Vauxhall Supercar

[davidanthony]

Wihch model of Vauxhall in the 60's / 70's, was so powerful that prospective owners were given a high speed course of driving before being allowed to take one on the road. ? I may be wrong with the years but it was some time ago

[BRIGHT SPARK]

The Vauxhall Lotus Carlton?

[BRIGHT SPARK]

The VLC however started production in 1990.

[tonyav]

Possibly the Firenza 2300.

[Hopkirk]

Surely those are two words that cannot go together.

[tonyav]

They can in the case of the Lotus Carlton, Hopkirk.

[tonyav]

1960's, could also have been the Brabham SL/90 Viva.

[Graham-W]

Chevette HS?
2.3 litre Slant Four engine, using a sixteen valve cylinder head, with 135 hp.
400 were built so it could compete in Group 4 rallying.
You'd struggle to find one now as they oxidised at an alarming rate.

[Valmave]

I had a 1300 Chevette, but everytime I bought parts at my local car shop the owner would say is that the 1300 or 2.3 L ? Always made me smile - I don't suppose too many 2.3 L owners called at his shop !

[FredPuli43]

Yes, Graham, I was about to ask whether it was quick enough not to have melted by the time you got to the end of a journey in the wet. Why were old Vauxhalls so prone to rusting? Perhaps other makes were bad; the old Ford Zephyr was bad; but Vauxhalls certainly were.