1996 Volkswagen 1600 'Fusca' [Typ 1]

1996 Volkswagen 1600 [Typ 1] in Real: O Plano por Trás da História, Movie, 2017

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afonso ◊ 2019-02-27 04:26
Hoppe Pinochet ◊ 2019-02-27 12:20	Popularly known as the "Fuscar Itamar", because of Itamar Franco the Brazilian president at the time who said that there should be an even more affordable car than the Fiat Uno Mille, so VW resurrected the Fusca, but it wasn't a success and it was phased out after just three years. The Brazilian Real came into effect in 1994, inflation was greatly reduced and buying power increased. And people really didn't want a Fusca anymore after Chevrolet launched the Corsa and Volkswagen launched the new Gol in 1994.
Ingo ◊ 2019-02-27 12:53	I think, the late Fuscas can be listed as origin Brazil, because they are at least so far away from the original as the Brazilian made T2-Bullis.
Crown Vic guy br ◊ 2019-02-27 17:20	At this time Fusca was the official name of the car, VW adopted this name in 1983