The L’Automobile Ventura was a interesting piece of Brazilian automotive history built on a Volkswagen chassis — similar in concept, spirit, and styling to the awesome Puma. It technically isn’t a kit car, but it was as close as you can get before being accused. The pretty fiberglass body sits on top of a VW […]
The Volkswagen Brasilia (Type 321) was VW of Brazil’s homegrown hero, sold for the 1974–1982 model years. Beneath the Brasilian market bodywork lurks a modified Karmann-Ghia platform, complete with torsion bar front suspension and swing-axle rear — a setup already decades deep in VW lineage. Power came courtesy of the air-cooled, rear-mounted flat-four from the […]
The Volkswagen Brasilia was sold in Brazil (and Mexico) from the 1974 through 1982 model years. It was known as the type 321 and was manufactured by Volkswagen of Brazil with a chassis borrowed from the Karmann-Ghia and an engine from the Beetle. But the styling was pure squareback cool. Find this 1977 Volkswagen Brasilia […]
If this next car looks simultaneously familiar and unfamiliar, you are not alone. This car is a result of some international disputes that made Brazil ban (or make them really expensive) the importing of foreign cars for a number of years. The folks at Volkswagen got around the furrin car hate by building a factory (or two) in Brasil and eventually letting the locals design and develop their own cars. Nossa Senhora! This car is a Volkswagon of Brasil built type 3 that was designed by Marcio Piancastelli and it was given the nickname of Zé do Caixão (“Coffin Joe”) because of its boxy shape. This 1969 Volkswagen 1600L failed to meet reserve at a bid of $9800 (but will probably be back up for sale soon) located in Daytona Beach, FL.
The Volkswagen Brasilia was sold in Brazil (and Mexico) from 1974 through 1982. The type 321 was manufactured by Volkswagen on Brazil and borrowed most of its chassis from the Karmann-Ghia and engine from the Beetle., but the styling was pure squareback cool. This is the first we’ve featured on DT, probably because they were […]