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MS> cars for sale
MS>Message-ID: <332E33D6.32ED@worldnet.att.net>
MS>mike robson wrote:
MS>One listing intrigued me, its a 1979 MG PUMA, described as a "GT
MS>CONVERTIBLE" it puports to be a Brazilian made car with a VW engine. I
MS>imagine its some sort of replicar - but of what? - anyone any idea what
MS>this is? I do remember seeing some"odd "cars when i was in Brazil once
MS>but dont recall anything like this.
MS>Mike:
MS>I remember seeing a Brazilian Puma a few years ago at the Carlisle
MS>Imports show. It was a low-slung, attractive black coupe, so I checked
MS>my library (A-Z of Sportscars, Bayview books) when I read your note. I
MS>read that Puma was a specialist Brazilian car maker from 1964 to 1985.
MS>After making some cars based on a 2-stroke DKW they switched to the VW
MS>beetle floorpan. From 1973-79 they made some 2+2 coupes called GTB based
MS>on Brazilian Chevys with engines from 2.5L fours to 4.1L sixes. Puma
MS>failed in '85 and was taken over by another concern. (Ford of GB also
MS>owned the name Puma in GB and there was an Italian outfit that made
MS>"Pumas" in the '80s.
MS>Mark Sherman
MS>'53 TD
OK, here's one for you guy's to indentify. The folks next door had some
fellow stop buy with a car for them to test drive. ( probably saw me
having too much fun in the 65 midget, and liked the idea ) It looked
like an 80's car, but with a lot of MG-T type style to it.
After the owner sent the couple from next door off for there test
drive, He noticed me farting around with the midget and wanderd over.
He introduced himself and said he used to race midgets a long time ago,
but was into Alfa's now. That's when I broke down and asked him what
the hell that car he had was. He said a Panther. He said to take a look
at it when the couple came back and note the windscreen.
Strange, it had MY midget winscreen on it !
Does any body know about these cars ?
John
65 midget (for sale)
71 midget
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