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The HB Viva, announced in September 1966 [10] and sold by Vauxhall until 1970, was a larger car than the HA, featuring coke bottle styling, and was modelled after American General Motors (GM) models such as the Chevrolet Impala/Caprice of the period, and was a solely Vauxhall design — likewise Opel had also developed the equivalent Opel ...
The Vauxhall Magnum is a car which was manufactured by Vauxhall from 1973 to 1978. First seen at the London Motor Show in October 1973, [1] the Magnum was an HC Viva with a larger engine, more luxurious interior, higher trim level and four rather than two headlights.
Vauxhall vehicles, past and present, ... Epic (1963–1970), see Viva; Equus (1978) Firenza (1970–1975) Frontera (1991–2004, rebadged Isuzu MU Wizard)
1978 Walker Bodies Bedford HA pick up The HA continued on in production for nearly twenty years, until 1983. It was first supplanted by the short lived Vauxhall Chevette -based Bedford Chevanne 1976; the Chevanne was in turn replaced by the Opel-based Bedford Astravan / Bedford Astramax in September 1982.
Curbside Classic argues that the Firenza debacle, combined with the HC Viva's poor reception in the rest of the world, is responsible for Vauxhall no longer being an autonomous company. It was the last vehicle Vauxhall developed in-house before selling a line-up of slightly modified Opels . [ 55 ]
General Motors New Zealand, which still had a wide four-cylinder Vauxhall Viva/Magnum line on sale, had planned a 2850 six 'S' model with bench front seat and three-speed column manual shift and the 3300SL with bucket seats and four-speed manual or three-speed Trimatic floor shift. The New Zealand government, though, imposed a 60% sales tax (a ...
This meant that a new name would have to be found for Vauxhall's version of the new Opel Kadett, so in March 1980, the Vauxhall Astra was born, replacing the Viva in the Vauxhall range, while the Chevette remained on sale until 1984. At this time, the planned mothballing of most of the Ellesmere Port plant went ahead as originally planned.
Vauxhall Opel 1963 HA Viva (platform only [66]) Kadett A 1966 HB Viva (platform only) Kadett B 1969 Bedford CF: Blitz (Vauxhall-designed) 1970 HC Viva (platform only) Ascona A 1972 FE Victor (platform only) Rekord D 1975 Chevette: Kadett C 1975 Cavalier Mk.I: Ascona B 1975 Cavalier Coupe: Manta B 1977 Cavalier Sports Hatch: Manta B 1978 Carlton ...