The Ford Del Rey is a midsized car produced by the Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK...

 in Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

 from 1981 to 1991. It was a remake from the popular Ford Corcel

Ford Corcel

The Ford Corcel is a car which was sold by the Ford Motor Company in Brazil, Chile and Venezuela.The Corcel's origins lay in the Renault 12. Willys-Overland's Brazilian operation included manufacturing the Renault Dauphine and Gordini and, when it was bought by Ford do Brasil in 1967, plans were...

 II. Like the Ford Corcel II, the Del Rey was designed exclusively for Brazil, but was sold in Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay as well. The first Ford Corcel was the Brazilian version of the Renault 12

Renault 12

The Renault 12 is a family car produced by French automaker Renault between 1969 and 1980. Available as a saloon and estate , it was also produced under licence in many countries across the globe into the early 21st century....

, being developed by Willys do Brasil, acquired by Ford do Brasil in 1967. Then Ford remodelated the Willys' prototype (that's why Ford Corcel doesn't look like the other R12 sold around the world), launching the Ford Corcel in 1968.

It was produced as a two-door coupe, four-door sedan or as a three-door station wagon. The Del Rey was replaced by the Ford Versailles

Ford Versailles

The Ford Versailles is an automobile. Two different vehicles have been sold as the Ford Versailles:* 1954-1957 in France* 1992-1996 in Brazil-France:...

 in 1991, which was based on the Volkswagen Santana

Volkswagen Santana

The Volkswagen Santana is a three-box sedan, based on the second generation Volkswagen Passat . It was first introduced in 1981 and is scheduled to remain in production until 2012....

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