Tecnofibra
Tecnofibra | |
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legal form | |
founding | 1972 |
resolution | 1980 |
Seat | Rio de Janeiro , Brazil |
management | Fernando Pinheiro dos Santos |
Branch | Automobiles |
Tecnofibra was a Brazilian manufacturer of automobiles .
Company history
Fernando Pinheiro dos Santos, who designed a vehicle in 1966, founded the company in Rio de Janeiro in 1972 . He started producing automobiles and kit cars . The brand name was Play Bug . 40 vehicles were sold in the first year. After a few interruptions, production finally ended in 1980.
Another company from the same location continued production of a model under the Bravo brand .
vehicles
The first model was a VW buggy with no additional model name. An open, doorless four-seater body made of fiberglass was mounted on a chassis from Volkswagen do Brasil that had been shortened by 35 cm . The lack of a roll-over device was unusual . An air-cooled four - cylinder boxer engine in the rear drove the rear wheels.
The M-73 followed at the end of 1972 . This buggy was 10 cm longer in the front area and had two doors.
Web links
- João F. Scharinger: Lexicar Brasil (Portuguese)