Corona Viaturas e Equipamentos

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Corona SA Viaturas e Equipamentos
legal form Sociedade Anônima
founding ?
resolution ?
Seat Diadema , Brazil
Branch Automobiles , bodies

Corona SA Viaturas e Equipamentos was a Brazilian manufacturer of automobiles and bodies .

Company history

The company from Diadema originally manufactured superstructures for trucks . Technical director was Toni Bianco, who previously ran Tarpan Indústria e Comércio de Fiberglass . He presented a prototype in 1978 . Series production began in 1979. The brand name was Dardo . In 1983 automobile production ended. A total of around 300 vehicles were built.

vehicles

Only one model was on offer. It was based on the Fiat X1 / 9 . Three additional subframes provided more stability. The body was made of fiberglass . The coupé with a targa roof had two seats. The engine was mounted transversely behind the seats in a mid-engine design and drove the rear wheels.

The engine initially available was a four-cylinder engine with a displacement of 1297 cc and 72  hp . Later a larger engine with 1496 cc and 96 hp was also available.

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Dardo.
  • George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 1: A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 383. (English)

Web links

  • João F. Scharinger: Lexicar Brasil (Portuguese, accessed September 24, 2016)
  • d'Auto (Dutch, accessed September 24, 2016)
  • Allcarindex (accessed September 24, 2016)

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 Dardo.
  2. ↑ George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 383. (English)
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g h João F. Scharinger: Lexicar Brasil (Portuguese, accessed September 24, 2016)