Turin Auto Show
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The Turin Auto Show is an auto show
Auto show
An auto show, or motor show, is a public exhibition of current automobile models, debuts, concept cars, or out-of-production classics. It is commonly attended by automobile manufacturers. Most auto shows occur once or twice a year...

 held annually in Turin, Italy. The first official show took place between 21 and 24 April 1900, at the Castle of Valentino, moving to Turin in later years.

Today the Bologna Motor Show
Bologna Motor Show
The Bologna Motor Show is an auto show held in Bologna, Italy, in December. It is recognized as an international show by the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles.- 2011 :...

 has taken its place as Italy's international motor show.

Year Vehicle presentations (selection)
1902
  • Adami (automobile) Rondini
1907
  • SPA
    SPA (automobile)
    SPA an Italian automobile manufacturer, produced cars between 1906 and 1926.The company was established by Matteo Ceirano and Michele Ansaldi in Turin under the name of Società Piemontese Automobili. The first cars were exhibited at the Esposizione di Torino...

     28/40HP
  • 1908
  • Lancia Alfa-12HP
    Lancia Alfa-12HP
    The Lancia Alfa 12 HP was the first car made by Lancia. The cars first road tests begun in September 1907 and production started in 1908. Vincenzo Lancia unveiled his first car in Turin Motor Show in 1908...

  • 1947
  • Prototype of a Grand Prix racing car company Porsche
    Porsche
    Porsche Automobil Holding SE, usually shortened to Porsche SE a Societas Europaea or European Public Company, is a German based holding company with investments in the automotive industry....

  • 1949
  • Porsche
    Porsche
    Porsche Automobil Holding SE, usually shortened to Porsche SE a Societas Europaea or European Public Company, is a German based holding company with investments in the automotive industry....

    -Cisitalia
    Cisitalia
    Cisitalia was an Italian sports and racing car constructor. The name "Cisitalia" derives from "Compagnia Industriale Sportive Italia", a business conglomerate founded in Turin in 1946 and controlled by the wealthy industrialist and sportsman Piero Dusio...

    -racing cars
  • 1952
  • Abarth
    Abarth
    Abarth is an Italian racing car maker founded by Austrian-Italian Carlo Abarth and Italian Armando Scagliarini in Turin in 1949. Its logo depicts a stylized scorpion on a red and yellow background.- History :...

     1500 Biposto Coupé
  • 1953
  • Prototype Alfa Romeo B.A.T. 5
    Alfa Romeo BAT
    The Alfa Romeo BAT is an Italian concept car. The car originated in a joint collaboration project between Alfa Romeo and the Italian design house; Bertone that began in 1953...

  • Lancia Appia
    Lancia Appia
    The Lancia Appia was a car introduced in 1953 as a replacement for the Ardea and in production for 10 years. The Appia was the last in a long line of Lancia production cars dating back to the Lancia Lambda to use the famous sliding pillar front suspension...

  • 1954
  • Prototype Alfa Romeo B.A.T. 7
    Alfa Romeo BAT
    The Alfa Romeo BAT is an Italian concept car. The car originated in a joint collaboration project between Alfa Romeo and the Italian design house; Bertone that began in 1953...

  • At least 30 of Giovanni Michelotti
    Giovanni Michelotti
    Giovanni Michelotti was one of the most prolific designers of sports cars in the 20th century. His notable contributions were for Triumph and BMW marques...

     designed vehicle models from different manufacturers
  • 1955
  • Prototype Alfa Romeo B.A.T. 9
    Alfa Romeo BAT
    The Alfa Romeo BAT is an Italian concept car. The car originated in a joint collaboration project between Alfa Romeo and the Italian design house; Bertone that began in 1953...

  • 1956
  • Prototype of the Lancia Flaminia
    Lancia Flaminia
    The Lancia Flaminia is a luxury car from the Italian automaker, Lancia, built from 1957 to 1970. It was Lancia's flagship model at that time, replacing the Aurelia. It was available throughout its lifetime as saloon, coupé and cabriolet. The Flaminia coupé and cabriolet were coachbuilt cars with...

  • 1959
  • BMW 3200 Michelotti Vignale prototype design Michelotti Vignale
  • 1962
  • Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ 1
  • 1963
  • Lamborghini 350GTV
    Lamborghini 350GTV
    The Lamborghini 350 GTV was the prototype and forerunner of the later 350 GT - Lamborghini's first production model. The car was presented to the public on the 1963 Turin Auto Show.-Rejection for production and preparation for show:...

  • Ghia
    Carrozzeria Ghia
    Carrozzeria Ghia SpA is one of the most famous Italian automobile design and coachbuilding firms, established by Giacinto Ghia and Gariglio as Carrozzeria Ghia & Gariglio, located at 4 Corso Valentino in Turin....

