Alfa based cars from Brazil

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Info on a Alfa GP based Cadillac engined car from Brazil and a 1930s Alfa modified in Brazil. Translation from Babelfish...

Enrique Cassini transformed its Alfa GP car. It was the found solution to give utility its Alfa, that was not useful nor for city nor for tourism, only for races, and a time that GP had been cancelled. He would carroceria it was made the hand in aluminum. Engine Cadillac V-8 (1954), 5.400cc, 320HP 5.200rpm. Single grain transmission of box of changes Alpha of 4 synchronized marches and distinguishing auto-blocante. Tubular Alfa chassis. Wheels of Buick. Grating of the radiator of Chevrolet 1955. All up weight 900kg. Km/h reached 210 easily

Bottom car is pre-war 6c based, built circa 1932.

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Only model developed by the Woerdenbag Motors, of João Geraldo Woerdenbag, in Rio De Janeiro. This model was born of the first car of races constructed in Brazil, and was then equipped with Studebaker engine of 8 cylinders and set of Alfa Romeo suspension. After to participate of competitions between 1939 and 1952, the proprietor of the company, for 1955 return, decided to transform obsolete the bólido one of races into a tourism car. A new would carroceria convertible artisan was produced, and the engine was substituted by one of the Packard mark. What it seems, the car still exists, at the hands of a collector of São Paulo. Babalefish translation

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Link to a page on the FNM cars

FNM

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another Alfa based Brazilian car, the Malzoni