After a few weeks we return to Argentina to find a very rare car: it was designed and built by Louis Varela and equipped with a Renault engine, transmission and suspension.
Being a small producer, Varela appropriately decided that his cars should have a fiberglass bodywork to contain production costs and, at the same time, make the car light and nimble. The car is not very powerful: it was equipped with an engine with a displacement of 850 c.c. however, it is a light (and small) car and this displacement is enough to have fun.
This car in particular has never touched the road: it is a project that has remained unfinished for forty years and in fact the seller says that the only documents are related to the engine, on the other hand he says that the car is complete (although the front bumpers are not visible or mentioned by the seller). Find it for sale at $11,000 here in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Classic Virus 
Varela built a 2nd serie of the Andino, with a 1397 cc engine and 71 CV. That’s definitely fun to drive :)
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Hello, mi name is Hernan, I have an Andino GT 2nd Serie in restoration.
Sorry but my english is not good, the project Andino Gt born in 1966 with articles by Luis Varela in magazine Automundo like a project to create a GT using local parts of Renault Dauphine / Gordini produced in Argentine.
According to Luis Varela design was inspired in Alfa Romeo Canguro 1965.
The prototype was produced in 1967, tested in 1968 with cockpit hand made in steel and Trunk & Tail hand made in aluminium, chasis central tube like Detomaso Mangusta, this prototype use engine Renault Gordini 850 cm3 Argentinian version produced by IKA Renault but with central engine, 50HP the height is 1,04 mts (41 inches) and the weight 580 Kg. In test in race track of 9 de Julio Buenos Aires the top speed was 175 Km/h (aprox 110 Mph).
With modifies orders by IKA Renault Argentina born Andino GT First Series, the First Series had a guarantee official IKA Renault Argentina.
Only 12 cars was proiduced, hand made cockpit in steel and Trunk & tail in Fiber Glass, the last units use Renault 6 engine 1100 cm3 and 1200 cm3 with the same gear box of Renautl Gordini modified for Central Engine.
The second series was produced like kit from 1972 to 76 aprox, cockpit, trunk & tail in fiber glass, aprox 90 to 100 units produced, today only survive 25 / 30 units of both series, almoust all in restoration. The second series is similar to first series, but with cockpit in fiber glass, central engine, balance weight 40/45% in front and 55/60% rear.
In second series for disponibility almoust all unit has a 1300 /1400 cm3 engine from Renault 12 produced in Argentina, similar engine Gordini 850 but 1400 cm3, with power from 60 to 90HP or more.
I have contact with Luis Varela, my email is hg.dossantos@gmail.com
Regards.
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