolute pressure]] regulated ECU or where the blowoff is mounted upstream of the MAF sensor are not affected.
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• Baccalà
  ...is not made from salted cod, but from dried cod ([[stockfish]]) served on or next to [[polenta]].
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• Cima
  ...inder four-stroke 247 cc and 347 cc ''Blackburne'' engine with either side or overhead valve.
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• Distributor
  It consists of a rotating arm or ''[[rotor]]'' inside the [[distributor cap]], on top of the distributor sha ...ent was eliminated. This also eliminates any problem with breaker follower or cam wear, and by eliminating a side load extends distributor shaft [[bearin
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• Powertrain
  ...components that generate power and deliver it to the road surface, water, or air. This includes the [[internal combustion engine|engine]], [[transmissi ...nding on whether a vehicle is [[front wheel drive]], [[four wheel drive]], or [[rear wheel drive]].
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• Limited slip differential
  A '''Limited Slip Differential (LSD)''' is a modified or derived type of [[differential (mechanics)|differential]] gear arrangement ...al suffices. For more demanding use however, such as driving [[off-road]], or for [[high performance vehicle]]s, such a state of affairs is undesirable,
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• Bizzarrini P538
  ...three or four chassis were originally built in period, but a total of ten (or more) chassis are in existence. At least two of these are Lamborghini V12 p ...[[Bizzarrini Manta]]. Now it resides in Sweden. Some of the P538S replicas or re-editions were built in the late 70's and 80's by [[Salvatore Diomante]],
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• OR
  '''OR''' (''Officine Riunite di Costruzioni Meccaniche'') was a historic brand of
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• Colella
  ...lcar'' mini moped . It was so small that it easily could be taken in a car or boat. The engine used was a 50 cc [[Franco Morini]].
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• Oversteer
  ...toward oversteer is generally increased by softening the front suspension or stiffening the rear suspension. Camber angles, ride height, and tire press An oversteering car is alternatively referred to as 'loose' or 'tail happy'.
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• Rubinelli
  ...c and 172 cc two-stroke models. The engines were also used by other labels or companies as an auxiliary engine.
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• Meldi motorcycle
  ...inly racing machines with 248 cc, 348 cc and 498 cc overhead valve ''JAP'' or Python engines. The bikes remained pruduced in small numbers.
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• Lancia Flavia
  ...o 2.0&nbsp;L in capacity, available with carburetor or injection, and four or five speed gearbox. The 2.0&nbsp;L models were only made with revised Pinin ...ch D-jetronic Analog-electrovalve fuel injection. These were built to 1973 or 1974 although brand new models remained in stock until 1975. As with the Fl
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• Motomec
  ...e engine could be used as a battery charger, compressor, self-priming pump or high pressure pump.
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• Reiter
  ...e and overhead valve 248 cc, 348 cc and 346 cc overhead valve ''Bradshaw'' or ''Blackburne'' engines.
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• Solenoid
  ...of an electromagnetically inductive coil wound around a movable [[steel]] or [[iron]] slug. The coil is shaped such that the slug can be moved in and ou ...low tube, usually metal, that is capped on either end. Both ends have one or more ports for intake and exhaust. The [[actuator]] itself is connected to
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• Dominissimi
  ...fered four [[motorcycles]] models with the availability of either a 175 cc or 250 cc ''DKW'' engine.
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• Romano
  ...e mounted in the front wheel. The engine stopped and drove rolling through or inside the rim of the bicycle.
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• Holidays in Italy
  <tr><td>August 15 <td>Assumption Day<td>''Assunzione'' or ''Ferragosto''<td>&nbsp;
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• O.T.A.S.
  ...t guess is that is was a joint effort of Lombardi and other locals who may or may not have worked for him. ...around the car, it looks as it if may be as large as the aforementioned M1 or Pantera.
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• Unique visitors
  ...to the site, thereby capturing the identity of each Visitor on each visit, or ...mong particular demographic groups or in certain topic areas, such as news or sports. They typically compare those data with a Web site's own figures. Bo
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• Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba
  ...available it can be predicted that the Curitiba racing course will be used or it will be removed at all likewise in the previous year.
