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The Rastrojero Conosur is a passenger car that was based on the utilitarian, second-generation Rastrojero Diesel. It is a 4-door sedan especially designed for use in taxi fleets. This car was built by the state enterprise State Mechanical Industries, of Argentina, from 1974 until 1979, when they ended the operations of this factory.

Rastrojero Conosur
Overview
Manufacturer	IAME (Industrias Aeronáutica y Mecánicas del Estado)
Production	1974-1979
Assembly	Córdoba, Argentina
Designer	Jose Lampon Santiago
Body and chassis
Body style	4-door sedan
Layout	Front engine, rear-wheel drive
Related	Rastrojero
Powertrain
Engine	4-cyl. Indenor XD2 124 cu in (2.0 L) (1.946 cc), 68 hp (51 kW) diesel.
Transmission	4 speed Borgward gearbox
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2680mm
Length	4390mm
Width	1730mm
Height	1630mm
Curb weight	1150kg

The car was aesthetically similar to a Diesel Rastrojero double cab, but the part where the cargo box should go had a trunk designed with a small slope, leaving aside the straight line of the box of the original model.

As far as its mechanics are concerned, it was the same as the pickup. A 4.88 Indenor XD engine 1,946 cc (118.8 cu in) that delivers an output of 60 hp, powered by diesel oil through an indirect injection system Bosch EP / VA, all coupled to a 4-speed Borgward gearbox.[1]

Its production ended on May 22 of 1979, as the entire line and all products Rastrojero. Their production was mainly for use as a taxi, even today, some models tend to be restored though not as taxis, but as private vehicles.

See also

• IAME (State Aeronautical and Mechanical Industries)
• Rastrojero
• List of cars manufactured in Argentina
• Lists of automobiles
• List of automobile manufacturers

References

External links

• Technical details of the Rastrojero Conosur
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20200919072913/http://www.cocheargentino.com.ar/r/rastrojero.htm#frontalito}

На других языках

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- [en] IAME Rastrojero Conosur

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[es] Rastrojero Conosur

El Rastrojero Conosur fue un automóvil diseñado a partir del utilitario Rastrojero Diesel. Se trataba de un sedán de cuatro puertas especialmente diseñado para su uso en flotas de taxis. Este coche fue fabricado por la empresa Bernametal de Argentina desde 1974 hasta 1979, año en el que finalizaron las operaciones de esta fábrica. Conosur era el nombre del chasis de IME convertido en coche,de la localidad bonaerense de Quilmes, que fueron quienes, en su planta de la Av Hipólito Yrigoyen al 200 de la citada ciudad, modificaban las carrocerías del Rastrojero Diesel para convertirlo en automóviles destinados a ser usados como taxis. Actualmente en dicho lugar existe un concesionario de la marca Chevrolet y en los galpones donde se hacían las carrocerías existe una feria cubierta conocida como "Quilmes Outlet".

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[fr] IAME Rastrojero Conosur

La Rastrojero Conosur était une voiture conçue à-partir du châssis de la deuxième génération du petit camion pick-up utilitaire Rastrojero 68, lui aussi produit par la société gouvernementale argentine de construction d'avions (et d'autos) IAME - Industrias Aeronáuticas y Mecánicas del Estado - (Industries aéronautiques et mécaniques de l'État).

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