The Secret Brazilian LEGEND You Never Heard Of!

[@wilianamaral]

Brilliant car. I own a 1978 convertible Puma GTS. Heaps of fun

[@vladimirtepis]

"The Secret Brazilian LEGEND You Never Heard Of!" *Me having one in the garage*

[@intelli.car9]

I guess not everyone is lucky as you, Sir.😉

[@vladimirtepis]

@@intelli.car9 lol

[@VictorBRz]

​@@vladimirtepis Ah Man, i wish i was you right now

[@vit.or_.__.]

queria ser vc mano, aproveita esse carro

[@marciomirandadasilvamirand2268]

Um dos ícones da história de nossa indústria automobilística. A PUMA, ainda hoje arrebata olhares, suspiros e elogios por onde passa!

[@waddsbadds]

At 2:11. I'm pretty sure the DKW engine was 981 cubic centimeters, not 981 cubic inches, which would be nearly 16 liters

[@josedeoliveiralima5777]

Pode ter certeza! No Brasil usamos o sistema métrico.

[@stejer211]

I' would LOVE to drive a 981 CI 2-stroke, rear engined DKW!

[@oriley66]

Amazing to see foreigners talking about this company. This car is sadly obscure (at least in the city where I live) and most of young folks in Brazil never heard about Puma. There's a man in my neighborhood that owns what I believe is a Puma GTE, it's yellow and it looks new, you can tell that man loves his car!

[@MrDportjoe]

I have been lusting for a Puma since 1974.

[@commandertopgun]

Most interesting, I have never heard of Puma from Brazil, they are incredibly beautiful, wow, impressive.

[@escritorio1898]

I'm middle-aged Brazilian, the Puma was my dream car when I was growing up. When one passed by on the street, everyone stopped to look.

[@felipechagas3106]

national pride 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@Retroscoop]

Given the choice of the motor, I don't think it makes sense to claim this company was aiming at becoming a rival to Ferrari and Lamborghini, that simply makes no sense. It would rather be in the same category as the Alfa Romeo Spider, the Opel GT and the Datsun Z. Although I guess the performances of these 3 cars all would be better than that of the Puma with such a small and underpowered motor. The Puma was more about looks and an affordable price. It had quite a nice design for sure, while not being a match at all for Ferrari or Lamborghini either.

[@darcybecker617]

Puma ofer kits ,1.8 cc and a lot of carburators, manifolds,cranchafts,etc.

[@stejer211]

@@darcybecker617 Show me a Ferrari or Lamborghini with an 1800 cc engine.

[@zdzislaw1931]

@@darcybecker617still make no sense to make such a b….s….. statement

[@lndnfsu2]

@stejer211 Ferrari 208 GTB have 1991 cc engine, pretty close? (v8 tho)

[@stejer211]

@@lndnfsu2 Ackchyually...

[@danielhoffman48]

I owned a 1981 Puma GTI. A very nice car if not over six feet tall. Mine had a sun roof which gave a little more headroom. It ran a 1600 cc Volkwagen engine with twin carbs. Unfortunately obtaining air-cooled Volkswagen parts not from China was difficult. The carb rebuild kits from China did not like the 10% alcohol based fuel in my area and the engine would start to run richer as the o-rings deterioated after about 400 to 500 miles. After two sets of twin carb kits from a Volkswagen supplier in California and several carburettor rebuild kits I sold the car before it reached 500 miles and began to run richer.

[@grafirleitejunior3945]

The sexiest sports car ever produced, the Puma GTE. It is still a dream for young people, adults and veterans here today.

[@dennyruffo2599]

GTB v8

[@isaactanner6403]

Hi you all !! Nice video !! The best of Brasil Sport car was a car called Bianco; we had a super sport from VW called SP2 !! Both Worth a video !!

[@intelli.car9]

I've also made a video about The Bianco. Check my old videos

[@isaactanner6403]

@ Thanx !! Ill check it out !! Dont forget VW SP2 !!

[@MuitoDaora]

Calling the SP2 a super sport is a stretch.

[@gabrielnascimento126]

What can I say?, Brazil loves cars and motorsport.

[@vetorazz1]

The GTB used chassis made by Puma and engine from a Chevrolet Opala, a 250ci inline 6 cilinder engine.

[@darcybecker617]

Opala don't have chassi,it'a monobloco car.

