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...car]] launched in 1969. It was part of the [[Ferrari P]] series of sports prototypes. After boycotting [[sports car racing]] in 1968 to protest the rule change that also banned their 4 li

...[French language|French]] for ''little Le Mans'') is a [[sports car racing|sports car]] [[endurance racing|endurance]] race held annually at [[Road Atlanta]] ...was first run on [[October 10]], [[1998 in sports|1998]], and in [[1999 in sports|1999]] became one of the original events of the [[American Le Mans Series]]

[[Image:Gtp_sports_cars.jpg|thumb|300px|GTP sports cars racing at [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course]] in 1991]] ...enclosed wheel wells. They may be purpose-built or related to road-going [[sports car]]s.

| Category || [[Sports car racing|Sports car]] [[prototype]] ...us car of the same name. It was part of the [[Ferrari P]] series of sports prototypes.

...owing numbers: the company made more than 200 scale models and 120 show- [[prototypes]] but also concept cars, luxury limousines, light truck cabins, helicopters ...ction of the series (Saab Sonetto III and Saab 9000), both as regards some prototypes (for example,''Saab 98 Combi Coupé'').<br>

...with 8-cylinder engines. A 2-stroke engine with 1493 cc produced 25 hp. A sports model with a 2031 cc engine had an output of 30 hp and could reach up to 12

...Mantovano]] in 1980, the company has built a wide variety of open-cockpit prototypes for use in [[hillclimb]]s as well as [[Le Mans Prototype]]s for [[endurance *1 French championship for prototypes on track

|Team || Momo Sports<br>[[Team Scandia]]<br>[[BMS Scuderia Italia]]<br>[[JB Racing]]<br>GLV Brum ...20 year absence. The car was built to compete in the [[International Motor Sports Association|IMSA]]'s new [[IMSA GT Championship|WSC]] class, which replaced

...pt. The second version, the AMX/2, was never produced, though two rolling prototypes were made. [[Category:Sports cars]]

...ar wing that could be raised at the flick of a switch. Five pre-production prototypes with aluminum chassis were built, followed by eight with composite chassis. ...engine are now being developed by [[B Engineering]] into their [[Edonis]] sports car.

...ients who contracted Frua for the styling of their new 2-litre, 6-cylinder sports car, the A6G. From 1950 to 1957, Frua built 19 Spyders and seven [[coupé]] ...ctical realization to the last detail of the fully functional one-offs and prototypes, often driving them to their presentation at the motor shows in Europe.

The '''Lancia LC1''' was a [[sports car racing|sports car]] run by [[Lancia]] under the [[Group 6]] regulations in the [[World Sp * [http://wsrp.ic.cz/chassis/chassis_lancia.html World Sports Racing Prototypes] - Lancia chassis index

The '''[[Ferrari]] automobile company''' has produced exceptional [[sports car]]s since [[1947]]. ...e death of its charismatic founder and is today one of the most successful sports car companies in the world.

...gnificant in the motoring world as a maker of cars. He founded the Italian sports car company [[De Tomaso|De Tomaso Automobili]] in [[1959]], and later built ...]'s most recent product has been the [[De Tomaso Guarà|Guarà]], a two-door sports car with a [[carbon fibre]] bodyshell.

...Michelotti''' (1921-1980) was one of the most prolific [[designers]] of [[sports car]]s in the 20th century. He was also responsible for a number of saloon ...tag|Stag]], and [[Triumph Dolomite|Dolomite]]. He also created a number of prototypes which did not go into production, such as the [[Triumph Fury|Fury]]. The on

...llowed Autodelta to use the [[Balocco]] test track for new racing cars and prototypes. For nearly 40 years, many of the world's outstanding classic sports car designs have flowed from the drawing board of [[Giorgetto Giugiaro]] of

...eed to willingly, eager to cover the shortage of its range in the field of sports cars aimed at young audiences, and decided to supply the engines fitted to ...a car that is hardly to 850 kilograms. The work became hectic to build the prototypes for the [[Turin]] exhibition of [[1967]], where he was presented a static m

...nd American offers an entirely different product that features world-class sports car racing on historic road racing circuits and in major market speedways t Grand American currently sanctions three separate series. The premier Rolex Sports Car Series featuring Daytona Prototype and GT endurance events, the Grand-A

