1974 Volkswagen SP2

The Tupelo Automobile Museum Auction|27 April 2019, 10:00 CDT|The Tupelo Automobile Museum

1974 Volkswagen SP2
Chassis no. L007471

Although any given America would brush off the notion, indeed Brazil is one of automotive history's greatest cash cows. With a rather hefty import tax and restrictions on imports, Volkswagen do Brazil began developing a sportscar for its home market to replace the aging Karmann-Ghia. Penned in house by designers Marcio Piancastelli, José Vicente Novita Martins and Jorge Yamashita Oba, the result was stunningly pretty, brooding, and later inspired Porsche's transaxle series. The low production coupe, in its second-generation form, fit a 'pancake' 1.7-liter air-cooled rear-engine flat 4 at the rear, which it carried over a 4-year production life. The stylish SP2, criticized for its lack of power and with a looming water-cooled replacement, was produced in numbers no greater than 11,000 units. Born from a company independent from its German bosses, it is arguably the prettiest and one of the rarest Volkswagens ever built.

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