SPEED HERO Blog — volkswagen

Okay, so it's going to be a bit messy today.....We've got some of Brazil again, but also mini-skirts and Japan..... [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="640"] PAG Nick, built by Dacon of Brazil[/caption] [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Dacon Dealership[/caption]   Dacon was a VW dealer in Sao Paulo. That decided, like many legally locked Brazilians, to build their own version of vehicles that were not allowed for import in Brazil. Dacon added a bit of a twist though, these were to specifically be urban...

This morning, 6:05am to be precise, I received a text with an instagram link from a buddy. Confused as to what car he was looking at. Let's just get this out in the open now. I just don't know. What I do know is it's clearly a Volkswagen kit car. Despite the European car show seen in the rear, it immediately struck me as a Brazilian made 'kit'. You see, in Brazil, Beetle/Fusca based cars weren't exactly kits cars. They were designed and assembled the same way, but weren't perceived the same in...