...heir 1966 to 1980 [[Formula One]] cars, and also their 1969 to 1973 sports prototypes of the [[Ferrari P]] series, using modified engines. ....3-liter V12 that was taken from the [[Ferrari P|Ferrari 250LM]] sportscar prototypes, modified to 3000cc, and mounted in the back of an F1 chassis, designated 3

...Michelotti''' (1921-1980) was one of the most prolific [[designers]] of [[sports car]]s in the 20th century. He was also responsible for a number of saloon ...tag|Stag]], and [[Triumph Dolomite|Dolomite]]. He also created a number of prototypes which did not go into production, such as the [[Triumph Fury|Fury]]. The on

...ients who contracted Frua for the styling of their new 2-litre, 6-cylinder sports car, the A6G. From 1950 to 1957, Frua built 19 Spyders and seven [[coupé]] ...ctical realization to the last detail of the fully functional one-offs and prototypes, often driving them to their presentation at the motor shows in Europe.

...gnificant in the motoring world as a maker of cars. He founded the Italian sports car company [[De Tomaso|De Tomaso Automobili]] in [[1959]], and later built ...]'s most recent product has been the [[De Tomaso Guarà|Guarà]], a two-door sports car with a [[carbon fibre]] bodyshell.

...[mid-engined]], two-door, two-seat [[24 Hours of Le Mans|Le Mans]]-style [[sports car]], in the spirit of the [[Maserati 350S|350]] and [[Maserati 450S|450S] ...he racing model were produced at de Tomaso factory in [[Modena]], plus two prototypes (one racing-corsa, one street-stradale). It featured a mid-engine V6 [[Mase

The frames for these prototypes were fully-welded, loop-style frames with single front downtubes. The plung ...opel these bikes upwards of 92 mph (about seven more mph over the original prototypes).

...a workshop in ''Via Vincenzo Lancia'', [[Torino]], building racing cars, prototypes, and small-series special designs. ...[[Grand Prix|GP]] type) or ''due posti'' (two-seater, [[sports car racing|sports racer]], when fitted with [[Fender (vehicle)|cycle fender]]s).

...ime. The company is legendary for producing some of the best [[sports car|sports cars]] in the world. The original Bugatti failed with the advent of World ...[[Bugatti Type 57|Type 57 "Atlantic"]] and the [[Bugatti Type 55|Type 55]] sports car.

...rts car racing|sports car]], related to the [[Ferrari P]] series of sports prototypes. It was raced in [[1970]] and [[1971]], then withdrawn from competition fol ...to allow homologation into the [[FIA|FIA's]] [[Group 5 (racing)|Group 5]] Sports Car category. With the financial help of Fiat, that risky investment was ma

The museum shows past and current models, prototypes, racing cars: the complete history of Alfa Romeo. ...s are taken from bigger production runs or are styling models and research prototypes.

...ports cars]] built until January 1970, related to the [[Ferrari P]] sports prototypes. The V12-powered cars were entered in the [[1970 World Sportscar Championsh ...acement of 3000 resp. 4380&nbsp;cc. However, in the specific case of world sports car championship and [[24 hours of Le Mans]] racing cars, regulations in th

...cted more very successful racing cars, dominating racing in the [[1920s in Sports|1920s]]. His idea of a small, light-weight Daimler-Benz car was not much li ...re completed in Winter [[1936]]. Daimler-Benz was made to build another 30 prototypes. A new city, "Stadt des KdF-Wagens", was founded for the factory. The city

...ri 550 Maranello''' and '''550 Barchetta''' were 2-seat [[Gran Turismo]] [[sports car]]s built by [[Ferrari]]. Introduced in 1996, the 550 was an upmarket [ ...prototypes numbered P01-P10 on their interior plaques. To an observer the prototypes and production cars are indistinguishable.

|Class || [[Sports car]] ...e standard Triumph - ''"Italian bodywork at its best, British tradition in sports car engineering at its finest.”''

| Class || [[Sports car]] ...i. The company is generally best known for the [[Covini C6W]], a 6-wheeled sports car that has two axles (four wheels) in the front of the car.

