DailyTurismo

August 28 2021

Brazilian Type 3: 1969 Volkswagen 1600L

DailyTurismo Late Model 1600, Brasilia, Brazilian, Type 3, Volkswagen 6

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.

June 23 2021

Best Styled VW Ever: 1976 Volkswagen SP2

DailyTurismo Classic Brazilian, Classic, SP2, Volkswagen 7

Life in Brazil consists of pretty much nothing but playing soccer and partying in the streets…but that was before COVID, and today they mostly try to avoid this virus. Anyway, there is an fascinating automotive subculture in the former Portuguese colony and up until the 1990s Brazil (the world’s fifth largest country by population and geography) did not allow imported automobiles, so major OEMs around the world set up local manufacturing centers. At first the local plants built vehicles designed and engineered from the parent company’s home country, but eventually the locals starting building unique vehicles, particularly Volkswagen of Brasil. The SP2 was developed on the Type 3 Variant chassis with styling by Marcio Piancastelli. Find this 1976 Volkswagen SP2 bidding for $17,000 reserve-not-met located in Daytona Beach, FL via eBay.

March 3 2020

Sem Potência 2: 1973 Volkswagen SP2

DailyTurismo Uncategorized Aircooled, Brazilian, Slow, SP2, Unicorn, Volkswagen 5

Up until the 1990s Brazil (the world’s fifth largest country by population and geography) did not allow imported automobiles — and as a result, major OEMs around the world set up local manufacturing centers. In the beginning, the local plants built vehicles designed and engineered from the parent company’s home country, but eventually the locals […]

October 17 2019

Type 321 in TJ: 1980 Volkswagen Brasilia

DailyTurismo Uncategorized Brasilia, Brazilian, Thumbsup, Type 321, Volkswagen 0

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 […]

October 4 2019

Brazilian Kit Car: 1971 L’Automobile Ventura

DailyTurismo Uncategorized Brazilian, Kit Car, L'Automobile, Unicorn, Ventura 5

The Ventura was a fiberglass rebody of a Volkswagen from Brazil — similar in concept, spirit, and styling to the awesome Puma. If Volkswagen made a rear-drive GT car that preceded the Scirocco and Corrado, and it looked half as good as this does, they would be everywhere. Instead, the Ventura got the “just another […]

May 21 2018

Brazilian Body VW: 1978 L’Automobile Ventura

DailyTurismo Uncategorized Brazilian, L'Automobile, Puma, SP2, Ventura 10

I’m sorry, the connect is bad, did you say “batmobile?” No, no, I said I just bought a Latomobile! A Lactomobile…like a mobile nursing vehicle? No, a LATOMOBILE — a fiberglass custom thing based on Vdub mechanicals and built in Brazil, like the Puma or SP2! Wait…are you talking about the Ventura, built by L’Automobile […]

April 6 2018

Feito no Brasil: 1987 Volkswagen Fox Wagon

DailyTurismo Uncategorized Audi, Brazilian, Fox, Volkswagen 6

The original title for this post was Hecho en Brasil, but then somebody (more smarter than me!) pointed out that people in Brazil don’t speak Spanish, they talk Brazilian. So, I whipped out the old google translator and found it was actually Portuguese…wow…that was a long trip to get to the cheapest wagon in America […]

June 14 2017

Brazilian VeeDub: 1984 Ventura Coupe

DailyTurismo Uncategorized Brazilian, Kit Car, Puma, Rare, Unicorn, Ventura 2

The Ventura was a fiberglass rebody of a Volkswagen from Brazil — similar in concept, spirit, and styling to the awesome Puma. I don’t think I’ve ever seen another for sale, but this one is offered from an estate/garage sale. Find this 1984 Ventura Coupe offered for an undisclosed amount of cash, located in Western Massachusetts […]

February 8 2017

Wicked Pissa: 1982 Volkswagen Puma GTI

DailyTurismo Uncategorized Brazilian, GTI, Puma, Volkswagen 4

Listen up ya chowdahead, if you need to get a new cah because your old one is busted, you’d bettah get that idear about buying sum high priced gahbidge from ebay outta your thick skull and head over to that list by the Craigs and get somethin killa. Like this 1982 Volkswagen Puma GTI offahed […]

August 11 2016

Roll The Dice: 1982 Puma GTI (Volkswagen)

DailyTurismo Uncategorized Brazilian, GTI, Puma, Volkswagen 10

Las Vegas is an interesting place. It is a city that was built a reputation around giving people a chance at something great. You might be schmuck today, but with a little luck at the roulette table, you could be a rich schmuck tomorrow is what brings an average of 40 million visitors to the […]

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