Where can I buy ???

I own an Envemo = 356 coupe replica with all standard VW bug mechanics
I want to buy an aftermarket air conditioning system
Can anyone help me

Thanks a lot

Eric

Eric, I am your guy.... Have a beautiful system for Type one that I removed from my Vintage Speedster. Complete! Used only once... everything is virtually new. Did I say complete? Cost around $1300 as an option 2 years ago... buy high, sell low. Make me an offer at jward3@cox.net

Eric:

I did a web search for the Envemo 356 replica, but all the sites were in Spanish. I understand they were made in Brazil, and about only 350 were produced?

I did find this description, in an article about Brazilian made replicas:

"Of all replicas, however, the most gorgeous of all was the Envemo S 90, a Porsche 356 replica. The fiberglass molding was made from an actual car, and several small parts like lights and chrome trim pieces were actual Porsche replacement parts bought in Europe. Badges were real Porsche items too, for there was no Porsche representative in Brazil to sue them! This made for a very expensive and exclusive car"

Can you tell us about your coupe? There has been some interest on the list here for a 356 coupe replica.

Any pictures?

Thanks.

Yes Eric,

Check out these links:

www.hotrodair.com/dealers.cfm

www.iceac.com/Articles/install_ac/index4.html

Dave

Robert,

I pulled this post from spyderowners.com It was posted by my father mid '02. He has record of 60 ENVEMO's being imported to the US.

"The ENVEMO molds were made and first used by ENVEMO to produce 356C Coupes and Cabriolets in about 1982. ENVEMO was the brainchild of Luis Fernando Goncalves, an avid Porsche fan and car collector of note in S.P. Luis was an absolute fanatic about details. I believe they made in the order of 350 to 500 cars total production.
During this time they were sold in the U.S. by GCE out of Lafayette, LA., then Houston, TX. Many articles and reviews were published. (Hi-Performance Kit Car Magazine, Summer 1985, VW&Porsche Magazine, Feb. 1981, Kit Car Monthly, Jan. 1983, Kit Car Quarterly, Summer 1983).

The molds were later (around 1986, if memory serves) sold to Joao Perfeito of CBP (Capacetes Brasileiro Perfeito), a helmet manufacturer, also in S.P. , he made some of each model. These were not of the same quality of ENVEMO. I do not know the volume of his production, but it was not large.

Chamonix now has the tooling for both models and has made some of these in the past. Good workmanship. Solid cars. We brought several up into our Houston shop and marketed them under Jim Simpson's Blue Ray Company.(European Car Magazine, Jan. 1993) but extremely labor intensive when compared to the Spyder. Mostly due large number of special trim parts. This makes it unlikely that they will produce this car again in the near future.

I did ask Newton M. when we visited in California a few weeks back, as I would like to have another Coupe myself, but he was not too interested at the moment.

Maybe one day, I can not speak for them. I hope so. It was one VERY sweet replica. I used to drive my coupe everywhere. Porsche people were amazed to find out it was a replica.

Thanks for the memories. I ramble on....

sorry.

Kevin"


Thought this might be of interest.
Regards,
CEH

Thanks, Carey.

I don't think I would be after one right now, but a coupe replica certainly sounds interesting.

To my knowledge 350 Envemo's were produced
- 200 coupe's
- 150 convertible
I bought mine in Santa Cruz/Ca
It simply is amazing
Since I live in Belgium where it rains a lot I have no use of a convertible plus I find the coupe way more beautiful
I am having a complete rebuild to new (epoxy on the chassis, new performance 1776 cc with 120 hp, Fuchs etc)
If you guys want I can post pics when it will be finished
Since it is black I need an aircon

Regards

Eric

Some pictures would be nice.
Ron