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• Fiat Panorama
  ...47. The light weight allowed a small fuel consumption both of [[gasoline]] or [[alcohol]]. ...]/56 [[Horsepower#hp (SAE)|hp]]/42 [[Watt|kW]] and 1297 cc/80 in³ gasoline or alcohol with a power of 61 CV/60 hp/45 kW and 62 CV/61 hp/46 kW respectivel
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• Stebro Stainless Performance
  Direct 613-212-8765 or 613-212-8762
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• CRT
  ...ckburne engine had a four-stroke valves side valve in the head in 175, 250 or 350 cc, which were available in a Touring and Sport version. The front fork
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• Antique car
  ...e primarily in view of profit in a future sale and not of enjoying a drive or taking pleasure in restoration work. As with [[art]] collecting, antique c ...By waiting 20 years, the cars might be worth in adjusted dollars, 20 times or more than when parked. Constant dollar $500 cars might become constant doll
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• Gloria
  ...ing the Scout) manufactured by Gloria Intramotor have Morini Franco Motori or Minarelli engines, both of which are two-stroke. [http://www.mopedarmy.com/
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• Iso Fidia
  '''Iso Fidia''' (or '''Iso Rivolta Fidia'''), initially '''Iso S4''', was a four-door [[sedan]]
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• Sport compact
  A '''sport compact''' is a high-performance version of a [[compact car]] or a [[subcompact car]]. They are typically are [[front engine]]d, [[front whe ...dling and increasing engine efficiency, rather than increasing engine size or conversion to [[rear-wheel drive]]. For example, the Celica GT-S and RSX Ty
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• Lamborghini Concept S
  ...put into limited production and available for sale sometime late [[2006]] or early [[2007]].[http://www.gizmag.com/go/4463/]
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• Lido
  ...which is outside, or part of a beach where people can swim, lie in the sun or do water sports. See [http://www.lidos.org.uk Lidos in the UK]
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• SCCA RallyCross
  ...lub of America]]. It is a timed event that involves solo driving on grass or dirt, and can be considered an "[[autocross]] on the dirt". As with autocr
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• Cargneluti
  It is not known whether this design was ever put into production or even a complete motorcycle was ever delivered by Cargneluti.
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• Mariani motorcycle
  ...d be equipped with 498 cc side valve engines with two valves for gasoline, or naphtha with three flaps to turned the engines. They were not well known.
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• Riva
  Carrozzeria '''Riva ''', or ''Mario '''Riva''' & Sons'', started in 1949 in [[Carzaniga Merate]], [[Com ...e Alfa Romeo-Cattaneos got a body by [[Colli]], but also Riva has made one or two cars after a Lurani design. So is the model on the above picture, a car
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• Dashboard
  A '''dashboard''' or '''dash board''' (sometimes '''facia''' in [[British English]]) in an [[aut When car radios became available, they were mounted on or underneath mid-20th-century car dashboards.
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• Power (physics)
  ...energy]] flow, equivalent to the rate of change of the energy in a system, or the time rate of doing work, ...power" when the context makes it clear) is the average amount of work done or energy transferred per unit time. The '''instantaneous power''' is then the
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• Alfa
  ...acement (125 cc and 175 cc) bikes using either a ''[[JAP]]'', ''Bradshaw'' or ''Blackbune Norman'' engines. There are reports that indicate the productio
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• Sport touring
  '''Sport touring''' refers to either a style of [[motorcycle]] design, or a philosophy of riding. It is an attempt to blend performance with long-di ...manufacturer to utilize an existing engine and technology from the current or last generation of their sport bikes. This is cost effective because of th
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• Car tuning
  ...be altered to provide better fuel economy, produce more power at high RPM or the ride comfort may be sacrificed to provide better handling. ...are held where entrants compete for the loudest, highest quality reception or most innovative sound systems.
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• Toma cheese
  '''Toma''' is a soft or semi-hard, Italian cow's milk [[cheese]]. It is made primarily in the [[Aos
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• Salva
  ...produced. The chassis of the 60/75 HP was the main base for the commercial or heavy vehicles.
