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1973 Chevrolet Firenza Chevrolet Firenza Can Am. In South Africa, the local GM subsidiary built the Viva two-door and four-door saloons as the Chevrolet Firenza from January 1971. A 1159 cc Vauxhall engine or a 2.5-litre Chevrolet inline-four, both locally made, were fitted. Two- or four-door saloons, a two-door coupé (2.5 only) and a three ...
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
It was a monthly magazine between March 1972 and January 2020, and since 1998, a website with reviews and price lists for new and used cars in the United Kingdom. Initial searches are free, with payment required to access further details. [1] It was founded in 1972 and was the longest-running printed price guide available to the general public.
Oldsmobile Firenza, a 1982–1988 American compact car Vauxhall Firenza , a 1970–1975 British compact coupé Firenza, a 1970–1979 British compact car sold in Canada as a rebadged Vauxhall Viva
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 ...
The front ends were different, featuring Vauxhall's trademark "droop snoot", as designed by Wayne Cherry. South Africa. In South Africa there was a locally assembled version called the Chevrolet Ascona, identical in many respects to the four-door Opel Ascona B. The Ascona came with a locally built 1.3-litre inline-four from the Vauxhall Viva.
The 1973 Canadian-American Challenge Cup was the eighth season of the Can-Am auto racing series. It consisted of FIA Group 7 racing cars running two-hour sprint ...