Chamonix cars Brazil closing shop???

It seems reasonable when you consider:

1. Special Edition (Beck) moved production to Indiana a couple of years back.
2. Beetles haven't been produced or sold (new) in Brazil since 1986.
3. The Brazilian economy is in the tank.

With no foreign market and no domestic market to speak of, it seems completely reasonable that they are selling what they have left.

Looks like a full on sale to include their Trade Mark Name "Chamonix", so yes getting out of business...

I remember Carey commenting on this awhile back saying this was all of the left over junk that they (Special Edition) did not want.

I'm not sure what limit is for a mold plug but it isn't that many so as Carey points out even the molds could be beyond practical use.

Just thought I would share what I found with others although as I've not been on this site for a few years that would explain me not knowing about these cars now being built in USA

That's indeed great that they are produced in the US now --- clearly against the more prevalent off shore sourcing. I think Carey mentioned he wanted better control over quality.

It amazes me that some items (heavy car lifts for example) can be produced overseas and shipped all the way here for less than we can produce them for right here in the US.  I'm sure this is both due to cheaper labor, lack of quality control, inferior materials and, of course, our taxes on corporation in the US.  I'd rather pay more to have Americans make quality products --- with resulting US jobs and workers employed paying taxes.  Hats off to Carey. 

My 10-year old Speedster was manufactured in Brazil and although I love it dearly, I could point out a number of areas where the quality is not as good as what the Boys in Bremen are putting out now.  Having the whole production line in-house has made a significant difference.

Lane Anderson posted:

My 10-year old Speedster was manufactured in Brazil and although I love it dearly, I could point out a number of areas where the quality is not as good as what the Boys in Bremen are putting out now.  Having the whole production line in-house has made a significant difference.

I've struggled how to nicely express what I've seen regarding the difference between Brazilian Becks and Indiana Becks. I've never been to Carlyle, so I wasn't even aware production had moved to Indiana until I took a field trip up there to see Anand's car. My only exposure to Becks had been friends' cars, which were all Brazilian. The cars I saw had some really nice features, but weren't cars that stopped my heart.

I was blown away with what Carey's guys are presently doing.

I don't want to make it sound like the Brazilian cars were bad-- they were really nice. But I will say that I walked into the Special Edition showroom, and there were two Spyders sitting there. Glancing at the cars from 20 ft away while getting a cup of dark-roast with Anand, I could see which was Brazilian and which was domestic without moving my head. I know I'm constipated about stuff like this-- but still.

It isn't one or two things-- it was everything. The paint/body work is Intermeccanica-level-- nice enough that I'll have zero issues having Carey's guys paint my car when it's time for a re-spray. The work is nice enough that Carey is doing Anand's GT super-coupe (and doing a killer job, I might add).

Joe's car was up on the lift. It was immaculate.

Joe's old car was sitting across the street, resplendent in it's new (and flawless) black paint. I had to think that if Joe had had that paint, he might not have built a new car-- except that his new car was all that and a bag of chips.

So. Freaking. Cool.

If it sounds like I'm a fan-boy, it's because I am. Vancouver is very far from me-- it's nice to have a shop I can and will trust with my car for stuff I can't/won't do locally. The entire operation was very, very impressive. Really, really cool stuff.