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| boxstr |
 Feb 27 2007, 11:09 PM
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MEMBER:PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION  Group: Members Posts: 7,522 Joined: 25-December 02 From: OREGON Member No.: 12 Region Association: Pacific Northwest  |
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 CCLIN914NATION Attached image(s) 
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| Andyrew |
Feb 27 2007, 11:14 PM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,376 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California 
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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... |
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| boxstr |
Feb 27 2007, 11:30 PM
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MEMBER:PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION Group: Members Posts: 7,522 Joined: 25-December 02 From: OREGON Member No.: 12 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Complete built car. three different models. VW parts, where have I seen those before.....??
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| DBCooper |
Feb 28 2007, 06:32 AM
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14's in the 13's with ATTITUDE Group: Members Posts: 3,079 Joined: 25-August 04 From: Dazed and Confused Member No.: 2,618 Region Association: Northern California |
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. |
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| Eric_Shea |
Feb 28 2007, 11:18 AM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,279 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
Florianopolis.
Wife is going there next month. At least they practice safe... errrr... driving. Attached image(s) 
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