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• San Cristoforo
  ...ed in Viale Maino No 9 to [[Milan]]. Information has not been found before or after the years 1949-1952 concerning the St. Christopher, the fact is to as ...Christopher had sufficient power to start hammering advertising campaigns or bear the weight of the initial sales. In those days the Italian market [[sc
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• Beadlock
  ...n situations where there is a lot of pressure pushing the tire to one side or the other, the bead of the tire may come off the wheel. It is also possibl ...ter and an inner ring. The inner ring may be welded onto a standard wheel or may be formed as part of the wheel when the wheel is made in the factory.
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• Belco Avia
  ...ng in January of 1999 but there is no evidence that the car was ever built or raced.
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• Cubism
  ...m angles presenting no coherent sense of depth. The background and object (or figure) planes interpenetrate one another to create the ambiguous shallow s French art critic [[Louis Vauxcelles]] first used the term "cubism", or "bizarre cubiques", in 1908 after seeing a picture by Braque. He described
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• Panettone
  ...mpanied with sweet hot beverages or a sweet [[wine]], such as [[spumante]] or [[moscato]]. In some regions of Italy, it is served with '''Crema di Mascar ...inci]], and encouraged the launch of the new cake-like bread: Pan del Ton (or Toni's bread).
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• Fiat Oggi
  | Transmission || 4-speed manual or 5-speed manual ...of engine: the 1.3&nbsp;L (1297&nbsp;cc/80&nbsp;in&sup3;) with [[alcohol]] or [[gasoline]] [[fuel]]. The gasoline engine had a power of 61&nbsp;[[Horsepo
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• Polizia di Stato
  The '''''Polizia di Stato''''' (State Police or PdS) is one of the [[national police]] forces of [[Italy]]. It is responsib ...). In smaller settlements, a ''Vice Questore Aggiunto'' (deputy commander) or ''Commissario Capo'' runs the PdS offices. There are also several sub-stati
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• Front-engine design
  ...ent of an [[automobile]] [[internal-combustion engine|engine]] in front of or on the front [[axle]].
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• Bruna
  '''Bruna''' was a [[Carrozzeria]] or caochbuilder based in [[Genova]], [[Italy]]. Bruna built the conversions fo
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• Sway bar
  A '''sway bar''' (also '''stabilizer bar, anti-sway bar, roll bar,''' or '''anti-roll bar,''' '''ARB''') is an [[automobile]] [[suspension (vehicle) ...ng]], are adjustable, allowing their stiffness to be altered by increasing or reducing the length of the lever arms. This permits the roll stiffness to b
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• Straight engine
  ...nternal-combustion engine]] with all cylinders aligned in one row, with no or only minimal offset. ...to build than an otherwise equivalent [[Flat engine|horizontally opposed]] or [[V engine]] because the [[cylinder bank]] can be milled from a single meta
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• Padania
  ...). The term was however used sparingly if at all, since ''pianura Padana'' or "val Padana" was preferred in most [[geography]] [[textbook]]s and in [[atl ...s that Italy comprises different and well-individualized sections, whether or not one should be called Padania and should comprise exactly those regions
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• Dynamic brake
  ...rical engineering)|armatures]] are connected across either the brake grids or supply line. The rolling locomotive wheels turn the motor armatures, and if It is possible to use the brake grids as a form of [[dynamometer]] or [[load bank]] to perform a ''"self load"'' test of locomotive engine [[Hors
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• Maserati Kyalami
  |Transmission || 5-speed manual or 3-speed automatic ...anything good (confer his Deauville, a smoothed-out copy of Jaguar's XJ 6, or his sports car prototype shown at the Turin Salon in 1974, a virtual carbon
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• Navone
  PM possibly stood for ''Propul Motorcycles'' or ''P. Madoz''.
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• Double clutch
  ...le is trying to shift into a gear while traveling outside the gear's speed or directional range, such as reverse while moving forward. ...hing, although time consuming, eases gear selection when an extended delay or variance exists between engine and transmission speeds. When shifting up on
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• Ansaloni
  ...ed [[Franco Scaglione]] in 1952. He designed a ''Giardiniera'' ("gardener" or a "carryall"; three door [[station wagon]]) on a [[Fiat 1100]]E [[chassis]]
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• Fiat 1200
  |Weight || 880kg or 1,940lbs ...1200''' was introduced in Turin Motor Show in November 1957. The 1200 Fiat or Granluce Fiat 1200, was intended to replace the Fiat 1100-103 TV - Turimo V
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• Air filter
  ...combustion engines and compressors tend to use either [[paper]], [[foam]], or [[cotton]] filters. Oil bath filters have fallen out of favor. The technolo ...from building up in the system which can lead to expensive maintenance and/or early system failure.
