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The first car to be named ''Gran Turismo'' was the 1929 [[Alfa Romeo 6C|Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Gran Turismo]], a sporting dual-purpose road/race chassis and engine specification that was available with a wide variety of body styles or ''"[[Coachbuilder|carrozzeria]]".'' The influential [[Weymann Fabric Bodies|Weymann fabric-bodied]] ''[[Berlinetta]]'' version by [[Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera|Carrozzeria Touring]], "an early example of what we generally perceive to be a GT car",<ref name=":32" /> was winner of the ''[[Sedan (car)|Vetture Chiuse]]'' (closed car) category at the 1931 Mille Miglia.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Mille_Miglia-1931-04-12.html |title=Mille Miglia 1931 |work=Racing Sports Cars |access-date=15 February 2016}}</ref> An improved and [[Supercharger|supercharged]] version, the 6C 1750 GTC ''Gran Turismo Compressore'',<ref name=":32">{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=vIHDCwAAQBAJ&q=alfa+romeo+6c+1750+gt+berlinetta+touring&pg=PT58|title=Alfa Romeo Berlinas |last=Tipler |first=John |date=2016-03-18 |publisher=Veloce Publishing |isbn=9781845849641|language=en}}</ref> won the ''[[Sedan (car)|Vetture a Guida Interna]]'' (internally driven car) category of the 1932 Mille Miglia.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Mille_Miglia-1932-04-10.html |title=Mille Miglia 1932 |work=Racing Sports Cars |access-date=10 March 2016}}</ref> The Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 was designed by Vittorio Jano,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/2275/Alfa-Romeo-6C-1500-Sports-Two-Seater.html |title=1927 - 1929 Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 Sports Two Seater |webpagewebsite=Ultimatecarpage.com |first=Wouter |last=Melissen |date=29 March 2005 |access-date=13 February 2021}}</ref> who would later be instrumental in the design of the 1951 Lancia Aurelia B20 GT.<ref name=":24">{{cite web|url= http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/october-2007/114/lancia-aurelia |title=lancia-aurelia|date=2014-07-07|work=Motor Sport Magazine|access-date=2017-04-20|language=en}}</ref>