Bobby Indústria e Comércio de Carrocerias

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Spaic Indústria e Comércio de Carrocerias Ltda.
Bobby Indústria e Comércio de Carrocerias Ltda.
legal form Ltda.
founding 1983
resolution 1980s
Seat Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
Branch Automobiles

Bobby Indústria e Comércio de Carrocerias Ltda. , previously Spaic Indústria e Comércio de Carrocerias Ltda. , was a Brazilian manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company Spaic Indústria e Comércio de Carrocerias Ltda. from Rio de Janeiro started producing automobiles and kit cars in 1983 . The brand name was initially Spaic , from 1986 also Bobby for a model. At the end of 1986 the name was changed to Bobby Indústria e Comércio de Carrocerias Ltda. At the same time the old brand name was given up. Production ended in the 1980s. There were dealers in Belo Horizonte and Natal in 1986 and in Belo Horizonte, Curitiba and Manaus in 1987 .

vehicles

The first model was a replica of an MG TD . A chassis from Volkswagen do Brasil with a rear engine formed the basis. A fiberglass body was mounted on top. The vehicles were powered by an air-cooled four - cylinder boxer engine from VW.

In 1986 the Bobby Buggy added to the range. This was a VW buggy . The angular headlights were striking.

In 1987 the Candau followed , a multi-purpose vehicle on the same basis.

The kit presented in 1987, with the help of which a Chevrolet Monza resembled a Mercedes-Benz model, was unusual .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l João F. Scharinger: Lexicar Brasil zu Spaic (Portuguese, accessed on October 3, 2016)
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g João F. Scharinger: Lexicar Brasil zu Bobby (Portuguese, accessed on October 3, 2016)