Arriving in 1974 was greeted as a symbol of modernity and luxury. It was the first car nacionalcom disc brakes on all four wheels. A surprise! Then the curse of the boat appeared, he ran on time and was known as an inveterate drunkard.
Until the arrival of mammoth Galaxie, Aero, Willis was the standard big car in Brazil. He lived from 1960 to 1971 and its six-cylinder engine and 110 hp pushed the 1.5 tonne car to 139 km / h maximum. For the season, a portent.
It was a different type of boat, Category dominated by sedans. The version of 1965 with 5.16 meters in length, was the prototype of the luxury SUV. Until she learned to change with time and lasted until 1989.
From 1969 to 1981, the car had a lot of names and versions. Was SE, Gran Sedan, Charger, Magnum and Le Baron. But none beat the original: Dodge Dart. He was not only big (4.96 meters). Also tewve the largest engine used until 2003 in a national, v8 5200 cc.
In the beginning (way back in 1968), he lost in size to the Galaxie and the Dart. When the big boys have disappeared from 4.85 meters Opala began to stand out. The luxury version Diplomata dominated the garage of the board until the arrival of Omega.
This was to make a difference in the segment of large vans, for the family audience, because at the time, Ford did not have a station wagon type vehicle for the large car market, leaving the task of trying to please this segment of the public, with the car medium size, the Belina.
The four-door version was not the sporty coupe or the Maverick conviced as a luxury. the size, popd well copncorrer with Opal. But inside was tight - and the boat owner always liked space.
He was the tub baths. Landau began as a luxury version of the Galaxie. Then it came to life itself, with the right engine of 198 hp 5.0 and exchange series. He died in 1983, when few ventured afford the consumption of 3.22 km / l.
The first motorized vehicle was mass produced the Oldsmobile Curved Dash. In 1901 were 425 units produced in 1902, 2500, 1903, 4000, and in 1904, 5508 units.
With 5.33 meters in length, the first car manufactured by Ford in Brazil became a dream come true since its inception in 1967. He was also a pioneer in technologies such as automatic transmission (1969) and power steering (1970). When gasoline became a luxury item, the Galaxie sank.