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    Vittorio Jano (Hungarian: János Viktor; 22 April 1891 – 13 March 1965) was an Italian automobile designer of Hungarian descent from the 1920s through...
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    Vittorio Jano designed a new 60° V12 engine for sports car racing for Ferrari. This new engine, introduced in 1956, combined elements of both Colombo...
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    discussed technical details of the 1.5-litre V6 with fellow engineer Vittorio Jano and his father, Enzo Ferrari; Enzo remarked on Dino's "intensity, intelligence...
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    designates 8 cylinders, and originally a straight 8-cylinder engine. The Vittorio Jano designed 8C was Alfa Romeo's primary racing engine from its introduction...
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    and features notable luminaries of Italian automotive history such as Vittorio Jano, Enzo Ferrari and Johnny Lurani. Motorsports became important in the...
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  • 1956 gave birth to the company's well-known 65° V6 DOHC engines. This Vittorio Jano design formed the basis of the company's modern engines right up through...
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    engine designer. Born in Legnano, Colombo began work as an apprentice to Vittorio Jano at Alfa Romeo. In 1937, he designed the 158 engine for the Alfetta and...
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    Lancia's racing enthusiasm brought him to hire famed engineer and designer Vittorio Jano in 1945. In 1954 Lancia decided to try his luck in the newly-born Formula...
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  • discussion between Vittorio Jano and Enzo and Dino Ferrari about the ideal 1.5 L engine for use in the 1957 Formula Two auto racing series. Jano, formerly of...
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    P3, P3 monoposto or Tipo B was a classic Grand Prix car designed by Vittorio Jano, one of the Alfa Romeo 8C models. The P3 is considered to be the world's...
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    version with an Alfa factory body, built in Portello. In the early 1920s Vittorio Jano received a commission to create a lightweight, high performance vehicle...
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  • race cars (including the 40–60 HP and the RL Targa Florio). In 1923, Vittorio Jano was lured from Fiat, partly due to the persuasion of a young Alfa racing...
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    credited with designing the V6 engine used in the car. Along with engineer Vittorio Jano, Alfredo persuaded his father to produce a line of racing cars in the...
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    Alfa Romeo Portello Plant Balocco People Nicola Romeo Giuseppe Merosi Vittorio Jano Enzo Ferrari Rudolf Hruska Carlo Chiti Gioacchino Colombo Wifredo Ricart...
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  • Spanish footballer Jano (footballer, born 1986), Spanish footballer Avishai Jano (born 1970), Israeli footballer Vittorio Jano (1891–1965), Italian...
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    Alfa Romeo Portello Plant Balocco People Nicola Romeo Giuseppe Merosi Vittorio Jano Enzo Ferrari Rudolf Hruska Carlo Chiti Gioacchino Colombo Wifredo Ricart...
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    cross-plane crankshaft. Ferrari's first contact with V8 engines was the Vittorio Jano-designed 1955 Lancia-Ferrari D50, a Formula One racing car that the...
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    Alfa Romeo Portello Plant Balocco People Nicola Romeo Giuseppe Merosi Vittorio Jano Enzo Ferrari Rudolf Hruska Carlo Chiti Gioacchino Colombo Wifredo Ricart...
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    1934 Škoda Popular, and then in the 1950 Lancia Aurelia, designed by Vittorio Jano. Since this placement of the gearbox is unsuitable for a live axle (due...
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    The Lancia D50 was a Formula One racing car designed by Vittorio Jano for Lancia in 1954. The car's design made use of many innovative features, such...
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    Alfa Romeo Portello Plant Balocco People Nicola Romeo Giuseppe Merosi Vittorio Jano Enzo Ferrari Rudolf Hruska Carlo Chiti Gioacchino Colombo Wifredo Ricart...
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    Alfa Romeo Portello Plant Balocco People Nicola Romeo Giuseppe Merosi Vittorio Jano Enzo Ferrari Rudolf Hruska Carlo Chiti Gioacchino Colombo Wifredo Ricart...
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    Alfa Romeo Portello Plant Balocco People Nicola Romeo Giuseppe Merosi Vittorio Jano Enzo Ferrari Rudolf Hruska Carlo Chiti Gioacchino Colombo Wifredo Ricart...
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    symbol on their sportiest models. In 1923, the automobile designer Vittorio Jano went from FIAT to Alfa, designing the engines that gave Alfa racing...
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    Lancia, took over control of the company. They persuaded Vittorio Jano to join as an engineer. Jano had already made a name for himself by designing various...
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  • Scuderia Ferrari of the 1930s employed several notable figures including Vittorio Jano, who served as the team's chief designer, and drivers such as Antonio...
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    designer Vittorio Jano, formerly of Alfa Romeo, joined the team. Though Lampredi's engine designs continued to be used in Ferrari road cars, Jano's V6 and...
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    inexpensive car became popular with consumers in Germany. In 1935, Vittorio Jano, working with the brothers Gino and Oscar Jankovitz, created a one-off...
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    Alfa Romeo Portello Plant Balocco People Nicola Romeo Giuseppe Merosi Vittorio Jano Enzo Ferrari Rudolf Hruska Carlo Chiti Gioacchino Colombo Wifredo Ricart...
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    Alfa Romeo Portello Plant Balocco People Nicola Romeo Giuseppe Merosi Vittorio Jano Enzo Ferrari Rudolf Hruska Carlo Chiti Gioacchino Colombo Wifredo Ricart...
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