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.
The Torino Cherokee is a racing car manufactured and developed in Argentina for its participation in the Turismo Carretera. It is a sports development carried out under the regulations of the Asociaci
IKA-Renault Torino, the model used as the basis for the prototype Torino Cherokee.
Torino Cherokee of Marcos di Palma in 2006.
Side view of an AMC XJ 4.0 "Cherokee" engine (Pictured, 5 millionth unit, last engine produced by Jeep on 15 June 2001).