1968 Bush Halong
The partnership between Baltazar and Bush began as the Brazilian government wanted to buy american truck designs, to be produced in Brazil. Little did they know that 2 decades later, the companies would be collaborating to design and build cars in the USA. After the successful 1964 Pollux compact sedan, the two companies went to design a small 4x4 utility vehicle, designed to tackle rough roads and difficult terrain, with outstanding off-road capacity, in an affordable and robust vehicle.
A suspension design similar to that of the Pollux was chosen, featuring coil springs over solid axles front and rear. 4x4 transmission, with a mechanical wheel locking mechanism was available. Powering the Halong, the small straight six engine originally designed for the Basil sedan, in 2 states of tune. The most powerful of which was the 1650-6 model, with 77 hp, enough for the lightweight 4x4.
For 1972, the car suffered a minor facelift, with new indicators and parking lights, plus new colour options.
Shown a 1973 Fixed Cab model, in Vanilla over Forest Green