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	Grand Prix Hall of Fame - Vittorio Jano - Biography
		Vittorio Jano was born on April 22, 1891 in San Giorgio Canavese, the son of the Technical Director at one of Turin's two arsenals.
		Jano first car, the P2, was based on knowledge he had gained at Fiat and at the first race Antonio Ascari drove the new car to victory.
		Jano, who had known Enzo Ferrari from his earliest Alfa Romeo days joined Ferrari full-time and was instrumental in establishing a firm foundation for Ferrari's future racing efforts.
	www.ddavid.com /formula1/jano_bio.htm (947 words)

	Alfa Romeo: Vittorio Jano
		Jano was transferred to aero-engine design and it took several months of campaigning before Ferrari was allowed to run the P3s.
		In 1923 Vittorio Jano was lured away from Fiat, partly thanks to the persuasion of a young Alfa racing driver named Enzo Ferrari, to replace Merosi as chief designer at Alfa Romeo.
		For Alfa road cars Jano developed a series of small-to-medium-displacement 4, 6, and 8 cylinder inline power plants based on the P2 unit that established the classic architecture of Alfa engines, with light alloy construction, hemispherical combustion chambers, centrally-located plugs, two rows of overhead valves per cylinder bank and dual overhead cams.
	www.lycos.com /info/alfa-romeo--vittorio-jano.html (266 words)

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		Vittorio Jano was a famed Italian automobile designer from the 1920s through 1960s.
		Born in San Giorgio Canavese, Piedmont, Vittorio Jano was the son of the Technical Director of one of Turin's two arsenals.
		Jano had known Enzo Ferrari from his earliest Alfa Romeo days now joined Ferrari full-time and was instrumental in establishing the foundation for Ferrari's future racing efforts.
	www.historicracing.com /top100.cfm?driverID=3377 (612 words)

	Sports Car Illustrated, January 1989. Monza Alfa restored by Leydon Restorations.
		Vittorio Jano, Alfa's chief engineer and designer of the 8C2300, felt the Monza, with only 150 horsepower in a 850 kilogram (1870 lbs) chassis, would not be fast enough.
		Jano obviously had little faith in what is now recognized to be hi masterpiece, and in early 1931 he obtained permission from the directors to construct a U12 (yes, U12, not V12) car based on two 1750 engines, with two gearboxes, driveshafts, and final drives.
		Jano had probably overrated the competition (primarily the Type 51 Bugatti) and underestimated his own skills because the Monza won the championship for Alfa in 1931 and continued victorious into 1932, when in was superseded by the P-3.
	www.leydonrestorations.com /Zabout/kudos/press/1989/89schon.html (2768 words)

	Chi siamo
		Nel 1923 approdò all’ Alfa Romeo, Vittorio Jano, strappato alla FIAT dalla mediazione del giovane Enzo Ferrari, realizzando subito la “P2”, vettura che sin dal suo esordio riuscì a dominare la scena internazionale.
		Ricordiamo uno dei tanti episodi legati a Vittorio Jano.
		Tra le urla degli spettatori inferociti, Vittorio Jano decise di far rientrare le sue Alfa ai box, facendo in modo che venissero rifornite e per giunta pulite e lucidate; dopo aver fatto piazzare ai box un tavolo in bella vista ed essersi rifocillato, fece riprendere la gara ai suoi piloti, che vinsero senza alcun problema.
	www.nicolaromeoclub.com /vitajano.htm (309 words)

	Alfa Romeo Company History
		Jano used a creative innovation to avoid crank whip: he divided the inline eight into two blocks of four cylinders, essentially two four-cylinder motors mounted front to back on a common crankcase.
		In response to new economic realities, Jano reverted to a 2.3 L 6-cylinder engine to produce a car that was smaller and cheaper than the 8 cylinder Alfas, although still neither small nor cheap in absolute terms.
		Jano, unable to satisfy Mussolini's desire for victory, was forced out in 1938 and went to work for Lancia.
	www.mindspring.com /~gtyree/alfa/co_history.html (2271 words)

	Vittorio Jano - Wikicars
		Vittorio Jano (April 22, 1891 – 1966) was a famed Italian automobile designer from the 1920s through 1960s.
		With the encouragement of Enzo's son, Dino, Jano's V6 and V8 engines pushed the older Lampredi and Colombo engines aside in racing.
		After Dino's death, Jano's "Dino" V6 became the basis for the company's first mid-engined road car, the 1966 206 Dino.
	wikicars.org /en/Vittorio_Jano (331 words)

	Vintage Racecar Journal \| Fast Lines: Let's Hail Lancia's Hundredth!
		Vittorio Jano had been practically a contemporary of Vincenzo Lancia and was a fellow FIAT alumnus, having started as an engineering assistant there in 1911.
		In 1923, Jano joined Alfa Romeo, where over the next 15 years he was responsible for some of the most successful and elegant Grand Prix cars ever designed.
		For Lancia, Jano's first project was a new family of street cars named Aurelia, which debuted in 1950 and boasted a V-6 engine in front, a transaxle in the rear and all-round independent suspension.
	www.vintageracecar.com /pages/thismonth.cgi?magid=11&magiid=18 (527 words)

