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    Ferrari (section Road cars)
    development and promotion of Ferrari's earlier road cars, which were broadly similar to their racing counterparts. This luck continued into the first...
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    track, road improvements continued with the whole back section, from Tertre Rouge around to Maison Blanche, resurfaced. A total of 87 racing cars were...
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  • moving full time into road racing in 1953, was the more successful driver and went to the United Kingdom in 1955 to further his racing career. There he started...
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    first four spots in the latter date). In 1929, Enzo Ferrari, at the time a racing driver for Alfa Romeo, founded Scuderia Ferrari as the official team for...
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  • an Italian 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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    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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    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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    brakes, in 1955; and in 1967 they introduced in several of their models swiveling headlights that allowed for greater visibility on winding roads. These cars...
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  • Abarth & C. S.p.A. (pronounced [ˈaːbart]) is an Italian racing- and road-car maker and performance division founded by Italo-Austrian Carlo Abarth in 1949...
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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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    1950s until present. Chevrolet had introduced its popular small-block V8 in 1955, but needed something larger to power its medium duty trucks and the heavier...
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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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    TT Circuit Assen (category 1955 establishments in the Netherlands)
    built in 1955 and located in Assen, Netherlands. Host of the Dutch TT, it is popularly referred to as "The Cathedral of Speed" by motorcycle racing fans....
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    Bandini Automobili (category Italian auto racing teams)
    that they could compete in H modified racing events. The modified Siluro's won SCCA class championships in 1955 and 1957. In 1957 Bandini made the Sport...
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    coupé –version 2 1955 Ferrari 375 America Coupé Speciale 1955 Lancia Aurelia B55 PF 200 coupé –version 3 1955 Lancia Florida I coupe 1955 Lancia Florida...
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    manufactured by the Pontiac Division of General Motors Corporation between 1955 and 1981. The engines feature a cast-iron block and head and two valves per...
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    electric vehicle, the Chrysler Halcyon, a battery-electric sedan. 1925–1955 1955–1962 1962–1998 1998–2007 2007–2014 2014–2021 2021–present Notes DaimlerChrysler...
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  • 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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    Lancia (category Italian auto racing teams)
    C. Fabbrica Automobili was founded on 27 November 1906 in Turin by Fiat racing drivers, Vincenzo Lancia and his friend, Claudio Fogolin. The first car...
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    (120 cu in) six-cylinder engine. This model was extremely successful in racing, winning top five positions in the 2-litre (120 cu in) class in 1925 and...
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    Coupé 1954 Fiat 8V Coupé 1954 Jaguar XK120 Supersonic 1955 Jaguar XK140 Coupé 1955 Lincoln Futura 1955 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1956 Aston Martin DB2/4 Supersonic...
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  • combustion chambers. After successfully winning Mexican Road Races, the engine was upgraded to 250 bhp by 1955.[citation needed] Although Chrysler did not build...
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    Toyota Land Cruiser (category Off-road vehicles)
    (Cowl-chassis for a fire-engine), FJ-J (Cowl-chassis for a fire-engine). 1955 – The second generation of the Land Cruiser called the 20 Series was introduced...
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    raced in the Mille Miglia and the Italian Road Racing Championship in 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952 and 1955. A 1500-cc Siata Daina driven by Dick Irish...
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    within the hot rodding community too, along with scoring wins in stock car racing. A larger version of the Turbo-Fire arrived in 1957, now bored out to 3...
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    2016 RAM 1500 Rebel. The 3.0L EcoDiesel V6 turbodiesel engine, produced by VM Motori, was dropped in mid-2017 in response to emissions cheating allegations...
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    April 2009. "Fiat Bugster A Plug-In Electric Car | Other Motorsports". Auto Racing Daily. 16 November 2008. Archived from the original on 22 February 2009...
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    Daily Telegraph, 25 June 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=68&v=j9lmXKgtdVM&feature=youtu.be , YouTube, 9 February 2021 "Elton John – Made in England"...
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    designed by Marcello Gandini, chief designer at Bertone. Abarth is a racing- and road-car maker and performance division founded by Italo-Austrian Carlo...
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