Now, if you looked to the picture and said: “What the F*** is this?”, no problem, just click below and learn a little.
History
Well, looks like you’re lost.
The Ford Del Rey was built in Brazil from 1981 to 1991 and its chassis come from Ford Corcel, that why has wheel base so low (2,44 meters).
From factory, it comes only with two engines available: 1.6L I4 OHV (1981-1989) and 1.8L I4 SOHC (1989-1991), all 2-barrel carbureted. The transmission had FWD with manual (4 or 5 gears) or automatic (3 gears). Also was the fuel option, Gasoline (87 RON) or Ethanol (110 RON).
The car was from my grandfather, but he get tired from take care an old car and give the ride to me.
Since then i’ve participated some classic car shows and meet a few mechanics.
This car looks great for a Del Rey. Most of the time, when I see one on car groups, it’s worn-out and barely in one piece. Even though it was a luxury car, most owners probably work it like a Kombi for some reason… Your car is in very good condition considering that!
Have you seen any Pampas around in Brazil? I have a Brazilian magazine that mentions it (comparing it to the Courier pickup), but without pictures.
Huh, is that so… There is a Brazilian man who posts a lot of local cars on a car group I’m a part of, but he hasn’t posted a Pampa. Guess he hasn’t been lucky yet.
Poor Courier though, she was supposed to be the sucessor to make people forget the Pampa, but everyone would rather run a Pampa instead, haha.
Well I can understand that. The Del Rey has simple engines and doesn’t have much electronics. But there are bigger simple cars, like a Kombi, or small reliable hatchbacks like a Palio, a Gol or a Celta. It seems like an odd choice with so many cheap cars around…
South america in general. Like the argentinian IKA Torino, which was a 1960s Rambler with the OHC Straight six engine from the early Jeep Wagoneer, years before AMC and Jeep became one, and later sold as a Renault when they bought IKA, also a few years before Renault took a share in AMC. Renault also built Ramblers in Belgium during the early 1960s.
