Gurgel
Sign in to saveGurgel Motores () was a Brazilian automobile manufacturer, named after its founder João do Amaral Gurgel. The company was founded in 1969 and first specialised in buggies and off-road vehicles. Early models were fiberglass bodies installed on Volkswagen Beetle chassis and machinery, but VW bodies and chassis were later replaced by a unique solution made of Plasteel, which consists of fiberglass and steel joined, a system patented by Gurgel. Gurgel also introduced Brazil's first fully domestically designed and manufactured car, the BR-800.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- automobile manufacturer
- Country
- Brazil
- Headquarters
- Rio Claro
- Industry
- automotive industry
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- Commons category
- Gurgel vehicles
- inception
- 1969-09-01
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1996-00-00
- product or material produced
- car
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Rise and growth (1969–1987)
- Urban vehicles (1987–1993)
- Last projects and bankruptcy (1993–1994)
- Current days (2000 and beyond)
- Vehicles produced
- References
- External links
Gurgel Motores () was a Brazilian automobile manufacturer, named after its founder João do Amaral Gurgel. The company was founded in 1969 and first specialised in buggies and off-road vehicles. Early models were fiberglass bodies installed on Volkswagen Beetle chassis and machinery, but VW bodies and chassis were later replaced by a unique solution made of Plasteel, which consists of fiberglass and steel joined, a system patented by Gurgel. Gurgel also introduced Brazil's first fully domestically designed and manufactured car, the BR-800.
== History ==
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