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...cal title, the '''24 Hours of Daytona''') is a 24-hour [[sports car racing|sports car]] [[endurance race]] held annually at [[Daytona International Speedway] In 1962, a few years after the track was built, a 3-hour [[sports car racing|sports car race]] was introduced, the Daytona Continental, which counted towards t

...same [[fuel injection]] system as the [[Alfa Romeo 33]]. There were a few prototypes of 2.5 V6 rear mounted engine rear wheel drive Sprints built but this vehic ...n. 15 of these formed the basis of the [[Australia]]n-built [[Giocattolo]] sports car, which used a mid-mounted [[Holden]] 5.0 group A V8 engine.

The '''American Le Mans Series''' ('''ALMS''') is a [[sports car racing]] series based in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]]. It consi ...mpete in the ''Prototype'' classes (LMP1 and LMP2) and modified production sports cars compete in the ''Grand Touring'' classes (GT1 and GT2, formerly GTS an

...aminia]] designed by [[Raymond Loewy]] and the [[Cisitalia]] competition [[prototypes]], other models being built for [[Maserati]], [[Osca]], [[Ferrari]], [[Gian *French Salmson sports car of about 1954

...n for the [[Nash Ambassador|Ambassador]]. In addition, the [[Nash-Healey]] sports car was built in limited numbers from 1952 to 1954 at Pininfarina's Turin f ...d custom vehicles, for auto manufacturers as well as private clients. Most prototypes have served solely as concept cars, although several have become production

Originally, De Tomaso produced various prototypes and racing cars, including a [[Formula 1]] car for [[Frank Williams]]'s tea == De Tomaso sports cars ==

The [[Sports Car Club of America]]'s [[SPEED World Challenge]] Touring Car and GT champi ...RA]] (National Hot Rod Association) which is the largest sanctioning motor sports body in the world. The NHRA was formed to prevent people from [[street raci

...to di Pescara''. For the first three years the race was run for two-seater sports cars and was a fairly minor constituent in the European racing calendar. Ho | [[Sports car racing|Sports car]]

The [[Sports Car Club of America]]'s [[SPEED World Challenge]] Touring Car and GT champi ...RA]] (National Hot Rod Association) which is the largest sanctioning motor sports body in the world. The NHRA was formed to prevent people from [[street raci

...officially in small series, the company also built exclusive one-offs and prototypes for other illustrious marques, such as [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]], [[Jagua [[Category:Sports cars]]

...n laws change: pedals cease to be mandatory and were removed from domestic sports models. The export models retain pedals for those markets where required. ...Competizione ceases production. The Super Sport is top of the range of the sports models, with 4 speeds and handlebar gearchange.

...e V8 used in the [[Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale|33 Stradale]] and in the Tipo 33 sports prototype racer. The chassis and running gear of the production Montreal we *One of the two prototypes built for [[Expo 67]] remains in Museo Storico Alfa Romeo in [[Arese]], [[I

...cles. Not many Ducat fans know that Ducati has also designed and produced prototypes for four-wheeled vehicles. ...me. Ducati worked with the British company Leyland to produce a much-loved sports car, the Triumph Herald and production began in 1965. No one knows exactly

...re designed by [[Franco Scaglione]]. The &laquo;Italia&raquo; was a large sports car, of which 500 were made (1966-1970), followed by the eleven &laquo;Mure

|Class || [[Sports car|Sports]]/[[Rally car]] ...raced the car in several racing events where [[Group 5 (racing)|Group 5]] prototypes were allowed during the 1972 and 1973 seasons. Production of the 400 cars r

The '''[[Ferrari]] 250''' is a series of [[sports car]]s from the 1950s and early 1960s. It was the company's most successfu ...'' introduced at the 1952 [[Giro di Sicilia]]. Two of the two-seat sports prototypes were built, an open barchetta and closed coupe both by Vignale. Seven 225

...a Turin committed by a small Japanese company for the construction of two prototypes. ...the small house Italian ATS the task of designing a new and unprecedented sports car road. From this was born the ATS 2500 GT, but not ebeb very successful,