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• Bol d'Or
  ...humb|right|300px|24 hours of endurance racing on a tough track: the 'Bol d'Or']] The '''Bol d'or''' is a [[motorcycle]] [[endurance racing|endurance race]], held annually i
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• Lamborghini LM003
  ...to production with an updated design. It was to have been named the Borneo or Galileo, to differentiate it with the previous LM003. The idea was taken to
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• Hydraulic brake
  ...perator of the vehicle, to the actual brake mechanism, which is usually at or near the wheel of the vehicle. ...then apply pressure to the braking mechanism, whether shoes inside a drum, or pads which compress on a disc.
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• Spider
  '''Spyder''' or '''Spider''' is an [[Italian]] term for a [[convertible]] [[car body style]
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• Bugatti Type 51
  ...r racing|Grand Prix]] car of 1932. Also with 300&nbsp;hp (223&nbsp;kW), 4 or 5 were built. ...attached to the brake drums. 250&nbsp;hp (186&nbsp;kW) was on tap, and 6 or 7 were made.{{-}}
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• GP
  ...“Bosh” magneto, B.B. (Brown & Barlow) carburetor; it could run on gasoline or on naphtha (lighter fuel), with 90-95 km/h max speed on heavy fuel and 95-1
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• Ohv
  The original overhead valve or '''OHV''' [[piston engine]] was developed by the [[Scottish-American]] [[Da
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• Iso Varedo
  ...esigned to follow the [[Iso Rivolta|Rivolta GT]], the [[Iso Grifo|Grifo]], or the [[Iso Lele|Lele]], which were luxury [[sportscars]].
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• Liquid fuels
  ...e the shape of their container. Most liquid fuels, in widespread use, are or derived from [[fossil fuels]]; however, there are several types, such as hy ...ies) is made of hydrocarbon [[molecules]] forming [[aliphatic compound]]s, or chains of carbons with hydrogen atoms attached. However, many [[aromatic c
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• Lawil
  ...s two engine options, either the 246 cc twin-cylinder [[two-stroke]] model or the 123 cc single-cylinder version.
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• Alba-Mazzucchelli
  ...ch will accompany 'the production of light motorcycles and vans up to 1934 or shortly thereafter.
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• Dietrich-Bugatti
  ...04]], Ettore Bugatti and Émile Mathis designed a new car, the '''Type 5''' or '''Hermes'''. It was a prototype of a more-modern model with a [[straight-4
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• Baldi
  ...ody. As an alternative to the Fiat 2-cylinder rear-mounted engine, a 125cc or 302cc engines were also offered. Baldi's other model was the ''Sahara'' 4,
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• Hand brake
  ...ssistance in starting on steep inclines (in [[manual transmission]] cars), or for initiating [[handbrake turn]]s, as the release button can be held down ...s are recommended to be left in in their lowest gear (usually either first or reverse) when parked, especially when parked on an incline. It should be no
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• Carrozzeria
  ...zzeria or '''coachbuilder''' is a manufacturer of bodies for [[carriage]]s or [[automobile]]s. ...icle operations. Others became contract vehicle assemblers, building niche or localized cars for larger companies.
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• Monterosa
  ...on and a luxury saloon. The engines were available and tuned by [[Abarth]] or [[Stanguellini]]. Very few cars were built.
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• Tire code
  * An optional letter (or letters) indicating the intended use or vehicle class for the tire * Speed rating - one or perhaps two letters (see table below).
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• Street racing
  ...takes place on the streets,usually at a stop light, during normal traffic or during empty hours of traffic, often within the industrial areas of cities. ...ty of such a race (which could be interrupted by a police squad any time), or just the similarity to day to day situations at a traffic light. Streetraci
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• Lancia motorcycle
  ...wheel. There is no evidence that they ever been built the bike in a series or had participated in racing competitions.
