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The Viva range was finally discontinued in 1979. The Magnum name was adopted for the Viva 1300 in New Zealand from 1975, where it had the four headlight frontal treatment of the British Magnum, but standard Viva interior trim. A special variant of the Magnum estate, known as the Sportshatch, was produced in limited numbers (197) in 1976.
Nonetheless, the Viva remained on sale until the latter part of 1979. The Viva was effectively replaced by the new Vauxhall Astra, a variant of the front-wheel-drive Opel Kadett. By that time it was dated in comparison with more modern rivals like the Volkswagen Golf. Production ceased at a time when European manufacturers were making the ...
Nash Metropolitan. The Nash Metropolitan was one of the first attempts by a US car maker to produce a small car "which would be mainly used as a second car." [13] Compared to other small cars of the era, it was to be much more luxurious, intended to be "a big car in miniature" by its main developer George Mason. [14]
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The latter was the same engine as used in the earlier Viva GT. Some six months after launch, in December 1971, [1] performance was boosted when the engine capacities were enlarged to 1256 cc, 1798 cc and 2279 cc respectively. All models had a front-mounted four-cylinder engine driving the rear wheels.
Lotus tested the production intent hybrid engine in a Vauxhall Victor and a Vauxhall Viva GT (registration number RAH 713F), as well as in a converted Bedford CF van. The Lotus 900 series engine block was cast in aluminium alloy instead of iron, which made it considerably lighter than the Slant-4.
Original Magnum P.I. star Larry Manetti, who played Orville "Rick" Wright for all eight seasons from 1980 to 1988, will be sharing the screen once again with Tom Selleck in an upcoming episode of ...
In September 1964, for the 1965 model year, the Viva and HA Van received minor changes such as a quicker steering rack, new door trim, and a modified choke control. [10] In Australia, the Bedford HA was sold as the "Bedford Handi-Van" from 1964 until 1970. Production ended in September 1983, with 689,512 produced. [5]