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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ The BUGWAY

Posted by: boxstr Feb 27 2007, 11:09 PM

Anyone seen the BUGWAY, Vw powered, new, built in Brazil. Can be street driven.
Under $7000.USD.
Check the website http://buggy.waybrasil.com/index.htm

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Posted by: Andyrew Feb 27 2007, 11:14 PM

VW parts are SOO cheap, they probably have the cheapest of everything, and a one piece fiberglass body..

Is it a kit, or is it a completly built car...

Posted by: boxstr Feb 27 2007, 11:30 PM

Complete built car. three different models. VW parts, where have I seen those before.....??
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Posted by: Paul Illick Feb 28 2007, 06:32 AM

In the '60s when VW was negotiating with the Brasilian government to build a factory there, the government made them agree to supply components to the "national" car companies, to get a home-grown automotive industry started in the country. What happened is that everybody and his brother began building bodies and putting them on VW drivetrains. It was like Bruce Meyers, but on a national scale. Sports cars, buggys, Jeeps, transporters, whatever. A lot of cool stuff as well as some dreck. One thing you have to say about Brasilians is that they're rarely boring, and you can see that in their cars. Not fancy, but lots of character and usually pretty cheap.

I should put together some photos of those cars. All kinds of buggies, the Gurgel Jeeps, all the Beck cars, the 550 Spyders, 356's, Speedsters, Ferrari copies and interpretations of Ferraris, the Pumas and on and on. Anything you could put a VW chassis under, in fact. That Bugway buggy and the Beck cars all had their own chassis even, just using the VW drivetrain. Cool cars.

Posted by: Eric_Shea Feb 28 2007, 11:18 AM

Florianopolis.

Wife is going there next month.

At least they practice safe... errrr... driving.

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