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by **Kev442** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 10:18 pm

This guy has a lot of work ahead of him!

by **ColinOpseth** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 11:24 pm

That's frigging sweet.

by **AusRs** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 4:44 am

that car actually looks like a Holden/Isuzu Gemini sold in Australia
thats actually a late model front on that car ,the earlier ones are almost identical to the one posted !

by **AusRs** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 4:51 am

here is a less interesting image of the correct front !

by **monzamess** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 8:51 am

Steve, it's a Chevy Chevette, which was sold in your country as Holden Gemini, just as you called it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevette

by **AusRs** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 9:21 am

my son had a Gemini with a 2 litre turbocharged isuzu piazza engine in it ...............could not keep a gearbox or rear end in the car
when it went though it went hard !

by **zeke** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 9:24 am

I've seen one with a 454 :shock:

We referred to it as the big block rollerskate. :lol:

by **monzamess** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 10:56 am

I think it's cool how cars like this fare in other countries. In the US they're just cheap econoboxes with basic engines etc. In other countries you can get upgraded engines, suspensions, etc. It just plays to the "Americans like big cars, screw the rest" mentality I guess. The Escort is another good example, though I think maybe it was a different platform than our domestic Escort (ditto for the Focus).

I wonder what a Euro Vega would have been like. I guess that's a Cosworth, huh?

by **Sirshredalot** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 12:24 pm

I know....I always wanted a watercooled 1.8 VW 8V engine in my chevette.

It really was a dangerous car to drive. They sacrificed so much power for fuel economy that it wouldnt get out of its own way.
If you have an american chevette....NEVER PASS ANYONE...not that youll have the power to do so, but youll realize it half way through and either back off or get smashed.

Always wanted to stuff a small block in it too...I like the small obscure cars....too bad mine was a 4 door and got hauled off by the city.

God bless
-Shred

by **res0o7eb** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 1:57 am

monzamess wrote:I wonder what a Euro Vega would have been like. I guess that's a Cosworth, huh?

A Cosworth Vega that wasn't severely detuned for emissions and wasn't fitted with huge bumpers might have been a competitive car in the European market.
Oh, wait, the Corvette-price might have been a problem.

by **mad max motorsports** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 4:08 pm

There has been one on Woodward lately, primer gray with a built 231 V6. fits nicely.

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