The Chevrolet 400 was a compact car made by General Motors de Argentina from 1962 to 1974. The "400" was General Motors's reply to Ford and Chrysler after those companies introduced the first compact
A Chevrolet 400 in the assembly line of GM Argentina
The 400 was replaced by the Chevy (pictured) based on the American Nova
Turismo Carretera is a popular stock car racing series in Argentina, and the oldest auto racing series still active in the world. The series is organized by Asociación Corredores de Turismo Carretera.
Ángel Lo Valvo wins the first official Turismo Carretera event – the 1937 Gran Premio Argentino de Carretera [es].
Production-based coupés remained in use into the 1950s.
Prototype cars, such as the Trueno Naranja, rose to prominence in the late-1960s.
The series began to evolve into the current format during the 1970s.