Kuyinto, cishe, enye yezimoto izifanekiselo kakhulu 24 Amahora TT Vila de Fronteira. Hhayi nje kuphela ngokubamba iqhaza okungu-11 asekuthathile emjahweni kuphela aqhamuke kuwo, ogubha izinhlelo ezingama-20 kulo nyaka, kodwa futhi ikakhulukazi, nangendlela abhekane ngayo nesinye sezikhathi eziphakeme kakhulu zesizini ye-off-road kazwelonke. - ngomoya wokuzidela, ukuphumula, ukuzijabulisa okuningi futhi, ngendlela nje, uzama ukungaphazamisi. Okuthile, ngendlela, okwenzeka kanye kuphela kule Peugeot 504 esivele iyisakhiwo sodumo.
“Konke kwaqala ngo-2006,” kukhumbula uJoaquim Serrão, inzalamizi (iqembu lihlanganisa nendodana yakhe, u-António Serrão, ophethe iqembu nomatilosi emiqhudelwaneni ethile), “lapho sibukele uBaja de Castelo Branco nomngane wami wangitshela. ukuthi wayeneveni i-504 tipper, eyayivela eFrance, nokuthi wayezosebenzisa i-tipper kuphela futhi acekele phansi yonke enye iveni. Ngaleso sikhathi, ngase nginayo kakade inkampani ehlanganisa izitendi, nginezinto eziningi ezibonakalayo, futhi, kanye nabanye ozakwethu ababili, uLuis Guerra da Silva noFernando Sebastião, saligcina iveni. Umphumela: ingxoxo yenzeka ngoSepthemba futhi ngoNovemba ngase ngivele ngibambe iqhaza, okokuqala ngqa, ngino-504, eFronteira”.
Imoto ukuthi nanamuhla, eminyakeni engu-11 kamuva, isavela (i-chassis kuphela okwakudingeka iqiniswe), igcina, isibonelo, i-Indenor 2.3 litre turbo block ehambisa amandla "okubhonga" we-90 hp, enesivinini esine u-gearbox esiteringini, i-1987 504 yaziwa kakhulu, nokho futhi ikakhulukazi kusukela ngo-2009 kuya phambili.
Lapho, efuna ukuthola imali yokusiza ukukhokhela ukubamba kwakhe iqhaza emncintiswaneni we-Alentejo, u-Joaquim Serrão wanquma ukusebenzisa isu elifana nalelo elibonwa kumshayeli weBelgian Sport Prototypes, ethengisa izikwele zokukhangisa ezincane emzimbeni wemoto, ngama-euro ayi-10 kuphela. “Futhi iqiniso liwukuthi, namuhla, sesivele sinabakhangisi abaningi, kangangokuthi ungakwazi ukukhokhela iwayini! (ehleka)…".
Uma i-Peugeot 504 ifudumala nezingubo zokulala ze-Minde...
Nokho, ngemva kokuthola ukuqashelwa “njengemoto yezikwele”, isenzo esisha (esingahlosile) sokumaketha sizophakamisa impumelelo yale 504 - izingubo zokulala ze-Minde.“Konke kwaqala ngozakwethu, uLuis Guerra da Silva, owakhumbula ukusika ibe yizicucu ingubo yokulala ye-Minde ayeyifake lapho ngoba, njengehlaya, esebenza njengesivalo sokushisisa amathayi. Iqiniso liwukuthi le nto isibambekile futhi, esikhathini samanje, asikhohlwa ukumbatha izingubo zokulala, ngoba kukhona ozofika ebuza ngazo. Nokho, ngaleso sikhathi, le nto yacishe yaphela ngesehlukaniso, njengoba ingubo yokuqala yayiyisipho esivela kumamezala womlingani wami kumkakhe. Ukuthi, lapho ethola ukuthi umyeni wakhe wenzeni, wacishe wamkhipha endlini…”.
Ukuhoxa okukodwa kuphela eminyakeni eyi-10
I-protagonist yezindaba ezingenakubalwa, i-Peugeot 504, nokho, ingenye yezibonelo zokwethembeka, kulokho okungenye yokuhlolwa okunzima kakhulu okungaphandle komgwaqo. Ukubamba iqhaza, kanye kuphela kwabayi-10 belandelana, akafikanga esiphethweni somjaho we-Alentejo.
“Kwakungu-2013, ngesikhathi umlingani wami, uLuís Guerra da Silva, eshayela. Kuthe kusenjalo wathumela 'fruit' ngemumva emotweni eyayihamba phambili, yamiswa ngenxa yothuli, ecishe yaphelela khona lapho. Nokho-ke sakwazi ukuletha iveni osizweni, bese sikhathele wukusebenza kodwa bekungasekho ukulilanda kusenesikhathi ukuze sikwazi ukuqeda.”
Noma kunjalo, “akukaze kudingeke ukuthi sidonswe eminyakeni engu-10!” ephetha. Ah, kuhle 504!…