Oh, I'm so pleased to see this car here! And "Coffin Joe" is a great translation!
"Coffin Joe" is a brazilian horror movies producer/director/actor who was very famous in the 60's and 70's, when the VW 1600 was in the market. Someone just noticed that this car is squared (at least compared to the Beetle) and have four "handles" (door handles), like a coffin. Four door cars were quite rare that time in Brazil, and the name was funny.
Just for the records, the original name is "Zé do Caixão".
Oh, I'm so pleased to see this car here! And "Coffin Joe" is a great translation!
ReplyDelete"Coffin Joe" is a brazilian horror movies producer/director/actor who was very famous in the 60's and 70's, when the VW 1600 was in the market. Someone just noticed that this car is squared (at least compared to the Beetle) and have four "handles" (door handles), like a coffin. Four door cars were quite rare that time in Brazil, and the name was funny.
Just for the records, the original name is "Zé do Caixão".
These cars are now quite rare even here in Brazil.
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