Bandini 1100
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The Bandini 1100 is a car
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 model produced from 1947 until 1950 by the Italian company 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...

. It was the successor to the early 1946 model
Bandini 1100 (1946)
The Bandini 1100, introduced in 1946 by Ilario Bandini, is the first car to wear the Bandini badge. A similar model with the same name was produced afterwards from 1947-1950.-The chassis :...

. A racing version was produced under the name Bandini 1100 siluro
Bandini 1100 siluro
The Bandini 1100 siluro is a racing car model produced from 1947 to 1949 by Bandini Automobili in Forlì, Italy.This type is the first Bandini born expressly to race. The style and forms were created for pure speed, performance and lightness. The name Siluro was chosen to indicate the aerodynamic...

.

In 1947 Ilario Bandini
Ilario Bandini
Ilario Bandini was an Italian businessman, racing driver, and racing car builder.-Early years:Bandini was born in Villa Rovere, today part of the administrative region of Forlì in Romagna. Upon leaving elementary school, he apprenticed as a mechanic and turner in nearby Forli...

, developed the project of a car that was suitable for everyday life but also to the races.

The prototype
Prototype
A prototype is an early sample or model built to test a concept or process or to act as a thing to be replicated or learned from.The word prototype derives from the Greek πρωτότυπον , "primitive form", neutral of πρωτότυπος , "original, primitive", from πρῶτος , "first" and τύπος ,...

 was fitted with an engine derived from a Fiat 1100
Fiat 1100
The Fiat 1100 is a compact automobile produced from 1937 to 1969, by the Italian car maker Fiat.- Fiat 508C Nuova Balilla 1100 :The Fiat 1100 was first introduced in 1937 as an updated version of the 508 "Balilla" with a look similar to the 1936 Fiat 500 "Topolino" and the larger 1500, with the...

 to whom Bandini adapted cutting a head DOHC from Alfa Romeo
Alfa Romeo
Alfa Romeo Automobiles S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturer of cars. Founded as A.L.F.A. on June 24, 1910, in Milan, the company has been involved in car racing since 1911, and has a reputation for building expensive sports cars...

  8-cylinder. The distribution, compulsorily amended as well as camshaft
Camshaft
A camshaft is a shaft to which a cam is fastened or of which a cam forms an integral part.-History:An early cam was built into Hellenistic water-driven automata from the 3rd century BC. The camshaft was later described in Iraq by Al-Jazari in 1206. He employed it as part of his automata,...

s, it was a chain and gears.

The production of a small lot of this model provided by contrast, the use of engines and exchange Siata
Siata
Siata , was an Italian tuning shop turned automaker founded in 1926 by amateur racecar driver Giorgio Ambrosini....

 1500 cc but, in fact, stopped a few examples.

This was the second Bandini
Bandini
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 to cross national boundaries. Tony Pompeo, importer italoamericano, I bought one, at the end of 1940s, rigorously painted red, which led to New York
New York
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 to run it in the category FM League SCCA (Sports Car Club of America). In the photos, driving fast is the "climber and road racer" Giovanni Bracco
Giovanni Bracco
Giovanni Bracco was an Italian racing car driver,remembered for losing control of his Delage 3000, killing five spectators at the 1947 Italian Grand Prix....

, also winner of Mille Miglia
Mille Miglia
The Mille Miglia was an open-road endurance race which took place in Italy twenty-four times from 1927 to 1957 ....

, 1952, Coppa Acerbo
Coppa Acerbo
The Coppa Acerbo was an automobile race held in Italy, named after Tito Acerbo, the brother of Giacomo Acerbo, a prominent fascist politician. Following Italy's defeat in World War II, and the consequent demise of fascism, the race was renamed the Circuito di Pescara, and in some years was also...

 and Pescara Circuit
Pescara Circuit
The Pescara Circuit was a road race course near Pescara, Italy.The track boasted two long straights between villages, as well as demanding corners in the seaside town. The roads were both narrow and bumpy, and the staggering length was the longest of any open-wheel championship event...

.

The chassis

The particular design chassy and tubes special steel
Steel
Steel 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...

  section elliptical-derived aircraft, Caproni
Caproni
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, ensured the proper relationship between lightness and torsional rigidity. The first frame was made completely into 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...

