I'm sorry, the connect is bad, did you say "batmobile?" No, no, I said I just bought a Latomobile! A Lactomobile...like a mobile nursing vehicle? No, a LATOMOBILE -- a fiberglass custom thing based on Vdub mechanicals and built in Brazil, like the Puma or SP2! Wait...are you talking about the Ventura, built by L'Automobile in São Bernardo do Campo? Uhhmmm...maybe? Find this 1978 L'Automobile Ventura offered for $4995 CAD ($3881 USD) in Vancouver, BC via craigslist. Tip from Rock On!
The Ventura was a fiberglass rebody of a Volkswagen from Brazil --- similar in concept, spirit, and styling to the awesome Puma. I don't think I've ever seen another for sale, but this one is offered from an estate/garage sale. Find this 1984 Ventura Coupe offered for an undisclosed amount of cash, located in Western Massachusetts via craigslist. Tip from Anthony.
Listen up ya chowdahead, if you need to get a new cah because your old one is busted, you'd bettah get that idear about buying sum high priced gahbidge from ebay outta your thick skull and head over to that list by the Craigs and get somethin killa. Like this 1982 Volkswagen Puma GTI offahed for $7995 on the North Shore of the Hub. Tip from FuelTruckah.
The Volkswagen Beetle was used for a number of kit-style cars over the years -- but don't think for a minute that you need to settle for some homebuilt project, because a few crazy people in Brazil built a legitimate production car using bits of old Beetles...and it doesn't look bad at all. Find this 1981 Volkswagen Puma offered for $6,000 in Mokena, IL via craigslist.
Las Vegas is an interesting place. It is a city that was built a reputation around giving people a chance at something great. You might be schmuck today, but with a little luck at the roulette table, you could be a rich schmuck tomorrow is what brings an average of 40 million visitors to the filthy hot desert town each year. So perhaps then, it is fitting that this next pile of unknown consequences is located somewhere off the strip, in Sin City. Find this 1982 Puma GTI offered for $4,500 in Las Vegas, NV via craigslist.
Find this 1971 Puma GT here on eBay bidding for $3,650 with auction ending Wednesday at 7:49AM Pacific.
The Puma GT was a low volume oddball built first on the Brazilian Volkswagen Kharmann-Ghia chassis and later the Volkswagen Brasilia chassis. It was the brainchild of Brazilian racer and
businessman Genaro "Rino" Malzoni and sold in limited numbers in its home market, but a few were imported into the USA without engine/transmission and titled as kit cars. The combination of Ferari-esque looks and
Volkswagen simplicity (and pricing!) makes for an interesting combination. Find this 1978 Puma GT here on eBay
bidding for $6,500 reserve-not-met with 2 days to go, located in Hustisford, WI.
Ahhh...the Puma. Everyone's favorite Brazilian built quasi-kit-car powered by a Volkswagen engine and graced with Ferrari Dino-esqe good looks. Maybe it is the 3rd bottle of Bartles & Jaymes speaking, but this would make a fantastic addition to just about any garage and a great alternative to a Porsche 911. Whoa there tiger, drinking at 7am? No, no, this post was written last night and scheduled per DTs scheduling instructions, but I'm serious, this car is cool. Find this 1987 Puma GTC Convertible bidding here on eBay
for $14,500 with 2 days to go, located in Monrovia, IN.
The Brazilian Puma automobile brand was the brainchild of Brazilian racer/businessman
Genaro "Rino" Malzoni and starting in 1966 launched a vehicle called the GT that used Volkswagen's Karmann-Ghia Type
14 as the chassis with a rear mounted DKW 2-stroke engine. A few years later, Puma used GM's Brazilian built Chevy Opala chassis (which was based on German Opel Rekord/Commodore) to build something called the Puma GTB, which may share most of its name with the earlier GT/GTS/GTE cars, but is an entirely different animal. Find this 1981 Puma GTB S2 offered here on eBay
for $24,000 buy-it-now or make-offer, located in Palm City, FL.
The Puma GTI was a Volkswagen based "sports" car that was built in São Paulo, Brazil for local consumption. A few made the trip to the United States as kit-cars to avoid emissions regulations, but the seller of this one claims "THIS IS NOT A SHELL FOR ALL THE EMAILING BADMOUTHING KOOKS THAT SEND MESSAGES OUT OF THE BLUE". Things won't get any better for the seller now that the bad mouthing kooks at DT know about this car, but it seems interesting for the price. Find this 1982 Puma GTI offered for $8,000 (NOT 5000 DOLLARS, NOT 5500, NOT 6000, NOT 6500, NOT 6800 DOLLARS.. 7000 CASH MAYBE !!!!!) in Merrimac, MA via craigslist.
Another day, another dirt cheap rare classic that you won't see elsewhere. The Puma GTE/GTI was the brainchild of Brazilian racer and businessman Genaro "Rino" Malzoni and originally used Volkswagen's Karmann-Ghia Type 14 as the chassis. The Type 14 went out of production in 1973 and the Puma was transferred onto the Volkswagen Brasilia chassis. Regardless, the combination of Ferari-esque looks and Volkswagen simplicity makes for an interesting combination. Find this 1988 Puma GTI offered for $2,500 in Midlothian, VA. Tip from Kent S.
The Puma is a small rear-engined sports coupe manufactured in Brazil that was exported engine-less to qualify as a kit car
and then a locally sourced aircooled Volkswagen or Porsche flat-4 was added for motive power. The fiberglass body is surprisingly good looking and thankfully isn't a blatant rip off of an iconic design (550 Spyder, Cobra kit, etc). Find this 1981 Volkswagen Puma GTE 1981 offered for $6,500 in Anna, TX via craigslist. Tip from Fueltruck.
The Puma GTE is a small rear-engined sports car built by a Brazilian company that was typically exported engine-less to qualify as a kit car and then a locally sourced aircooled VW or Porsche flat-4 was added to let the car run on its own juices. The fiberglass body created what was essentially a good looking Karmann Ghia (aka VW Type 34). Find this 1977 Puma GTE bidding on ebay for $6,901 reserve-not-met with 1 day to go, located in Norman, OK.