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Re: type of car

Posted: Mon Feb 29, 2016 2:06 am
by Turbofurball
Look up the Vauxhall Chevette HS - a rally homologation special ... they were pretty seriously fun!

Also, here "hatchback" doesn't have the same negative connotations as elsewhere ;)

Re: type of car

Posted: Mon Feb 29, 2016 10:18 pm
by DetritusMaximus
I'm familiar with the HS. I like the Droopsnoots.

It's not that 'hatchback' is a bad word, it's just the only Chevette/Kadett C bodystyle anyone here knows. There were several more that would have been interesting to see on our roads. The Opel-Isuzu came in a fastback and four door sedan.

What we got:

Re: type of car

Posted: Mon Feb 29, 2016 10:21 pm
by DetritusMaximus
What we should have had (up to 120hp and about 2000lbs, better power to weight ratio than my old 70 Mustang with a 302 v8):