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Old 09-23-2019, 10:22 PM   #756 (permalink)
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That Jaguar E-Type reminded me that Simca 8 rebuilt around a Beetle frame that one of my uncles used to have.


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Vas ist das?
Did you forget then-president Itamar Franco lobbied for Volkswagen to resume local production of the Fusca in '93? Then, any Fusca made between '93 and '96 in Brazil is nicknamed Itamar. BTW today I saw one that you would love, it was nearly stock, except for the 3-spoke steering wheel from some version of the 2nd-gen Gol (the latest series of the Itamar was factory-fitted with the steering wheel of cheaper versions of the 2nd-gen Gol) and the absence of the adhesive stripes.
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