Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Sportscars, Supercars, Project Cars |
| Predecessor | Carrozzeria Falco (owned by Vittorio Ascari, older brother of race driver Antonio) |
| Founded | Milan, Italy (March 25, 1926) |
| Founder | Felice Bianchi Anderloni Gaetano Ponzoni Vittorio Ascari |
| Fate | Production ceased 1966 Production resumed 2008 |
| Headquarters | Terrazzano di Rho, Lombardy , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Markus Tellenbach, Chairman |
| Products | Bentley Continental Flying Star by Touring Alfa Romeo Disco Volante by Touring Touring Berlinetta Lusso Aero3 Arese RH95 |
| Services | automotive design, coachbuilding, engineering, homologation, non-automotive industrial design, restoration of classic cars |
| Website | touringsuperleggera.eu |
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. 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.