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Targa top, targa for short, is a semi-convertible car body style with a removable roof section and a full width roll bar behind the seats. The rear window can be fixed or removable, making it a convertible type vehicle. In common usage, any piece of metal or trim which rises up from the side of a car and continues in an uninterrupted line over the roof and down the other side may be called a targa band, or sometimes a wrapover band. Targa tops are different from T-tops, which have a solid, non-removable bar running between the top of the windshield and the rear roll-bar. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 182 KB) Summary Porsche 914 - rear view Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Porsche 914 Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ...
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The Porsche 914 was a sports car built and sold collaboratively by Volkswagen and Porsche from 1969 through 1976. ...
Saab 900 Convertible 1962 Rambler American 1981 AMC Eagle 4-WD convertible Convertible can also refer to a convertible security A convertible (sometimes called cabriolet in British English) is a car body style with a folding or retracting roof (aka soft top or top in USA, hood in UK). ...
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Roll cages are often used in professional rally cars Convertibles have particular concerns for roll-over protection A roll bar is a single bar behind the driver that provides moderate roll-over protection. ...
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The word targa first came into use from the 1966 Porsche 911 Targa, though the first production car with this system as an option was actually released five years before, namely the 1961 Triumph TR4 where it was called a surrey top. The name was first adopted by Porsche after the Targa Florio road race in which they entered, used type of body style to allow a quicker entry and exit to the car by drivers in 1962 and many race cars adopted it, especially Ford and its bitter rival at the time, Ferrari in the 60s and early 70s for twistier road courses. Porsche 911 in hillclimb The Porsche 912 (pronounced as nine eleven) is a sports car made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. ...
Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1962 Triumph TR4 The Triumph TR4 was a sports car built in the United Kingdom by the Standard Triumph Motor Company and introduced in 1961. ...
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The Targa Florio was an open road endurance automobile race held near Palermo, Sicily. ...
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This body style became popular in the 1970s, when the Department of Transportation (DOT) in the United States attempted to ban convertibles, due to concerns when the car is overturned. As a result, manufacturers adopted Targa tops or T bars. As Porsche helped to popularise this body style, they took out a trademark for the Targa name and manufacturers sought to look for alternative names for their removable roof. The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) is a federal Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with transportation. ...
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With the introduction of the Mazda Miata in 1989, saw a revival of convertibles as recent models had roll bar incorporated into the front windscreen, Targas and T-top witnessed a slow decline as manufacturers discontinued them one by one, putting convertibles into favor, but will continue to produce them when it is not possible to incorporate convertible styles. The Mazda MX-5 is a popular sports car built by Mazda in Hiroshima, Japan. ...
Roll cages are often used in professional rally cars Convertibles have particular concerns for roll-over protection A roll bar is a single bar behind the driver that provides moderate roll-over protection. ...
The windshield or windscreen of an aircraft, automobile, or motorcycle, is the front window. ...
Glass Roof 1996 saw the debut of a retractable glass roof in the Porsche 993 Targa, a design continued on the 996 Targa. The glass roof would retract underneath the rear window revealing a large opening. A shade was there to help prevent the greenhouse effect of the closed roof. This system was a complete redesign, as previous Targa models had a removable roof section and a wide B-pillar functioning as a roll bar. The new glass roof design allowed the 993 Targa to retain nearly the same side-on profile as the other 911 Carrera variants and finished with the inconvenience of storing the removed top of the old system. The Targa has the body of the cabriolet with the Targa glass roof replacing the fabric roof. The Porsche Type 993, or simply 993 (nine-nine-three or nine-ninety-three), was the version of Porsches 911 model produced from late 1993 through early 1998, replacing the 964. ...
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Examples of Traditional Targa-Top Examples of the Targa car and T-bar top body style include: “Car†and “Cars†redirect here. ...
1980 AMC Eagle drivetrain and suspension components. ...
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The Chevrolet Corvette is a sports car that has been manufactured by Chevrolet since 1953. ...
The Nissan 280ZX was a sporty coupe from the 1980s. ...
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The Ferrari P series were prototype sports cars in the 1960s and early 1970s. ...
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The Dino by Ferrari (also called the 206, 246, and 308GT4) was a mid-engined, rear-drive sports car produced from 1968 to 1973. ...
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Aston Martin DBR9 at dusk during the 2005 12 Hours of Sebring The 12 Hours of Sebring is an annual motorsport endurance race held at Sebring Raceway, a former Air Force base in Sebring, Florida. ...
This page refers to the concept and production cars of 2002 and later; for the mid-1960s race car, see Ford GT40. ...
The Honda Civic del Sol, also known as the Honda del Sol, was a two seat, targa top convertible manufactured by Honda in the 1990s. ...
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The Nissan 300ZX, also known as the Nissan Fairlady Z, is a sports car that was produced by Nissan. ...
The Porsche 904 was officially called Porsche Carrera GTS due to the same naming rights problem that required renaming the Porsche 901. ...
Porsche 906 at the Nürburgring 1966, Driver: Joseph Siffert The Porsche 906 or Carrera 6 was the last street-legal racing car from Porsche. ...
Porsche 911 in hillclimb The Porsche 912 (pronounced as nine eleven) is a sports car made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. ...
The Porsche 914 was a sports car built and sold collaboratively by Volkswagen and Porsche from 1969 through 1976. ...
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The Rover 200 Coupe was a car produced by the Rover Group, based on the Rover 200 Mark II. On 6 October 1992, a striking new dimension was added to the Rover range with the launch at the Paris Motor Show of the Rover 200 Coupe. ...
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1962 Triumph TR4 The Triumph TR4 was a sports car built in the United Kingdom by the Standard Triumph Motor Company and introduced in 1961. ...
The Triumph TR7 was a sports car manufactured from 1975 to 1981 by the Triumph Motor Company, then part of British Leyland (and subsequently, BL Ltd. ...
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