IAME Justicialista
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The Institec Justicialista was a line of cars produced by the government of Argentina
through its IAME
(Industrias Aeronáutica y Mecánicas del Estado) from 1954 to 1955 as an early attempt to form an Argentine automotive industry. It used a front engine front wheel drive layout with a two-stroke two-cylinder engine derived from a German DKW
design. and a conventional metal body. Due to the insistence of General Peron to have a sports car version made, a fiberglass two seat version was available as a coupe or roadster and featured a 1.5 liter air-cooled Porsche
flat-four and a Porsche four-speed gearbox driving the front wheels. When General Peron was overthrown in 1955, the project was abandoned leading to the gradual disappearance of the Justicialista. It was later briefly revived as the short lived Wartburg
powered Graciela.
, Juan Domingo Perón, took charge of the factory processing of IAME Navy aircraft.
In 1953, Brigadier Juan Ignacio San Martin, head of the Aviation Industry and State Mechanical IAME, proposed to President Juan Domingo Perón automobile manufacturing. This metalworking facilities to take advantage of IAME.
In order to shorten development times, a rural DKW was imported and its technology was adapted. The original DKW two-cylinder engine had low power and was insufficient for the sedan. Then Magellan Raúl proposed a two-stroke engine but with a "V" type engine, the solution used in their Austrian factory Puch engines of 125 and 250 cc displacement.
Magellan's engine was completely original but with four cylinders, two combustion chambers and a displacement of 800 cc, it was called the M-800.
The bodywork was inspired by the 51 Chevrolet and the IAME aeronautical designers gave their particular image.
For sports cars, a brand-new technology was applied. Reinforced plastic (polyester) fiber glass, to lower the weight. After several prototypes were developed, a hardtop version 2+2 was released, of which 167 units were manufactured before ending production.
Sport is also a closed constructed prototype of the series, and during the military coup was on display at the Paris Motor Show and never returned to the country.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
through its IAME
Industrias Aeronáuticas y Mecánicas del Estado
Industrias Aeronáuticas y Mecánicas del Estado was a state entity and autarchic conglomerate of factories of Argentina created in 1951 to promote the manufacture of aircraft and automobiles...
(Industrias Aeronáutica y Mecánicas del Estado) from 1954 to 1955 as an early attempt to form an Argentine automotive industry. It used a front engine front wheel drive layout with a two-stroke two-cylinder engine derived from a German DKW
DKW
DKW is a historic German car and motorcycle marque. The name derives from Dampf-Kraft-Wagen .In 1916, the Danish engineer Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen founded a factory in Zschopau, Saxony, Germany, to produce steam fittings. In the same year, he attempted to produce a steam-driven car, called the DKW...
design. and a conventional metal body. Due to the insistence of General Peron to have a sports car version made, a fiberglass two seat version was available as a coupe or roadster and featured a 1.5 liter air-cooled Porsche
Porsche
Porsche Automobil Holding SE, usually shortened to Porsche SE a Societas Europaea or European Public Company, is a German based holding company with investments in the automotive industry....
flat-four and a Porsche four-speed gearbox driving the front wheels. When General Peron was overthrown in 1955, the project was abandoned leading to the gradual disappearance of the Justicialista. It was later briefly revived as the short lived Wartburg
Wartburg
The Wartburg is a castle overlooking the town of Eisenach, Germany.Wartburg may also refer to:* Wartburgkreis, a district in Germany named after the Wartburg* Wartburg , former East German brand of automobiles, manufactured in Eisenach...
powered Graciela.
Pre-production
Through a decree dated 30 November 1949 and signed by the President of the Argentine NationPresident of Argentina
The President of the Argentine Nation , usually known as the President of Argentina, is the head of state of Argentina. Under the national Constitution, the President is also the chief executive of the federal government and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces.Through Argentine history, the...
, Juan Domingo Perón, took charge of the factory processing of IAME Navy aircraft.
In 1953, Brigadier Juan Ignacio San Martin, head of the Aviation Industry and State Mechanical IAME, proposed to President Juan Domingo Perón automobile manufacturing. This metalworking facilities to take advantage of IAME.
In order to shorten development times, a rural DKW was imported and its technology was adapted. The original DKW two-cylinder engine had low power and was insufficient for the sedan. Then Magellan Raúl proposed a two-stroke engine but with a "V" type engine, the solution used in their Austrian factory Puch engines of 125 and 250 cc displacement.
Magellan's engine was completely original but with four cylinders, two combustion chambers and a displacement of 800 cc, it was called the M-800.
The bodywork was inspired by the 51 Chevrolet and the IAME aeronautical designers gave their particular image.
For sports cars, a brand-new technology was applied. Reinforced plastic (polyester) fiber glass, to lower the weight. After several prototypes were developed, a hardtop version 2+2 was released, of which 167 units were manufactured before ending production.
Models
- Justicialista gran turismo
- Justicialista gran sport
- Justicialista van (Wartburg van)
- Justicialista truck
- Justicialista Wartburg (Wartburg Graciela sedan)
- Justicialista Sedan (M800 engine)
- RastrojeroIAME RastrojeroThe Rastrojero was a small diesel utility pickup truck with a capacity of half-ton designed by Raúl Gómez and built by the Argentine government-owned airplane manufacturer IAME from 1952 to 1980. It owes its name to its purpose of hauling crops...
pickup truck (over 50,000 produced between between 1952 and 1979). - Gauchita Rural Rural Gauchita
Sport is also a closed constructed prototype of the series, and during the military coup was on display at the Paris Motor Show and never returned to the country.
End of Production
In the nearly two years of manufacture, 2300 cars were produced between the Chatito, the vans and the sedans. The new leadership imposed by the de facto national government gave the plant to the national car distributor Porsche and was renamed Teramo. The Justicialista was changed: the engine was put in the back, changing the tube to resemble the Porsche, and was named Pointer.Engine
- four cylinders of 56 x 48 running on two-stroke cycle
- 800 cc
- 4500 rpm power 36 hp at 4500 rpm
- 6,5:1 compression
- carburetor solex
- AC44 plugs
- water-cooled
Transmission
- Multiple disc clutch in oil bath
- gearbox front three-speed propulsion
- helical gear differential
- floating-axis means
Chassis
- Chassis with rails for built in welded sheet drawer
- independent front suspension with transverse leaf spring and hairpin oscillating
- independent rear suspension with torsion bar cross laminated with eight sheets of 5 mm thick
- double action telescopic shock absorbers
- hydraulic foot brake and mechanical hand
- 3,25 x 16 disc wheel with pressed steel wheels 3.25 x 16
- 5,00 x 16 tires 5.00 x 16
- direction zipper
Measurements
- 2400 mm wheelbase
- 1200 mm gauge front
- 1250 mm gauge Back
- Total length 4295 mm
- radio address 5 m
- 200 mm minimum above the floor light
- empty weight 850 kg
- 35 L tank capacity 35 L
- 100 km Naphtha consumption 7.8 L per 100 km
- top speed 120 km/h
See also
- IAMEIndustrias Aeronáuticas y Mecánicas del EstadoIndustrias Aeronáuticas y Mecánicas del Estado was a state entity and autarchic conglomerate of factories of Argentina created in 1951 to promote the manufacture of aircraft and automobiles...
(Industrias Aeronáutica y Mecánicas del Estado) - RastrojeroIAME RastrojeroThe Rastrojero was a small diesel utility pickup truck with a capacity of half-ton designed by Raúl Gómez and built by the Argentine government-owned airplane manufacturer IAME from 1952 to 1980. It owes its name to its purpose of hauling crops...
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