Bandini Saloncino
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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...
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Italy
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The new sports coupé was presented at the "Salone Internazionale dell'Automobile di Torino" (International car show of Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
) in 1968, but its manufacturer 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...
with irony, given the small size of its Berlinetta and little sympathy for the suffix "-one" (meaning "big"), renamed the Sports Coupé 1000 with the nickname "Saloncino" (little saloon).
The birth of the Saloncino plays an important role in the production history of Bandini, as the company's first sports coupé. It has, under a distinct body, a new front suspension and a chassis, with only similarities to its relative, the 1000/66
Bandini 1000
The Bandini 1000 is a race car, built in 1966 by Bandini Cars Forlì.This new sports prototype, replaces the P 1000 which inherits the engine bialbero Bandini of 1000 cc engine displacement, constantly updated and improved , the scheme standstill four-wheel independent and structure of the chassis,...
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The Saloncino was also the test car for the first downdraught-carburetted 1300 cc engine.
The chassis
Frame (vehicle)
A frame is the main structure of the chassis of a motor vehicle. All other components fasten to it; a term for this is design is body-on-frame construction.In 1920, every motor vehicle other than a few cars based on motorcycles had a frame...
, designed and built by Ilario Bandini, although based on the recent progenitor 1000/66, has a new structure of frame tubes in which the engine takes substantial force. The design also featured in the subsequent s.p. 1000/72
Bandini s.p. 1000
The Bandini 1000 sports prototype is a racing car built for the season 1972 by Bandini Cars Forlì.This car marked some significant changes in the landscape of production Bandini....
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The front suspension presents a classic triangle below and a new trapeze above.
- 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 steel of aeronautical derivation; patent No. 499843. - Suspension:
- Front: Independent, a triangle and trapeze overlapped with hydraulic telescopic 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, tilted and with cylindrical helical coaxial springs; anti-roll bar - Rear: independent, swinging arms and triangles lower hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers, inclined agents and cylindrical helical coaxial springs, camberCamberCamber may refer to a variety of curvatures and angles:* Camber angle, the angle made by the wheels of a vehicle* Camber thrust in bike technology* In the steel industry, the concavity of rolls...
caster and convergence adjustable anti-roll bar
- Front: Independent, a triangle and trapeze overlapped with hydraulic telescopic shock absorber
- Braking system:
- Service: hydraulic discs front and rear
- SteeringSteeringSteering is the term applied to the collection of components, linkages, etc. which will allow a vessel or vehicle to follow the desired course...
: rack and pinion - Drive: left-hand drive
- Wheels: Amadori and CampagnoloCampagnoloCampagnolo is an Italian manufacturer of high-end bicycle components with headquarters in Vicenza, Italy. The components are organised as groupsets and are a near-complete collection of a bicycle's mechanical parts. Campagnolo's flagship components are the Super Record, Record, and Chorus...
aluminiumAluminiumAluminium 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....
alloys - Fuel tankFuel tankA 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...
: 55 l (15 US gal; 12 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...
: ColottiValerio ColottiValerio Colotti was an Italian automotive engineer, known for his early work with Ferrari and Maserati chassis and transmission systems....
The Bandini DOHC 1000 engine
Bandini 1000
The Bandini 1000 is a race car, built in 1966 by Bandini Cars Forlì.This new sports prototype, replaces the P 1000 which inherits the engine bialbero Bandini of 1000 cc engine displacement, constantly updated and improved , the scheme standstill four-wheel independent and structure of the chassis,...
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- Positioning: longitudinal rear mounted engine, 4-cylinder in-line
- Materials and specifics: a mixed distribution: chain gears, on DOHC aluminium cylinder head, 8 valves, hemispherical, cast iron five bearing monoblock, unique alloy cast sump in aluminium
- Bore: 68 mm
- Stroke: 68 mm
- 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...
: 987 cc - Compression ratio: 9.5:1
- 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...
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38DCO3 downdraught carburettors - 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...
: 105 CV @ 8500 rpm - Lubrication: Carter with wet gear pump and external filter
- Cooling: forced liquid with centrifugal pump-driven belt and pulley, 2 aluminium coolers at the rear
- Gearbox and clutch: 5 speed + Rg clutch; single dry disc
- Ignition and electrical equipment: coil and distributorDistributorA distributor is a device in the ignition system of an internal combustion engine that routes high voltage from the ignition coil to the spark plugs in the correct firing order. The first reliable battery operated ignition was developed by Dayton Engineering Laboratories Co. and introduced in the...
on the head, battery 12 VVoltThe 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 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...
The body
The front is very similar to the predecessor, but to make the organic roof and windscreen, the bonnet is more inclined and acquires a convexity shared with the rest of the body. Consequently, the doors have a greater height, but remain unchanged in their shape, as does the rear engine cover, which maintains the air side but not higher.
The upper part of the rear engine cover is entirely dominated by a long and convex back window that leaves nice view of the engine and mechanics. It forgiveness instead tilted the slits near the rear wheels basically unchanged while the transparent tail is intended to capture the eyes of onlookers.
The original black and silver livery was replaced at the end of seventies with the current "racing red" (Italy's national racing color).
See also
- Ilario BandiniIlario BandiniIlario 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 CarsBandini AutomobiliBandini 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...