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Lucchini Engineering is an Italian sports car constructor and racing team. Founded by Giorgio Lucchini in Porto Mantovano in 1980, the company has built
Lucchini_Engineering
Gas-powered or all-electric sports car
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Alfa_Romeo_33_Stradale_(2023)
Italian luxury sports car manufacturer
particular was a decisive movement away from the company's conservative engineering approach, where every road-going Ferrari featured a V12 engine placed
Ferrari
Italian luxury car manufacturer
town of Modena, where it remains to this day. The brothers continued in engineering roles with the company. Racing successes continued, even against the
Maserati
Italian automobile manufacturer
British importer developed the Countach QVX, in conjunction with Spice Engineering, for the 1986 Group C championship season. One car was built, but lack
Lamborghini
Italian automobile company
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DR_Automobiles
Italian sports car manufacturer
established Modena Design to meet the increasing demand for his design, engineering, and prototyping services. In 1992, he began construction of a Fangio
Pagani_Automobili
Italian motor vehicle manufacturer
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Piaggio
Multinational automotive car manufacturing corporation
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Stellantis
Suede-like synthetic textile
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Alcantara_(material)
Brand by Alfa Romeo
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Alfa_Romeo_Quadrifoglio
brand. Prior to founding his company, Lamborghini had commissioned the engineering firm Società Autostar to design a V12 engine for use in his new cars
History_of_Lamborghini
Italian multinational tyre manufacturer
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Pirelli
Subsidiary of Finmeccanica
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OTO_Melara
Sports prototype race car
The Lucchini SR2 is a series of sports prototype race cars, designed, developed, and built by Italian manufacturer Lucchini Engineering, for sports car
Lucchini_SR2
Automotive manufacturing company
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Weber_Carburetors
Topics referred to by the same term
Companies Gruppo Lucchini, an Italian steel company Lucchini Engineering, an Italian sports car constructor and racing team Lucchini RS, an Italian company
Lucchini
Italian car parts manufacturer
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Graziano_Trasmissioni
Automobile brand manufacturing subsidiary of Stellantis
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Lancia
Italian automobile manufacturer
cars. Known from the beginning for the talent and creativity of its engineering staff, by 1903 Fiat made a small profit and produced 135 cars; this grew
Fiat
Italian automobile design firm
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Carrozzeria_Ghia
Italian diesel engine manufacturer
Engineering. Accessed June 15, 2010. http://www.coviniengineering.com/ENGLISH/b24.htm Archived 2009-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Covini Engineering.
VM_Motori
Automobile chassis manufacturer
their chassis. The relationship between the Italian constructor and Beppe Lucchini's racing outfit endured until 1992, with their best result being two third
Dallara
Italian coachbuilding company
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Zagato
Italian automotive parts manufacturer
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Brembo
Bus manufacturer, with headquarters in Lyon, France
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Iveco_Bus
Italian automobile manufacturer
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Iso_(automobile)
Italian manufacturer of automotive components
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Marelli_Europe
Italian commercial vehicle manufacturing company
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Iveco
Italian automotive and engine manufacturer
[iˈzɔtta fraˈskiːni]) is an Italian luxury car manufacturer and industrial engineering firm. It was founded in Milan, Italy, in 1900 by Cesare Isotta and the
Isotta_Fraschini
Italian car manufacturing company
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De_Tomaso
Italian powertrains and transmissions manufacturing company
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FPT_Industrial
(1899–1901) Biagini (1990–1993) Bianchi (1899–1939) Brixia-Zust (1906–1911) B. Engineering (2001–2009) Bugatti Automobili S.p.A. (1987–1995) Bugatti & Gulinelli
List of automobile manufacturers of Italy
List_of_automobile_manufacturers_of_Italy
Italian regional subsidiary of Stellantis
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Stellantis_Europe
Italian automotive manufacturer
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Alfa_Romeo
Italian vehicle maker
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Innocenti
Agricultural machinery manufacture
In Gurgaon, near Delhi, Punjab region, India, the A2Z Maintenance & Engineering is producing energy from what were previously considered to be waste
New_Holland_Agriculture
Italian car manufacturer
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Automobili_Estrema
Italian motorsports manufacturer
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OMP_Racing
Italian manufacturer of automobile accessories and parts
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Momo_(company)
Three largest car manufacturers of a country
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Big Three (automobile manufacturers)
Big_Three_(automobile_manufacturers)
Former bus manufacturer in Italy
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BredaMenarinibus
Italian car manufacturer
S2000. The brand is based in the Officine 83, part of the old Mirafiori engineering plant. The CEO as of 2022 is Olivier François. In 2015, Abarth's parent
Abarth
Italian wheel manufacturing company
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OZ_Group
Sports car racing series
