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 […]
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 […]
So you like obscure VW-based kit cars but you want a trunk, a frunk, and an engine you can put cargo on top of like in a VW Type III. You love the Puma’s Brazilian heritage and VW engineering but want a car that looks more third-generation Celica and less Ferrari. Every night you fall […]