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• Cyclo-cross
  ...]]. Races take place typically in the autumn and winter (the international or "World Cup" season is September-January), and consists of many laps of a sh ...eight because competitors need to carry their bicycle to overcome barriers or slopes too steep to climb in the saddle. The sight of competitors strugglin
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• Capello
  ...nder 5 ½ hp and 8 hp Motocapello. The customer could choose a version with or without a [[clutch]] and [[gearbox]]. In 1914 they brought out a 3 ½ hp si
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• 2 plus 2
  ...engers in the front, ''plus two'' smaller seats for occasional passengers (or children) in the rear. ...s, and (because of being [[FR layout|front engined with rear-wheel drive]] or [[four-wheel drive]]) wide central transmission tunnels, the last of these
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• Iso Lele
  '''Iso Lele''' (or '''Iso Rivolta Lele''') was a sports [[coupé]] produced by the [[Italy|Ita ...0 the engine capacity was increased to 5736cc. A equal maximum power (300 or 350 hp), improved distribution of torque and thus the elasticity of travel.
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• Motorcycle Trials
  ...ding up) and have suspension travel that is short, relative to a motocross or enduro motorcycle. ...ng the ground with the feet. The obstacles in the course may be of natural or constructed elements. In all sections, regardless of content, the designate
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• Rear wheel drive
  ...s small a space as does front wheel drive, thus requiring less disassembly or specialized tools in order to replace parts. ...acceleration, the front end rises, and more weight is placed on the rear, or drving wheels).
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• Bundy tube
  ...he overlapped seam in a process called '''Bundywelding'''. It may be zinc- or terne- coated for corrosion protection. It is used in automotive [[hydrauli
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• V24
  ...cylinder (engine)|cylinder]]s, usually suitable only for very large trucks or locomotives.
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• Illy
  ...ated. The blend is packaged as beans (yet to be ground), pre-ground coffee or [[Easy_Serving_Espresso_Pod|E.S.E.]] pods.
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• Bandini
  ...es and petite dimensions earned the car the Italian nickname of Saponetta, or “little soap.” The formula 3 of 1954 had 4 disc brake which was very early for italian cars or any car manufacurer. The Bandini/Zagato raced in daytona and 12 hours of s
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• SpaItalia
  ...proposals and [[tuning]] or variations on the part of [[body | coachwork]] or tuner both private and approved by Italian houses, also held a competition Every year is spent on a car body or Italian and is called a special guest for the event:
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• Rayton
  ...t the small [[carrozzeria]] in [[Cherasco]] had to either abandon the idea or go it alone. They decided to go it alone. ...amazing structure, so strong that it was practically impossible to damage or crush this vehicle. And the cost to produce all the necessary dies and jigs
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• Electric car
  ...el fuel; from nuclear energy, on nuclear submarines and aircraft carriers; or more esoteric sources such as flywheels, wind and solar. ...ling arbitrary travel, most directly connected vehicles are owned publicly or by large companies. These forms of transportation are covered in more deta
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• Ducati 848
  The Ducati 848 is available in Red or Pearl White colors.
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• Road Atlanta
  ...Panoz|Panoz Motorsports]], and is the home to [[Petit Le Mans]], a 10 hour or 1000 mile [[endurance racing|endurance race]] of the [[American Le Mans Ser
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• Autocrossing
  ...her than racing on a track with multiple other cars, as in [[road racing]] or [[oval racing]]. Autocross tends to place more emphasis on [[car handling] Autocross events are usually held in large paved areas like parking lots or airfields. Typically, new courses are created for each event so drivers mus
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• Autocross
  ...her than racing on a track with multiple other cars, as in [[road racing]] or [[oval racing]]. Autocross tends to place more emphasis on [[car handling] Autocross events are usually held in large paved areas like parking lots or airfields. Typically, new courses are created for each event so drivers mus
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• Lancia Thesis
  ...ed]] engines ranging from 2.0&nbsp;L to 3.2&nbsp;L, in both [[straight-5]] or [[V6]] configurations. The Thesis is based on the [[Lancia Dialogos]] proto ...tomatic "Comfortronic" (not for 2.0). The interior is trimmed with leather or the suede-like [[Alcantara]] material long favoured by Lancia. At the 2004
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• Smeg
  ...by a number of engineers on the UK Whitegoods forum so getting information or help is not too difficult. Smeg have also started to make all their user manuals or instruction books downloadable freely as [[PDF]] files from their website.
