Newbie from Brazil
 

Hello guys, my name is Bruno and I´m a old visitor of this website but just now I found some courage to become a member and start a thread in this forum...

First, I have to apologize if maybe I´ll write something wrong because I didn´t practice my Enlgish very often...

Anyway, I have bought my second muscle-car, the first was a Dodge Dart-70 with some modifications but I sold it a long time ago. Now I bought a new project, it´s a Ford Maverick (remember the brazilian maverick is not the same of the US version) with 302 V8 engine with some upgrades from Edelbrock...

The Mavericks here on Brazil are very respected, I think it´s not reciprocate on US contry...

I´ll show some good examples from my country, and hope that you guys can help me with tricks and tips...


Regards!







A few G machines on track action
http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/3...20051079fg.jpg
http://img303.imageshack.us/img303/7...20051518cy.jpg
http://img330.imageshack.us/img330/9...20051968mm.jpg
http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/3...20051993hk.jpg
http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/4...20052640wk.jpg

Welcome to the site! :thumbsup:

Welcome to the site! :thumbsup:

Awesome pics! Welcome to the site, I believe you're the first member from South America. :thumbsup:

Thank you guys for the wellcome... And one more thing I forgot to say... this website is the best I ever found about muscle machines!!

Cool Pics :thumbsup:

Are there many old 2-door cars in Brazil? Those Mavericks are pretty cool.

damn... I just can't figure out how to work the old "how many is a Brazilian" joke into this topic :lol:

awesome car and welcome to the site. One of the guy's i grew up with was a Maverik lover. Very cool car indeed.

Welcome to the site. Are those "Badgers"? I think that was the performance version, I used to work with a guy who had one. His was mustard yellow, not my color of choice for a car.

No we don´t have many two doors old cupes here... it´s not easy to find... I show one example of the very apreciated model like the mav´s...

http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/757...s0732sm0ds.jpg

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/906...s0754hk1zr.jpg

http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/536...s0906nb3hv.jpg


it´s called "OPALA SS"


About the Joke, Idon´t figure what you trying to say...

Welcome aboard, Bruno!

That's cool, where were those built? I really like the styling on that car.

Here's the short-version of the joke:
I was sitting next to a blond who was engrossed in reading a newspaper.
One of the headlines blared: "12 Brazilian Soldiers Killed."
She shook her head at the sad news. Then, turning to me, she asked, "How many is a Brazilian?"

(sounds like million, billion, trillion, etc... )

Derek, Opala is a Chevy original from the early 70´s, with the basic engine as a 6 cil, in line 250 pol... Here, like mavs, people usually like to make muscle car projects with this two bases...

Here I can show you one more example of beautifull Opalas from my country:


http://www2.uol.com.br/bestcars/carr...r/opala-2g.jpg
http://www.revistafullpower.com.br/i...3_opala_23.jpg
http://www.revistafullpower.com.br/i...3_opala_31.jpg


if you want more information => www.opala.com :thumbsup:

Cool cars. :thumbsup:

Those are different looking.....

I like the one that has all 4 wheels off the ground in the wallpaper section
http://www.opala.com/colecione_wallpapers.php

"wallpaper" was the only word I could read on that site :D

welcome
 

Welcome Bruno,Myself the "Grabber" Maverick (in your photos) are nice looking cars,especially modified. :thumbsup:

Dave

Cool cars. I am a fan of the Maverick Grabbers too. Most here have bad rust on them. Nice to see some clean ones. :thumbsup:

Welcome.
Like the Mavericks.
We just had our orange 67 camaro featured on the cover of your HOT ROD mag.
It was shot at SEMA and is featured inside.I just got 2 sent to me from Brazil.
Now if i could only read it. :D

Cool cars. Welcome to the forum.
W.

Those Opalas are cool! Send more pics! Welcome to the site!

Shiny Side Up!
Bill
'72 442 "Inamorata"

I can translate for you if U want... :thumbsup:

Can you give me the text, or the cover... so I can find the feature... :thumbsup:

Ok but I´ll show now the same car but 4 door sedan...



http://web.carrosderua.com.br/upload...otos/19/22.jpg
http://web.carrosderua.com.br/upload...otos/19/07.jpg
http://web.carrosderua.com.br/upload...otos/19/10.jpg

ILL post the cover shot.today

This is the cover shot.
http://www.competition-specialties.c...romagazine.jpg

I´m looking for this edition OK? When I find I´ll translate and post for you... :thumbsup:

Opala! looks very similair to our aussie muscle cars the beloved holden... heres a hk monaro from the late 60s notice the roof and rear styling is very similair http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2.../hk_monaro.jpg

and heres a later model hj holden from mid 70s also similair front end styling particualy the headlights to another pic u had
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2..._monaro_01.jpg