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The traditional
Italian, top-class auto, the Isotta Fraschini, was one of the first
cars to be equipped with four-wheel brakes (adopted in 1910) and
a SOHC eight-cylinder engine. This Type I won the Coppa Florio in
1907 and Targa Florio in 1908. In later years, This was also the
origin of the Aston Martin of the United Kingdom. Enzo Ferrari in
his youth and Alfier Maserati also drove here before starting out
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The Thomas Motor Car Company,
which manufactured the two-cylinder compact Runabout, became a prestigious American
automaker. Since 1905, it was famous for various models from the four-cylinder
40hp/50hp and six-cylinder 60hp chassis Raceabout models to the company's Limousine.
Of these, the six-cylinder drive shaft, relatively inexpensive L model became
very popular. However, the model that almost instantaneously brought the Thomas
Motor Car Company its fame was the six-cylinder 72hp engine Flyer Model 35,which
won the Paris-New York road race, a race whose route passed through Japan on the
way to Vladivostok. |
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Reflecting its ties with the royal
family of Spain, the Hispano-Suiza was a famous luxury car that
actively participated in car races from before World War I, with
such finishes as victory in the Coupe de l'Auto race in 1910. The
prototype model, later released on the market as the Type 15T, was
a gift from the Queen of Spain to her husband, King Alfonso XIII.
From that time on, the automobile was known as the Alfonso XIII.
The detuned road version of this racing car was renowned for its driving ease
and superior performance. It was one of the first production sports cars. |
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Stutz was an important figure
in American sports car history. His first cars were designed primarily for racing.
From 1911, the Stutz appeared in the Indianapolis 500 race. Immediately following
the car's first race, Stutz began producing a road model. In his efforts to produce
quality sports cars, many of which proceeded to win more victories, Stutz produced
his most famous model, the Bearcat in 1914. It employed a separate, pressed-steel
chassis, bucket seats, a"pillow-type"(barrel) gas tank, and a spare tire. Its
distinctive feature was a round windshield, replacing the regular full-sized windshield.
This added an open, breezy touch that brought this roadster such tremendous popularity
that its production continued until 1925. |
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