[@espionnakers]

Boa correção, mas monobloco é em português, em inglês se chama unibody kkkkkkkkk,​@@darcybecker617

[@AfonsoBucco]

@@darcybecker617 yep. Opala is unibody, like most new cars. VW Beatle is frame+body put it's impossible to fit an Opala engine on this. That's why GTB has its own chassis.

[@sidneygpaiva_sgp]

4.1

[@richardweaver6190]

I've only recently seen old Australian models that more closely resemble the GTB.

[@michaeldelaney7271]

981 CUBIC INCH engine? Wow, that's BIG!

[@darcybecker617]

981 cc ,3 cilinder and two stroke engine in a small car in 60's ,whit engine in a aluminum shape and a nacional Record in top speed over 212 km/h,it's called carcará.

[@intelli.car9]

CC not Ci. Mistake by me sorry

[@christophersheward9266]

What an amazing and long history of car manufacture

[@richardweaver6190]

That '74 GTB looks a lot like an AMX, maybe a little bit of Vega thrown in.

[@AntonHoward-mx9sb]

Brazil produced some really interesting indigious cars.

[@adrianbeltraorojas3041]

Take a look at Gurgel cars

[@adrianlukestylist]

Thanks for the detailed info, always loved the puma!

[@MarcoAntonio-ve7je]

Yes, i heard of , i from Brazil

[@moneytron4143]

I dont knew Mad was born in Brasil LOL! Não sabia que o Mad nasceu no Brasil kkkk

[@BMPellogia]

My uncle had a 73 puma gte for many years. My father told me one day my uncle was drunk, rolled over the puma in a corner and not only he landed back on the wheels but the windsheld - that was ejected - somehow stayed intact apart from a small scratch right in the middle of it lol

[@andrewvanhouten2482]

My Father's Old Car!! ❤❤❤

[@STONE-wh2en]

I'm Brazilian, and when I was 15 years old (in 1979), my dream was a silver Puma GTS. Later it was a 1984 GTB S2, with a powerful 4.1cc inline-6. Amazing sound exhaust.

[@João_Morgan]

I have a Puma GTS (spyder) 1600 conervertible, one of the coolest cars i've ever drove

[@FakeItalianoII]

The picture in 05:13 is NOT of the VW based car , but it had basically the same underpinnings of the car in the previous picture, that is, Chevrolet.

[@Roddy_Zeh]

Not 981 cubic inches, it was cubic centimeters, less than 1.0L. 🗿👍🏻

[@Keiran_P0D_Benn1678]

Thanx👍 I really wanted to see an Engine bay shot of that 16 Litre 3 Cylinder Tractor engine!😳 - especially in a car that was, what did they say ? 48ins|4 Ft / 1m 22cm to the Roof! "Ho! Thatsa tighta squeeze, Mario!"🫣 Still, in 50+ years of luvin all things 🚘 automobile 🛺 ! I've seen some weird Vehicle|Engine pairings - most notably here in Ireland, for 'AutoCross' & 'Hill Climb' Comps. I've always admired these type of Tiny Car 🚗 Co.s that try to keep going through all kinds of adversities to produce their Dream/Obsession? I've always promised that come the Big Lottery Win, I'm going to buy some kind of Lotus - and Now there's a Lotus SUV That I could Actually Get Into!!😊 ..

[@PhylphyPhil]

The rivals of Puma in Brazil were Santa Matilde and Bianco. Check these cars out for they are also amazing good looking cars.🇧🇷

[@Colorado_Native]

At 2:06, you said it had a 981 cubic inch inch engine (16.08 liters). Perhaps you meant 981 cubic centimeter (59.86 cubic inch - .981 liter) engine. Thanks for posting.

[@intelli.car9]

Yes. Mistake from my side😔

[@exc911ence_channel]

A Puma GTI was almost my first car! A co-worker of my step-father had an orange coupe for sale in the late-80s which I was invited to test drive (I was 17 or thereabouts). I loved the thing but ultimately we couldn't find common ground on the price with the seller so weren't able to make a deal. Too bad as it would have been a killer first car for me!

[@MauricioGoncalves.]

Ótimo vídeo, parabéns!

[@ArtucoDev]

I have seen many Puma GTEs in person here in Brazil. In fact, I saw one this weekend. They're not that difficult to find here in Brazil, but they're still beautiful pieces of art.

