Bandini GT
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The Bandini GT 750 is a road car
produced in 1955 by Bandini Cars
in Forlì
.
This is the first this type two-seater to wear the Bandini
badge. Born as a road car, it shared the 750 sport siluro
chassis and engine developed for racing.
The coupé
body carries the characteristic features of company
Zagato who created it completely in aluminum. It is only 1.14 metres (44.9 in) high, far less than 4 is very compact and lightweight with a style well-defined.
In 1957 the car was recognized with first prize in the Competition d'elegance city of Rimini
. " It started its racing career from 1959 that saw overseas run famous racing circuits such as Daytona
and Sebring
where it was forced to retire after 27 laps for the broken radiator. Official drivers of Racemaster team were Victor Lukens and Fred Haynes.
The frame of 750 Bandini GT comes directly from that of 750 sports torpedo
with a slight and insignificant increase in size and the adoption of a bar anti also to rear.
On Bandini GT was used engine Bandini DOHC, the first and second series for road use.
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produced in 1955 by Bandini Cars
Bandini Automobili
Bandini Automobili was an Italian automobile manufacturer operating between 1946 and 1992. It was named after its founder Ilario Bandini.Founded in 1946 in Bandini’s hometown Forlì, the first Bandini used a modified Fiat 1100 engine, the body was made from hand hammered aluminum and the chassis...
in Forlì
Forlì
Forlì is a comune and city in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, and is the capital of the province of Forlì-Cesena. The city is situated along the Via Emilia, to the right of the Montone river, and is an important agricultural centre...
.
This is the first this type two-seater to wear the Bandini
Bandini Automobili
Bandini Automobili was an Italian automobile manufacturer operating between 1946 and 1992. It was named after its founder Ilario Bandini.Founded in 1946 in Bandini’s hometown Forlì, the first Bandini used a modified Fiat 1100 engine, the body was made from hand hammered aluminum and the chassis...
badge. Born as a road car, it shared the 750 sport siluro
Bandini 750 sport siluro
The Bandini 750 sport siluro is a racing car model, produced from 1950 to 1956 by the Italian company Bandini Cars.Born in 1950, this new type marked the consecration of Bandini as an international challenger in the smaller classes...
chassis and engine developed for racing.
Coupé
A coupé or coupe is a closed car body style , the precise definition of which varies from manufacturer to manufacturer, and over time...
body carries the characteristic features of company
Company
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Zagato who created it completely in aluminum. It is only 1.14 metres (44.9 in) high, far less than 4 is very compact and lightweight with a style well-defined.
In 1957 the car was recognized with first prize in the Competition d'elegance city of Rimini
Rimini
Rimini is a medium-sized city of 142,579 inhabitants in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, and capital city of the Province of Rimini. It is located on the Adriatic Sea, on the coast between the rivers Marecchia and Ausa...
. " It started its racing career from 1959 that saw overseas run famous racing circuits such as Daytona
Daytona
Daytona may refer to:* Daytona Beach, Florida* Daytona Beach Shores, Florida* South Daytona, Florida-Motor racing:* Daytona Beach Road Course* Daytona International Speedway, a NASCAR speedway, which hosts:** the Daytona 500 NASCAR race...
and Sebring
Sebring
-Automobiles and racing:* Sebring International Raceway, an auto racetrack* 12 Hours of Sebring, a famous race at the raceway* Chrysler Sebring, an automobile* Maserati Sebring, an automobile-Other:* Sebring , an Australian thoroughbred racehorse...
where it was forced to retire after 27 laps for the broken radiator. Official drivers of Racemaster team were Victor Lukens and Fred Haynes.
Chassis
Bandini 750 sport siluro
The Bandini 750 sport siluro is a racing car model, produced from 1950 to 1956 by the Italian company Bandini Cars.Born in 1950, this new type marked the consecration of Bandini as an international challenger in the smaller classes...
with a slight and insignificant increase in size and the adoption of a bar anti also to rear.
- Structure and materialMaterialMaterial is anything made of matter, constituted of one or more substances. Wood, cement, hydrogen, air and water are all examples of materials. Sometimes the term "material" is used more narrowly to refer to substances or components with certain physical properties that are used as inputs to...
