The Eniak Antique is an

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built in

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by Eniak beginning in 1983. The Eniak company had hitherto mainly focused on electronics, some of which found their way into cars. The Antique was a metal-bodied,

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-bumpers and doors, two-seat roadster that took its styling cues from the classic sports cars of the thirties, with some resemblance to the Alfa Romeo 8C. The cars have rear-wheel drive and a 1.8 liter inline-four with or depending on the state of tune. The engines came from the Volkswagen 1500 (originally a

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unit) and were tuned by Balestrini. The round gauges on the dashboard were of Eniak's own manufacture, and a traditional looking large four-spoke wooden steering wheel finished the job. A few cars were shipped to Japan in 1988, but Eniak still had to shut its doors in 1989.

External links

Argentinian Eniak Antique registry
(in Spanish)

References

{{reflist Cars of Argentina Retro-style automobiles Cars introduced in 1983