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200 Chevettes For Sale Right Now! Imagine That!
You Chicago-area folks might remember Timmy of Long Chevrolet in Elmhurst, in which case you've already been inoculated against the effects of this stunning combo of Malaise Era machinery, bad suits, brain-scouringly bad UHF production values, and Timmy's shouts. Chevettes Chevettes Chevettes!
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Turbo Ecotec Power Might Wake Up This Chevette
Dropping a turbocharged Ecotec out of a Solstice GXP into a Chevette sounds like a very, very good idea to us. 260 horses is nearly four times the little red Chevette's original power, so such a combo should be a
project car hell poster child
Sure, Junkman has some nice cars in his collection. There's the Honda Coupe 9, the Pontiac-powered Deutsch-Bonnet, and the insane Porsche 356. But something was missing... until Junkman obtained this Chevette-based 1977 Leata Cabalero. Make the jump to hear what he has to say about this beauty!
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Leata Cabalero: Most Beautiful Car Ever Built In Post Falls, Idaho
Sure, Junkman has some nice cars in his collection. There's the Honda Coupe 9, the Pontiac-powered Deutsch-Bonnet, and the insane Porsche 356. But something was missing... until Junkman obtained this Chevette-based 1977 Leata Cabalero. Make the jump to hear what he has to say about this beauty! More »
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Beelzebub Tempts Priest With Chevette Tape Stripes
We have another Classic Ad Watch entry lined up for later today, but after seeing today's DOTS Chevette I felt compelled to throw a Bonus Ad into the mix. Yeah, this one's a little newer (amazingly, the Chevette lingered on until 1987), but you get the idea: cheap car. Really cheap car.
down on the street
Remember Malaise Era rear-wheel-drive econoboxes from Detroit? A couple of decades back, Pintos and Chevettes were buzzing all over the place, cheerfully dropping drivetrain parts and rusted-out body panels on the pavement in the process. By now, just about all of them have met their fate in the cold steel jaws of The Crusher. Given that the average lifespan of a Chevette was best measured in five odometer figures (and many of the survivors are now getting raced to death), it was quite a pleasant surprise to find this '79 four-door in Alameda's West End (not far from the very UnMalaise 1960 Chevy Bel Air).
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1979 Chevrolet Chevette
Remember Malaise Era rear-wheel-drive econoboxes from Detroit? A couple of decades back, Pintos and Chevettes were buzzing all over the place, cheerfully dropping drivetrain parts and rusted-out body panels on the pavement in the process. By now, just about all of them have met their fate in the cold steel jaws of The Crusher. Given that the average lifespan of a Chevette was best measured in five odometer figures (and many of the survivors are now getting raced to death), it was quite a pleasant surprise to find this '79 four-door in Alameda's West End (not far from the very UnMalaise 1960 Chevy Bel Air).More »
marca de valor!
This South American spot illustrates the sheer insanity of 1.6 liters of raw madness wedged between the bulging, straining framerails of GM's legendary T-platform. You're gonna need a smoke afterward, too, Broseph.
1981 Chevrolet Chevette S/R
This South American spot illustrates the sheer insanity of 1.6 liters of raw madness wedged between the bulging, straining framerails of GM's legendary T-platform. You're gonna need a smoke afterward, too, Broseph.
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The Most Badical Chevette Ever? Vauxhall HSR
Yes, we know that that GM produced a Chevette-based pickup in South America, thus giving the world a factory Chevettamino. But the coolest T-platform compact that GM ever sold is likely the Vauxhall Chevette HSR. Featuring a 2.3L slant four with a DOHC 16v head, the HS and the later HSR were homologation variants for rallying, and well, just look at it! SUPER BADASS BRITBOXSHITBOX POTENTIAL! More »
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Classic Ad Watch, 80s Edition: Che-che-che-cheVETTE!
OK, this could be early 90s, since the Kadett/Chevette continued to be sold around the world after the Sprint/Spectrum replaced it in the United States. But look at these Chevettes, climbing 85% grades, triggering sprays of garish 80s hues and bad Spanish rap, and literally tearing the clothes off attractive women! Hot damn! How could GM have stopped making them? More »
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