Monty137 - Nahary Núria by Armelim Cardoso

[el_monty]

Fellow Autopuzzlers, for a point please identify this vehicle and who built it.

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[el_monty]

Up to the Experts

[el_monty]

Up to the Pros

[oko94]

Made in Asia ?

[el_monty]

Not from Asia

[Wendax]

Unimog-based?

[oko94]

Made in Europe ?

[el_monty]

Made in Europe ?

It's not European.

Unimog-based?

I have no information about what mechanical elements from other vehicles it uses, but I'm fairly confident that there's no Unimog in it.

[oko94]

Made in Africa ?

[el_monty]

Yes, it's African

[oko94]

Made North of the equator ?

[el_monty]

No

[oko94]

Made in the country of South Africa ?

[el_monty]

Not from South Africa

[oko94]

Made in Angola ?

[el_monty]

Yes, it's from Angola!

[oko94]

Home-made one-off or built by a company ?

[el_monty]

It's a certainly a one-off. Technically not "home-made", because the guy who built it was given help from the authorities in the form of manpower to help him and a space to work at an engineering installation.

[oko94]

Was it built by a student ?

[oko94]

Nahary Nuria by Armelim Cardoso

[el_monty]

You found it!
Armelim Cardoso is a Colonel of the Angolan Air Force. He created this vehicle using a motorcycle engine and a bunch of recycled parts and materials. He was given help by civilian workers of the Air Force and his General allowed him to use the workshops of a military airfield in Luanda. The vehicle took 8 months to build and was presented in 2015. It is reportedly the first motor vehicle ever to be designed and built in Angola. Cardoso explained his intent was to make a vehicle that would be useful for Angolan farmers. He named it Núria after his daughter.