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-[[Image:IM000493.JPG|right|thumb|300px|The National Corvette Museum]]
+{{Infobox_Company |
-{{Unreferenced|date=January 2009}}
+ company_name = Irmscher |
-The '''National Corvette Museum''' showcases the [[Chevrolet Corvette]], an [[United States|American]] [[sports car]] that has been in production since 1953. It is located in [[Bowling Green, Kentucky|Bowling Green]], [[Kentucky]], off [[Interstate 65]]'s Exit 28. It was constructed in 1994 and opened to the public in September of that year.
+ company_logo = |
-The museum is located only a quarter mile from the [[Bowling Green Assembly Plant]], where Corvettes have been made since 1981. Public tours of the assembly plant are available.
+ company_type = [[Public company|Public]] |
+ foundation = 1968 |
+ location = [[Winnenden]], [[Waiblingen]], [[Germany]]|
+ key_people = Günther Irmscher Sr.|
+ industry = [[Automobile|Automotive]]|
+ products = [[Automobile]]s|
+ homepage = [http://www.irmscher.de www.irmscher.de]
+}}
-The museum is open year-round from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., except on [[Easter]], [[Thanksgiving|Thanksgiving Day]], [[Christmas]] (December 24-25), and [[New Year's Day]] (January 1).
+'''Irmscher Automobilbau [[GmbH]] & Co. [[Kommanditgesellschaft|KG]]''' is a [[Germany|German]] automobile [[car tuning|tuning]] and [[Manufacturing|manufacturing]] <ref>http://www.irmscher7.de/</ref><ref>http://www.egmcartech.com/2008/02/26/geneva-preview-irmscher-to-debut-473hp-opel-gt-saturn-sky/</ref> company specialising in [[Opel]] (and [[Vauxhall Motors|Vauxhall]], both belonging to [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]]) cars.
+It was founded in 1968 in a double garage in the [[Swabia]]n town of [[Winnenden]] near [[Waiblingen]] in [[Rems-Murr-Kreis]] by [[rallying]] driver and motor mechanic [[Günther Irmscher]] Sr.
-== External links ==
+Irmscher has retained close links to the [[Opel]] company by operating the works teams for Opel in many European automobile competitions, including the [[Opel Ascona|Ascona B i400 rally car]] and the [[Opel Omega|Omega]] raced in the discontinued [[V8Star]] competition in Germany. However, in the UK the Vauxhall teams are run by [[Triple 8]].
-* [http://corvettemuseum.com/ Official website]
-* [http://bowlinggreenassemblyplant.com/ Bowling Green Assembly Plant official website]
-* [http://www.chevrolet.com/corvette/ Official Corvette website]
-{{Museums in Kentucky}}
+This has led them to create parts for [[GM Daewoo|Daewoo/Chevrolet]] <ref>http://www.irmscher.de/pdf/de/files/Prosp_Daewoo-Cad_09-04.pdf</ref><ref>http://www.irmscher.de/pdf/de/files/Captiva_Edition_irm_10_07.pdf</ref> models, the [[Cadillac CTS]] <ref>http://www.irmscher.de/pdf/de/files/Cadillac%20CTS%2003_06.pdf</ref> and wheels for the [[General Motors Corporation|GM]] based [[Saab Automobile|SAAB]] <ref>http://www.irmscher.de/pdf/de/files/Saab_Felgen_05_05.pdf</ref> models, although these are much rarer than the [[Opel]] and [[Vauxhall]] parts. Their distinctive customised parts include [[alloy wheels]], [[Body kit|bodykits]] and [[Internal combustion engine|exhausts]] as well as various interior fittings.
+{| align = "right"
+|[[Image:Irmscher Opel Astra H GTC (2005).jpg|thumb|Irmscher Opel Astra H GTC]]
+|[[Image:Irmscher 7.jpg|thumb|The Irmscher 7]]
+|}
-{{coord missing|Kentucky}}
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
-[[Category:Bowling Green, Kentucky]]
+==External links==
-[[Category:Automobile museums in Kentucky]]
+* [http://www.irmscher.de Irmscher website]
-[[Category:American national museums|Corvette Museum]]
+[[Category:General Motors]]
 [[Category:Chevrolet]]
-[[Category:Chevrolet Corvette]]
+[[Category:Saab]]
+[[Category:Opel]]
+[[Category:Vauxhall]]
+[[Category:Auto parts suppliers]]
+[[Category:Automotive companies of Germany]]
+[[Category:Companies established in 1968]]
+[[Category:Automotive motorsports and performance companies]]
+[[Category:Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters]]
-{{US-museum-stub}}
+[[de:Irmscher Automobilbau]]
-{{Kentucky-stub}}
+[[es:Irmscher 7]]
+[[ja:イルムシャー]]
+[[fi:Irmscher]]