[@kaleberosa9128]

plz talk about SP2 the most beautful car of Volkswagen in the history

[@raistrashcan5287]

Puma, Santa Matilde, Miura and Gurgel the 4 horseman of brazil automotive industry

[@aperrotto29]

A correction in the video, the Puma GTB S2 did not use the air-cooled VW mechanics but rather the mechanics of the Opala 6 cylinders positioned in the front of the vehicle and with rear wheel drive, the difference between the GTB and the GTB S2 was that the GTB used the 4100 engine with 141 horsepower and mechanical tappets and the GTB S2 used a newer version, the 250S, which had 171 horsepower and hydraulic tappets originally, but many of the owners of both models improved the performance of both models with better valve commands, adding a higher flow rate carb, and often more than one carburetor, I got to drive a GTB S2 with competition command and 3 ADF carburetors and due to the reduced weight, as it was a fiberglass vehicle, the "animal" was brutal, leaving imported vehicles with almost twice its power eating dust. Here in Brazil, at the time, it was the dream of consumption, since imported cars were only for those who had a lot of money, as imports were prohibited for most citizens due to the high taxes and the difficulty with documentation, so only the very rich or those linked to the government could afford this luxury, I personally had a 1979 Puma GTE with a 1700cc engine and it ran well, not to mention that it was excellent on curves.

[@spharion7988]

Yeah...I had a 1987 GTB Branco Perola.

[@jorgevinicius3]

GTB S2 was also GM/Opala drive train

[@victorlgcarvalho]

The GTB is the most beautiful Puma ever.

[@fm9572]

I'm sure I'm not the first to point out that the engine was 981 CUBIC CENTIMETERS, and not Cubic Inches. 3 cylinder two stroke. Excellenct choice.

[@pablonoronha2251]

O mais louco, é que poucos matonenses conhecem a história da Puma 😅

[@SMBorthwick]

Interesting video. Although you state that they took design cues from the Lamborghini Miura, the Puma GTE reminds me more of a Ferrari 275GTB. Either way, a beautiful car.

[@christophecamus3295]

Good looking car ,lightweight clever and interesting design .not Ferrari or Lamborghini rival , very interesting video thanks

[@ChillguyTravels]

That S1 is damn sexy - put a Motion Chevy motor under that fiber body and go Chevelle hunting

[@edilsonmartins6653]

Grande fábrica Puma! Ainda existiu o protótipo de um mini carro, o Mini Puma, que infelizmente não entrou em produção, motor de 2 cilindros de fabricação própria, frente em cunha, etc.

[@richardweaver6190]

An Opel GT, a Datsun 240Z, and a Alpine A110, all share some looks with this brand.

[@lucasmarques3325]

There is a documentary in KZbin, recorded on VHS at the time, telling in detail the history of Puma (Including interviews with brand co-founders) [Em português: Há um documentário no KZbin, gravado na época com VHS, contando, em detalhes, a história da Puma (Com direito a entrevistas com os co-fundadores da marca)]

[@BlackLung911]

Puma GTC of the 1980's looks like a shrunk down Porsche 911.

[@umnickaleatorio]

i think there is a mistake in your video. at 5:17, you state that the Puma GTB S2 used the VW Brasilia chassis. the S2 was basically a facelifted/updated version of the original GTB, and both models shared the same production line for a year. both had the same chassis and engine from the Chevrolet Opala using the 4.1 inline 6. S2 is Série 2.

[@richardweaver6190]

Am I alone in thinking this looks a bit like the Alpine 110?

[@darcybecker617]

In Brasil we had a 110 bases model called Interlagos,other fiberglass car ,it used a Renault 4 cilinder engine .

[@luizeduardomattaottoeher8885]

3:44 I see the blue one in a classic car event in Brazil

[@tiagorocha2847]

A Puma tem, sem dúvida, uma grande história, mas acredito que dos fabricantes brasileiros o que mais se destacava pela inovação e qualidade era a Miura.

[@hemi1970]

Velha Escola Brasil🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@Eggyteevee]

See, I'm a Brazilian myself, very proud of the car industry here, even if its almost inexistent, but saying Puma was a rival to Ferrari and Lamborghini is a stretch. I may inconditionally love these machines we have, but I'm still realistic about them

[@CarlosHenriqueNoronhadeAguiar]

it isnt MATAO, is MATÃO

[@paulbriggs3072]

I like the version with the small front grille. Bit like an Aston Martin.

