Ever seen one? Brasinca 4200 GT
The Brasinca company in Brazil actually focused on bus bodies and truck cabins, as well as vehicle components, but at the beginning of the 1960s they saw an opportunity to be successful with a complete passenger car.
Rigoberto Soler Gisbert was commissioned to design a sports car body which, depending on your point of view, is reminiscent of the Jensen Interceptor or the Studebaker Avanti. The body was made of sheet steel and mounted on a specially designed, robust chassis and supplemented with suspension elements from Chevrolet van production. The engine also came from Chevrolet and produced 155 SAE hp at 4000 rpm as an in-line six-cylinder engine with 4271 cm3 and three SU carburetors. The power was transmitted to the rear wheels via a three- or four-speed gearbox.
Wilson Fittipaldi, the older brother of the later F1 world champion Emerson Fittipaldi, was organized to drive a few laps in Interlagos and apparently respectable lap times were achieved. According to the factory, the top speed was around 185 km/h.
At the end of November 1964, the production version was presented at the Sao Paolo Motor Show (see also report in the AR) and a dedicated assembly line was soon set up, which promised an output of 20 cars per month.
The Brasinca 4200 GT, which was also called the Uirapuru, was quite expensive at CHF 34,000 at the time, but demand was limited in any case, which is why the adventure came to an end in 1966 after 77 hand-built examples (including three convertibles).
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