Akamine was a Brazilian vehicle manufacturer that began operations in 1987, producing a small number of models within the country's kit car scene. The company's first model, the Akamine Coupé, was launched in São Paulo in 1987. It represented a new version of the Malzoni GTM and was built on the platform of the Volkswagen Brasília, which had to be shortened by 30 centimeters to fit the design. In 1989,…