[@4verageYTuser]

as a brazilian, this is just a ferrari dino copy, but a vey unique one in here since most people in here have never even seen a ferrari

[@nasjho420]

have a look on the Lorena GT

[@AfonsoBucco]

I don't think GTB S2 uses VW chassis. GTB S2 uses heavy engines like Opala's 4100 mL inline-6 mounted ahead. So it's almost impossible to fit it in a VW frame. So I i think GTB has its own tubular chassis, once Opala is actually unibody, instead of body+frame.

[@lndnfsu2]

the Brasilia chassis was on the AM2

[@Spolupyo]

I have seen a few Pumas here in Uruguay, is quite difficult to spot one between all the Ferraris "plaguing" the streets of Punta del Este during summer.

[@cliffwright9842]

Who built the Puma GTV 033? There was a dune buggy also. I remember a sports car in 1973 called "Italia", it had a Ford engine and was a beautiful car. I'm not sure who built them, but they had a fiberglass body.

[@cliffwright9842]

@intelli.car9 can you do a video on the ITALIA sports car?

[@lndnfsu2]

Puma GTV was another company, made in italia by Adriano Gatto

[@cliffwright9842]

Yes, I wish someone would! I'm not a content creator, but I'm old enough to remember the Italia sports car being sold at Ron Tonkins Grand Torismo dealership in the early '70's. Beautiful workmanship, maybe the C3 Corvette was less $$, so not many got sold!

[@stejer211]

It seems like every endeavorous South American car story was started by an Italian immigrant.

[@edsonmgpryt]

Não só a automobilística , mais em diversos setores industriais.

[@firmesa83]

Pra mim o maior erro destes carros foi usar esse motor anemico se tivesse vindo com os ap tinha saido melhor

[@keithstevens5614]

Front end seemed influenced by Ferrari Dino.

[@joeviking61]

Looks like Datsun stole the shape for the 240Z

[@jamesburge1983]

No the 240z was a derivative of the Toyota 2000GT. Look in to the history of this, the most fun part is the role of Yamaha. EDIT: Yes the Yamaha Design was inspired by the Jaguar XKE

[@ronaldomartins8506]

Não tinha velocidade e força, mas era bonito. Se dirigia quase deitado.

[@gustavoantonelli]

You're wrong. I actually was aware of this car.

[@AMV12S]

GTB never switched to Volkswagen.

[@João_Morgan]

do you guys know about the puma al-fassi? it was made for a request from Muhammad Ali for the Sheik Mohammed Al-Fassi, i think there are only 3 in the world

[@brandenoconnor7299]

So was it a 59.86 cubic inch - .981 liter? Or was it a 98.1ci / 1.6L???🤔🤔🤔

[@AfonsoBucco]

The video wrongly says cubic inches. But it's cubic centimetres. Most DKW 2 stroke engines were something like 0.981 Litres, or 981 cm³, or 981 mL. What most people call 1.0. A few of them were a bit less. Something like 900 cm³ in kinda jeep FWD in its cheap version. Despite its low displacement, it could be tunned (if I remember) up to 100hp and Puma DKW could be pretty fast, being in circuits faster than Willys Interlagos (Renault Dalphine) that used a good 1.6 L, 4 stroke engine that stayed in Brazilian market up to the and of century in cars like Ford Escort.

[@joaosabino2909]

One Accountant in G E C Machines, Benoni, South Africa, placed a Mazda Rotary in the back!

[@RobRooster-u9n]

980ccs is more realistic 🤣

[@gregorigiacomelli2707]

Oque estraga é esse motor a ar da VW.

[@AVportau]

2:05 a front mounted 981cubic inch motor???????????.... what?????.... Intelli-Car all of a sudden became really stupid. you not only said it, you added it in titling and you still got it wrong? nothing in your brain said 981ci has got to be wrong? maybe stick to reviewing bicycles then.

[@leoarzeno]

almos died in one

[@demonofrazgriz1513]

Who cares about brazil?

[@arlofs]

Don’t be silly, troll. The video is actually about a car company and not about the country of Brazil.