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July 21st, 2011 12:21 PM #1
Taken with cellphone cameras
Believe me guys, this Brazilian VW Kombi is newer than 2005, and remains on duty.
Chedeng
VW-based rear-engined MG TD replica, made in Brazil with a fiberglass body.
Volvo truck
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July 21st, 2011 12:23 PM #2
Land Rover from Brazilian Army
'48 Mercury Eight in Arroio do Sal, a small town in southern Brazil
My uncle's '50 Simca 8
2nd-gen Honda Legend coupe. I took this picture in Florianópolis, Brazil
Brazilian Army ambulance
Small Opel Kadett-based ambulances were more common in Brazil, but now are becoming rare. I spotted this one in Pelotas, a Brazilian city near the Uruguayan border.
and this one in Porto Alegre, my hometown
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July 21st, 2011 12:24 PM #3
Chevy Silverado 2500 made in Argentina, with a 4.1L inline-6 gasoline-powered engine and 5-speed manual transmission, used by Rio Grande do Sul military police as an ambulance.
Chevy S10 being used by a dealership in Brazil for advertisements
Brazilian VW 1600 4-door sedan, better known nowadays as "Coffin Joe" after José Mojica Marins, a Brazilian filmmaker.
Ford F550 used to refuel small aircrafts at the Salgado Filho International Airport, in Porto Alegre
Only the Brazilian version of the F550 is factory-fitted with Cummins engines...
Auverland A3-based JPX Montez, assembled in Brazil under license from Auverland
'50 Chevy 3100 panel-van
Another Kombi ambulance, this one from Pelotas
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July 21st, 2011 12:25 PM #4
Chevrolet 6500 with a Marcopolo bus body
Chinese-made tricycle, these are becoming very common in my hometown because of its cost-effectiveness to handle light cargo in parcel-delivery services
Land Rover ambulance from a private operator
Volkswagen Caddy, a Polo-based van, made in Argentina, used as ambulance in a private university in Brazil
FIAT ambulance spotted by me in the Amazon
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July 21st, 2011 12:33 PM #5
Renault ambulance from Carazinho, my dad's hometown.
This other Renault I spotted near the Olímpico Monumental stadium, in Porto Alegre. There is a Renault dealer in the other side of the street...
Ford Courier, Brazilian version, currently one of the most popular vehicles for ambulance conversions in Brazil.
US-spec Suzuki Swift
Agrale TX, a Brazilian truck fitted with an air-cooled 2cyl 1.3L 40ps Hatz diesel engine.
Pontiac Trans Sport that belonged to my dad. Now he rides a Renault Logan so ugly that I don't feel motivated to take a picture.
FIAT Doblò, currently one of the vehicles more used as ambulance in Rio Grande do Sul. If FIAT would return to the Philippines, this model would be successful due to its AUV-look.
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July 21st, 2011 12:41 PM #6
'69 Puma GT, Brazilian sports car with a fiberglass body and Volkswagen driveline.
C6 Vette, no introduction needed for this legend
Bumblebee
Willys All-Steel Station-Wagon, known in Brazil as "Rural" - this front-end was exclusive to the Brazilian version.
Chevrolet Brazil 3100, retrofitted with a diesel engine and a wooden bed, more suitable to work than the sheetmetal bed.
VW-based tricycle in the parking lot of Koxixos snack-bar, in Florianópolis, Brazil. IMHO this is one of the best places to take vehicle pictures in the world.
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July 21st, 2011 12:52 PM #7
VW baja-bug. I spotted this one in my street about 3 years ago.
Herbie
Kombi used as taxi in my hometown, with a 3-seater bench and a wheelchair restraint system in the rear compartment.
Hippie Kombi
I see this one nearly every Sunday in a park near my apartment
This one is from an Uruguayan restaurant
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July 21st, 2011 01:02 PM #8
Oh no, not another... Kombi... Yes, they are everywhere in Brazil
But modern European-designed vans such as the FIAT Ducato are also common.
'51 De Soto truck with a Slant-6 engine, never restored
Honda motorcycle with a tricycle conversion kit
Peugeot 504. It has an unibody but surprisingly this one had the bed side panels replaced by wooden ones.
Vespas are not so common here anymore, but there are some well-preserved ones
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July 21st, 2011 01:11 PM #9
One of the coolest Honda CBX250 I've ever seen.
Harley-Davidson from Brazilian Army
Suzuki DR800 with a weird color scheme
Suzuki V-Strom, one of the coolest touring motorcycles. I still have a desire to convert one of these to run on biodiesel, replacing its engine with a Chinese V-Twin diesel engine.
I spotted this R1 in a former Suzuki dealer
A tricycle with Volkswagen EA-827 engine
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July 21st, 2011 01:20 PM #10
Suzuki Boulevard
Suzuki DR650
Russian Muravey tricycle, spotted in Brazil
Brazilian Gurgel Carajás, VW-based SUV from the 80's.
Brazilian Army Toyota ambulance, still on duty
Citroën C4 Pallas/C-Triomphe
2nd-gen Renault Mégane, this one uses a flexfuel engine able to run either on pure gasoline, pure ethanol, or any blend of both, developed for the Brazilian market.
Kwento ng katrabaho ko, meron daw sya officemate dati na Italiano na tinanong daw bakit...
Traffic!