Standard (Italian Automobile)
The Standard was an Italian automobile manufactured from 1906 until 1908 by the . The company produced a 10/14 hp four-cylinder which was sometimes marketed under the name FAS. References * David Burgess-Wise David Burgess-Wise is a motoring author, enthusiast, and automobile historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narr ..., ''The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles''. . Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of Italy Cars introduced in 1906 Cars discontinued in 1908 {{Brass-auto-stub ...
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Cylinder (engine)
In an engine, the cylinder is the space in which a piston travels. The inner surface of the cylinder is formed from either a thin metallic liner (also called "sleeve") or a surface coating applied to the engine block. A piston is seated inside each cylinder by several metal piston rings, which also provide seals for compression and the lubricating oil. The piston rings do not actually touch the cylinder walls, instead they ride on a thin layer of lubricating oil. Steam engines The cylinder in a steam engine is made pressure-tight with end covers and a piston; a valve distributes the steam to the ends of the cylinder. Cylinders were cast in cast iron and later in steel. The cylinder casting can include other features such as valve ports and mounting feet. Internal combustion engines The cylinder is the space through which the piston travels, propelled by the energy generated from the combustion of the air/fuel mixture in the combustion chamber. In an air-cooled e ...
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Fabbrica Automobili Standard (1907)
Fabbrica may refer to: *Fabbrica Curone, a comune in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy *Fabbrica, Peccioli, a village in the province of Pisa, Italy * Fabbrica Aeroplani Ing. O. Pomilio, an Italian World War I biplane aircraft manufacturer *Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino * Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo di Milano, an organization established to supervise construction of the Cathedral of Milan *Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta; see Beretta Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta (; "Pietro Beretta Weapons Factory") is a privately held Italian firearms manufacturing company operating in several countries. Its firearms are used worldwide for various civilian, law enforcement, and military p ... See also * Fabrica (other) {{disambig ...
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David Burgess-Wise
David Burgess-Wise is a motoring author, enthusiast, and automobile historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human species; as well as the .... According to the dustcover of the book "The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles" he edited in 1979, David Burgess Wise ith no "-"was born in 1942. A motoring writer since 1960, Burgess-Wise has written 25 books on motoring history. He also edits the award-winning ''Aston'', journal of the Aston Martin Heritage Trust. See also * Electric Motive Power References External links * Living people British motoring journalists Automotive historians Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century British male writers 20th-century British non-fiction writers 21st-century British male writers 21st-century British non-fiction writers
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Defunct Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Of Italy
Defunct may refer to: * ''Defunct'' (video game), 2014 * Zombie process or defunct process, in Unix-like operating systems See also * * :Former entities * End-of-life product * Obsolescence Obsolescence is the process of becoming antiquated, out of date, old-fashioned, no longer in general use, or no longer useful, or the condition of being in such a state. When used in a biological sense, it means imperfect or rudimentary when comp ...

Cars Introduced In 1906
A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of cars state that they run primarily on roads, Car seat, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport private transport#Personal transport, people rather than cargo. There are around one billion cars in use worldwide. The French inventor Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot built the first steam-powered road vehicle in 1769, while the Swiss inventor François Isaac de Rivaz designed and constructed the first internal combustion-powered automobile in 1808. The modern car—a practical, marketable automobile for everyday use—was invented in 1886, when the German inventor Carl Benz patented his Benz Patent-Motorwagen. Commercial cars became widely available during the 20th century. The 1901 Oldsmobile Curved Dash and the 1908 Ford Model T, both American cars, are widely considered the first mass-produced and mass-affordable cars, respectively. Cars were rapidly adopted in the US, where they replac ...
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