The Brasilia was built by Volkswagen of Brazil. (No real surprise, given the name.) VW of Brazil had a certain amount of independence from its parent company in Germany and was able to design and produce cars like this and the really cool SP2 for markets outside of Europe and North America. The Brasilia was sold in most Central and South American countries and, although part of Europe, Portugal. VW sold over 1 million of these cars during its 10 year run.
While it looks a lot like a shrunken VW 412, the Brasilia is actually based on the old Beetle.
The Brasilia had a VW 1600cc engine. The car weighed just 2000 lbs, but it was slow. 60 MPH came in over 20 seconds and the top speed was just 80 MPH.According to the seller, there are just 4 of these cars in the US. This one has just under 30,000 miles on it and was in storage for 23 years. The seller says everything is in working order on the car.
The great thing about this car (and the SP2) is that except for body panels and trim parts, everything for this car is readily available in the US.If you're an air-cooled VW fan and and having something very exclusive (at least in the US) means a lot to you, this would be a very, very cool car to own.
Located in Orem, UT, click here to see the eBay listing.