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• Hot rod
  ...er (vehicle)|fenders]]), lowering it, modifying, [[Engine tuning|tuning]], or replacing the [[engine]] to give more power, and changing the [[wheel]]s a ...ars were equipped for greater speed and power from the factory with little or no modification required.
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• Polizia Penitenziaria
  ...ons, handles the transportation of inmates to and from prison and to court or medical appointments, and manages work and education programs for inmates.
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• FF layout
  In [[automobile]] design, an '''FF''', or '''Front-engine, [[Front wheel drive]]''', layout places both the [[engine] ...iest such arrangement had the engine mounted longitudinally (fore-and-aft, or north-south) behind the wheels, with the transmission and differential in f
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• Provolone
  ...meter and 3 feet long; in a watermelon shape; in a truncated bottle shape; or also in a large pear shape with the characteristic round knob for hanging.
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• Fiat 518
  | Engine || 1758 cc or 1944 cc [[straight-4]] ...nd 1939 by PZInż in Warszawa under Fiat licence. The car has 4 doors and 7 or 5 seats. It used 2L engine Fiat 118 (PZInż 157) (45 hp (33 kW)/3600 rpm co
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• MZV
  ...quipped with [[Minarelli]] and Franco [[Morini]] 50 cc motor's and with 4 or 6-speed transmissions.
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• Lamborghini Marco Polo
  The '''Lamborghini Marco Polo''' or '''ItalDesign Marco Polo''' was a [[concept car]] designed by [[Italdesign
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• Invicta
  ...odels. Both vehicles were driven by chains and they were not mass produced or marketed.
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• Units of measurement
  ...onal System]] (SI) of units, a form of [[metric system]]. The SI has been or is in the [[Metrication|process of being adopted]] throughout the world. Th ...important. Each unit is a set size. A distance or length or volume or mass or span of time being measured is described as a certain number of these units
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• Racing flags
  ...other flags are appropriate. Therefore, if the race is not under caution or delayed, it is said to be ''under green-flag conditions''. Also, a green f The solid [[yellow]] flag, or caution flag, universally requires drivers to slow down due to a hazard on
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• Coordinated Universal Time
  ...u time'''" or '''Z''', is an atomic realization of [[Universal Time]] (UT) or [[Greenwich Mean Time]], the astronomical basis for [[civil time]]. [[Time ...the first in 1972 &ndash; have been positive and applied on dates June 30 or December 31, where an additive leap second is designated as 23:59:60. The a
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• Kiton
  ...000 each. All Kiton suits are completely handmade. They can be tailor-made or purchased at a small number of exclusive stores, such as Wilkes Bashford in
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• Legend car racing
  *Yamaha FJ 1200, XJR1200, or XJR1250 motorcycle engine INEX Legends group websites or Legends race tracks in the USA, Canada AND Europe:
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• Paris-Nice
  ...finishes every year on the [[Promenade des Anglais]] in [[Nice]]. The last or penultimate stage often passes the [[Col d'Eze]], a [[mountain pass]] close
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• Engineering mechanics
  ...under [[pressure]], the fracture of a [[solid]] from an applied [[force]], or the vibration of an ear in response to [[sound]]. A practitioner of the di ...n|plastic]]) of objects under known '''forces''' (also called '''loads''') or [[Stress (physics)|stresses]].
