Friday, February 17, 2017
1973-1982 Volkswagen Brasília
Our final Brazil-designed long roof (for now) is the 3- and 5-door Volkswagen Brasilia. It was intended to replace the Beetle and sold in markets outside of Brazil, too. As is VW's way, the car wasn't anything new in comparison to its predecessors, combining bits and pieces of the Beetle and Karmann Ghia with a newish body. Performance was absolutely pathetic, but at least it was economical to run. Also as is VW's way, the formula was very successful, with over a million Brasilia sold over the course of production. There's a famous legend that goes with this car; a photographer tried to take some photos of a preproduction model and Volkswagen security tried to shoot him (or her). Nice! I the spirit of those frightening and violent antics, I give you this video which features a potential customer who is blindfolded as if he's about to be lined up for the firing squad.
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