Farus

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Farus was a Brazilian car brand.

Brand history

Alfio Farus and his son Giuseppe Farus, owners of Italmecãnica , founded Farus Indústria de Veículos Esportivos Ltda in 1979 . in Belo Horizonte . The first automobile was presented in June 1980 . Series production began in February 1981. The brand name was Farus , short for Família Russo . Around 100 vehicles were built in the first year. In 1983 the company name changed to Embrabi Comércio Indústria Ltda. The production plant was now in Contagem .

In 1990 everything was transferred to Tecvan, Tecnologia de Vanguarda Ltda. sold from Contagem. Production ended in 1991. A total of around 1200 vehicles were built.

vehicles

The first ML 928 model was a two-seater coupe . The basis was a self-made chassis . A fiberglass body was mounted on top. A four-cylinder engine from Fiat with 1,300 cc displacement and 72  hp power powered vehicles. Later, larger engines with a displacement of 1600 cc, 1800 cc and 2000 cc displacement were also available from Volkswagen do Brasil .

Versions with 2 + 2 seats and convertibles have also been handed down.

In 1986 the vehicles were offered in Germany for around DM 30,000 .

literature

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. ↑ a b Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Farus.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m João F. Scharinger: Lexicar Brasil (Portuguese, accessed September 24, 2016)