Indústria de Plástico Reforçado Glaspac

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Indústria de Plástico Reforçado Glaspac Ltda.
legal form Ltda.
founding 1961
resolution ?
Seat São Paulo , Brazil
Branch Automobiles , plastics

Glaspac buggy

Indústria de Plástico Reforçado Glaspac Ltda. was a Brazilian manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded in São Paulo in 1961 to manufacture plastics . In 1968 the production of automobiles and kit cars began under a license from Meyers Manx . The brand name was Glaspac . In 1987 automobile production ended.

vehicles

The first model was a VW buggy . The chassis of a VW Beetle , which was shortened by 36 cm, served as the basis . Around 3000 vehicles were built by 1977.

From 1972 there was the Super Bug , also a buggy. The model was not a great success and was discontinued in 1973 due to high manufacturing costs.

In 1981 the first Brazilian replica of the AC Cobra was presented. An open body was mounted on a tubular frame. A V8 engine with a capacity of 5000 cc and 199  hp propelled the vehicles. Planning was for five vehicles per month, but this goal was not half achieved. A total of 90 vehicles were built.

In 1984 replicas of the Porsche 356 as a convertible and of the 1956 Ford Thunderbird were presented, of which only the Porsche came onto the market.

literature

Web links

Commons : Indústria de Plástico Reforçado Glaspac  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Glaspac.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i João F. Scharinger: Lexicar Brasil (Portuguese, accessed September 24, 2016)