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Author Message Ken (Allyn) Member Username: Allyn Post Number: 767 Registered: 10-2001 Posted on Monday, March 10, 2003 - 9:20 pm:    Bachelor says it's "Moan de al". I say Mon di al but I'm not Italian. TomD (Tifosi) Advanced Member Username: Tifosi Post Number: 2948 Registered: 9-2001 Posted on Monday, March 10, 2003 - 9:17 pm:    i would say mon dee al , the ending is closer to al than all and you could say the beginning is more like mun than mon but it all depends on your accent Aaron Williams (Aawil) Junior Member Username: Aawil Post Number: 88 Registered: 8-2002 Posted on Monday, March 10, 2003 - 8:14 pm:    Thanks Matt, I didn't want to run into someone and look like a idot pronoucing it wrong. Matt Lemus (Mlemus) Advanced Member Username: Mlemus Post Number: 2879 Registered: 8-2002 Posted on Monday, March 10, 2003 - 8:06 pm:    Mon de all Aaron Williams (Aawil) Junior Member Username: Aawil Post Number: 86 Registered: 8-2002 Posted on Monday, March 10, 2003 - 8:06 pm:    Out of curiousity how is mondial actually pronounced? Ernesto (T88power) Intermediate Member Username: T88power Post Number: 1328 Registered: 2-2001 Posted on Monday, March 10, 2003 - 7:05 pm:    Interesting Info! Can we expect a new Mondial then? Ernesto Jeff B. (Miltonian) Junior Member Username: Miltonian Post Number: 172 Registered: 12-2002 Posted on Monday, March 10, 2003 - 7:01 pm:    Good job, Bryan! L. Wayne Ausbrooks (Lwausbrooks) Intermediate Member Username: Lwausbrooks Post Number: 1189 Registered: 8-2002 Posted on Monday, March 10, 2003 - 6:41 pm:    . Matt Lemus (Mlemus) Advanced Member Username: Mlemus Post Number: 2866 Registered: 8-2002 Posted on Monday, March 10, 2003 - 6:38 pm:    . Jeff B. (Miltonian) Junior Member Username: Miltonian Post Number: 171 Registered: 12-2002 Posted on Monday, March 10, 2003 - 6:38 pm:    "Mondial" = "World" The 500 Mondial sports car of 1954 was a 4-cylinder model named in honor of the 1952-53 World Championships won with 4-cyl engines in F1 cars. The Mondial street cars of 1980-1993 were named in honor of Scheckter's one and only World Championship in 1979, as Andrew suggests. Bryan Phillips (Bryanp) Junior Member Username: Bryanp Post Number: 66 Registered: 8-2002 Posted on Monday, March 10, 2003 - 6:34 pm:    Alberto Ascari won at least two back-to-back World Championships for Ferrari (1952-53?) in two liter, 4 cylinder formula 2 cars. In recognition of these World Chamionships, Ferrari named its two liter sportscar for 1954 (technically, it ran in one race in 1953) the 500 Mondial Series I; engine tipo 110, chassis tipo 501. The name continued to the Series II 500 Mondial; engine tipo 111, chassis tipo 510) for 1955. I have no idea if Scheckter's Championship had anything to do with reviving the Mondial name in the 1980s. Andrew Menasce (Amenasce) Member Username: Amenasce Post Number: 677 Registered: 10-2001 Posted on Monday, March 10, 2003 - 6:23 pm:    Probably to celebrate Sheckter's and Ferrari F1 title in 1979 . DES (Sickspeed) Advanced Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 2727 Registered: 8-2002 Posted on Monday, March 10, 2003 - 6:09 pm:    Hmmm... This smells like a question for Lord Wayne... This is cool, too, 'cause i'll learn something... Brad-Mo (007) New member Username: 007 Post Number: 6 Registered: 2-2003 Posted on Monday, March 10, 2003 - 5:24 pm:    I am a little unclear about the history of the name "Mondial". I knoew that the 500 Mondial was a Formula 2 car. The name as I understand it had some relation to Scheckters 2 World Championships. Does anyone know the whole story and why the name was brought back for the Mondial of the '80's.