The '''FIA GT Championship''' is a [[sports car racing]] series organized by the [[Stéphane Ratel Organisations]] (SRO ...racing-bred cars that took full advantage of the new rules, to build quasi-prototypes with very limited production runs of 25 cars. [[Chrysler Corporation|Chrysl

The [[Sports Car Club of America]]'s [[SPEED World Challenge]] Touring Car and GT champi ...RA]] (National Hot Rod Association) which is the largest sanctioning motor sports body in the world. The NHRA was formed to prevent people from [[street raci

The [[Sports Car Club of America]]'s [[SPEED World Challenge]] Touring Car and GT champi ...RA]] (National Hot Rod Association) which is the largest sanctioning motor sports body in the world. The NHRA was formed to prevent people from [[street raci

...ritain in a Lotus Cortina, and nearly won the event before crashing, and [[sports car]]s. He competed in the [[24 Hours of Le Mans|Le Mans 24 Hour]] race in He was also able to master difficult Lotus sportscar prototypes such as the [[Lotus 30]] and 40. Clark had an uncanny ability to adapt to w

...wagen]]. Lamborghini is the main counterpart to [[Ferrari]] in the Italian sports car business. The Italian company was founded in 1963 by businessman [[Ferr ...d War II]], [[Ferruccio Lamborghini]] was able to cultivate an interest in sports cars. After owning a [[Mercedes-Benz 300SL]], a [[Jaguar E-Type]], and a [[

...eloped by [[Pininfarina]] and previewed by the Aurelia-based '''Florida''' prototypes. While the '''Florida I''', presented at the 1956 [[Turin Motor show]], was ...ngs. Until 1967, 593 Sports and Super Sports were built (99 Preseries, 344 Sports, 150 Supersports).

...ely unrelated to the other [[Ferrari 250|250 cars]]. It was a mid-engined sports car racer with a [[Ferrari 250#250 Testa Rossa|250 Testa Rossa]] [[V12]] en ...us had to run in the prototype class until it was homologated as a Group 4 Sports Car for the 1966 season.

...eded a test driver. He was quickly promoted to controller of experimental, Sports and GT car development. ...the ideas from the GTO and developed with [[Piero Drogo]] of [[Carrozzeria Sports Cars]] in the [[Modena]] works an aerodynamically advanced body, even lower

The '''Ferrari P''' series were prototype sports cars in the 1960s and early 1970s. Sports car racers followed in 1963. Although these cars shared their names (based

...]], Gilberto Colombo knows Mario Speluzzi, professor and director of motor sports in the technical, begins to love the design issues in this field. ...bo [[Enzo Ferrari]] in [[Modena]] and begins to apply to the design of its sports cars, in a report that will remain tight collaboration of professional unti

Ducati was to produce two prototypes and two extra engines as spares. Today only one survives. The second prototype, a black and silver sports version with four Dell'Orto SS 1 carburettors, survived, and was on display

The [[Sports Car Club of America]]'s [[SPEED World Challenge]] Touring Car and GT champi ...RA]] (National Hot Rod Association) which is the largest sanctioning motor sports body in the world. The NHRA was formed to prevent people from [[street raci

| Class || [[Sports car]], [[Supercar]] The '''Pagani Huayra''' is a [[Mid-engine design|mid-engined]] [[sports car]] produced by [[Pagani]]. It is a successor to the [[Pagani Zonda]] and

...'''24 Hours of Le Mans''' (''24 Heures du Mans'') is a [[sports car racing|sports car]] [[endurance racing|endurance race]] held annually since {{24hLM|1923} ..., the [[Sauber C9]], while an influx of Japanese manufacturer interest saw prototypes from [[Nissan]] and [[Toyota]]. However, [[Mazda]]'s unique [[rotary engine

| Services || engineering products and processes,building prototypes and cars, producing special windscreens [[Category:Sports cars]]

...Le Mans''' (''24 heures du Mans'') is the most famous [[Sports car racing|sports car]] [[endurance race]]. It is held at ''[[Circuit de la Sarthe]]'' near [ ...ltaneously in a number of different categories and classes, from dedicated prototypes to street cars, the overall winner being the car that has covered the great

...limited budget stretched by [[Formula 1]] racing, [[Formula 2]], [[GT]] [[sports car]] world championship pursuit and regular road car production, resources ...nd six-cylinder vehicles were individually built to order; almost all were prototypes.

