Gringo was a small Brazilian manufacturer active in the early 1980s, based in Rio de Janeiro. The vehicle was produced by Spiller Mattei Indústria e Comércio de Fiberglass Ltda., a company that built a neoclassic-style car on the basis of a full, uncut Volkswagen Beetle platform. The Gringo was offered both as a ready-to-drive, factory-finished vehicle and as a kit for self-assembly. Its design was loosely inspired by the Citroën…