Car History 4U - History of Barreiros Motor Cars / Automobiles

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History of Barreiros Motor Cars / Automobiles

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?