A. Cação Automóveis

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A. Cação Automóveis Lda.
legal form Sociedade Limitada
founding 1983 or 1985
Seat Figueira da Foz , Portugal
Branch Automobile manufacturer

A. Cação Automóveis Lda. is an automobile workshop and was a Portuguese manufacturer of automobiles for several years .

Entrance to the workshop today (2013)

history

The company is primarily an automotive workshop. It is located at Rua 10 de Agosto 103-109 in Figueira da Foz . In 1982 the development of an automobile began , which was produced and marketed from 1983 or 1985. Production ended in 1995. The company still exists today as a workshop.

Facade of the workshop today (2013)

Models

The only model sport car was a wedge-shaped vehicle with a fiberglass body , which was available either as a convertible or as a coupé with gullwing doors . It offered space for 2 + 2 people. The vehicle had a tubular frame as a chassis . A built-in engine from VW in the rear provided the drive . There was a choice of four - cylinder boxer engines with a capacity of 1200 cc and 34 hp , 1300 cc and 40 hp, 1500 cc and 44 hp, and 1600 cc and 50 hp. The vehicle length was 392 cm, the vehicle width 162 cm and the vehicle height 122 cm.

Production numbers

The planned production number was 5 vehicles per month. That would be around 600 vehicles in 10 years. How many vehicles were actually produced is not known.

Sales organization

The company sold its vehicles under the brand name AC .

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b website from autohoje.com mentions 1983 as the start of production; The International Automobile Encyclopedia mentions 1985.
  2. a b c website from einforma.pt
  3. Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
  4. ^ Website of Rodas de Viriato and website of acsportscar
  5. a b Internet site of Rodas de Viriato