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• Daytime running lamp
  ...sed in brake lamps and turn signals, producing [[Selective yellow|yellow]] or white light of approximately 400 to 600 [[candela]] on [[Coordinate axis|ax ...d. Germany, France and others have begun to experiment with encouragements or requirements for daytime low-beam headlamp use on certain roads at certain
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• Graphite-reinforced plastic
  ...ften [[epoxy]], but other [[plastic]]s, like [[polyester]], [[vinylester]] or [[nylon]], are also sometimes used. Some composites contain both carbon fib ...air bubbles will be present in the material, reducing strength. For hobby or custom applications the cloth can instead be draped over a mould, and the e
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• Taurus
  ...ready manufactured [[motorcycles]]. A year later, the motorcycles appeared or re-appeared on the market under the motorcycle brand name '''Taurus'''. The
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• Tire mousse
  ...Rally, In 1987, Michelin debuted its ATS system (Appui Temporaire Souple, or Flexible Temporary Support) on the works [[Renault 11]]s of [[Jean Ragnotti
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• Seat belt
  ...by stopping the wearer from hitting hard interior elements of the vehicle or from being thrown from the vehicle. In cars seat belts also prevent rear-se ...on of the [[lumbar vertebrae]] and the sometimes associated [[paralysis]], or "seat belt syndrome", has led to a revision of safety regulations in nearly
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• Douglas Meythaler
  To purchase or commission work please contact... [mailto:smithmey@msn.com SmithMey@MSN.com
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• Zena
  ...gine. In the model 1 B 8 HP, also known as the N 8 HP, had either a single or a twin-cylinder engine. The 10 HP C N 1 and N 2 14 HP models were equipped
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• Fully-automatic transmission
  ...ile]] [[gearbox]] that can change [[gear ratio]]s automatically as the car or truck moves, thus freeing the driver from having to shift gears [[manual tr However, some simple machines with limited speed ranges and/or fixed engine speeds only use a [[torque converter]] to provide a variable g
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• Acerboni
  ...ght motorcycles and three wheelers, which were branded either '''[[MA]]''' or '''Acerboni'''. These engines where used by such companies as the British M
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• Faralli & Mazzanti
  |Front Wheels || 255/40/ZR 19 (options: 245/35/ZR 20 or 255/30/ZR 21) |Rear Wheels || 285/35/ZR 19 (options: 275/30/ZR 20 or 295/25/ZR 21)
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• Run flat tires
  ...mph]]), and for limited distances of up to 100&nbsp;miles (160.9&nbsp;km), or even 200&nbsp;miles (321.8&nbsp;km) depending on the type of tire. First pa ...rubber and a heat-resistant cord that prevent the side-walls from folding or creasing. The bead around the edge of the tire is also specialized to grip
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• Corpo Forestale dello Stato
  '''Corpo Forestale dello Stato''' (or '''CFS''', in English, "State Forestry Department ") is a national police a
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• Vacuum brake
  In the earliest days of railways, trains were slowed or stopped by the application of manually applied brakes on the [[locomotive]] ...rake pistons on each vehicle, and the degree of braking could be increased or decreased by the driver. Vacuum, rather than compressed air, was preferred
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• Industrial design
  ...ign]] and [[interaction design]]. Various schools of Industrial Design and/or Product Design may specialize in one of these aspects, ranging from pure ar ...tries as [[intellectual property]]. In some cases it can be protected also or as an alternative under [[copyright]] law. Generally [[registration (legal)
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• A.M.
  ...ction lasted until 1923. Alternatively, there were these vehicles with two-or three-seat body. In 1924, a four-wheeled car was designed under the name of
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• Antonietti & Ugonino
  ...er the badge name Antonietti & Ugonino. Whether this car was a self design or a [[prototype]], it was assembled from foreign components and details are n
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• Pistonless rotary engine
  ...piston]]s in the way a [[reciprocating engine]] does, but instead uses one or more [[rotor]]s, sometimes called '''rotary pistons'''. ...each crankshaft rotation of a single-cylinder single acting piston engine, or four strokes for a double-acting cylinder such as found in some [[steam eng
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• Alfa Romeo 33
  ...renamed to Q4 starting from 1992. The last 33s are known as either 'Nuova' or '[[Alfa Romeo 164|164]]' 33s for their resemblance to that model. *1.3 Boxer twin weber IDF 32 or Dell Orto DRLA 32 86 hp
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• Transmission Control Unit
  ...'' to determine the current [[Driveshaft|shaft]] speed of the output shaft or differential in a typical vehicle. The '''Transmission Control Unit''' use ...on Control Unit''' to determine the current shaft speed of the input shaft or [[Torque converter|torque converter]]. The '''Transmission Control Unit'''
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• Electronic Stability Control
  ...der acceleration and individually brakes the slipping wheel or wheels, and/or reduces excess engine power, until control is regained. ESC cannot override ...a setting so the user can choose whether the system will intervene earlier or later stage. Enthusiasts have also begun to modify ESC systems to suit thei
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• Architecture
  ...tructure]] or system, which preserves the relationships among the elements or components. ...e on the functional and feasibility aspects of the design of constructions or structures.
