Brazil Willys Sports Car

[MarkH]

This article on a Willys concept car turned up on the Aero FB Group page. Another related photo was posted of a Brazil 161 with bolt on intake shows ports for 4 side draft carbs.
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https://oppositelock.kinja.com/that-one-time-when-willys-made-a-gorgeous-sports-car-1818631933?fbclid=IwAR2VWjnp-fIqHqK6EEuX8QKVIK48mKGdiEcty-4G4nqJcc2M9DTN6t50Vew

[r1lark]

Thanks Mark for posting this. A really interesting story on the Capeta.    Stunning design for sure.

Didn't see the pic of the 161 intake though, where was that?

[MarkH]

Thanks Mark for posting this. A really interesting story on the Capeta.    Stunning design for sure.

Didn't see the pic of the 161 intake though, where was that?

Pic is on the US Aero FB page. One of the Brazil members on both the US & Brazil Aero FB group pages posted a link to a brief article about removing the head, with some small photos. Seems to be a factory race version cast in aluminum of the production 161 head that had the bolt on intake plenum.
Here's the photos enlarged.

[r1lark]

Thanks Mark for posting the pics of the aluminum head and 4 carb intake setup!

[WillysTom1]

  Nice article Mark. Here is an article from 2014 about a new Willys Interlaces. Needless to say, I have not ordered mine yet.
Italian coachbuilders reboot the Willys Interlagos
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Scott Collie
Scott Collie
December 8th, 2014
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The new Willys Interlagos should sprint to 62 mph in just 2.7 seconds
The new Willys Interlagos should sprint to 62 mph in just 2.7 seconds
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Coachbuilding firms Maggiora and Carrozzeria Viotti have collaborated to revive the Willys Interlagos. The gorgeous reinterpretation of the 1960s sportscar's features a turbocharged six-cylinder engine producing 610 hp.


A twin-turbo six-cylinder engine is powering the new Interlagos
The car is light, weighing in at 1350 kg
Only 110 Interlagos' will be built
Although harking back to a car from the 1960's, the new Interlagos stands out as a...
The original Willys Interlagos was a Renault-Alpine A108 built as a convertible and coupe for the Brazilian market by Willys-Overland. The car had plenty of racing success at the hands of drivers like Emerson and Wilson Fittipaldi.

Maggiora is planning to build 110 of its modern Interlagos', each of which will be powered by a 3.8-liter, twin-turbocharged engine. The six-cylinder boxer produces 610 hp (455 kW), which Maggiora claims will propel the Willys to 62 mph (100 km/h) in just 2.7 seconds – that's quicker than a Nissan GTR.

The car's rear mounted engine also produces 830 Nm (612 lb.ft) of torque at 4500 rpm, which is channeled to the rear wheels by a six-speed paddle shift gearbox. Though all of this power may be good for a claimed top speed of 340 km/h (211 mph), it isn't great for fuel economy. While the new Interlagos should achieve 9.3 l/100km on the highway, around town Maggiora says the car will guzzle 18.9 l/100km (12 mpg).


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[WillysTom1]

  Here is the link so that you can see the beautiful photos.

https://newatlas.com/aw380-berlinetta-willys-interlagos-revived/35104/

[MarkH]

Interesting to see a modern car branded with Willys logos. I'm guessing this is stalled but it's nice to see there's some interest in reviving the marque.