: frame of elliptical section tubes, special steelSteelSteel is an alloy that consists mostly of iron and has a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.1% by weight, depending on the grade. Carbon is the most common alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used, such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten...
aeronautics derivation; - Suspension:
- Front: Independent, triangles overlapping with shock absorberShock absorberA shock absorber is a mechanical device designed to smooth out or damp shock impulse, and dissipate kinetic energy. It is a type of dashpot.-Nomenclature:...
s hydraulic telescopic tilted and soft cylindrical helical coaxial; bar Account - Rear: a bridge disk, with two leaf spring semiellittiche longitudinal vertical telescopic hydraulic shock absorbers, bar Account
- Front: Independent, triangles overlapping with shock absorber
- Braking systemBrakeA brake is a mechanical device which inhibits motion. Its opposite component is a clutch. The rest of this article is dedicated to various types of vehicular brakes....
:- Service: hydraulics, drum
- Parking: mechanical tape on transmission
- SteeringSteeringSteering is the term applied to the collection of components, linkages, etc. which will allow a vessel or vehicle to follow the desired course...
: a worm with damper vibration - Guide: on the left (right upon request)
- Wheels: BorraniBorraniRuote Borrani S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturer of wheels, famous for supplying single-nut lockable wire wheels to many Italian racing cars and luxury cars up until the 1960s....
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: 5.20 "x 12" (a request with white band) - Fuel tank capacity: 45 l (12 US gal; 10 imp gal)
- TransmissionTransmission (mechanics)A machine consists of a power source and a power transmission system, which provides controlled application of the power. Merriam-Webster defines transmission as: an assembly of parts including the speed-changing gears and the propeller shaft by which the power is transmitted from an engine to a...
: Rear transmission shaft, central differential and halfshafts - WeightWeightIn science and engineering, the weight of an object is the force on the object due to gravity. Its magnitude , often denoted by an italic letter W, is the product of the mass m of the object and the magnitude of the local gravitational acceleration g; thus:...
: bare chassis 27 kg (59.5 lb) - Weight total vacuum: 450 kg (992.1 lb)
Engine
- Positioning: forward longitudinal, 4 cylinders in line
- Materials and particularity: base 5 media bench and sump aluminium of 5 litres capacity, HeadCylinder headIn an internal combustion engine, the cylinder head sits above the cylinders on top of the cylinder block. It closes in the top of the cylinder, forming the combustion chamber. This joint is sealed by a head gasket...
aluminum alloy DOHC with 8 valves inclined, hemispherical chambers of the outbreak, cylinders dismantled in cast iron block.
- Bore: 63.5 mm (2.5 in)
- Stroke: 59 mm (2.3 in)
- DisplacementEngine displacementEngine displacement is the volume swept by all the pistons inside the cylinders of an internal combustion engine in a single movement from top dead centre to bottom dead centre . It is commonly specified in cubic centimeters , litres , or cubic inches...
: 747 cc - Compression ratioCompression ratioThe 'compression ratio' of an internal-combustion engine or external combustion engine is a value that represents the ratio of the volume of its combustion chamber from its largest capacity to its smallest capacity...
: 8,4:1 - Fuel system: 2 Weber carburetors double body 35DCO3
- PowerPower (physics)In physics, power is the rate at which energy is transferred, used, or transformed. For example, the rate at which a light bulb transforms electrical energy into heat and light is measured in watts—the more wattage, the more power, or equivalently the more electrical energy is used per unit...
: 62 CV @ 7000 rpm - Lubrication: Carter wet with a pump gears, aluminum radiator barrel
- Cooling: forced liquid with centrifugal pump controlled by pulley and belt, cooler on the front
- Gearbox and clutch: 4 speed + RG, clutch single dry disc
- Ignition and electrical equipment: reelReelA reel is an object around which lengths of another material are wound for storage. Generally a reel has a cylindrical core and walls on the sides to retain the material wound around the core...
and distributor switch on the head, 12 V battery and generatorElectrical generatorIn electricity generation, an electric generator is a device that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy. A generator forces electric charge to flow through an external electrical circuit. It is analogous to a water pump, which causes water to flow...