	Details (#21)
		The 12C-37s were the final Grand Prix Alfa Romeos designed by Vittorio Jano and raced by the Scuderia Ferrari before Enzo Ferrari became race director of Alfa Corse at the end of the 1937 Season.
		While Jano’s 12C-36 was an overwhelming success, he was under mounting pressure to improve upon the design with an emphasis on better handling as well as additional horsepower.
		Jano had left Alfaand gone over to Lancia, so Enzo Ferrari was put in dfrect charge of the new arrangement at the works.
	milancorp.com /details_(.htm (4673 words)

	Vittorio Jano Information
		Vittorio Jano (April 22, 1891 - 1966) was a famed Italian automobile designer from the 1920s through 1960s.
		Now designing aircraft engines, Jano watched as Tazio Nuvolari drove a P3 to victory in the German Grand Prix at Nürburgring in 1935.
		With the encouragement of Enzo's son, Dino, Jano's V6 and V8 engines pushed the older Lampredi and Colombo engines aside in racing.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Vittorio_Jano (313 words)

	Vittorio Jano - Definition, explanation
		Vittorio Jano, born April 22, 1891 - died 1965, was a famed automobile designer from the 1920s through 1960s.
		Born in San Giorgio Canavese Piemonte, Italy, Jano began his career at Fiat in 1911 under Luigi Bazzi.
		His car, the D50, was introduced in 1954, but 1955's loss of Alberto Ascari and the Le Mans disaster soured the company to GP racing.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/v/vi/vittorio_jano.php (321 words)

	Progettisti in Ferrari #1 - ModelfoxBrianza.it
		Vittorio Jano incomincia la sua “avventura” di progettista nel 1909, impiegato come disegnatore alla FAR “Fabbrica Automobili Rapid”, passando dopo due anni all’Ufficio Tecnico della Fiat, vetture speciali e da corsa.
		Vittorio Jano rimarrà all’Alfa Romeo fino al 1938, data in cui venne consumato il divorzio dalla Casa milanese, dopo essere stato accusato degli insuccessi delle rosse vetture del Portello, causa la superiorità delle vetture tedesche sui campi da gara.
		L’Alfa Romeo nel 1937, anno della “caduta in disgrazia” di Jano, lo invia a Modena destinazione Scuderia Ferrari, prossima ormai alla messa in liquidazione, dove fino al 1939 anno in cui rientra alla Casa madre, progetta la mitica 158 “Alfetta”;, la Tipo 308, la Tipo 312 e la 316.
	www.modelfoxbrianza.it /Progettisti.htm (2160 words)

	F1 News - Grandprix.com > GP Encyclopedia > People > Vittorio Jano
		When Bazzi moved to Alfa Romeo in 1923 he urged his assistant to join him and Jano arrived in time to design the Alfa Romeo P2 which appeared for the first time at the French GP of 1924, with Giuseppe Campari winning the race.
		In 1930 Varzi was joined by Tazio Nuvolari and the competition department was gradually taken over by Enzo Ferrari, leaving the factory to race the new sportscars.
		Jano was transferred to aero-engine design although his cars were later successful, notably when Nuvolari drove a remarkable race to win the German GP at the Nurburgring in 1935 in a Ferrari-run P3.
	www.grandprix.com /gpe/cref-janvit.html (390 words)

	Alfa Romeo Klub Danmark
		Det er utroligt, at motorerne kan være der ved siden af hinanden, uden at gøre bilens snude specielt bred.
		Vittorio Jano designede derfor et helt nyt chassis, Tipo A, med en bredde, så to motorer fra model 6C 1750 kunne placeres side om side.
		Tazio Nuvolari kørte som en gal og havde kørt sig op på en tredieplads, da han efter ordre fra Vittorio Jano kørte i pit efter to timers kørsel.
	www.alfaklub.dk /_kb_mthclassic_2000_3.html (576 words)

	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza information, specifications, history, and images. High Resolution, Wallpapers, Destop Images.
		The 8C 2300 was designed by Vittorio Jano, also the creator of the 6C 1750.
		Vittorio Jan's 1929 6C 1750 had been a mechanical jewel with an enviable sporting record, dominating Sport Category racing until 1931.
		Vittorio Jano was responsible for the design of the magnificent engineering marvel, the 8C 2300.
	www.conceptcarz.com /vehicle/default.aspx?carID=8749&l=A&optionID=4 (1700 words)

	Alfa-Romeo - Classic Car History
		Led by Vittorio Jano and then Enzo Ferrari, the cars of Alfa-Romeo swept past all competition.
		Their symbol is a peaceful badge, a coat of arms featuring a cross, but the cars were as fierce as the ancient glaring Roman eagle.
		Jano went back to his drawing board and by 1932 he produced one of the most famous racing cars ever built.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles01/article824.shtml (1344 words)

