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• European Touring Car Championship
  The '''European Touring Car Championship''' was an international [[motor racing]] competition organ ...he behest of the FIA. It allowed a variety of [[touring car racing|touring cars]] of different sizes and displacements to race together, from the small [[F
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• Touring car
  ...50px|[[Horatio Nelson Jackson]] in his 2-seat [[Winton automobile|Winton]] touring car, "The Vermont", drives across America]] [[Image:Studebaker1920.jpg|thumb|250px|1920 [[Studebaker Big Six]] '''touring car''' with its top down. The folded top behind passengers was known as the
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• Group N
  ...FIA in [[1982]] to replace the outgoing [[Group 1]] as "''standard touring cars''". To qualify for [[homologation]], a minimum of 2500 cars of the competing model have to be built in one year, out of 25,000 for the
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• Bugatti Type 50
  ...[[Bugatti]] Type 46''' and later '''Type 50''' were large enclosed touring cars and along with the '''Type 50B''' racing version, were all produced in the ...from its Rootes-type blower, it was not a great success. 18 supercharged cars were made in all.
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• BN
  ...ngines]]. The touring car reached top speeds of 75 [[km/h]] and the sports cars 100 [[km/h]]. In 1925 all production was stopped. [[Category: Cars]]
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• Grand tourer
  ...o door [[coupe]] with either a two seat or a 2+2 seat arrangement. Example cars include the [[BMW 6-Series]] and the [[Aston Martin DB9]]. ...drive]], and the term sports car may be used to describe a car with grand touring qualities. Very high-performance grand tourers, such as the [[Ferrari 575M
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• Superleggera
  [[Image:superleggera.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Touring Superleggera emblem on a [[Lamborghini]] car]] ...]] and [[body-on-frame]] methods widely adopted by the 1950s, Superleggera cars use a frame of metal tubes as a full-body frame which closely follow the s
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• Open wheel
  ..., in the manner of most street cars, [[stock car racing|stock car]]s, or [[touring car]]s. Open-wheel racing includes many types and levels of motor racing i ...to enclose the driver's body, with the head exposed to the air. In modern cars, the engine is located directly behind the driver, and drives the rear whee
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• Open-wheel
  ..., in the manner of most street cars, [[stock car racing|stock car]]s, or [[touring car]]s. Open-wheel racing includes many types and levels of motor racing i ...to enclose the driver's body, with the head exposed to the air. In modern cars, the engine is located directly behind the driver, and drives the rear whee
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• Gran turismo
  '''Gran Turismo''' is [[Italian language|Italian]] for ''[[Grand tourer|grand touring]]'' or "grand tourisme". These terms are used to describe ''long distance'' After these famous races and cars, several road cars and even computer games adopted the Gran Turismo name:
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• Gran Turismo (racing)
  '''Gran Turismo''' is [[Italian language|Italian]] for ''[[Grand tourer|grand touring]]'' or "grand tourisme." These terms are used to describe long distance or After these famous races and cars, several road cars and even computer games adopted the Gran Turismo name:
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• Battista Pininfarina
  ...ny]], and is synonymous with some of the best-known classic Italian sports cars. ...iali Farina for decades, learning bodywork and beginning to design his own cars.
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• Sports car racing
  [[Image:Gtp_sports_cars.jpg|thumb|300px|GTP sports cars racing at [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course]] in 1991]] '''Sports car racing''' is a form of circuit racing, with cars that have two seats and enclosed wheel wells. They may be purpose-built or
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• World Touring Car Championship
  |Category || [[Touring car racing|Touring cars]] ...Car Championship''' ('''WTCC''') is an international [[touring car racing|Touring Car]] championship organized by the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Auto
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• Alfa Romeo 2000
  ...und:#808080; color:#fff; border-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:Alfa 2000 touring spider.JPG|280px|]] ! colspan=2 |'''1959 Alfa Romeo 2000 Touring Spider'''
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• Francis Lombardi
  ...iche) and designed and build the L3. The L3 was a twin seat light training/touring aircraft used for both the civilian as the military training schools. ...ompany first produced the Meteor. After that they concentrated on building cars, a "carrozzeria". They began by building wooden estate-like bodies (using h
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• Oulton Park
  ...e-established as a highlight of the classic racing calendar. The [[British Touring Car Championship]], the [[British Formula Three Championship|British F3]], ...notoriety of this corner a series of videos were produced showing clips of cars crashing and spinning primarily at this corner. The series is named Oulton
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• Maggiora
  ...r or '[[Carrozzeria]]'. Their work has graced many [[Fiat]] and [[Lancia]] cars like the early [[Fiat 1100]] [[Viotti Giardiniettas]] and the [[Lancia Flam ...produce the [[Fiat Barchetta]] - at around 50 bodies a day. Some complete cars were produced here too (including the rare [[Kappa]] Coupe).
