Günther Irmscher (1937 – 9 February 1996) was a German

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driver and

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. In 1968 he founded the company Irmscher Automobilbau in

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near

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, South Germany. The first time they made tuning parts for

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cars. He started with

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(1977), then

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(1983),

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(both 1990). Irmscher was the winner of the

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in 1965 on NSU Prinz TT. 1967 he was the winner of the Rallye Tour d’Europe, also on NSU Prinz TT.

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German company founders 20th-century German businesspeople German racing drivers 1937 births 1996 deaths {{Germany-business-bio-stub German rally drivers