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Irmscher is a German automobile tuning company specialising in Vauxhall and Opel (General Motors) cars. This has led them to create Daewoo and Chevrolet models, and wheels for the GM based SAAB models, although these are much rarer than the Opel and Vauxhall parts. It was founded in a double garage in the Swabian town of Winnenden by rally driver and motor mechanic Günther Irmscher in 1968. Their distinctive customised parts include alloy wheels, bodykits and exhausts as well as various interior fittings. Car tuning is both an industry and a popular hobby, in which a car is tuned or modified in order to improve its performance. ... Vauxhall Motors is a UK car company. ... Opel, originally and more correctly known as Adam Opel AG is an automobile maker in Germany. ... General Motors Corporation NYSE: GM, also known as GM, is a United States-based automobile maker with worldwide operations and brands including Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saturn, Saab and Vauxhall. ... This article needs copyediting (checking for proper English spelling, grammar, usage, etc. ... Chevrolet, often nicknamed Chevy, is a brand of automobile, now part of General Motors. ... General Motors Corporation NYSE: GM, also known as GM, is a United States-based automobile maker with worldwide operations and brands including Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saturn, Saab and Vauxhall. ... Saab 9-3 Sport Sedan Saab Automobile AB is a Swedish automobile maker, now owned by General Motors. ... Swabia (German: Schwaben) is both a historic and linguistic region in Germany. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... A body kit is an exterior modification to a car ... A colorized automobile engine The internal combustion engine is a heat engine in which combustion occurs in a confined space called a combustion chamber. ...


They have also retained close links to the Opel company by operating the works teams for Opel in many European automobile competitions, including the Omega raced in the V8Stars competition in Germany. However, in the UK the Vauxhall teams are run by Triple 8. The Opel Omega was a large automobile from Opel, the main European subsidiary of General Motors. ...


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