	English pages AR- History Ar First Part
		Enzo Ferrari and Vittorio Jano In 1923, Merosi was replaced by Vittorio Jano, who was hired away from FIAT.
		Jano used a creative innovation to avoid crank and camshaft whip: he divided the inline eight into two blocks of four cylinders, essentially two four-cylinder motors mounted front to back on a common crankcase.
		At Alfa, Jano was followed by several designers: Gioacchino Colombo, who later designed engines for Ferrari, and Wilfredo Ricart, a Spaniard who created the Pegaso in the 1950s, succeded Jano in racing car design, and Bruno Trevisan took over production car activities.
	www.mitoalfaromeo.com /html/enh1.html (1443 words)

	Lancia Aurelia Spider "Amerika" photo - Georges photos at pbase.com
		Lancia gave its chief designer, Vittorio Jano, a clean sheet of paper when it replaced the Aprilia which has been the company's mainstay since 1937.
		Jano, the man repsonsible for most pre-war Alfa Romeos, worked with a brilliant young engineer named Francesco de Vrigilio.
		Jano specified the rear-mounted all-synchromesh four-speed gearbox, inboard rear brakes and all-independant suspension, all in an extremely rigid bodychassis unit.
	www.pbase.com /image/51701475 (565 words)

	Grand Prix Cars - Lancia D50 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Gianni's attention turned to Grand Prix racing and plans were made to build a new car de4signed by the famous Italian designer, Vittorio Jano.
		The car designed by Jano was quite ambitious in design and in many ways more advanced than the W196 of Mercedes.
		Jano's objective was two fold, improved airflow between the wheels and a constant weight distribution as the fuel was consumed during the race.
	www.bonus.com /contour/Grand_Prix_History/http@@/www.ddavid.com/formula1/lancia-d50.htm (564 words)

	Nuvolari, Alfa and Monaco. Big Scale Models. Historical information and modeling tips.
		Vittorio Jano's masterpiece, the Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 'Monza', was born and would become the dominant racing car of it's era.
		Vittorio Jano, Alfa's chief engineer and designer of the 8C-2300, felt the Monza, with only 165 horsepower in a 920 kilogram chassis, would not be fast enough.
		Even years later, Jano recalled the chassis as being "too heavy" and "no masterpiece of mine." Jano obviously had little faith in what is now recognised to be his masterpiece.
	www.bigscalemodels.com /cars/alfa1932/alfa1932.html (2709 words)

	Car Wallpapers \| Alfa Romeo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The first Alfa Romeo under Jano was the P2 Grand Prix car, which won Alfa Romeo the world championship in 1925.
		In 1923 Vittorio Jano was lured to Alfa from Fiat, designing the motors that gave Alfa racing success into the late 1930s.
		(When Alfa began to lose in the late 1930s Jano was promptly sacked.) It was year 1925 when Alfa Romeo won its first Grand Prix Championship with Alfa Romeo P2 model.
	www.car-walls.com /alfa_romeo.php (1597 words)

	VeloceToday - Online Magazine for Italian Car Enthusiasts!
		Jano, in fact, almost single-handedly created the most successful Alfa Romeos, and along with that, the Ferrari-like legend that lives on today.
		Jano went on to Lancia, where again he engineered some of the greatest Lancia engines, among them the D-50 Grand Prix car in 1954.
		Born in 1903, Colombo worked alongside Vittorio Jano for years before getting the chance to create one of his finest works, the 158 straight eight engine for Alfa in 1938.
	www.velocetoday.com /cars/cars_75.php (706 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Weekend
		Glorious memories of Alfa’s heyday are being revived with the arrival of the Alfa Romeo 8c Competizione.
		The 8c refers to the Vittorio Jano era, when the P2 and P3 cars were at their and Alfa Romeo’s peak of success.
		Enticed by Enzo Ferrari to design Alfa’s race cars, Jano scripted a blazing success with the P2 — a top-of-the- line design with its 2-litre supercharged inline 8-cylinder engine, that won Alfa many a race till Jano’s next winner, the Tipo B monoposto or P3 took over.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1061014/asp/weekend/story_6840258.asp (944 words)

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		Vittorio Jano nasce il 22 Aprile 1891 a San Giorgio Canavese, figlio del direttore tecnico di uno dei due arsenali di Torino.
		Jano, che già conosceva Enzo Ferrari dai suoi primi anni all’Alfa Romeo, si mette a progettare a tempo pieno per la casa di Maranello contribuendo in maniera fondamentale a gettare le basi del futuro successo agonistico della scuderia del cavallino rampante.
		Vittorio Jano muore all’età di 75 anni minato da una malattia inguaribile: preferirà il suicidio ad una lenta fine.
	web.tiscali.it /Formulauno/i_grandi/jano.htm (980 words)

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