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targa, n.|ˈtɑːgə|
[The name of a model of Porsche motor car with this feature, introduced in 1965, f. It. targa plate, shield, prob. after the Targa Florio (= ‘Florio Shield’), a motor time-trial held annually in Sicily.]
attrib. (esp. as targa roof, targa top), designating a style of roof hood on a sports car, of which the forward, rigid section is detachable, leaving a soft, convertible rear section and a central transverse roll-bar for structural support. Also absol., a car having this feature, and Comb., as targa-style, targa-type.
1976Eastern Even. News (Norwich) 9 Dec. 17/6 (Advt.), Citroen GS Club saloon, 1972, finished in blue with grey targa trim, sun roof, h.r.w., etc. 1979Tucson Mag. Mar. 25/1 A removable forward hardtop and a convertible softtop rear window are separated by a Targa-style rollbar. 1981N.Y. Times 15 Nov. v. 13/1 Fiat..calls the Zagato a cabriolet, but it is really a two-top targa, with the liftout roof and convertible back leaving the car open except for a wide roll-bar across the top. 1983Daily Tel. 12 Oct. 18/3 The open top arrangements..comprising a two-piece rigid, but light removable ‘targa top’ over the front seats and a fold-down rear hood behind the strong roll-over bar. 1986Travel Weekly's Focus on Luxury Travel 30 Nov. 68/3 The shiny black Ferrari, with an open targa roof. 1989Money Marketing 25 May 44/6 One advantage over other sports machines..is its structural rigidity, the result of it only having a targa-type lift-out roof panel rather than a full convertible hood. |