Vauxhall Chevette 2300 HS, 1978. The Chevette was Vauxhall’s version of the General Motors T-car. In 1976 a rally version of the Chevette was developed in conjunction with Blydenstein Racing, which ran Dealer Team Vauxhall. In order to homologate the car for Group 4 rallying 400 road cars had to be made. The the HS was powered by a 2.3 litre 4-cylinder engine fitted with a Lotus developed 16 valve head (General Motors had a shareholding in Lotus at the time). All cars were silver with red stripes. Pictured with the car is British racing driver James Hunt.
Vauxhall Chevette 2300 HS, 1978. The Chevette was Vauxhall’s…
September 6, 2020