Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera

45°32′34″N 0°04′07″E / 45.542819°N .0686401°E / 45.542819; .0686401

Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera S.r.l.
Company typeAutomobile manufacter
IndustryAutomotive
FoundedMilan, Italy (1926 (1926))
FounderFelice Bianchi Anderloni
Gaetano Ponzoni
Headquarters,
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Markus Tellenbach, CEO
Matteo Gentile, Head of Design
Productscoachbuilt limited-production cars
Servicesautomotive design, coachbuilding, engineering, homologation, non-automotive industrial design, restoration of classic cars, custom coachbuilding, restoration services, limited-edition sports cars
SubsidiariesBruino (TO) Rivalta (TO)
Websitetouringsuperleggera.eu
Original Carrozzeria Touring badge
Later badge design, until 1966

Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera is an Italian automobile coachbuilder. Originally established in Milan in 1925, Carrozzeria Touring became well known for both the beauty of its designs and patented superleggera construction methods.[1] The business folded in 1966. In 2006 its brands and trademarks were purchased and a new firm was established nearby to provide automotive design, engineering, coachbuilding, homologation services, non-automotive industrial design, and restoration of historic vehicles.

Carrozzeria Touring was established on 25 March 1926 by Felice Bianchi Anderloni (1882–1948) and Gaetano Ponzoni. After achieving success through the middle of the 20th century, the business began to decline as automobile manufacturers replaced body-on-frame automobile construction with unitary design and increasingly took coachbuilding in-house.

After the original firm ceased production in 1966, Carlo Felice Bianchi Anderloni and Carrozzeria Marazzi preserved the "Touring Superleggera" trademark and used it on several occasions to support the company's heritage. The trademark was acquired by the current owner, a family business, which began conducting its activities in 2006 under the name Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera S.r.l.; the new firm is headquartered nearby Milan, its hometown.

  1. ^ "Company - History". Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera. Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera srl. 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-05-25. Retrieved 2010-05-31. ...the 'Superleggera' (Super lightweight) construction system was patented in 1936...