Beretta (disambiguation)

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Beretta may refer to:

Beretta Italian firearms manufacturer

Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta is a privately held Italian firearms manufacturing company operating in several countries. Its firearms are used worldwide for a variety of civilian, law enforcement, and military purposes. Sporting arms account for three-quarters of sales; Beretta is also known for marketing shooting clothes and accessories. Founded in the 16th century, Beretta is the oldest active manufacturer of firearm components in the world. In 1526 its inaugural product was arquebus barrels; by all accounts Beretta-made barrels equipped the Venetian fleet at the Battle of Lepanto in 1571. Beretta has supplied weapons for every major European war since 1650.

Beretta is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Chevrolet Beretta front-wheel-drive coupé

The Chevrolet Beretta is a front-wheel-drive two-door coupé produced by Chevrolet from 1987 to 1996. The Beretta was designed in the same design studio as the Camaro and the Corvette, Chevrolet Exterior Studio 3, and was built at the Wilmington, Delaware and Linden, New Jersey assembly plants with other GM L platform models, the Chevrolet Corsica which came shortly before the Beretta, and the Canada-only Pontiac Tempest four-door sedans. The Beretta was produced in base, CL, GT, GTU, Indy, GTZ and Z26 models. A convertible was the pace car for the 1990 Indianapolis 500, and GM initially announced a production convertible replica, but a coupe version was offered instead.

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Biretta square cap with three or four peaks or horns

The biretta is a square cap with three or four peaks or horns, sometimes surmounted by a tuft. Traditionally the three peaked biretta is worn by Roman Catholic clergy and some Anglican and Lutheran clergy. The four peaked biretta is worn as academic dress by those holding a doctoral degree from a pontifical faculty or pontifical university. Occasionally the biretta is worn by advocates in law courts, for instance the advocates in the Channel Islands.

<i>Baretta</i> television series

Baretta is an American detective television series which ran on ABC from 1975–78.

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Beretta 92 Italian series of semi-automatic pistol

The Beretta 92 is a series of semi-automatic pistols designed and manufactured by Beretta of Italy. The model 92 was designed in 1972 and production of many variants in different calibers continues today.

Chevrolet Corsica front-wheel drive compact car

The Chevrolet Corsica is a front-wheel drive compact car that was produced by Chevrolet from 1987 to 1996. The Corsica was built upon the L-body platform. It shared the L-body with the 2-door Beretta, and the rebadged revival of the Pontiac Tempest which was essentially the same car, but was only sold in Canada. The Corsica came in two styles and four trims. Sold initially only as a 4-door sedan, it was also available as a 5-door hatchback from model years 1989 to 1991. Corsicas were built alongside the Beretta by both the Wilmington Assembly in Delaware and Linden Assembly in New Jersey.

General Motors 60° V6 engine

The General Motors 60° V6 engine family is a series of 60° V6 engines which were produced for both longitudinal and transverse applications. All of these engines are 12-valve cam-in-block or overhead valve engines, except for the LQ1; which uses 24 valves driven by dual overhead cams, instead. These engines vary in displacement between 2.5 and 3.4 litres and have a cast-iron block and either cast-iron or aluminum heads. Production of these engines began in 1980 and ended in 2005 in the U.S., with production continued in China until 2010. This engine family was the basis for the GM High Value engine family. Some refer to these engines as X engines due to first usage in the X-body cars.

GM L platform

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General Motors 122 engine

The 122 engine was designed by Chevrolet and was used in wide-array of General Motors vehicles. The 122 was similar to the first two generations of the General Motors 60° V6 engine; sharing cylinder bore diameters and some parts. The 122 was available in the US beginning in 1982 for the GM J platform compact cars and S-series trucks.

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Trent Barreta American professional wrestler

Greg Marasciulo is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He is best known for his work for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Ring of Honor (ROH) under the ring name Beretta. As part of Roppongi (RPG) Vice alongside Rocky Romero, Beretta is a former four-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion. He also wrestles for Pro Wrestling Guerilla (PWG) and various independent promotions under the ring name Trent? or Trent Beretta.

The 1990 Trans-Am Series was the 25th running of the Sports Car Club of America's Trans-Am Series. Tommy Kendall won his first of four driver's championships, driving a Spice Engineering-run Chevrolet Beretta.

Tommy Milner American racecar driver

Tommy Milner, is an American GM factory racing and test driver, currently also employed full-time in Corvette Racing. Tommy started karting at the age of 14 and began his career as a sports car driver in the 2004 and 2005 Grand-Am seasons. He drove for Panoz in 2006 and 2008 and for Rahal Letterman Racing in 2007, 2009 and 2010 in the American Le Mans Series. In 2010 he finished 3rd in the GT Driver's Championship. In 2011, he decided to make the switch to Corvette Racing. Currently he drives the Chevrolet Corvette C7.R with co-driver Oliver Gavin. In addition to driving for Corvette Racing in 2011 he also drove for Team Need for Speed Schubert at the 2011 24 Hours of Nürburgring.

Roppongi Vice Professional wrestling tag team

Roppongi Vice was a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Beretta and Rocky Romero. They are best known for their work in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where they are former four-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. The two wrestlers were put together as a team by NJPW, but wrestled their first match as a team in their American affiliate Ring of Honor (ROH).

Best Friends is a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Chuck Taylor, sometimes billed as Chuckie T, and Beretta, initially billed as Trent?. The team is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). They first formed in Pro Wrestling Guerilla where they were the winners of the 2014 Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament.

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