Carros 0km presos 23 anos: O fim do mistério da concessionária fantasma do RS

Carros zerados, como Fusca e Quantum, serão retirados de uma concessionária que ficou mais de 20 anos fechada.

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O local, que mais parece uma cápsula do tempo, finalmente foi aberto e os carros, alguns nem emplacados, irão para o outro lado do oceano.

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Esta é a história da Comercial Gaúcha, a concessionária "fantasma" da VW que fica em Estrela, no RS...

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Otmar Walter Essig era dono da Comercial Gaúcha de Veículos, fundada em 1974 e muito imponente. Porém, a concessionária fechou em 2002, após o contrato com a Volkswagen ser encerrado.

A oficina ainda funcionou por um tempo, porém mesmo depois de fechada, a Comercial Gaúcha nunca ficou sem vida.

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De segunda a sábado, por volta das 6h30, seu Otmar preparava o mate e abria o negócio que já não funcionava mais...

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Ele ficava até o meio da tarde organizando o que, com o tempo, virou um museu informal. Foi assim por 15 anos, até 2017, quando adoeceu.

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Otmar faleceu em 2022, aos 88 anos. Agora, um brasileiro que vive nos EUA comprou as seis relíquias que estavam muito bem guardadas em Estrela.

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