matkos
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Location: Brasil
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| Gurgel X-12TR 1987 |
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2016 8:24 am Views: 277
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The Gurgel X-12 is a brazilian coachbuilt made between 70's and 90's.
Its body was built in fiberglass with Typ 1 powertrain but it didn't use the VW chassi. The X-12's chassi was a steel tubular connected to the fiberglass body through a process called Plasteel that connects both forming a monoblock set.
The front axle was the of the VW beetle but the rear suspension used coil springs.
Built like a little off-road, the X-12 was mounted with mixed-use tires and a selective lock system of wheels for avoid jams in the mud.
The Gurgel X-12 of this photo is a TR version, with rigid roof, tuned in the VEB style. The VEB (Velha Escola Brasileira or Brazilian Old School) style is a way of tuning that only use brazilian accessories and techniques used in the 60's and 70's by brazilians tuners.
You can see more about this Gurgel X-12 and the VEB style in https://www.facebook.com/mafia.boxer |
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