Brabham (redirect from Motor Racing Developments Ltd.)
Motor Racing Developments Ltd., commonly known as Brabham (/ˈbræbəm/ BRAB-əm), was a British racing car manufacturer and Formula One racing team. It was...
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prototype, they designed it to be a road car with racing potential, one that could win on the track and also be driven on the road by enthusiasts. When Ferruccio...
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Maserati (section Withdrawal from racing)
Maserati. Born from the Shah of Persia's whim of owning a road car powered by the Maserati 450S racing engine, it became one of the fastest and most expensive...
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Italian luxury carmaker known for its sports-oriented vehicles, strong auto racing heritage, and iconic design. Headquartered in Turin, Italy, it is a subsidiary...
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Alfa Romeo Alfetta (category Group 4 (racing) cars)
introduced in late 1979, the Alfetta Turbo D, whose engine was supplied by VM Motori. Apart from a boot lid badge, the Turbo D was equipped and finished...
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Formula 600 (category Formula racing)
utilizing 38 mm Mikuni VM series carburetors and a tuned dual exhaust. While this engine is no longer competitive in road racing, it is still widely used...
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Alfa Romeo 164 (category Cars introduced in 1987)
turbodiesel version with an engine sourced from the Italian engine maker VM Motori. Rated at 92 kW (125 PS; 123 hp), with this engine, the 164 had a top...
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Range Rover Classic (category Group 4 (racing) cars)
records for diesel vehicles during 1987, including a continuous run over 24 hours at over 100 mph (160 km/h). The VM were replaced by Land Rover's own...
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Ducati (section Racing history)
By Giuseppe Montano 1973–1978 – Headed by Cristiano de Eccher 1978–1985 – VM Group 1985–1996 – Cagiva Group 1996–2005 – Texas-Pacific Group (US-based)...
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Donington Park (redirect from Donington Park motor racing circuit)
extensive roads on his land for racing. The original track was 2.186 mi (3.518 km) in length, and based on normal width unsealed estate roads. The first...
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De Tomaso (category Italian auto racing teams)
the De Tomaso name." De Tomaso's first road-going production model was the Vallelunga (named after the racing circuit) introduced in 1963. This mid-engine...
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History of Lamborghini (section 1987–1993 – Chrysler)
the engine to be designed purely for road use, in contrast to the modified racing engines used by Ferrari in its road cars. Autostar was led by Giotto Bizzarrini...
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Toyota Land Cruiser (J70) (category Off-road vehicles)
VDJ76). For a while (1987 until at least 1990) the BJ73 hardtop was available in the Portuguese, Italian and Spanish markets with a VM five-cylinder HR588...
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Stellantis. FCA also owned industrial subsidiaries Comau, Mopar, Teksid and VM Motori. The executive management of the company was split between Michigan...
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pressures and heat produced within the engine. These problems were solved by VM Motori and the engines were apparently so good that Rover, Ford and Jeep bought...
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Dallara (section Endurance car racing)
sports car racing and hillclimbing, racing in the smaller engine classes. Dallara designed his first Formula Three car for Walter Wolf Racing in 1978. Dallara...
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This was the only diesel-engined SD1, utilising the HR492 motor from Italian VM Motori also used in the Range Rover Turbo D model, chosen for its petrol-like...
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Silverstone Circuit is a motor racing circuit in England, near the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. It is the home of the British...
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[page needed] Four-stroke straight-three engines have been used in road bikes and racing bikes by several companies.[page needed][page needed][page needed]...
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Citroën (section Racing the 2CV)
discovered that while racing the uniquely slow 2CV against other cars made little sense, they could be interesting to watch racing against each other. Citroën...
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Alfa Romeo 33 (redirect from Alfa Romeo 33 (road car))
diesels fitted to Alfa Romeo passenger cars at the time, it was supplied by VM Motori. In order to fit in an engine bay designed for the particularly short...
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Peugeot (section Touring car racing)
lubrication, all of which soon became standard on racing cars; Zuccarelli was killed during testing on public roads, but Boillot easily won the event, making...
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volumetric efficiency at high RPM and a substantial increase in power output at racing speeds. Owing to the appearance of the compound angularity of the valves...
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the car was launched in 1990 using a 2498 cc engine from Italian company VM Motori, which was related to the slightly smaller engine used in the 2400...
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1987 Buick Riviera (LG3) 1986–1987 Buick LeSabre 1985–1987 Buick Electra 1984–1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera 1986–1987 Oldsmobile Delta 88 1985–1987 Oldsmobile...
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Rover V8 engine (section Racing)
Rover Group successor) bought in 2.5-litre 4-cylinder turbodiesel units from VM Motori to use in the SD1 and Range Rover. Land Rover used a 3,946 cc (3.9 L;...
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America, Mexico Volvo VNX (announced March 2013) markets – North America Volvo VM markets – South America FH12 and FH16 Volvo 80th Anniversary FH & FH16 Volvo...
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Alfa Romeo 90 (category Cars discontinued in 1987)
engines: 1,996 cc or 2,492 cc, and finally a 2,393 cc turbodiesel made by VM Motori. The carburetted fours have twin Dell'Ortos with manual chokes, while...
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