Hillebrand Mirko Savoldi Piergiuseppe Peroni Dome Lucchini Engineering Racing for Holland Lucchini Engineering 2003 FIA Sportscar Championship Jan Lammers John
FIA_Sportscar_Championship
Small-volume automobile manufacturer
B Engineering is a small-volume automobile manufacturer located in Italy. It is made up of several former employees of the Bugatti firm when it was under
B_Engineering
Limited production coach-built sports car
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Ares_Design_Project1
Italian carmaker
never enjoyed large scale production (all the cars were handmade), the engineering group at Cisitalia, including Carlo Abarth, Dante Giacosa and Giovanni
Cisitalia
Italian coachbuilding company
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Carrozzeria_Castagna
European multinational corporation
the Magnum tractor – the first new machine to come from the combined engineering of International Harvester and Case. 1996: Steiger Quadtrac tractor is
CNH_Industrial
Italian diesel engine manufacturer
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Lombardini_(company)
Italian maker of automotive safety clothing and equipment
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Sparco
Rounds Lucchini Engineering Lucchini SR2001 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 P 50 Raffaele Raimondi 1–4 Filippo Francioni 1–4 Pierguiseppe Peroni 1–2 Lucchini SR2000
2001 FIA Sportscar Championship
2001_FIA_Sportscar_Championship
Italian automobile manufacturer
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Autobianchi
Italian light truck manufacturer
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SCV_Srl
Italian car manufacturer
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Italcar
Italian design and engineering company
[italdeˌzaindʒuˈdʒaːro]), or simply known as Italdesign, is an Italian design and engineering company and brand based in Moncalieri, that traces its roots to the 1968
Italdesign_Giugiaro
Italian automobile company
brand was acquired for more than €2.6 million by AKKA Technologies, an engineering company. The rights to use the brand, however, were shared with Bertone
Gruppo_Bertone
Endurance sports car event
SportsRacing World Cup 2000 Filippo Francioni Salvatore Ronca Lucchini Engineering Lucchini SR2000-Alfa Romeo 2:31:17.377 355.368 km (220.815 mi) SportsRacing
6_Hours_of_Spa-Francorchamps
Italian automakers
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Studiotorino
also earned a repeat drivers championship in the SR2 category for Lucchini Engineering after winning in five of seven events. The 2003 calendar for the
2003 FIA Sportscar Championship
2003_FIA_Sportscar_Championship
Automotive manufacturing conglomerate
of the new group remained unchanged, with manufacturing, design, and engineering facilities remaining in Turin, Michigan, and other locations worldwide
Fiat_Chrysler_Automobiles
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Alkè
Italian machine and vehicle manufacturer
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Officine_Meccaniche
Italian manufacturer
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Malossi
Car manufacturer based in Turin, Italy
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Itala_(company)
Italian automobile company
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Cirelli_Motor_Company
Italian automobile manufacturer
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Grecav
Italian furniture manufacturer
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Poltrona_Frau
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Fioravanti_(automotive)
Automotive lighting brand
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Carello_Lighting
Italian automobile coachbuilder
and a new firm was established nearby to provide automotive design, engineering, coachbuilding, homologation services, non-automotive industrial design
Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera
Carrozzeria_Touring_Superleggera
Italian aircraft and automotive manufacturer
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ICP_srl
3.0 L V6 P 59 Massimo Monti 1–3, 6–9 Renato Nobili 1–3, 6–9 Lucchini Engineering Lucchini SR2000 Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V6 P 60 Filippo Francioni 1–3, 6–9 Salvatore
2000_SportsRacing_World_Cup
Italian mechanical engineering firm
Colotti Trasmissioni (Colotti Transmission) is an Italian mechanical engineering firm located in Modena, Italy. It specializes in gears, limited-slip
Colotti_Trasmissioni
Italian company
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Maggiora_(manufacturer)
Italian motorcycle part manufacturer
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Arrow (motorcycle part manufacturer)
Arrow_(motorcycle_part_manufacturer)
Italian automotive manufacturer
Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo also known as the "Breadvan". Bizzarrini's engineering company, Societa Autostar, was commissioned to design a V-12 engine for
Bizzarrini
Automobile Company
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Martin_Motors
Italian wheel manufacturer
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Borrani
Italian trucks, heavy transport and military vehicles manufacturer
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Astra_Veicoli_Industriali
Italian automobile manufacturer, 1926–1970
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Siata
Italian company
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Sevel
Italian fuel injection system manufacturer
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SPICA
Hybrid grand tourer manufactured by Italian automobile manufacturer Puritalia Automobili
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Puritalia_Berlinetta
Former Italian tactical truck manufacturer
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Bremach
Italian car manufacturer
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Fornasari
Italian company
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Dell'Orto
Italian tuning company
Giannini S.p.A. focused on the field of conceptualizing, designing, and engineering prototypes and engines, abandoning entirely service and maintenance.
