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eurokraft
 Post subject: lusomotors
PostPosted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 3:56 pm 
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Since I'm going to Portugal this week, I tought I'd pay "Lusomotors" a visit.
If nothing gets in the way I will check them out.
Anybody has any questions/inquires that I might ask them?
http://www.lusomotors.com/
:cheers: Tony
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 Post subject: Re: lusomotors
PostPosted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 1:20 am 
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Dang! I love that GT body!

Shooting brake design not so much, but still better than most hard tops I've seen.

See if they sell the bodies separate.

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 Post subject: Re: lusomotors
PostPosted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 1:44 am 
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All I saw was some CGI shadowy artists' conceptions--do they actually make anything? Was I clicking the wrong button?

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 Post subject: Re: lusomotors
PostPosted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 2:02 am 
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Aparently they just put out a prototipe, here is a link
http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2008/07/lu ... pired.html
They also have a 5 axis CNC milling machine and are capable of doing a full scale model, at "reasonable prices.
Since Im going to be in the area, I fugured it couldn't hurt to have a look and a chat with them.
oh and also...great wines in the north of Portugal :wink:
oh and they also built this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRW71RTQ ... re=related
...wich is really what I'm interested on
:cheers: Tony
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 Post subject: Re: lusomotors
PostPosted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 12:12 pm 
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I don't like that car as much as the one on their website.

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 Post subject: Re: lusomotors
PostPosted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 12:43 am 
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Since you're going to Portugal, lucky you, maybe you'll be going somewhere near this guy. He's done some interesting stuff.

http://www.viseudesign.com/projects.htm


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PostPosted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 1:02 am 
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That's a cute Mini! It looks like a BEC with midships mounting? I liked what I saw of how they did a bunch of stuff.

Those short wheel base cars are dangerous. I remember the fellow who was a national champion in the LeCar, was killed during a spin. He didn't actually hit anything, but the spin was so fast it rotated his brain... I feel weird typing that. It was sad... I see these on the sides of the highway every once in awhile, just in the woods in single car accidents...

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 Post subject: Re: lusomotors
PostPosted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 8:53 pm 
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Back from Portugal, had a nice visit at "LusoMotors"
Nice guys, we had a good chat, I was impressed with the quality and workmanship of what they do.
Here are some photos
Thats me and Mr. Freitas with the seven
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...that mini is low
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them at work on a new chassis, noticed the "granit" table
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The jig for the 7 chassis
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toyota power
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New body in the works
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Nice fit
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A bec powered in the works
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Sorry for the crappy pictures, I was half way there wen I realized I had forgoten the camera, had to use the cell phone
:cheers: Tony
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