    -Fiat
    Fiat
    FIAT, an acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino , is an Italian automobile manufacturer, engine manufacturer, financial, and industrial group based in Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont. Fiat was founded in 1899 by a group of investors including Giovanni Agnelli...

     G230S Due Posti
  • Prototype of the Iso
    Iso Rivolta
    Iso Rivolta was an automobile and motorbike manufacturer in Italy, predominantly active from the late 1940s through the early 1970s. They are known for the iconic Isetta 'bubble car' of the 1950s, and for a number of powerful performance cars in the 60s and early 70s.-History:Iso Rivolta was...

     Grifo A3/C
  • 1966
  • Fiat 124 Spider
    Fiat 124
    The Fiat 124 is a mid-sized family car produced by the Italian manufacturer Fiat between 1966 and 1974. It was the replacement of the Fiat 1300 and Fiat 1500...

  • Ferrari Dino
    Dino (car)
    Not to be confused with Fiat DinoDino was a brand for mid-engined, rear-drive sports cars produced by Ferrari from 1968 to 1976. The Dino brand was meant to be used for cars with engines that had fewer than 12 cylinders, reserving the Ferrari name for the V-12 and flat 12 models. The Dino name was...

     prototype
  • 1967
  • Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale
    Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale
    The Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale is an extremely rare road car built by Alfa Romeo of Italy. Only 18 are reported to have been made, plus three design studies based on the 33 Stradale the 33.2, Iguana and Carabo...

  • Lamborghini Marzal
    Lamborghini Marzal
    The Lamborghini Marzal was a prototype concept car presented by Lamborghini at the 1967 Geneva Motor Show.Designed by Marcello Gandini of Bertone, it was created to supply Ferruccio Lamborghini with a true four-seater car for his lineup which already included the 400GT 2+2 and the Miura. It was...

     concept
  • 1968
  • LMX Sirex
    LMX Sirex
    LMX Sirex was a 2-door, 2-seater sports car of Italian origin. The car was the only model produced by LMX Automobile S.R.L. , a company founded by Michel Liprandi and Giovanni Mandelli. The body of the LMX Sirex was designed by Franco Scaglione. The LMX Sirex was introduced during the 1968 Turin...

     (not officially part of the show)
  • 1970
  • Lancia Stratos
    Lancia Stratos
    The Lancia Stratos HF, widely and more simply known as Lancia Stratos, is a car made by Italian car manufacturer Lancia. The HF stands for High Fidelity...

  • De Tomaso Deauville
    De Tomaso Deauville
    De Tomaso Deauville is a large four-door sedan first exhibited at Turin Motor Show 1970. The car was powered by the same 330 hp, 351 in³ Ford Cleveland V8 as the De Tomaso Pantera...

  • 1971
  • Alfa Romeo Alfasud
    Alfa Romeo Alfasud
    The Alfa Romeo Alfasud is a compact car made by Alfa Romeo of Italy from 1971 to 1989. It was considered one of Alfa Romeo's most successful models, sold 893,719 examples from 1972 to 1983 plus 121,434 Sprint versions from 1976 to 1989. A common nickname for the car is ’Sud...

  • 1972
  • Prototype of the Maserati Khamsin
    Maserati Khamsin
    The Maserati Khamsin was a sports car introduced as a Bertone prototype in 1972 at the Turin Auto Show. In 1973 it was put on display at the Paris Motor Show, where it was badged as a Maserati...

  • Lotus Esprit concept
  • De Tomaso Longchamp
    De Tomaso Longchamp
    The De Tomaso Longchamp is an automobile which was produced by the Italian automaker De Tomaso from 1972 to 1989.The Longchamp was developed from the De Tomaso Deauville four-door sedan, using a shorter wheelbase chassis with the same suspension, engine and transmission. The two models were the...

  • 1977
  • Fiat 131
    Fiat 131
    The Fiat 131, additionally called "Mirafiori", is a small/medium family car produced by the Italian car manufacturer Fiat from 1974 to 1984. It was exhibited at 1974 Turin Motor Show....

  • 1978
  • Lancia Megagamma
    Lancia Megagamma
    The Lancia Megagamma minivan is a concept car designed by Italdesign in 1978 and introduced the same year at the Turin Motor Show. It can be seen as the forerunner of modern MPVs...

     concept
  • 1984
  • Lancia Thema
    Lancia Thema
    The Lancia Thema is an executive car produced by the Italian automaker Lancia between 1984 and 1994, and one of four cars to share the Type Four platform alongside the Alfa Romeo 164, Fiat Croma and Saab 9000...

  • 2000
  • Concept study for the Ford Streetka
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