Indústria e Comércio de Carrocerias Villa

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Indústria e Comércio de Carrocerias Villa Ltda.
legal form Ltda.
founding 1980
resolution 1987
Seat São Paulo , Brazil
management Adilson Villa
Branch Automobiles

Indústria e Comércio de Carrocerias Villa Ltda. was a Brazilian manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Adilson Villa ran the São Paulo- based company . In December 1980, the production of automobiles and kit cars began . The brand name was Villa . Production ended in 1987. A total of over 100 vehicles were built.

vehicles

The first model Villa GT was a sports car . The coupe was only 110 cm high. An uncut chassis from Volkswagen do Brasil formed the basis. A fiberglass body was mounted on top. The windshield came from the Chevrolet Chevette and the rear window from the VW Type 3 TL . An air-cooled four - cylinder boxer engine in the rear drove the rear wheels. The facelift meant that the initially only two-seater vehicle offered space for 2 + 2 people and had rear side windows.

In 1982 there was a prototype with a Targa roof .

In 1986, the Speed ​​ME 1.7, a convertible with the engine from VW Brasília, was offered.

The VW buggy Pegasus has also been available in recent years .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i João F. Scharinger: Lexicar Brasil (Portuguese, accessed on November 6, 2016)