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• Gabriele Tarquini
  |Caption || Gabriele Tarquini in 2006, as a [[World Touring Car Championship|WTCC]] driver ...ify, mainly because he was a regular in the pre-qualifying era, usually in cars which were so slow as to struggle to qualify.
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• Mondello Park
  |Events || [[British Touring Car Championship|BTCC]]; [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Superbike racing|Supe ...wned by [[Martin Birrane]], and is home to the Irish legs of the [[British Touring Car Championship]] and [[British Super Bikes]], as well as a [[Formula 3]]
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• Battista Farina
  ...ny]], a name forever associated with many of the best-known postwar sports cars (especially [[Ferrari]]s). ...li Farina'' for decades, learning bodywork and beginning to design his own cars.
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• GT car
  ...drive]], and the term sports car may be used to describe a car with grand touring qualities. Very high-performance grand tourers, such as the [[Ferrari 599 ...stance travel, or races, and make more practical daily drivers than sports cars.
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• Maserati 5000 GT
  ...engine from the [[Maserati 450S]] on the 3500GT's chassis. [[Carrozzeria Touring]] developed the [[superleggera]] tubing and [[aluminum]] body of the two-se The second car, also by Touring, was displayed at [[Salone dell'automobile di Torino]] 1959.
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• Bugatti Type 46
  ...[[Bugatti]] Type 46''' and later '''Type 50''' were large enclosed touring cars and along with the '''Type 50B''' racing version, were all produced in the ...from its Rootes-type blower, it was not a great success. 18 supercharged cars were made in all.
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• Coach
  ...ls). In [[North America]] railway coaches are usually known as "railroad ''cars''". A railway coach can be self-propelled such as the [[Budd Rail Diesel Ca {{Passenger cars}}
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• Alfa Romeo 6c 1500
  ...arger|supercharging]] was dropped. First versions were bodied by Young and Touring. *'''6C 1500 Sport''', 54 bhp @ 4500 rpm, 125kmh (1928-1929)- 171 cars
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• Touring
  [[Image:Th anderloni-seniorjpg.jpg|right|thumb|'''Touring founder, Felice Bianchi Anderloni''']] ...ra Touring.jpg|thumb|right|250px|'''1938 Fiat 1500 Berlinetta Superleggera Touring''' [http://www.fiatfuoriserie.it <small>Source</small>] ]]
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• Donington Park
  |Events || [[Formula One]], [[British Touring Car Championship]], [[British Formula Three Championship|British F3]], [[Su In recent times it has held meetings of the [[British Touring Car Championship]], [[British Superbikes]] and [[Grand Prix motorcycle raci
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• Moroccan Grand Prix
  ...Harcourt|Count Bruno d'Harcourt]] during a practice run. All winners, in [[touring car]]s, were either [[France|French]] or [[Monaco|Monegasque]]. | [[Sports car racing|Sports cars]]
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• Alfa Romeo 2500
  ...made by coachbuilders like: James Young, [[Zagato]] ,[[Carrozzeria Touring|Touring]] ,[[Carrozzeria Castagna|Castagna]] and [[Pininfarina]]. ...ay. First versions were carrying bodies from James Young and [[Carrozzeria Touring]].
