Vittorio Jano (Hungarian: János Viktor; 22 April 1891 – 13 March 1965) was an Italian automobile designer of Hungarian descent from the 1920s through 1960s.
Jano was born Viktor János in San Giorgio Canavese, in Piedmont, to Hungarian immigrants, who arrived there several years earlier. He began at the car and truck company Società Torinese Automobili Rapid owned by G.B. Ceirano.[1] In 1911 he moved to Fiat under Luigi Bazzi.
VittorioJano (Hungarian: János Viktor; 22 April 1891 – 13 March 1965) was an Italian automobile designer of Hungarian descent from the 1920s through...
discussed technical details of the 1.5-litre V6 with fellow engineer VittorioJano and his father, Enzo Ferrari; Enzo remarked on Dino's "intensity, intelligence...
VittorioJano designed a new 60° V12 engine for sports car racing for Ferrari. This new engine, introduced in 1956, combined elements of both Colombo...
designates 8 cylinders, and originally a straight 8-cylinder engine. The VittorioJano designed 8C was Alfa Romeo's primary racing engine from its introduction...
and features notable luminaries of Italian automotive history such as VittorioJano, Enzo Ferrari and Johnny Lurani. Motorsports became important in the...
1956 gave birth to the company's well-known 65° V6 DOHC engines. This VittorioJano design formed the basis of the company's modern engines right up through...
1945) 1891 – Laura Gilpin, American photographer (d. 1979) 1891 – VittorioJano, Italian engineer (d. 1965) 1891 – Harold Jeffreys, English mathematician...
discussion between VittorioJano and Enzo and Dino Ferrari about the ideal 1.5 L engine for use in the 1957 Formula Two auto racing series. Jano, formerly of...
P3, P3 monoposto or Tipo B was a classic Grand Prix car designed by VittorioJano, one of the Alfa Romeo 8C models. The P3 is considered to be the world's...
version with an Alfa factory body, built in Portello. In the early 1920s VittorioJano received a commission to create a lightweight, high performance vehicle...
race cars (including the 40–60 HP and the RL Targa Florio). In 1923, VittorioJano was lured from Fiat, partly due to the persuasion of a young Alfa racing...
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crankshaft. Ferrari Ferrari's first contact with V8 engines was the VittorioJano-designed 1955 Lancia-Ferrari D50, a Formula One racing car that the...
Lancia's racing enthusiasm brought him to hire famed engineer and designer VittorioJano in 1945. In 1954 Lancia decided to try his luck in the newly-born Formula...
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1934 Škoda Popular, and then in the 1950 Lancia Aurelia, designed by VittorioJano. Since this placement of the gearbox is unsuitable for a live axle (due...
The Lancia D50 was a Formula One racing car designed by VittorioJano for Lancia in 1954. The car's design made use of many innovative features, such...
Lancia, took over control of the company. They persuaded VittorioJano to join as an engineer. Jano had already made a name for himself by designing various...
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engine designer. Born in Legnano, Colombo began work as an apprentice to VittorioJano at Alfa Romeo. In 1937, he designed the 158 engine for the Alfetta and...
Alfa Romeo Portello Plant Balocco People Nicola Romeo Giuseppe Merosi VittorioJano Enzo Ferrari Rudolf Hruska Carlo Chiti Gioacchino Colombo Wifredo Ricart...
Scuderia Ferrari of the 1930s employed several notable figures including VittorioJano, who served as the team's chief designer, and drivers such as Antonio...
1962, and "1962 Coupe des Sports" title. At first the SP-series used VittorioJano-designed, V6 Dino engines in both SOHC 60° and DOHC 65° forms. Later...
design of the 1958 championship winning car Ferrari 246 F1 together with VittorioJano. Mike Hawthorn secured the Drivers' Championship and the team finished...