Fábrica de Carroçaria Esportiva

Fábrica de Carroçaria Esportiva Ltda. Fábrica de Carroçarias Esportivas Ltda.
legal form	Ltda.
founding	1960
resolution	1960
Seat	Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
Branch	Automobiles

Fábrica de Carroçaria Esportiva Ltda. or Fábrica de Carroçarias Esportivas Ltda. was a Brazilian manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was based in Rio de Janeiro and was part of Cassio Muniz SA , which marketed vehicles from DKW-Vemag , General Motors and Volkswagen do Brasil . In 1960 it produced automobiles by hand. The brand name was Brasília . The monthly production was 10 to 15 vehicles. A total of around 50 vehicles were built.

vehicles

The only model was an open two-seater. A reinforced chassis from the VW Beetle formed the basis. An air-cooled four - cylinder boxer engine with a displacement of 1200 cm³ and 36  hp was mounted in the rear and drove the rear wheels. The body was made of steel and some add-on parts such as doors, bonnet and trunk lid as well as the hardtop were made of aluminum .

The vehicle was featured in an automobile magazine in August 1960.

Web links

• João F. Scharinger: Lexicar Brasil (Portuguese)
• David Marques: O mistério do Esporte Brasília On: www.bigornia.com.br. (Portuguese)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} João F. Scharinger: Lexicar Brasil (Portuguese, accessed October 4, 2016)
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k} David Marques: O mistério do Esporte Brasília ( Memento of the original from October 8, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. On: www.bigornia.com.br. (Portuguese, accessed October 4, 2016)