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• Alfa Romeo Disco Volante
  ...made in collaboration with Milan based coachbuilder [[Carrozzeria Touring|Touring]]. The engine was a slighly tuned 1900 engine (1997cc) now producing 158bhp ...f these automobiles ever attained to the status of truly successful racing cars although they were tried a few times, with one victory having been taken at
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• Wellington 500
  ...ellington 500''' was a 500 km street race for [[touring car racing|touring cars]] which took place at [[Wellington City]] in [[Wellington]], [[New Zealand] ...he Australian V8's.]]The race went through four different types of touring cars classes from [[Group A]] to [[Supertouring]] then the category now known as
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• Touring car racing
  ...number of distinct [[auto racing]] competitions in heavily-modified street cars. It is notably popular in [[United Kingdom|Britain]], [[Germany]], [[Scand ==Characteristics of a touring car==
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• Bathurst 24 Hour
  ...Championship|Nations Cup]], [[Australian Super Touring Championship|Super Touring]] ...Both the races also had international drivers entering their international cars in the races.
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• Bugatti Type 49
  ...could only reach 70&nbsp;mph (113&nbsp;km/h). 160 of these "Grand Sport" cars were made from [[1927]] through [[1931]], with a '''Type 43A''' [[roadster] The '''[[Bugatti]] Type 49''' was an enclosed touring car similar to the earlier [[#Type 44|Type 44]]. Produced from [[1930]] th
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• Lancia Aprilia
  ...NCIAAPRILIACAB1front3q.jpg|thumb|300px|right|'''1938 [[Touring|Carrozzeria Touring]] [[Spyder]]''']] A total of 20082 cars and 7554 additional chassises for [[coachbuilder]]s were made in [[Torino]]
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• Bugatti Type 30
  ...could only reach 70&nbsp;mph (113&nbsp;km/h). 160 of these "Grand Sport" cars were made from [[1927]] through [[1931]], with a '''Type 43A''' [[roadster] The '''[[Bugatti]] Type 49''' was an enclosed touring car similar to the earlier [[#Type 44|Type 44]]. Produced from [[1930]] th
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• Autodelta
  .... This allowed Autodelta to use the [[Balocco]] test track for new racing cars and prototypes. ...TZ]] introduced in June 1962. The TZ was updated to TZ2 in 1965, with both cars taking many wins in various championships. Alfa Romeo and Autodelta would
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• Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park
  |Events || [[New Zealand Touring Cars|New Zealand V8's]], [[Toyota Racing Series]], [[Porsche GT3 Cup]]
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• Bathurst 1000
  ...'Bathurst 1000''' is a 1000 km motor race for [[touring car racing|touring cars]], conducted at the [[Mount Panorama Circuit]] near [[Bathurst, New South W ...rous categories such as production cars, [[Group C]], [[Group A]], [[Super Touring]] and currently the popular [[V8 Supercar]] category. It was first held at
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• Amilcar Italiana
  ...:Amilcar Kühlerfigur.jpg |150px|thumb|right|Amilcar insignia on one of its cars]] ...Amilcar production is not limited only to vetturette sports simultaneously cars also appeared to call family and coaches, such as [[Amilcar Type E |Type E]
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• Alfa Romeo (Formula One)
  ...es of '''motorsport''', including [[Formula One]], [[sportscar racing]], [[touring car racing]] and [[rallies]]. They have competed both as a constructor and Alfa Corse closed for 1933 and locked the cars in the factory, but they eventually transferred them to [[Enzo Ferrari]]'s
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• Lamborghini Islero
  |Designer || Mario Marazzi (ex-touring) ...next logical choice as it was funded by Mario Marazzi, an old employee of Touring. The design was essentially a rebody of the 400GT, but the track was altere
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• 2008 World Touring Car Championship season
  ...ed of the FIA World Touring Car Championship for Drivers and the FIA World Touring Car Championship for Manufacturers. | rowspan=2| [[2008 Curitiba World Touring Car Championship round|Report]]
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• Oran Park Raceway
  ...ds slower than [[Frank Matich]]'s outright time set in a 2.6 litre [[Lotus Cars|Lotus]] [[Sports Car]]. ...]] was to be the second and last running of this endurance race. Endurance touring car races would continue at Oran Park well into the 1980s and apart from th
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• Sprint car racing
  '''Sprint cars''' are small, high-powered race cars designed primarily for the purpose of running on short [[dirt track racing| ...ce so as not to become airborn as readily as was previously the case. When cars went airborn, the wings would break off or absorb the impact of the flip, l
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