afx Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 The Chevette was raced/rallied across the pond back in the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 The Chevette was raced/rallied across the pond back in the day. That is pretty cool! And would make an interesting build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggon Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 That is pretty cool! And would make an interesting build. Looks a whole lot better as a Vauxhall, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 I've had several friends who owned Chevettes and a T-1000 over the years. They were cheap and okay looking to some degree. But, they all very good and reliable cars. I actually respect them. At the same time the only model I have of a Chevette is the promo of a '79 I bought new back in 1979. If the kit was reissued I'd probably buy one. But, I'm chomping at the bit to get my hands on one. A Vega on the hand.... The Vega was not as good of a car as the Chevette. But, it looked a lot better. Especially the early versions with small bumpers. Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atmobil Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Don't forget the Opel Kadett City, same basic body as the Chevette And here is one built for rallying i Belgium: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 (edited) The UK had the Vauxhall Chevette.. The T-car had so many variations worldwide..the Isuzu one (which was sold in the US as the Buick Opel then the i-Mark), ..Daewoo had one in S. Korea...Holden in Australia, many variations in S. America...a true world car. Many body styles.. 2dr sedan, 4dr sedan, 5 dr hatch, 3 dr hatch, 3dr wagons, sedan deliveries... This Bedford Chevanne is neat.. Edited March 23, 2015 by Rob Hall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atmobil Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Yeah, I could have wanted to have a resinconversion kit with different front and rear ends plus different wheels, interiors, engines and badges so that one could convert the Chevette kit in to one of the other versions, and yeas I do wish the Chevette to be reissued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 In South America, GM also made a Chevette/T-body El Camino like pickup truck. Chevette was in some ways GM's first true world car. Like I said earlier, I admire the Chevette. It was a fairly good cheap car. And it was cool in all the variarations that were offered around the world. Someday Chevette will get the respect it deserves. Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 In South America, GM also made a Chevette/T-body El Camino like pickup truck. Scott Yes, the Chevy 500... Argentine GMC Chevette 2dr sedan: Brazilian Chevy Chevette sedan: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 The original Isuzu Impulse was a Chevette underneath too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dartman Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 I had two chevette's For delivery vehicles at a parts store I managed in the 90's.Oh and did I mention they were both diesel's.Had a diesel ford escort wagon too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dartman Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 The original Isuzu Impulse was a Chevette underneath too I always thought the Isuzu impulse was a great looking car.Almost a Porsche 929 look about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc Janssens Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 I like the mainland Europe version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 I had two chevette's For delivery vehicles at a parts store I managed in the 90's.Oh and did I mention they were both diesel's.Had a diesel ford escort wagon too. And what did you think about them? Were the diesel models any good? Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Irwin Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 The US Chevette diesels had Isuzu engines and were pretty good .I know nothing about the Escorts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 The US Chevette diesels had Isuzu engines and were pretty good .I know nothing about the Escorts. The US diesel Escort had a Mazda engine. My folks bought an '84 new, I drove in high school and college some..put 140k miles on it..very reliable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dartman Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Both the chevette and ford motors were bullet proof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer1984 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 The "Weirdest Kit" thread had me looking through my stash, and I found a few that weren't necessarily weird but were definitely not common: ...and a few where the boxes have been lost or destroyed: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledsel Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I'd like to see this again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Very cool stuff Spencer....I had the Barris Super van kit as a kid nice to see a photo of it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledsel Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I had this as a kid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I had this as a kid Me too Andy....very cool...good memories from my childhood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Rick Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I had this as a kid Now THAT is a hard one to top - I remember this - pretty far out !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Marischal Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 I built one of these in the early 1970s when it came out. Mine was done as a rally service 'barge' (as the support vehicles were known then). steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunkypeanutbutter Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 I thought Archie drove a red '65 Mustang convertible. And that 2CV would make a mean hot rod or gasser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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