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I think Porsche originally garnered the moniker from the Carrera Pan Americana...
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Thats exactly it.
Targa is for the legendary Sicilian road race the Targa Florio one of the greatest automotive challenges ever. Porsche was extremely successful there, often embarassing its rivals Ferrari and Alfa Romeo so it called one of its 911 variants after it, hence the 911 Targa.
Heres a link to the Targa Florio's website, i havent visited it myself (ps its in italian but there may be some pics of the road)
www.girodisicilia.com