Phillips Berlina Explained

Phillips Berlina Coupé
Production:1980–1983
Assembly:Pompano Beach, Florida, United States
Engine:5.7 L 350 small-block V8
Designer:Charles W. Phillips
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The Phillips Berlina is an American neo-classic car built in Pompano Beach, Florida. Debuting in 1980, it was designed by Charles W. Phillips in the style of the 1936 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster.[2] It used stretched C3 Chevrolet Corvette underpinnings, coupled to fibreglass bodywork.[3] As for the Corvette, power steering and brakes, powered tinted windows, and tilt steering were fitted. The fuel-injected 5.7-litre V8 engine in the 1982 Berlinas offers at 4,200 rpm, for a top speed of around .[2] The earlier carburetted version (L81) had 190 hp on tap. By 1982, a special "Coupé SE" version was also available.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: World Cars 1981 . The Automobile Club of Italy/Herald Books . Lösch . Annamaria . Pelham, NY . 32 . 1981 . 0-910714-13-4.
  2. Book: Auto Katalog 1982 . Freund, Klaus . . Stuttgart . 165 . 25 . de . August 1981.
  3. Web site: About the Car . Berlina Coupe International Club . 2012-08-09 . dead . https://archive.today/20130222040021/http://berlinacoupe.net/aboutthecar/default.html . 2013-02-22.
  4. Book: World Cars 1982 . L'Editrice dell'Automobile LEA/Herald Books . Lösch . Annamaria . Pelham, NY . 29 . 1982 . 0-910714-14-2.