Giannini_Automobili
Italian manufacturer of vehicle parts
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Polini
Sports prototype race car
The Lucchini SR1-98 is a series of sports prototype race cars, designed, developed, and built by Italian manufacturer Lucchini Engineering, for sports
Lucchini_SR1
Italian vehicle company
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Casalini
Italian auto racing constructor and team
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Automobili_Turismo_e_Sport
Italian sport car company
long involvement with motor racing. Vittorio's grandfather founded an engineering company in 1879, and his father was the first individual to register
Automobili_Stanguellini
Italian automotive components company
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Morelli_(company)
Italian automobile manufacturer
marque with his brothers. Diatto cars were known for their innovative engineering and as early as the 1920s they were equipped with four-wheel brakes and
Diatto
Italian chassis manufacturer
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Tatuus
Italian car seat and seat belt manufacturer
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Sabelt
Motorsport season
Hillebrand and securing Dome their first title outside Japan. Italian Lucchini Engineering earned the SR2 titles for their own team and chassis; Mirko Savoldi
2002 FIA Sportscar Championship
2002_FIA_Sportscar_Championship
Automobile manufacturer
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Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Adorner; Beautifier
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
God's Wife
Boy/Male
German, Shakespearean
Brave Adviser
Boy/Male
French German
Guards wisely.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Freed slave of sulaym
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Entry
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Beautiful; Radiant
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Biblical
Father of a target; father of coldness.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Shy; Decent; Modest
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Goddess Lakshmi
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p. pr. & vb. n.
of Lurch
n.
A person skilled in the principles and practice of any branch of engineering. See under Engineering, n.
n.
any preparation used to render an organism immune to some disease, by inducing or increasing the natural immunity mechanisms. Prior to 1995, such preparations usually contained killed organisms of the type for which immunity was desired, and sometimes used live organisms having attenuated virulence. since that date, preparations containing only specific antigenic portions of the pathogenic organism are also used, some of which are prepared by genetic engineering techniques.
n.
Originally, the art of managing engines; in its modern and extended sense, the art and science by which the mechanical properties of matter are made useful to man in structures and machines; the occupation and work of an engineer.
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of Engineer
n.
Structures in civil, military, or naval engineering, as docks, bridges, embankments, trenches, fortifications, and the like; also, the structures and grounds of a manufacturing establishment; as, iron works; locomotive works; gas works.
v. t.
To examine with the eye to make a preliminary examination or survey of; esp., to survey with a view to military or engineering operations.
n.
That branch of science, or of engineering, which treats of fluids in motion, especially of water, its action in rivers and canals, the works and machinery for conducting or raising it, its use as a prime mover, and the like.
n.
A piece of DNA, usually circular, functioning as part of the genetic material of a cell, not integrated with the chromosome and replicating independently of the chromosome, but transferred, like the chromosome, to subsequent generations. In bacteria, plasmids often carry the genes for antibiotic resistance; they are exploited in genetic engineering as the vehicles for introduction of extraneous DNA into cells, to alter the genetic makeup of the cell. The cells thus altered may produce desirable proteins which are extracted and used; in the case of genetically altered plant cells, the altered cells may grow into complete plants with changed properties, as for example, increased resistance to disease.
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of Lunch