.
  • Suspension:
    • Front: Independent, triangles overlapping with shock
      Shock absorber
      A 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:...

       hydraulic telescopic tilted and springs
      Spring (device)
      A spring is an elastic object used to store mechanical energy. Springs are usually made out of spring steel. Small springs can be wound from pre-hardened stock, while larger ones are made from annealed steel and hardened after fabrication...

       cylindrical helical coaxial
    • Rear: a bridge with rigid leaf spring semiellittiche longitudinal
  • Braking system
    Brake
    A 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 front and rear
    • Parking Mechanical tape, on transmission shaft
  • Steering
    Steering
    Steering 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
  • Wheels: ray Borrani
  • Fuel tank
    Fuel tank
    A fuel tank is safe container for flammable fluids. Though any storage tank for fuel may be so called, the term is typically applied to part of an engine system in which the fuel is stored and propelled or released into an engine...

    : 50 l (13 US gal; 11 imp gal)
  • Transmission
    Transmission (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 half shafts central differential
  • Drive: right (at the request left)
  • Weight
    Weight
    In 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:...

     (all up): 600 kg (1,323 lb)

In 1100 Fiat/Alfa tuned DOHC

  • Positioning: forward longitudinal, 4-cylinder in-line
  • Displacement
    Engine displacement
    Engine 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...

    : 1089 cc
  • Bore and Stroke: 68 mm x 75 mm
  • Head
    Cylinder head
    In 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...

    : Derivative Alfa Romeo 6 adapted to the 4-cylinder engine, 2 inclined valves per cylinder, 2 camshafts controlled by chain and gears
  • Power
    Power (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...

     maximum: 65 hp
  • Power
    Power (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...

    : 2 carburettors
  • Lubricate: housing wet with pump gear and vertical cooler on the front
  • Cooling: forced liquid with centrifugal pump and vertical cooleron the front
  • Gearbox and clutch: 4 speed+ RG, clutch single dry disc
  • Ignition and electrical equipment: coil and distributor switch, battery 12 V
    Volt
    The volt is the SI derived unit for electric potential, electric potential difference, and electromotive force. The volt is named in honor of the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta , who invented the voltaic pile, possibly the first chemical battery.- Definition :A single volt is defined as the...

     and generator
    Electrical generator
    In 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...


In the Fiat-Siata 1500

  • Positioning: forward longitudinal, 4-cylinder in-line
  • Displacement
    Engine displacement
    Engine 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...

    : 1496 cc
  • Power
    Power (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...

     maximum: 97 hp
    Horsepower
    Horsepower is the name of several units of measurement of power. The most common definitions equal between 735.5 and 750 watts.Horsepower was originally defined to compare the output of steam engines with the power of draft horses in continuous operation. The unit was widely adopted to measure the...

     6000 rpm
  • Power
    Power (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...

    : 2 carburettors
  • Compression ratio: 9,3:1
  • Lubricate: housing wet with pump gear and vertical cooler on the front
  • Cooling: forced liquid with centrifugal pump and vertical cooler on the front
  • Gearbox and clutch: 4 speed+ reverse gears, clutch single dry disc
  • Ignition and electrical equipment: coil and distributor switch, battery 12 V
    Volt
    The volt is the SI derived unit for electric potential, electric potential difference, and electromotive force. The volt is named in honor of the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta , who invented the voltaic pile, possibly the first chemical battery.- Definition :A single volt is defined as the...

     and generator
    Electrical generator
    In 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...


The body

The body, another Rocco Motto
Rocco Motto
Rocco Motto was an Italian coachbuilding company established in 1930. The company produced bodies from Cadillacs to Delahayes....

 design, is an aluminium
Aluminium
Aluminium or aluminum is a silvery white member of the boron group of chemical elements. It has the symbol Al, and its atomic number is 13. It is not soluble in water under normal circumstances....

 two-seater with large headlights and horizontal elliptical grille, emphasizing a very rounded front. Two "slides" separated replace windshield
Windshield
The windshield or windscreen of an aircraft, car, bus, motorbike or tram is the front window. Modern windshields are generally made of laminated safety glass, a type of treated glass, which consists of two curved sheets of glass with a plastic layer laminated between them for safety, and are glued...

. A "modanatura" part from the center front of the grid and having lapped the emblem
Emblem
An emblem is a pictorial image, abstract or representational, that epitomizes a concept — e.g., a moral truth, or an allegory — or that represents a person, such as a king or saint.-Distinction: emblem and symbol:...

 enlarging section hyperboloid making and emphasizing the air-intake at the centre of the bonnet. The sides and the doors and shall not affect the main lines arising from the front, they weaken in the back that is so soft and clean in complete harmony with the rest of the car.

See also

  • Ilario Bandini
    Ilario Bandini
    Ilario Bandini was an Italian businessman, racing driver, and racing car builder.-Early years:Bandini was born in Villa Rovere, today part of the administrative region of Forlì in Romagna. Upon leaving elementary school, he apprenticed as a mechanic and turner in nearby Forli...

  • 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...

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