Autoweld Equipamentos Elétricos e Eletrônicos
Autoweld Equipamentos Elétricos e Eletrônicos Ltda. | |
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legal form | Ltda. |
founding | 1986 |
Seat | Santana de Parnaíba , Brazil |
Branch | Automobiles |
Website | www.autoweld.com.br |
Autoweld Equipamentos Elétricos e Eletrônicos Ltda. is a Brazilian manufacturer of automobiles .
Company history
The company was founded in 1986 in Santana de Parnaíba . Initially, it dealt with welding . In 1989 the development and manufacture of racing cars began . Replicas of classic automobiles followed in 1991 . The brand name is Cobramotorsport , according to some sources also CMS , Cobracar and QSH . The vehicles are also available as kit cars .
vehicles
The offer includes replicas of the AC Cobra . The Mk 2 Inglês version is intended for export and is more faithful to the original than the other model. The Glaspac , an allusion to the Indústria de Plástico Reforçado Glaspac , has a simpler structure. It has a larger wheelbase , a larger front track and is 15 cm longer and 14 cm wider. A tubular frame forms the basis of both models. An open body made of fiberglass is mounted on it. A V8 engine from Ford with 5000 cc displacement drives the vehicles. The engines produce between 220 hp and 481 hp. Motors with a displacement of 7000 cm³ are also possible. There is a choice of four, five and six-speed transmissions.
Web links
- Company website (Portuguese) ( Memento of August 29, 2018 in the Internet Archive )
- Cobracar (Portuguese, accessed October 1, 2016)
- Cobramotorsport (Portuguese) ( Memento from April 4, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- João F. Scharinger: Lexicar Brasil (Portuguese, accessed October 1, 2016)
- d'Auto zu Cobracar (Dutch, accessed October 1, 2016)
- d'Auto to Cobra Motorsport (Dutch, accessed October 1, 2016)