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The Firenza is a model of car offered by Vauxhall from May 1971 until 1975. It was a development of the Viva , but had a distinctive coupé body style (fastback) and only two doors. In South Africa, it was sold as the Chevrolet Firenza until it was replaced by the Chevrolet 1300/1900 during 1975.
A special variant of the Magnum estate, known as the Sportshatch, was produced in limited numbers (197) in 1976. This model used the "droopsnoot" nose cone, which had been designed by Wayne Cherry, Vauxhall's Chief Design Engineer to be used in the HP Firenza Droop Snoot model. In Trevor Alder's book "Vauxhall — The Post War Years" mention is ...
See also: Droop nose (aeronautics) The term droopsnoot or droop snoot has been variously applied to the following: The Lockheed P-38 Lightning (J variant) The Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber; The variable-angled nose of Concorde; The HPF model of the Vauxhall Firenza automobile
The Firenza was positioned as Oldsmobile's entry-level compact car, priced below the slightly larger Omega and later Calais/Cutlass Calais. Despite this, the Firenza could be equipped with premium options such as power windows, power locks, and 14-inch alloy wheels. [3] The 1982 Firenza LX sedan was listed for $8,080 ($25,511 in 2023 dollars [4 ...
A high-performance big block V8 was available in the form of the Turbo-Jet 454, which produced 365 hp in 1971, but power decreased as the years went along. The 1970s marked the impact of the 1973 energy crisis with gasoline prices doubling from 1973 through 1979 and industry car sales plummeted 20 percent between 1973 and 1974. For the first ...
A growing demand for new houses continues to sustain the record high home prices. ... 1973. Average home cost: $32,500. Adjusted for inflation: $221,437. nd3000/istockphoto. 1974.
The Manta A was released in September 1970, two months ahead of the then new Opel Ascona on which it was based. A competitor to the Ford Capri, it was a two-door "three-box" coupé, and featured distinctive round tail lights, quite similar to those on the Opel GT and which in fact were used on the GT in 1973, its final model year.
The droop nose is a feature fitted to a small number of aircraft types so the nose of the aircraft can be lowered during takeoff and landing to improve the pilot's view of the ground below. This feature is used with a very-low aspect ratio wing such as a delta wing .