Nariska

Nariska is a Finnish car brand based in Turku, Finland. It was founded in 1970, and the first car they produced was the 1975 Nariska 102 which grew popular in the 1980's. In 1987, they produced the Nariska 102 GT, a racing trim for the existing Nariska 102. 
Nariska grew popular in the 1990's, having it's peak in 1995. It was popular in Amises, leading to massive amounts of Nariskas being tuned for performance. Nariskas we're also commonly seen in rallies. It eventually also grew popular in the rest of Europe. 
== History ==
Nariska was founded under the name "Mäkinen Teollinen Oy", translating to "Mäkinen Industrial Oy". The company produced items for industrial use until it's founder died in 1981 and M.T was bought by another industrial company named Nariska Group, which rebranded M.T to Nariska Motors and made it change it's industry to automobiles.
Nariska Motors' new CEO, Mikael Korhonen made the idea for the Nariska 102. After it was introduced in 1987, the populations of Turku saw it nothing but an ugly car, until in the 1988 World Rally Championship, Nariska's 102 was selected as the car of the Turku Rally Team, it blew up across Finland and also the world. 
Following it's sucess, Nariska produced the Nariska 102 GT, a racing trim for the original 102 which made it a more popular car in rallies, the most notable appearance of the 102 GT was in 1999 World Rally Championship and the 2000 World Rally Championship, under the teams Turku Rally Team and Nariska Motorsport following the shut-down of the Turku Rally Team in early 2000.
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