I can see no cost was spared in the revival with that edelbroken clicky clac and the interstate....
Alright, 'fess up. Which one of you bought this fine vehicle for $33k?
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I lsugh at an auction where people pay ridiculous money for stuff called Me Cum
I sold a few Chevette cars, while selling cars at a Chevrolet & Oldsmobile dealership, back in 1978 - 1979. The sales manager would order them with only an option or two, if any, because those that were looking at a little econobox, didn't want to spend extra, for many options. IIRC, sticker on a '79 was just under $4000, but most of them were just under $4200. We sold one or two a week, pretty decent for a small town dealsership. They were the most popular model on the lot, except for perhaps when the Citation was introduced. We sold a lot of Citation and Omega cars. But that never slowed down sales of the Chevette.
I believe a Chevette was the first stick I ever drove.
I was repossessing it and while I understood the concept I hadn't had the experience.
As I recall, the car was friendly and easy to drive and I had fun with it.
Chevettes were the largest selling vehicle in this country for a couple of years.
They were basic, simple and cheap cars of the sort not offered here in decades.
They were also RWD, a highly prized feature these days.
I was repossessing it and while I understood the concept I hadn't had the experience.
As I recall, the car was friendly and easy to drive and I had fun with it.
Chevettes were the largest selling vehicle in this country for a couple of years.
They were basic, simple and cheap cars of the sort not offered here in decades.
They were also RWD, a highly prized feature these days.
when I was in HS in the late 90's, one of the teachers was still Dailying a Chevette.
weird guy... taught keyboarding and "business" ast. coach for the Football, basketball, track and field team, etc.
we're pretty sure he shacked up with a Student, but that's neither here nor there.. sometimes the football team would pick up his car and move it to a different part of the lot as a joke.
some freinds of mine at the time, had a recurring joke, of getting a Chevette, and a Corvair...cut both in half, weld the Front of the Corvair to the back of the chevette, boom...Corvette....
i don't think any of us worked out that there would be no engine in the "corvette", and 2 in the "Chevair"
when my Brother and Sister learned to drive ( classes of 85/89) our school's Driver's ed car was a Citation. by the time I got to take Driver Ed ( Class of 98) it had been upgraded to a 92 ish Taurus.
weird guy... taught keyboarding and "business" ast. coach for the Football, basketball, track and field team, etc.
we're pretty sure he shacked up with a Student, but that's neither here nor there.. sometimes the football team would pick up his car and move it to a different part of the lot as a joke.
some freinds of mine at the time, had a recurring joke, of getting a Chevette, and a Corvair...cut both in half, weld the Front of the Corvair to the back of the chevette, boom...Corvette....
i don't think any of us worked out that there would be no engine in the "corvette", and 2 in the "Chevair"
when my Brother and Sister learned to drive ( classes of 85/89) our school's Driver's ed car was a Citation. by the time I got to take Driver Ed ( Class of 98) it had been upgraded to a 92 ish Taurus.
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For a car with only 47 miles on it there's a lot of splicing and rewiring going on under the hood.
Or is that why its only got 47 miles?
Or is that why its only got 47 miles?
Hermann
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My 1991 Toyota pickup was that way
It looks like an electric fuel pump was installed, I'm sure there was some work needed to get this running after so many years.
I agree. I never had a soft spot for low miles, perfectly preserved lavish cars. Of course wealthy people can preserve super cars, but economy cars? They are survivors, if they made it with low miles at all.
Economy cars are more relatable in museums. They are the people’s cars, the kind of cars we would have driven in that era.
A car like this should be in a museum.
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I remember my parents renting one with automatic. With a driver, two kids and a 200 lb Great Dane, it wouldn't go over 60mph without a tailwind. They're definitely a low point in the US auto industry, but to each their own.
JHZR2
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My grandfather had a maroon stripped model. I remember going around in it. Seeing that listing brings back memories.
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Sheesh, people talk about the good old days but man, IDK, if those were the good stats, I'd hate to see the bad ones!
Nah, the good old days came a few years later, when Lee Iacocca introduced the nation to the K car, telling us all how innovative the cab forward design was.
Nah, the good old days came a few years later, when Lee Iacocca introduced the nation to the K car, telling us all how innovative the cab forward design was.
The LH platform was the one touted for being cab forward, more than a decade later, by Castaing and Lutz.
It was good enough to convince Daimler into suckering Eaton into the "merger of equals." The rest is history.
I bought the UK version (Vauxhall Chevette) new in 1977. It was an unexceptional car except for one outstanding quality which was the sharp handling, not that it was remotely fast with only something like 60HP but it went round corners on rails.
They did eventually put a 2.3 Litre engine in the Chevette HS which was desirable and is now collectable with prices to match. The basic Chevette like mine wouldn't be worth much regardless of miles.
They did eventually put a 2.3 Litre engine in the Chevette HS which was desirable and is now collectable with prices to match. The basic Chevette like mine wouldn't be worth much regardless of miles.
Patman
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I think that spending $33,000 for this Chevette is nowhere near as crazy as the guy who spent $330,000 for a base model 2012 Corvette in a recent auction. There was nothing special about that 2012 at all, everyone in the Corvette world is baffled as to why that car sold so high when it’s really not worth much more than $50,000
$33,000 is more than enough to buy all kinds of luxury or near luxury very low mileage classics.
A Mark VII LSC for me..
A Mark VII LSC for me..
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my cousin had one with a manual but reverse didn't work. he had to park very carefully...
