Showing posts with label Brazil. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Brazil. Show all posts
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Brazil has some cool cars, slightly related the the USA versions, but with interesting variety
1972 Charger R/T
1975 Charger R/T
1972 Dart above
1978 Dart above
above 1978 Polara
Above, 1977 Polara
VW SP2
VW TL 4 door
All found on http://antigosverdeamarelo.blogspot.ca/2012/08/encontro-em-taubate-sp-2012.html
Museums that disappeared, the Galaxie Museum in Brazil, created and only lasted as long as the creator, Arno Berwanger. Then they were sold off to collectors
If I understand the translation correctly, he gathered on of each color from 1967. He owned the Ford dealership in the area, and had actually sold most of them when new... he also collected special ones from 67 to the 1983 model. Photos and info from http://antigosverdeamarelo.blogspot.ca/2012/10/museu-do-galaxie.html
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Monday, March 17, 2014
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Mopar dealership and gas station all in one
1952 in Teresopolis Brazil, found on http://antigosverdeamarelo.blogspot.ca/2013/08/agencia-mopar-1952-plymouth.html
Don't act like you've never seen a 1969 GTX before....
Well? Fine, I'll concede.... I've never seen a Chrysler GTX before... Brazilian. http://antigosverdeamarelo.blogspot.ca/2014/01/simca-presidence-1965-chrysler-gtx-1969.html
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Monday, March 3, 2014
Friday, February 28, 2014
the result of a load not secured. Military people understand... if it's going to sea, sky, or war, it better be locked down. This 747 fell out of the sky in 30 seconds of take off, all captured clearly on this video
you only will need to see the first 30 seconds to be amazed this was caught on film, and sad for the crew of 7. No passengers, this was a cargo flight.
SAO PAULO - Stunning images of the 747 load that fell yesterday in Afghanistan. The plane had seven crew. Never seen anything like it. Reportedly much of the cargo consisted of military vehicles and weapons. The whole bagasse was not properly secured and, at takeoff, the burden had shifted to the bottom of the aircraft. The weight caused the unsustainable plane flight angle, and the pilot didn't try to nose down instead of power out.
Found on http://flaviogomes.warmup.com.br/
Monday, February 24, 2014
Muhammad Ali was once a car investor/ middleman for a Suadi Arabia shiek and Brazialian car maker Puma
above from the book Puma By Thomas H. Braun (google books)
Then retired for six years (and perhaps only less known in the sports world than Pelé) and financial condition to invest high, the boxer arrived in town with an engineer and a consultant in addition to the lawyer and friend.
In all three models of the Puma Al Fassi were produced by Muhammad Ali A was all closed, another had the convertible top, and the last, most expensive, had sophisticated finish, with white and red seats and sportier appearance.
Struck a deal worth U.S. $ 36 million for 1,440 units, which would later be completed in the U.S. with engines and gearboxes Porsche 911. The vehicles were sold in Saudi Arabia, whose prince was a friend of the boxer.
found on http://www.gazetadopovo.com.br/esportes/lutas/conteudo.phtml?tl=1&id=1373962&tit=Mito-do-boxe-foi-quase-anonimo-em-Curitiba-nos-anos-80
there was a magazine article
"What's A Puma?" by Dwayne T. Ray. Kit Car Illustrated, August 1992. 5 pages. Fairly comprehensive article with 9 photos. Contains several interesting anecdotes. One of these was a scheme involving Muhammad Ali and Saudi financiers to market a special Puma in the U.S. as the "Ali Stinger."
Found on http://wj2d.100megsdns.com/liter.html
MUHAMMAD ALI STARTS UP AUTO COMPANY AP , Associated Press Apr. 27, 1987
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (AP)
Muhammad Ali, who used to sting opponents in the ring, is delivering his stings on wheels with the introduction of his new sports car, the Ali Stinger. ''The car will be as I was in the ring,'' the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper quoted the three-time world boxing champion as saying. ''It will flutter around like a butterfly and sting like a bee.''
The report Sunday said the 45-year-old Ali formed a new car company, the Ali Vehicle Industry, several months ago as a joint venture with two Brazilian companies, Brazilian Araucaria Vehicle Industry and Inter-American Ltd.
Ali Vehicles in Campinas, 290 miles southwest of Rio, already has produced 20 of the Brazilian-designed cars with Porsche engines, the report said. Ali was to test the first models today, when the company officially begins operations.
The company plans to export 500 coupes and convertibles each year to the United States, Middle East and Europe, the paper quoted Ali as saying. Ali could not be reached in his Rio hotel room for comment.
found on http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1987/Muhammad-Ali-Starts-Up-Auto-Company/id-2182a14ceac1d51de1a7af6602c56edb
Rolls Royce stuck in customs for years because of a corrupt bureaucrat that wanted more bribes to pass it through
the drivers side window was down the whole time, and the dirt and dust and moisture took a toll on the interior and exterior. When finally released from customs, it took a couple more years to restore to clean and operating condition. All the rubber parts, and the wood...
Found on http://flaviogomes.warmup.com.br/2013/07/novo-de-novo/ images from http://www.reginaldodecampinas.com.br/2013/entretenimento/?id=94
It was the Paris Motor Show Rolls Royce display car of 1974, then was bought and sold in Missouri.
The car underwent a complete overhaul at a local expert before being shipped to Brazil. Unfortunately the dispatcher who handled the import process was extremely dishonest and seized the import fees and taxes and papers to hold until paid a bribe. The car was retained by the IRS stuck for 3 years in the Port of Santos.
After endless negotiations and filing for an injunction to prevent an absurd payment of storage, the car was released at the end of 2010. The poor RR was with the windows open. The most amazing was that even after almost 3 years, the new Avon tires purchased and installed in the USA still contained 20lbs of pressure.
About 18 months were required to restore the car. Painted ceiling, hood and trunk, however not the "coach line" hand painted on the sides. The sunroof was a nightmare to get right. Set in the mid-80s in England, the system is identical to the BMW 7 Series. The harness had to be redone and the whole mechanism disassembled for cleaning and lubrication, rubbers were exchanged.
Here are the pictures, enjoy! Thanks: https://www.facebook.com/MBKlassik restorations, parts, technical advice and reviews pre-purchase of Mercedes-Benz. Joe Brasileiro - 11-99208-4609 - joe@mbklassik.net
Monday, February 17, 2014
no translato... but it appears to be a VW dealership in Brazil that was suddenly closed, and now used to store a private 3 car collection
Found on http://flaviogomes.warmup.com.br/
You're quite right, it's a short film based on a true story.
It’s about a man, currently a senior citizen in their's 80, who due to a sudden change in VW's dealership policy, lost the representation of that brand. It happened in 2001, in a small town (30k people) in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. In that year, VW state that every dealership that would sell less than 60 cars/year should shut down.
However, that man wakes up every day, put on business clothes and opens the shop. He still has some OEM parts, and some brand new cars, like a 10mil. Beetle. His routine is about chatting with friends, eventualy selling some parts (even requested by mail), and giving some loving to his "autos", that's the way he tenderly refers to his cars.
Regards from Sao Paulo, Brazil... Andre
Thank you VERY much Andre!
If anyone can get his contact info, I will be pleased and privileged to run his info here on my site to let people know he has VW parts and cars to sell, it might help him, or some reader! For anyone who can should do what they can to help a fellow car guy stay in business if they can, and this is what I can do
Sunday, February 16, 2014
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