Puma Model History

Brazil · founded 1964

Brazil's iconic fiberglass sports-car maker (1964–1995) — VW-powered coupes and roadsters that raced at Interlagos and sold in 50 countries.

Models

GT Malzoni / Puma GT

The founding Puma sports coupe — Rino Malzoni's DKW-chassis racer that won five times at Interlagos and launched the brand.

Sports car · 1964–1970
Puma GTE

Puma's most-produced model — a VW-powered fiberglass coupe exported to 50 countries, with around 8,705 built.

Sports car · 1970–1980
Puma GTS / GTC

Puma's open-top roadster line — the Spider that became the GTS, then the GTC, all on VW Brasília underpinnings.

Roadster · 1971–1987
Puma GTB

Brazil's most expensive car through the 1970s and early 1980s — a fiberglass Chevrolet Opala-powered 2+2 coupe.

Grand tourer · 1973–1987
Puma GTI / P-018

The final VW Brasília-platform Pumas — a restyled coupe (GTI) and related P-018 variant sold in the early-to-mid 1980s.

Sports car · 1980–1987
Puma AM-series (AMV / AM4)

The last Pumas — post-bankruptcy AM-series roadsters sold by successor licensees, ending with an AM4 Spyder in 1995.

Sports car · 1988–1995

Other makes