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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 ...
The Sarasota Classic Car Museum is located at 5500 North Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, Florida, United States. It houses about 100 vintage cars of all types in a 60,000-square-foot (5,600 m 2) facility with constantly rotating collection. [1] The museum displays rare cars and ones owned by famous people. [2]
The Bedford Beagle is an estate car conversion of the Bedford HA 8cwt van, which itself was based on the Vauxhall Viva HA.It was launched at the 1964 London Motor Show. [1]The conversions were undertaken by Martin Walter Ltd in Folkestone, Kent, most famous for Dormobile campers based upon the larger Bedford CA commercial vans. [2]
The Bedford HA was a car derived van introduced in August 1964 by Bedford, based on the Vauxhall Viva (HA) family car. [2] It was also known as the Bedford Beagle in estate form and Bedford Roma in small campervan form. The Beagle was an officially sanctioned conversion based on the 8 cwt van, carried out by Martin Walter of Folkestone, Kent. [3]
The Vauxhall Viva HB was launched in Canada in 1967 as a Vauxhall and also as the Epic. [1] The Canadian models were distinguished by a four headlamp front grille, different trim, different body side mouldings and badging. [1] The Epic HB was offered in 2 door sedan, 4 door sedan and Estate Wagon models.
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The Vauxhall Viva was the first car built at Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port plant while the Kadett A was the first product of Opel's new purpose-built Bochum plant. [1] Ellesmere Port and Bochum would effectively become sister plants, producing subsequent generations of Kadett as well as their Vauxhall badged sisters (the Chevette and Astra ) for ...
This very low volume was a disaster for Vauxhall, but it has led to the car becoming a very collectible classic. [ citation needed ] The Firenza was also very successful in saloon car racing in the 1970s, especially in its Old Nail [ 3 ] (with 2.3-litre inline-4 engine developed by Blydenstein Racing) and Repco-Holden 5-litre V8 engined Baby ...