VW Brasilia

[ProgRocker]

These look really nice.   Like a shortened VW Type 4.

 

VW Brasilia en Paseo Quilín - Santiago, Chile by RiveraNotario, on Flickr

VW Brasilia en Paseo Quilín - Santiago, Chile by RiveraNotario, on Flickr

 

VW South America had some interesting cars in their range during the 1970s.

[fordperv]

That looks cool, I hope these are out of reach of the pineapple brigade

[Dave_Q]

Sadly not.

 

[Pillock]

They're pretty decent. Effectively a Beetle under the skin, so a beam front end, torsion bar rear, and a rear mounted aircooled flat four which even retains the upright cooling fan, rather than the "pancake" engine of the Type3 cars. Downside is less luggage space, Type 3s had a boot front and rear, upside is that they're pretty easy to find tuning bits for - or even a turnkey hot motor. The flatter engines use the same block etc but tend to run hotter as the fan isn't as good for an uprated engine.

 

They will pop wheelies with a 2276.

 

It's on The List.

[tooSavvy]

http://www.oldbug.com/75brasilia.htm

 

...yellow stuff 

 

TS

[Tayne]

Baja Brasilia

 

[Felly Magic]

Are there any Veedubs that are immune from the Pineapple mob?

[Richard]

Touran?

[robinmasters]

Touran?

 

What, one of these?

 

[Pillock]

That looks like a Touran front end, but it's shared with the Caddy and judging by the lack of interior light, and the fact the roofrack is so far forward, and the MASSIVE wingmirrors, I'm guessing it's a commercial vehicle.

I've got a Touran outside. It's got roofbars so I might throw a pineapple, an empty oil can, a stuffed labrador, an oil painting of Anthea Turner, and a pink tricycle up there just to piss on your chips

 

I've already considered putting one of them bonnet bras on it, but only because they're £60 and to get the hailstone damage fixed (strangely confined to the bonnet - must be thinner metal) will be £200. Might filler and then stickerbomb the bonnet instead to generate even more FURY.

 

I don't think I've ever seen a Scene'd Phaeton but I bet someone will prove me wrong shortly. I want to see it on 13" Ronal Turbos.

[morris_ital_lover]

Are there any Veedubs that are immune from the Pineapple mob?

Schwimwagen... They can't afford them luckily!

 

On the Brasilia, it is an interesting car like many other South American oddities (the Argie VW 1500 being particularly notable)... I'd be very tempted by one.

[Junkman]

http://www.oldbug.com/75brasilia.htm

 

...yellow stuff 

 

TS

 

 

 

and now in very high demand worldwide

 

In other words, they attract a massive scene tax.

[inconsistant]

Are there any Veedubs that are immune from the Pineapple mob?

 

Golf Plus?

 

 

 

Phaeton... wrong 

 

[Shep Shepherd]

An interesting car. It puts me in mind of a mark 1 Golf from a parallel universe

[Alusilber]

The Brazilians also had the Karmann Ghia TC:

 

and the SP2:

 

which make me slightly jealous.

[Junkman]

OMGSLAMT!

 

[Pillock]

An interesting car. It puts me in mind of a mark 1 Golf from a parallel universe

 

Well really, it was. It entered production only a year before the Golf, but remember in Mexico - especially in the 70s - the Beetle was king. It's like rats to London, you are never more than three foot away from a Beetle there. So it was just an updated version, squarer body to give more interior room and an up-to-date look but still with the same engine that can be fixed by a one-armed blind man with a hammer and a twig.

[robinmasters]

That looks like a Touran front end, but it's shared with the Caddy and judging by the lack of interior light, and the fact the roofrack is so far forward, and the MASSIVE wingmirrors, I'm guessing it's a commercial vehicle.

 

 

I'm thoroughly ashamed. It was the first link on Google. Lazy.

 

Is this any better?