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History of Barreiros Motor Cars / Automobiles |
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- 8.13.4. Barreiros
- The company was founded in 1954 as Barreiros Diesel S.A and initially it produced diesel engines.
- In 1963 a licensing agreement was reached with Chrysler to build the Dodge Dart in Spain.
- Between 1965 and 1977 a total of 17,589 Barreiros Darts were produced. These were based on the Dodge Dart GL, the Dodge Dart GT (“sporty" version) and the Dodge 3700GT.
- A diesel version called the “Barreiros Diesel" was also produced.
- In 1969 Chrysler Europe took over the company.
- From the mid-1970s Barreiros started manufacturing the Chrysler 180 and later the Simca 1307 (called the Chrysler 150 in Spain) and the Simca Horizon.
- In 1978, PSA Peugeot Citroën purchased Chrysler Europe and former models were renamed; the Chrysler 150 becoming the Talbot 150. Barreiros later produced the Talbot Solara and Samba. Between what dates?
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