Friday, March 25, 2022

Fiat 500 Ferves Ranger


Approximately 600 of these Fiat 500 Ferves Rangers were built between 1967 and 1971. About 50 of those remain today with perhaps 10 in the United States.

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

1960 El Puma


This two door aluminum bodied coupe was built by three mechanics in Chile.  Apparently the chassis was from a Panhard. A total of three were built, but all of them are unaccounted for.

Additional information is provided at https://rugenlosmotores.cl/la-caceria-del-puma-chileno/ That site is in Spanish but Google translate did a nice job on the article.



Thursday, March 17, 2022

Synthetic blinker fluid


 Tuner Gear has announced the availability of full synthetic blinker fluid.  

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

1946 Volugrafo Bimbo 46



Post WW2 Europe was in need of inexpensive transportation. The Italian company, Volugrafo, had made motorcycles prior to the war and stepped up to produce the Bimbo. There was a small run of the lightweight (125 kg) aluminum bodied car that went out of production in 1948.

The Bimbo was powered by a 125 cc 4 stroke engine and a three speed transmission that drove one wheel with a chain.  There was no reverse gear so moving the car backwards involved get out and pushing it.  It had a leaf spring suspension.