Little detail is know about the new concept sports car; however Touring Superleggera has presented a 'teaser' image on the internet which reveals a strong hint of its outline form.

One of Italy's most famous historical automotive names, Touring Superleggera, is set to make its comeback at the Concorso d'Eleganza Ville d'Este this month at Cernobbio with a bold new concept sportscar.

Ville d'Este, the fabulous concorso held on the banks of  Lake Como, will represent the rebirth of Milan-based Touring Superleggera, since its current owners, Gruppo Zeta Europe, acquired the rights to the famous name almost exactly two years ago. Zeta Europe BV owns several companies in the Milan area including Carrozzeria Granturismo and Ruote Borrani, a historical wheel manufacturer which has been rejuvenated in a similar context to Touring Superleggera where it draws firmly on its traditional DNA.

longside the unidentified concept sportscarin Cernobbio, which promises to be carefully rooted in Touring's carrozzeria traditions, they will also present a Maserati Quattroporte 'shooting brake' styling project. Little detail is know about the new concept sports car though; however Touring Superleggera has presented a 'teaser' image on the internet which reveals a strong hint of its outline form.

The 'concorso' will see the Touring Superleggera name reborn, forty years after it finally ceased to trade. The firm was founded in March 1926 by Anderloni and Ponzoni, with Touring using 'Falco', a company founded and run by the brother of Antonio Ascari, as a basis. Initially making cars using the principles developed by Weymann, they used the chassis' from Alfa Romeo, Itala and Lancia cars. Fame came in 1932 when an Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 spider with a body by Touring won the Mille Miglia. In 1937 the name 'Superleggera' was added, reflecting their now famous method of constructing the body using a latticework of small diameter steel tubes clothed in Aluminium panels.

During the Fascist regime, the name was changed to 'Turinga' (to deanglicize it), but reverted to Touring after the war. During the war they produced a number of less well known cars based on the Fiat 1100, including the 1100 Spyder Superleggero Sport Nazionale for Ercole Boratto, the personal driver of Mussolini.

Following the onset of peace the production continued at a relatively high volume and included some of their most famous products including those based on the Alfa Romeo 6C2500 (such as the Villa d'Este) and later 1900 (Sprint), Ferrari 166 and others. Noteable cars produced also include the Disco Volante, Maserati 3500GT, Lamborghini 350GTV and Lancia Flaminia convertible. They also built a Fiat 124 convertible. Unfortunately financial problems led to the company being placed in receivership in 1964 with production ceasing in January 1967. Unsuccessful attempts have been made in the intervening period to revive the name.