page_title: Ruska (car)
section_title: Imports
hierarchical_section_title: Ruska (car) / Imports
caption_attribution_description: A Gurgel jeep. Taken by Aaron Brick July 9, 2004 in Ilhabela, Brazil.
context_page_description: Ruska was a car manufacturer based in the Netherlands from 1968 to 1981 who manufacturer several open seater fibreglass bodied cars and beach buggies. The cars bodies were built on a Volkswagen chassis. Ruska are now an automobile repair garage at 115-123 Lauriersgracht, 1016 RJ Amsterdam.
context_section_description: In 1978 Ruska began importing Gurgel X12's from Brazil. Gurgel had also allowed Ruska to rebadge them to circumvent a trademark registration by Jeep in Europe. They were unassembled and Ruska modified them to meet Netherlands law. Customer could also request modifications.  Ruska hoped to be able to sell Gurgel's to other European countries. Only 8 were believed registered in the Netherlands.
caption: Gurgel
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