Farus Indústria de Veículos Esportivos Ltda. was a specialty-car maker in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and one of the few Brazilian builders to move beyond fiberglass bodies on Volkswagen platforms, using instead mechanical components from Fiat's Minas Gerais plant. The project began in 1977 under a group led by Italian father and son Alfio and Giuseppe Russo, owners of Italmecânica, a maker of food-industry equipment. The company was formed in…