"reydelaplaya" (reydelaplaya)
11/27/2014 at 09:22 • Filed to: None
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"reydelaplaya" (reydelaplaya)
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Turkey's in the fryer, pie's in the oven, and cases of liquid tolerance of visiting extended family is in the fridge (and a secret stash in the fridge in the garage,too). Everything's all ready for the big day of feasting and feuding. The only thing missing today was a Graverobber NPoCP: Thanksgiving Edition.
That brings us to today's user submitted NPoCP 1796cc, 1986 Puma GTC Convertible. According to everybody's favorite and reliable source, wikipedia, the Puma was an offshoot of Volkswagen produced in Brasil. The GTC model, produced from 1980 to 1985 was the convertible of the Puma lineup.
From wikipedia:
In 1980, it was time for another restyling as well as a rename. The coupé became the GTI , while the spider became the GTC . The new look included rubber bumpers with decorative cast-in ridges which mimicked the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! 's telescopic impact bumpers. The taillights were replaced by the Volkswagen Brasilia's Mercedes-style units, all the rage at the time with Brazilian cottage manufacturers. The small push-button doorhandles were replaced with more modern units borrowed from the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! A version utilizing the VWB Variant II's more modern chassis (albeit still with the Brasilia's front suspension) called the P 018 appeared for the 1982 model year. This had slightly wider tracks front and rear, and a rear suspension featuring semi-axles with !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , sprung by transverse torsion bars, rather than the Brasilia's simpler !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! rear. As with other Pumas, an air-cooled 1.6 litre Volkswagen boxer-four was standard equipment, with larger 1,7, 1,8, and 2.0-litre versions available at extra cost. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! An annual production of 1,000 was planned, but in the end only about 55 of the P 018s were completed.
This rare cat, apparently 1 of 55 built, currently resides on the sunny, warm, Caribbean island of Puerto Rico, in Guaynabo - The 'Falls Church' of the San Juan metro area. It has dual Webber Carbs, Porsche wheels, and is priced at just $19,900, or best offer - and unfortunately, that's about all we can tell from the clasificadosonline ad.
Now it's up to you to decide:
At a Benjamin shy of 20 grand, does the price of this Puma GTC give you Cat Scratch Fever?
Or, is it too much scratch for a topless red pussy?
http://www.clasificadosonline.com/UDTransDetail.…
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> reydelaplaya
11/27/2014 at 09:24 |
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Came here for a Puma, am disappointed:
Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
> Cé hé sin
11/27/2014 at 10:22 |
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So much want for a Puma Racing. The people who own one near my girlfriends place must be sick of me looking at it.
Bluecold
> reydelaplaya
11/27/2014 at 11:05 |
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There are plenty rare, quirky, interesting small sportscars for less money. From Fiat X1/9's to Alfa Spiders to Matra's to MR2's... all sorts.
These only have 'parts bin VW' and 'these were so shitty nobody bought one' going for them, both not very desireable traits.
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> Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
11/27/2014 at 13:55 |
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The Racing turned out to be not quite such a good idea at the time. I recall Ford imported 20 of them to Ireland and a year later still had ten or so on their hands. Problem was that the average Puma buyer wanted a small, stylish (dare we say girlie?) car, not a small, expensive to insure, powerful one and so they stayed away in droves.
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Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
> Cé hé sin
11/27/2014 at 14:01 |
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That's a shame. It does seem to make a lot more sense as a used buy than a new one. The price new was a lot for a 150hp front driver.