the guess that car game!

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no alfa man (: its no mainstream marke, but it is not THAT strange. you people have mentioned weirder things.

Cano
 
nope and nope. the thing is a 1956 model, and in 1958 it won its class at lemans under the hand of DeTomaso (:
there, its a massive clue.

Cano
 
YEAH!
at last. well, do I extend this more, by asking for the complete name, or is it enough? :D

Cano
 
Alright, how about this one:

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that has to be an australian falcon of some kind. I see the Cobra emblem on the quarter, but I really dont know if there was a Cobra package in australia. well, first tell me, is that an australian falcon??? LOL

Cano
 
naah, that aint difficult, that car is quite faous, its a Puma!!!!
some weird 70s-80-s experimentation with porsche and VW powertrains, I think. well, my go, then? I will make you suffer. hold on (:

Cano

the one in the photos is really cool, in fact. look at those squirters on the VW motor!! that should be fast.
 
a shameless bump, just because I SO want you to crack yer heads trying to tell what this is :D

Cano
 
Originally posted by Cano
oooook, here we go (:
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Volkswagen Brasilia, that one is an early eighties car... that was my mom's car when I was young, I am Brazilian...

The Puma wasn't quite an experimentation with VW and Porsche engines, it was an actual car manufacturer in Brazil, much like RUF in Germany. Their engines were based on the VW flat 4 aircooled engine from the Beetle (Type 1) or Brasilia (Type 3), but Puma chnaged the engine substantially, with thir own parts. From the factory, a Beetle-engine powered Puma GT came with 90+ hp versus the Beetle with 45-50 hp. Officially there were no Porsche powered Pumas, but some enthusiasts actually put 4 or 6 cylinder Porsche engines in their Pumas. My uncle worked as a mechanical engineer at Puma in the late 70s... he said he remembers one Puma GTC (Convertible) that had a 6-cylinder engine made by Puma... They welded a VW flat 4 and another half of another flat 4 together, made a crankshaft and put the things together. He said the car made close to 160 hp, was damn fast, since those cars are light. He said the guys who drove the big V8s in Brazil (Ford Maverick GT 5.0, Doge Charger R/T) couldn't believe that Puma was faster than their cars, but he could not show the engine to them as it was a factory prototype. The project was scrapped because that engine made the lil Puma too rear end heavy and there were over steering problems.

The first Pumas were actually made in the mid 60s, with a similar body and DKW-Vemag 2-stroke 2 cylinder engines... They switched to VW after DKW (who was owned by Audi) was bought by VW and the DKW factory started making VWs. Here are some old DKW-Malzoni Pumas, some good looking cars, I believe:

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bleeeeeeeeeeh!!!!
hahaha, it doesnt count if you are mexican or brazilian!!!
dang, I didnt know there was someone here that was brazilian. hi :D
and yes, a brasilia indeed. maybe you and I are the only ones that know this thing and seethem in a daily basis...

Cano

and, I cant see your pic. would you mind attaching it or something like that? @@
 
OMG!!! WHAT IN HELL IS THAT??
no, its one of the oddest cars I have seen, never came to mexico. what is it???

Cano

:odd:
EDIT: wait, I was just reading your post and you say "here is another one". is that thing a Puma too??? @.@
 
It's a Puma GTB, it was the big Puma sold in Brazil, with a Chevrolet straight-6 2.5 engine from the Chevrolet Opala. That picture is of an 80s model. That engine produces gobs and gobs of power and it's currently used on the Chevrolet Omega...
 
its a fiat palio adventure, or something like that. I know because Fiat just got into mexico, and I've seen that POS in the streets.

Cano
 

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