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• Newton's Second Law
  *''"An object at rest or traveling in uniform motion will remain at rest or traveling in uniform motion unless acted upon by a net force."'' This law is also called the '''law of [[inertia]]''' or '''[[Galileo's principle]]'''.
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• Tanesini
  ...on the first day and the name stuck. By comparing the results ([[circuit]] or [[hill-climb]] races) with the results achieved by the endothermic cars, th
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• Cinelli
  ...de in Cinelli” begin to get known all over the world. The bicycle changes, or better, the vision of the bike changes. The bike is seen as total project. ...a newspaper calls it a cult object in the USA like Ferrari, Vespa, Lavazza or Fornasetti (9th January 1999).
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• Lada
  ...rs are in [[Togliatti, Russia|Togliatti]] ([[Samara Oblast|Samara]] Oblast or province). ...the UK. During this period, many Lada dealers either went out of business or switched to other makes of car. Confronted with the need to meet new EU emi
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• Cockpit
  ...the pilot uses a [[side-stick]] (usually located on the outboard side and/or at the left). ...entral concept in the design of the cockpit is the [[Design Eye Position]] or "DEP".
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• Inertia
  ...of angular momentum of a rotating object and describes how much [[force]] or [[torque]] is needed to accelerate the object at a given rate. The 'motion- ...ctile moving through the air would owe its continuing motion to ''eddies'' or ''vibrations'' in the surrounding medium, a phenomenon known as ''[[antiper
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• Torsion beam suspension
  ...dicular to the bar, that is attached to the [[axle]] of the suspension arm or wishbone. Vertical motion of the wheel causes the bar to rotate along its a ...on bar or key to adjust the ride height, usually to compensate for heavier or lighter engine packages. While the ride height may be adjusted by turning
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• Rallying
  ...omobile racing]] that takes place on public roads with modified production or specially built road cars. This unique motorsport is distinguished by runni ...in many ways removed the motorsport from its “grassroots” past. For better or worse, rally has become a lucrative business.
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• De Sanctis
  ...m 1000, 1600 or 2000cc. The Colotti transmission could be fitted with five or six ratios.
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• Caffè
  ...and may indicate either the Italian way of preparing this beverage at home or [[espresso]], which is prepared instead with electrical steam machines. Another legend gives us the name for coffee or "mocha". An Arabian was banished to the desert with his followers to die of
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• Giottiline
  ...home producer Giottiline, that features a 500 cc [[petrol engine|petrol]] or [[diesel engine]] and scissor-style front doors.
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• Intramotor Gloria
  ...engines and later ''Sachs''. Models with 125 cc had Sachs engines (with 6 or 7 geared [[transmissions]]), like the 125 cm ''Enduro'' and legendary motoc
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• Transmission
  ...power (physics)|power]] from a [[prime mover]] (which can be an [[engine]] or [[electric motor]]), to some form of useful output device. Typically, the ...prime mover output shaft to a more useable lower speed with higher torque, or do the opposite and provide a [[mechanical advantage]] (i.e increase in tor
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• Flat-twin
  This position allowed the use of a conventional motorcycle drivetrain by belt or chain to the rear wheel. ...in this layout provide protection to the rider in the event of a collision or fall, and keeps their feet warm in cold weather.
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• Catalytic converter
  ...ompletely [[combustion|combusted]]. Automobile converters use [[platinum]] or [[palladium]] and [[rhodium]] as [[catalyst]]s. Hence the combustion ([[re ...2 [[gram]]/[[horsepower#Brake horsepower (bhp)|BHP]]hour to 3 gram/BHPhour or less, as per the [[Environmental Protection Agency]] (EPA) 2004 regulations
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• Ciocc
  Manufacturer of frames for racing bikes in carbon fiber or stainless steel.
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