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    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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    AMC Eagle (section 1984)
    "Press On Regardless 1984". Rally Racing News. November 1984. Retrieved July 9, 2015. "Oregon Trail Rally 1984". Rally Racing News. November 17, 1983...
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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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    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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    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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  • brand is known for sport-oriented vehicles and has been involved in car racing since 1911. As of 2023 it is a subsidiary of the multinational automotive...
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  • Motor Racing Developments Ltd., commonly known as Brabham (/ˈbræbəm/), was a British racing car manufacturer and Formula One racing team founded in 1960...
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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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    Range Rover Classic (category Group 4 (racing) cars)
    the factory. The more efficient 2,393 cc (2.4 L; 146.0 cu in) inline-four VM Motori diesel from Italy was made available as an option for the heavily taxed...
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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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    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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    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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  • 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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    Toyota Land Cruiser (J70) (category Cars introduced in 1984)
    a VM five-cylinder HR588 2.5-litre turbodiesel—the "B" prefix was applied because the first four-cylinder diesel 70 series came with the 3B. 1984–1999:...
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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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    [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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    Ford Cortina (category Cars discontinued in 1984)
    Daily Telegraph, 25 June 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=68&v=j9lmXKgtdVM&feature=youtu.be , YouTube, 09 February 2021 "Elton John - Made in England"...
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  • diesel engine for heavy industrial vehicles. In 1984, Iveco launched the TurboStar, a heavy on-road vehicle that became a best-seller in Italy and also...
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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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    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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    marketing name- the Diesel Turbo, a name given to differentiate it from the VM Motori-built turbodiesel then being used in the Range Rover, which was sold...
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    touring car racing, the 3.5 L Rover V8 engine produced approximately 340 bhp (254 kW; 345 PS) by 1986. The SD1 also saw use as a rally car in 1984 and 1985...
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  • Tatuus (category Auto racing teams in Italy)
    3264173 Tatuus is an Italian chassis manufacturer for a series of formula racing series, being first founded in 1980. The company is known for its association...
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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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    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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    Joachim Cooder on percussion, he teamed with Hindustani classical musician V.M. Bhatt, a virtuoso of the Mohan Veena (a modified 20-string archtop guitar...
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    Oulton Park is a hard surfaced track used for motor racing, close to the village of Little Budworth, Cheshire, England. It is about 5-mile (8.0 km) from...
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    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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    additional seating room. They also partnered with Gaussin to create the H2 Racing Truck. In 2022, Pininfarina expanding its retail partner network in North...
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    Alfa Romeo 90 (category Cars introduced in 1984)
    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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