...oined Ferrari, were he was quickly promoted to controller of experimental, Sports and GT car development. ...the ideas from the GTO and developed with [[Piero Drogo]] of [[Carrozzeria Sports Cars]] in the [[Modena]] works an aerodynamically advanced body, even lower

* [http://wsrp.ic.cz/chassis/chassis_lancia.html World Sports Racing Prototypes] - Lancia Chassis Numbers

...f Borgo Panigale needed greater publicity, especially in the 125 and 175cc Sports class, events that created a market, as Ducati focussed on commercial succe ..., in 1966 the Villa brothers in joint collaboration, after producing a few prototypes in 1965, presented two new 125 and 250cc motorcycles, both twin-cylinder tw

...r [[Palermo, Sicily|Palermo]]. Founded in 1906, it used to be the oldest [[sports car racing]] event, part of the World Championship until 1973. While also a After 1973, it was a national sports car event until it was discontinued in 1977 due to safety concerns. It is s

.... These cars, when their headlights were removed, qualified to race in the sports category: they could also be adapted to qualify for the racing category sim ...750 in 1953's [[12 Hours of Sebring]] (the first [[sports car racing|World Sports Car]] [[World Sportscar Championship|Championship event)]], after coming in

...nd for the services of design, engineering, model construction, moulds and prototypes. In 1992, he started construction of the prototype for the Fangio F1 and b [[Category:Sports cars]]

...e the ratios over a range rather than between set gear ratios. Even though prototypes for CVT have been around for decades, it is just now reaching commercial pr ...under the [[trade name]] [[Tiptronic]], have become a popular option on [[sports cars]] and other performance vehicles. With the near-universal prevalence o

...275&nbsp;P and a 4.0&nbsp;L [[Ferrari P#330 P|330&nbsp;P]]. Other Ferrari prototypes, including two 330&nbsp;Ps, were entered by the British team Maranello Conc ...ed by a 3.3&nbsp;L. The performance of the 275&nbsp;LM was far from "real" prototypes but as the SOHC V12 engine was a close derivative of production Ferrari eng

* [[Fornasari]] (sports cars) * [[Pininfarina]] (car body styling, prototypes)

...AC [[1000km Nürburgring]] race was introduced, an [[Endurance race]] and [[Sports car racing]] event that counted towards the [[World Sportscar Championship] ...ordschleife is used by many auto manufacturers as a proving ground for car prototypes. Some of the most notable corporate "Ring Rats" are BMW, Porsche, Mercedes-

===Prototypes & Special Editions=== ...xtreme sport clothing manufacturer Dainese, the show star is equipped with sports seats incorporating a rigid titanium fibre shell.

...won the [[1977 World Sportscar Championship season|World Championship for Sports Cars]] in 1977. ...izione|8C Competizione]] (named after one of Alfa's most successful prewar sports and racing cars, the [[Alfa Romeo 8C|8C]] of the 1930s).

...lid rear axle with a pair of closely-spaced 10-inch rear wheels. The first prototypes had one wheel at the rear but this made the car prone to roll-overs, so the Renzo Rivolta wanted to concentrate on his new [[Iso Rivolta]] sports car, and was extremely interested in doing licensing deals. Plants in [[Spa

...e Motocyclisme (FIM)]] in 1949. The commercial rights are owned by [[Dorna Sports]]. Teams are represented by the International Road Racing Teams Association ...epartments could finally get back to blue sky engineering, building racing prototypes for the sole purpose of racing. It meant that costs of leased machines incr

...o directly control the motion of the car. [[Lotus Cars]] developed several prototypes, and introduced them to F1, where they have been fairly effective, but have ...tain the ride height, and therefore the camber, independent of load. In [[sports car]]s, optimal camber change when turning is more important.

...o Industries Inc. (D.T.I. Group or DTI), manufacturer of the [[De Tomaso]] sports and luxury cars, owned by Argentinian industrialist [[Alejandro de Tomaso]] ...orcycle [[wind tunnel]], ''La Gallerie del Vento'', capable of testing 1:1 prototypes at the Mandello del Lario works, thereby allowing the company to market the