ALFA ROMEO 6C 2500 SS

ALFA ROMEO 6C 2500 SSA company called Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili. which subsequently became the acronym ALFA, was established in June 1910. First released it the car had a high speed, power and stability on the road. In 1915 the head of the firm was the engineer and entrepreneur N. Romeo, whose name is the second part of the name of the world famous automobile company Alfa Romeo.

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“TROIKI” TO “THREE”

Car Golf-class AUDI A3 production in 2003. Not so long ago in the journal “modelist-Konstruktor” was published an article about a German firm Audi and one of the most interesting cars — AUDI A4 (see the “modelist-Konstruktor” No. 2, 2002). The article mentioned about other modern machines produced by this company, in particular, about the car-class Golf AUDI A3 1996 issue. Knowing the reader’s interest in cars of this class, more democratic compared to the expensive bourgeois “Quartet”, the editors assumed to tell the magazine about the AUDI A3. However, while we were collecting materials about this model, the firm is prepared to release a brand new “three” — AUDI A3 2003 issue. However, to write about the new car, comparing it with its predecessor, was even more interesting.

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BAIT AND HUNTERS

BAIT AND HUNTERSOnly six months after the outbreak of the First world war Britain, the strongest Maritime power, it seemed, had no rivals on the oceans, was in dire Straits. New, not taken seriously weapons — submarines — now threatened to “foggy Albion” hunger and deprivation.

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THE HEIRS “ICELANDIC” SCHOONERS

THE HEIRS In the second half of the nineteenth century the fishermen of the Atlantic coast of France, and especially popular were the so-called “Icelandic” schooner — two-masted wooden vessels with increased width of the body and good seakeeping. Despite its modest size, they could make long voyages and endured serious storm. The peculiarity of their snap was that all the sails (including direct marceli) were placed and were removed directly from the deck, as the modern yacht is allowed to increase safety during inclement weather. On fishing schooners usually left to the shores of Iceland — from this came their name.

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MILITARY OFF-ROAD

MILITARY OFFROADthe Hero of our story – the GAZ-67B, one of that specific type, which during the Second world war became known as “jeep”. But even a few years before the appearance of this model in the Soviet Union already had cars, which had on its creation and design is quite a big impact. So refer to the summer of 1936 when Gorky (until 1932 and again now Nizhny Novgorod) automobile plant was built the first prototypes of the GAZ-M1 (“emka”).

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BRISTOL BEAUFIGHTER

BRISTOL BEAUFIGHTERAircraft manufacturing firm in the UK With the Bristol Aeroplane Ltd was founded in 1910. Until the end of the Second world war the company produced mainly military aircraft, including such famous machines as the bomber “Blenheim” night fighter “Bowater” and torpedo “Beaufort”.

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SU-2 — BOMBER MIDDLE

SU-2 — BOMBER MIDDLEIn 1936 the staff of A. N. Tupolev was given the task to design and build a new double multi-purpose aircraft. The implementation of this task was entrusted to the team of Pavel Osipovich Sukhoi, which has previously proven itself as a aircraft ANT-25, ANT-37 (“homeland”) and many others. In August, the aircraft, designated ANT-51 (S-3) was ready for testing. When the lapping machine emerged that can significantly improve its flight and tactical quality. First, the aircraft was equipped with engine M-62 with a capacity of 20 HP, and in 1939 for mass production was adopted the variant with the motor M-68 with a capacity of 1,000 HP, yet it was later replaced by M-82 with a capacity of 1440 HP Respectively grew the speed of the aircraft, increased its armament.

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GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND

GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLANDIn 2001 Jeep Grand Marche is 60 years old. It was at this time was to mark the release of a new range of SUVs Grand Cherokee. It is chaired by the variant received its own name Overland in honor of the long-defunct company Willys-Overland, which in the period of the Second world war supplied the army famous army jeeps.

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THE YOUNGEST OF THE “MERCEDES”

THE YOUNGEST OF THE Compact MERCEDES-BENZ A-class. Rumors about the creation of the Mercedes-Benz fancy car of a Golf class began circulating in the automotive press in the early 90-ies of the last century. The excitement was easy to explain: compact cars, small class firm produced, except that in the distant 30-ies — it was the family car MERCEDES-130 with a 26-strong engine working volume of 1.3 L.

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